Joe Wallis
Harold Joseph Wallis
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 9, 1952 in East St. Louis, IL
High School: McClure (Florissant, MO)
School: Southern Illinois University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1975
Final Game: September 30, 1979
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 23 CHC NL 16 61 56 9 16 2 2 1 4 2 0 5 14 .286 .344 .446 .791 115 25 1 0 0 0 0 8/79
1976 24 CHC NL 121 377 338 51 86 11 5 5 21 3 9 33 62 .254 .322 .361 .683 88 122 1 1 4 1 3 897
1977 25 CHC NL 56 96 80 14 20 3 0 2 8 0 1 16 25 .250 .375 .363 .738 91 29 1 0 0 0 1 8
1978 26 TOT MLB 113 371 334 35 83 18 2 7 32 1 6 31 55 .249 .311 .377 .688 96 126 2 0 4 2 2 89/7D
1978 26 CHC NL 28 60 55 7 17 2 1 1 6 0 2 5 13 .309 .367 .436 .803 114 24 0 0 0 0 1 8
1978 26 OAK AL 85 311 279 28 66 16 1 6 26 1 4 26 42 .237 .300 .366 .665 92 102 2 0 4 2 1 89/7D
1979 27 OAK AL 23 91 78 6 11 2 0 1 3 1 0 10 18 .141 .247 .205 .452 27 16 1 1 2 0 1 9
5 Seasons 329 996 886 115 216 36 9 16 68 7 16 95 174 .244 .317 .359 .676 88 318 6 2 10 3 7
162 Game Avg. 162 490 436 57 106 18 4 8 33 3 8 47 86 .244 .317 .359 .676 88 157 3 1 5 1 3
CHC (4 yrs) 221 594 529 81 139 18 8 9 39 5 12 59 114 .263 .337 .378 .715 94 200 3 1 4 1 5
OAK (2 yrs) 108 402 357 34 77 18 1 7 29 2 4 36 60 .216 .288 .331 .618 77 118 3 1 6 2 2
NL (4 yrs) 221 594 529 81 139 18 8 9 39 5 12 59 114 .263 .337 .378 .715 94 200 3 1 4 1 5
AL (2 yrs) 108 402 357 34 77 18 1 7 29 2 4 36 60 .216 .288 .331 .618 77 118 3 1 6 2 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1975 23 CHC NL 61 41 9 5.9 99 .366 .286 .270 .344 .342 .446 .390 .791 .732 115 .640 0.8 0.1 .780 .286 .161 1.3
1976 24 CHC NL 377 267 39 3.9 98 .298 .254 .272 .322 .339 .361 .387 .683 .726 88 .482 -6.3 -0.7 .573 .186 .107 3.8
1977 25 CHC NL 96 62 12 5.2 112 .340 .250 .282 .375 .351 .363 .430 .738 .781 91 .556 -0.6 -0.1 .710 .300 .113 .0
1978 26 TOT MLB 371 265 39 3.9 91 .277 .249 .258 .311 .323 .377 .379 .688 .702 96 .459 -1.8 -0.2 .587 .207 .129 1.8
1978 26 CHC NL 60 40 8 5.4 104 .390 .309 .275 .367 .345 .436 .405 .803 .750 114 .611 0.9 0.1 .675 .182 .127 .0
1978 26 OAK AL 311 225 31 3.7 89 .258 .237 .254 .300 .318 .366 .374 .665 .692 92 .427 -2.7 -0.3 .571 .211 .129 1.7
1979 27 OAK AL 91 70 5 1.9 97 .169 .141 .262 .247 .326 .205 .397 .452 .723 27 .160 -7.7 -0.8 .412 .205 .064 1.0
5 Seasons 996 705 104 4.0 97 .286 .244 .266 .317 .333 .359 .389 .676 .722 88 .463 -15.6 -1.6 .587 .212 .115 9.7
162 Game Avg. 490 347 51 4.0 97 .286 .244 .266 .317 .333 .359 .389 .676 .722 88 .463 -15.6 -1.6 .587 .212 .115 5
CHC (4 yrs) 594 410 68 4.5 101 .319 .263 .273 .337 .342 .378 .396 .715 .738 94 .527 -5.2 -0.6 .625 .214 .115 6.4
OAK (2 yrs) 402 295 36 3.3 90 .240 .216 .256 .288 .320 .331 .379 .618 .699 77 .365 -10.4 -1.0 .533 .210 .115 3.1
NL (4 yrs) 594 410 68 4.5 101 .319 .263 .273 .337 .342 .378 .396 .715 .738 94 .527 -5.2 -0.6 .625 .214 .115 6.4
AL (2 yrs) 402 295 36 3.3 90 .240 .216 .256 .288 .320 .331 .379 .618 .699 77 .365 -10.4 -1.0 .533 .210 .115 3.1

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1975 23 CHC NL 61 1.6% 23.0% 8.2% 8.2% 31% 2.80 4.0 56.0 14.0 0.69 67%
1976 24 CHC NL 377 1.3% 16.5% 8.8% 5.6% 24% 1.88 5.5 67.6 16.1 0.43 72%
1977 25 CHC NL 96 2.1% 26.0% 16.7% 5.2% 25% 1.56 3.2 40.0 10.0 0.79 55%
1978 26 TOT MLB 371 1.9% 14.8% 8.4% 7.3% 33% 1.77 6.1 47.7 10.4 0.72 74%
1978 26 CHC NL 60 1.7% 21.7% 8.3% 6.7% 24% 2.60 4.2 55.0 9.2 0.64 68%
1978 26 OAK AL 311 1.9% 13.5% 8.4% 7.4% 35% 1.62 6.6 46.5 10.7 0.73 75%
1979 27 OAK AL 91 1.1% 19.8% 11.0% 3.3% 27% 1.80 4.3 78.0 26.0 0.77 65%
5 Seasons 996 1.6% 17.5% 9.5% 6.1% 28% 1.83 5.1 55.4 13.0 0.60 70%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1975 23 CHC NL 0 0 40% 29 2 0 100% 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 40% 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0
1976 24 CHC NL 6 0 40% 146 3 9 25% 3 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 39% 31 24 7 3 2 1 17 5 12
1977 25 CHC NL 1 0 35% 48 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 39% 11 8 2 0 0 0 7 2 5
1978 26 TOT MLB 4 0 26% 139 1 6 14% 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 9 40% 16 13 3 6 3 3 13 4 8
1978 26 CHC NL 3 0 29% 25 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 57% 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 1
1978 26 OAK AL 1 0 26% 114 1 4 20% 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 6 36% 14 13 1 4 2 2 10 2 7
1979 27 OAK AL 0 0 24% 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 6 3 3 2 0 2 2 1 1
5 Seasons 11 0 33% 386 7 16 30% 5 16 1 0 1 0 4 1 15 19 41% 66 50 15 13 5 8 40 13 26
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1975 23 CHC NL 61 100% 16 3 1 0 0 1.30 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 29 3 10% 0 0 3 2 67% 0
1976 24 CHC NL 377 100% 86 26 4 0 2 1.33 5 0 7 4 1 4 1 1 5 4 80% 51 1 2% 28 10 36% 181 20 11% 17 7 41% 25 13 52% 0
1977 25 CHC NL 96 100% 20 16 2 0 1 1.15 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 1 6% 5 1 20% 52 6 12% 10 5 50% 2 1 50% 0
1978 26 TOT MLB 371 100% 83 10 2 0 0 1.54 7 0 4 5 2 2 5 0 4 4 100% 45 2 4% 30 11 37% 189 26 14% 16 5 31% 30 14 47% 0
1978 26 CHC NL 60 100% 17 3 1 0 0 0.73 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0% 2 0 0% 34 6 18% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
1978 26 OAK AL 311 100% 66 7 1 0 0 1.88 6 0 4 4 2 2 4 0 4 4 100% 37 2 5% 28 11 39% 155 20 13% 14 4 29% 26 13 50% 0
1979 27 OAK AL 91 100% 11 0 0 0 1 2.17 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 15 1 7% 7 2 29% 40 2 5% 5 1 20% 5 1 20% 0
5 Seasons 996 100% 216 55 9 0 4 1.31 16 0 13 11 5 7 9 1 11 10 91% 137 6 4% 72 25 35% 491 57 12% 48 18 38% 65 31 48% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 23 16 61 56 9 16 2 2 1 4 2 0 5 14 .286 .344 .446 .791 115 25 1 0 0 0 0
1976 24 137 438 394 60 102 13 7 6 25 5 9 38 76 .259 .325 .373 .698 92 147 2 1 4 1 3
1977 25 193 534 474 74 122 16 7 8 33 5 10 54 101 .257 .334 .371 .705 92 176 3 1 4 1 4
1978 26 306 905 808 109 205 34 9 15 65 6 16 85 156 .254 .324 .374 .698 93 302 5 1 8 3 6
1979 27 329 996 886 115 216 36 9 16 68 7 16 95 174 .244 .317 .359 .676 88 318 6 2 10 3 7

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 23 16 61 56 9 16 2 2 1 4 2 5 14 .286 .344 .446 .791 9 16
1976 24 121 374 339 52 87 11 5 5 21 3 33 62 .257 .324 .363 .686 40 121
1977 25 56 96 80 13 20 3 0 2 8 0 16 25 .250 .375 .363 .738 11 56
1978 26 113 377 341 40 90 20 2 8 37 1 34 55 .264 .329 .405 .734 45 113
1979 27 23 93 80 6 13 2 0 1 3 1 12 18 .163 .280 .225 .505 5 23
5 Seasons 329 1001 896 120 226 38 9 17 73 7 100 174 .252 .328 .372 .699 110 329
162 Game Avg. 162 493 441 59 111 19 4 8 36 3 49 86 .252 .328 .372 .699 54 329

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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