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Joel Skinner
Joel Patrick Skinner

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 204 lb.

Debut June 12, 1983
  vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 22, 1991
Born February 21, 1961 in LaJolla, CA

Son of Bob Skinner

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 22 CHW AL   6   11    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .273  .273  .273   49    3   0   0   0   0   2
 1984 23 CHW AL  43   80    4   17   2  0   0    3   1  0   7  19  .213  .273  .238   40   19   0   1   0   0   2
 1985 24 CHW AL  22   44    9   15   4  1   1    5   0  0   5  13  .341  .408  .545  155   24   1   0   0   0   2
 1986 25 TOT AL 114  315   23   73   9  1   5   37   1  4  16  83  .232  .269  .314   58   99   2   2   0   1   6
         CHW AL  60  149   17   30   5  1   4   20   1  0   9  43  .201  .250  .329   54   49   2   1   0   1   2
         NYY AL  54  166    6   43   4  0   1   17   0  4   7  40  .259  .287  .301   62   50   0   1   0   0   4
 1987 26 NYY AL  64  139    9   19   4  0   3   14   0  0   8  46  .137  .187  .230   11   32   4   2   0   1   9
 1988 27 NYY AL  88  251   23   57  15  0   4   23   0  0  14  72  .227  .267  .335   69   84   6   1   0   0   6
 1989 28 CLE AL  79  178   10   41  10  0   1   13   1  1   9  42  .230  .271  .303   62   54   1   0   0   1   3
 1990 29 CLE AL  49  139   16   35   4  1   2   16   0  0   7  44  .252  .288  .338   75   47   0   0   0   0   2
 1991 30 CLE AL  99  284   23   69  14  0   1   24   0  2  14  67  .243  .279  .303   61   86   4   2   1   1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      564 1441  119  329  62  3  17  136   3  7  80 387  .228  .269  .311   60  448  18   8   1   4  40
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        414   34   95  18  1   5   39   1  2  23 111  .228  .269  .311   60  129   5   2   0   1  11
 Career High    114  315   23   73  15  1   5   37   1  4  16  83  .243  .279  .335   69   99   6   2   1   1   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 22 CHW AL   11   10    0   0.0   101| .273  .270| .273  .333| .273  .408| .546  .740|  49  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1984 23 CHW AL   88   66    5   2.0   101| .213  .269| .273  .333| .238  .406| .511  .739|  40  .188  -6.6  -0.7 100%
 1985 24 CHW AL   50   32    9   7.5   102| .341  .266| .408  .332| .545  .413| .953  .745| 155  .712   3.4   0.3   0%
 1986 25 TOT AL  336  256   26   2.7   101| .232  .263| .269  .331| .314  .410| .583  .742|  58  .270 -19.5  -1.9  20%
         CHW AL  162  124   13   2.8   104| .201  .266| .250  .335| .329  .415| .579  .750|  54  .282 -10.4  -1.0 100%
         NYY AL  174  132   13   2.6    99| .259  .260| .287  .328| .301  .406| .588  .734|  62  .259  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1987 26 NYY AL  154  135    5   1.0   105| .137  .264| .187  .332| .230  .424| .417  .756|  11  .049 -18.3  -1.8   0%
 1988 27 NYY AL  272  207   22   2.8    94| .227  .258| .267  .323| .335  .389| .602  .712|  69  .309 -10.8  -1.1   0%
 1989 28 CLE AL  189  142   14   2.6    94| .230  .262| .271  .327| .303  .385| .574  .712|  62  .287  -9.4  -1.0  50%
 1990 29 CLE AL  146  106   13   3.3    95| .252  .259| .288  .327| .338  .388| .626  .715|  75  .371  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1991 30 CLE AL  305  231   23   2.7    98| .243  .261| .279  .330| .303  .397| .582  .727|  61  .275 -15.5  -1.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1551 1185  117   2.6    98| .228  .262| .269  .329| .311  .400| .580  .729|  60  .270 -82.7  -8.4  30%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 22 CHW AL C 6 20 4 1 1 .960 .988 4.00 4.77 6.97 5.69 2 31.0 0 0 2 2 1984 23 CHW AL C 43 171 11 2 1 .989 .987 4.23 5.05 7.01 5.96 23 233.7 2 7 19 6 1985 24 CHW AL C 21 94 8 3 0 .971 .987 4.86 5.03 7.01 6.05 15 131.0 0 6 10 6 1986 25 TOT AL C 114 507 37 9 9 .984 .989 4.77 5.44 5.67 6.62 100 863.6 4 26 48 27 CHW AL C 60 227 15 3 4 .988 .989 4.03 5.44 5.07 6.62 48 429.3 1 15 27 11 NYY AL C 54 280 22 6 5 .981 .989 5.59 5.44 6.26 6.62 52 434.3 3 11 21 16 1987 26 NYY AL C 64 232 18 4 2 .984 .988 3.91 5.49 5.58 6.74 46 403.3 1 12 36 17 1988 27 NYY AL C 85 395 16 4 5 .990 .989 4.84 5.28 5.64 6.22 72 655.7 1 14 22 12 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 0.00 2.51 0 4.3 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 1989 28 CLE AL C 79 280 22 3 1 .990 .989 3.82 5.20 5.33 6.24 57 509.7 5 20 41 17 1990 29 CLE AL C 49 222 16 1 3 .996 .991 4.86 5.36 5.71 6.42 44 375.0 3 13 20 13 1991 30 CLE AL C 99 504 38 5 4 .991 .990 5.47 5.28 6.17 6.49 90 790.0 6 26 54 28
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 27 NYY AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1983 22 CHW AL C 6 20 4 1 1 .960 .988 4.00 4.77 6.97 5.69 2 31.0 0 0 2 2 1984 23 CHW AL C 43 171 11 2 1 .989 .987 4.23 5.05 7.01 5.96 23 233.7 2 7 19 6 1985 24 CHW AL C 21 94 8 3 0 .971 .987 4.86 5.03 7.01 6.05 15 131.0 0 6 10 6 1986 25 TOT AL C 114 507 37 9 9 .984 .989 4.77 5.44 5.67 6.62 100 863.6 4 26 48 27 CHW AL C 60 227 15 3 4 .988 .989 4.03 5.44 5.07 6.62 48 429.3 1 15 27 11 NYY AL C 54 280 22 6 5 .981 .989 5.59 5.44 6.26 6.62 52 434.3 3 11 21 16 1987 26 NYY AL C 64 232 18 4 2 .984 .988 3.91 5.49 5.58 6.74 46 403.3 1 12 36 17 1988 27 NYY AL C 85 395 16 4 5 .990 .989 4.84 5.28 5.64 6.22 72 655.7 1 14 22 12 1989 28 CLE AL C 79 280 22 3 1 .990 .989 3.82 5.20 5.33 6.24 57 509.7 5 20 41 17 1990 29 CLE AL C 49 222 16 1 3 .996 .991 4.86 5.36 5.71 6.42 44 375.0 3 13 20 13 1991 30 CLE AL C 99 504 38 5 4 .991 .990 5.47 5.28 6.17 6.49 90 790.0 6 26 54 28 1988 27 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 27 NYY AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 0.00 2.51 0 4.3 1988 27 NYY AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.18 0 3.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 560 2425 170 32 26 .988 .989 4.63 5.30 5.85 6.41 449 3993.0 22 124 252 128 OF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.15 0.00 2.51 0 4.3 1 0 1# 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 563 2426 170 32 26 .988 .989 4.61 5.29 5.84 6.41 449 3998
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

February 2, 1982: Chosen by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates as a Free Agent compensation pick.

July 30, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ron Kittle and Wayne Tolleson to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Ron Hassey, and Carlos Martinez. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March 19, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees with Turner Ward to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Chicago White Sox$75,000
1987New York Yankees$110,000
1988New York Yankees$110,000
1989Cleveland Indians$200,000
1990Cleveland Indians$280,000
1991Cleveland Indians$610,000
1992Cleveland Indians$700,000
1993Cleveland Indians$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,835,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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