Joe Zdeb
Joseph Edmund Zdeb
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 27, 1953 in Compton, IL
High School: Maine South (Park Ridge, IL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1977
Final Game: May 29, 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
1977 24 KCR AL 105 217 195 26 58 5 2 2 23 6 5 16 23 .297 .346 .374 .720 96 73 5 0 3 3 3 7/9D58
1978 25 KCR AL 60 141 127 18 32 2 3 0 11 3 0 7 18 .252 .287 .315 .602 68 40 2 0 5 2 0 79/45D
1979 26 KCR AL 15 25 23 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 .174 .240 .304 .544 45 7 1 0 0 0 0 /79
3 Seasons 180 383 345 47 94 8 6 2 34 10 5 25 45 .272 .317 .348 .665 82 120 8 0 8 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 345 311 42 85 7 5 2 31 9 5 23 41 .272 .317 .348 .665 82 108 7 0 7 5 3

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
1977 24 KCR AL 217 153 24 4.2 102 .324 .297 .269 .346 .333 .374 .409 .720 .741 96 .456 -1.2 -0.1 .612 .164 .077 3.0
1978 25 KCR AL 141 104 12 3.1 96 .288 .252 .265 .287 .330 .315 .390 .602 .720 68 .350 -6.0 -0.6 .515 .142 .063 .0
1979 26 KCR AL 25 20 2 2.7 104 .211 .174 .272 .240 .337 .304 .412 .544 .749 45 .261 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .261 .130 .0
3 Seasons 383 277 38 3.7 100 .304 .272 .267 .317 .332 .348 .402 .665 .734 82 .405 -9.2 -0.9 .568 .162 .075 3.3
162 Game Avg. 345 249 34 3.7 100 .304 .272 .267 .317 .332 .348 .402 .665 .734 82 .405 -9.2 -0.9 .568 .162 .075 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 24 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1977 24 KCR AL 217 0.9% 10.6% 7.4% 4.2% 16% 1.44 8.5 97.5 8.5 1.79 80%
1978 25 KCR AL 141 0.0% 12.8% 5.0% 3.6% 16% 2.57 7.1 11.5 1.12 79%
1979 26 KCR AL 25 0.0% 16.0% 8.0% 8.0% 50% 2.00 5.8 1.67 76%
3 Seasons 383 0.5% 11.8% 6.5% 4.2% 17% 1.80 7.7 172.5 10.1 1.48 79%
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
1977 24 KCR AL 2 0 33% 96 6 5 55% 5 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 6 47% 13 9 4 9 4 5 8 3 5
1978 25 KCR AL 0 0 46% 55 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 53% 11 8 3 2 1 1 6 0 6
1979 26 KCR AL 0 0 50% 9 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 Seasons 2 0 39% 160 10 5 67% 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 9 52% 25 17 8 13 5 8 14 3 11
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
1977 24 KCR AL 217 79% 58 19 7 1 5 1.67 2 0 11 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 100% 41 5 12% 16 7 44% 140 21 15% 12 9 75% 6 2 33% 0
1978 25 KCR AL 141 89% 32 17 3 0 0 1.72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 29 2 7% 18 10 56% 91 12 13% 8 5 63% 11 5 45% 0
1979 26 KCR AL 25 84% 4 8 1 0 0 1.87 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 21 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
3 Seasons 383 83% 94 44 11 1 5 1.72 2 0 14 1 1 0 2 0 9 8 89% 76 8 11% 37 18 49% 252 33 13% 20 14 70% 18 8 44% 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
1977 24 105 217 195 26 58 5 2 2 23 6 5 16 23 .297 .346 .374 .720 96 73 5 0 3 3 3
1978 25 165 358 322 44 90 7 5 2 34 9 5 23 41 .280 .323 .351 .674 85 113 7 0 8 5 3
1979 26 180 383 345 47 94 8 6 2 34 10 5 25 45 .272 .317 .348 .665 82 120 8 0 8 5 3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 24 105 213 194 27 57 5 2 2 24 6 16 23 .294 .343 .371 .714 25 105
1978 25 60 138 129 19 34 2 3 0 12 3 7 18 .264 .297 .326 .623 13 60
1979 26 15 25 23 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 .174 .240 .304 .544 2 15
3 Seasons 180 376 346 50 95 8 6 2 36 10 25 45 .275 .319 .350 .669 40 180
162 Game Avg. 162 338 311 45 86 7 5 2 32 9 23 41 .275 .319 .350 .669 36 180

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