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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 KCR AL 24 OF 93 41 450.1 100 93 4 3 0 .970 1.0 2.7 0.0 -2.2 2.2 1 1.94 1.04 .978 2.34 2.03
1977 KCR AL 24 LF 87 40 433.1 98 91 4 3 0 .969 1.4 3.9 0.4 -2.0 2.4 1 1.97 1.09 .977 2.11 1.74
1977 KCR AL 24 RF 8 1 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -51.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.64 0.13 1.000 2.06 1.71
1977 KCR AL 24 DH 4
1977 KCR AL 24 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1977 KCR AL 24 CF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.50
1978 KCR AL 25 OF 52 30 283.1 70 65 2 3 0 .957 -2.6 -11.0 -1.6 -2.6 1.0 -1 2.13 1.29 .980 2.47 2.13
1978 KCR AL 25 LF 43 24 222.2 56 52 2 2 0 .964 -1.0 -5.4 -1.0 -1.6 0.6 0 2.18 1.26 .975 2.21 1.78
1978 KCR AL 25 RF 12 6 60.2 14 13 0 1 0 .929 -1.6 -31.6 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 -1 1.93 1.08 .979 2.24 1.85
1978 KCR AL 25 2B 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -180.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 13.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1978 KCR AL 25 3B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 2.60
1978 KCR AL 25 DH 1
1979 KCR AL 26 OF 9 5 49.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 41.6 1.7 0.9 0.8 0 2.39 1.44 .977 2.46 2.13
1979 KCR AL 26 LF 6 3 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 32.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 2.42 1.17 .986 2.22 1.80
1979 KCR AL 26 RF 3 2 23.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 52.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0 2.35 2.00 .983 2.27 1.87
3 Seasons OF 154 76 782.2 183 171 6 6 0 .967 0.1 0.2 0.1 -3.9 4.0 0 2.04 1.15 .979 2.40 2.07
3 Seasons LF 136 67 682.0 161 150 6 5 0 .969 1.1 1.9 0.1 -3.2 3.3 1 2.06 1.15 .976 2.15 1.76
3 Seasons RF 23 9 97.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -1.2 -14.7 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1 1.84 0.87 .981 2.22 1.80
2 Seasons DH 5
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.65
1 Season 2B 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -180.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 13.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.70
1 Season CF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.50
3 Seasons TOT 157 76 784.1 184 172 6 6 0 .967 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -4.1 3.9 0 0 2.04 1.13 .946 2.40 2.09

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 KCR AL 24 105 41 105 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 87 1 8 93 0 27 12
1978 KCR AL 25 60 31 60 52 0 0 0 1 1 0 43 0 12 52 1 20 3
1979 KCR AL 26 15 5 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 9 0 8 1
3 Seasons 180 77 180 155 0 0 0 1 2 0 136 1 23 154 1 55 16
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 KCR AL 24 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 18 14 0 19 4 2 11 5 1 4 1 0 5 4 0 57 28 49.1% 26 3 5.3% 1 1861 59% 80% 28% 228 42%
1978 KCR AL 25 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 16 6 0 10 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 21 52.5% 19 0 0.0% 2 989 58% 80% 30% 126 42%
1979 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 107 77% 88% 34% 17 41%
3 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 32 27 0 36 11 2 22 10 1 6 1 0 5 4 0 101 53 52.5% 45 3 3.0% 3 2957 59% 80% 29% 371 42%
MLB Averages 57.2% 2.8% 58% 79% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 KCR AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 42% 73% 20% 3 33%
1978 KCR AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 256 62% 80% 33% 31 42%
1979 KCR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 90 40% 80% 33% 11 55%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 410 54% 79% 31% 45 44%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1977 KCR AL 24 6 83% 83% 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 KCR AL 25 1 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 7 86% 86% 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 89% 65%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1977 KCR AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 36% 50% 29% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 36% 50% 29% 1 100%
MLB Averages 42.2% 2.2% 58% 79% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 KCR AL 25 6 33% 67% 17% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 6 33% 67% 17% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 94%

* 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.

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