Joe Black

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ us

Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, NJ

School: Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: May 1, 1952 (Age 28-083d, 8,520th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1957 (Age 33-215d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Joseph Black

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

W

L

ERA

3.91

G

172

GS

SV

IP

414.0

SO

222

WHIP

1.256

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	27	BRO-min	AAA	11	12	.478	3.28	35	20		9	2		170.0	150	72	62		61		84	2	3	3				1.241	7.9		3.2	4.4	1.38	MTL,STP IL,AA
1952	28	BRO	NL	15	4	.789	2.15	56	2	41	1	0	15	142.1	102	40	34	9	41	7	85	1	0	0	560	171	2.90	1.005	6.4	0.6	2.6	5.4	2.07	MVP-3,RoY-1
1953	29	BRO	NL	6	3	.667	5.33	34	3	17	0	0	5	72.2	74	46	43	12	27	1	42	1	1	0	315	81	4.74	1.390	9.2	1.5	3.3	5.2	1.56
1954	30	BRO-min	AAA	12	10	.545	3.60	31	24		13	4		185.0	182	82	74	14	61		94	2	0	9				1.314	8.9	0.7	3.0	4.6	1.54	MTL IL
1954	30	BRO	NL	0	0		11.57	5	0	4	0	0	0	7.0	11	9	9	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	37	37	9.26	2.286	14.1	3.9	6.4	3.9	0.60
1955	31	TOT	NL	6	2	.750	4.05	38	11	15	1	0	3	117.2	121	63	53	14	30	4	63	0	2	0	501	104	3.61	1.283	9.3	1.1	2.3	4.8	2.10
1955	31	BRO	NL	1	0	1.000	2.93	6	0	2	0	0	0	15.1	15	5	5	1	5	1	9	0	1	0	62	142	3.02	1.304	8.8	0.6	2.9	5.3	1.80
1955	31	CIN	NL	5	2	.714	4.22	32	11	13	1	0	3	102.1	106	58	48	13	25	3	54	0	1	0	439	100	3.70	1.280	9.3	1.1	2.2	4.7	2.16
1956	32	CIN	NL	3	2	.600	4.52	32	0	11	0	0	2	61.2	61	31	31	11	25	3	27	0	0	0	264	87	5.03	1.395	8.9	1.6	3.6	3.9	1.08
1957	33	CIN-PHI-min	Opn,AA	1	1	.500		14															0											SLE,TUL PCL,TL
1957	33	WSH	AL	0	1	.000	7.11	7	0	5	0	0	0	12.2	22	11	10	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	60	56	6.48	1.816	15.6	2.8	0.7	1.4	2.00
6 Yrs				30	12	.714	3.91	172	16	93	2	0	25	414.0	391	200	180	53	129	16	222	2	3	0	1737	102	3.96	1.256	8.5	1.2	2.8	4.8	1.72
162 Game Avg.				11	4	.714	3.91	62	6	34	1	0	9	150	141	72	65	19	47	6	80	1	1	0	628	102	3.96	1.256	8.5	1.2	2.8	4.8	1.72

BRO (4 yrs)				22	7	.759	3.45	101	5	64	1	0	20	237.1	202	100	91	25	78	10	139	2	2	0	974	113	3.66	1.180	7.7	0.9	3.0	5.3	1.78
CIN (2 yrs)				8	4	.667	4.34	64	11	24	1	0	5	164.0	167	89	79	24	50	6	81	0	1	0	703	95	4.20	1.323	9.2	1.3	2.7	4.4	1.62
WSH (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.11	7	0	5	0	0	0	12.2	22	11	10	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	60	56	6.48	1.816	15.6	2.8	0.7	1.4	2.00

NL (5 yrs)				30	11	.732	3.81	165	16	88	2	0	25	401.1	369	189	170	49	128	16	220	2	3	0	1677	105	3.88	1.238	8.3	1.1	2.9	4.9	1.72
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.11	7	0	5	0	0	0	12.2	22	11	10	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	60	56	6.48	1.816	15.6	2.8	0.7	1.4	2.00