Joe Bitker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 12, 1964 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Ponderosa HS (Shingle Springs, CA)

School: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: July 31, 1990 (Age 26-169d, 15,804th in major league history)
vs. SEA 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 19, 1991 (Age 27-127d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Joseph Anthony Bitker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

4.73

26.2

WHIP

1.388

Summary of 4 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	4

Platoon
vs LHB	3
vs RHB	1

Home/Road
Home	3
Away	1

Outs
1	3
2	1

3 Opps
MIN	2
KCR	1
NYY	1

4 Batters
Kirk Gibson	1
Steve Sax	1
Gene Larkin	1
Kent Hrbek	1

2 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1

Where Hit
8	2
7	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	2
4	1
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	2
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2
123	1
1--	1

8 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	2
1 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	2

Inning
6	4

4-6	4

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1

Ahead	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	1
2-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	1
RF	1
LF	1
2B	1

OrderPos
2nd	2
7th	1
4th	1

Leverage
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-05-29	Kent Hrbek	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 5-1	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	4%	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball); K. Hrbek Scores
2	2	2	2	1991-05-29	Gene Larkin	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 6-1	t 6	2	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	7	9	3%	98%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Harper Scores; G. Larkin Scores
3	3	3	1	1991-06-08	Steve Sax	NYY		TEX	ahead 7-4	b 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	4%	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Sax Scores
4	4	4	1	1991-06-19	Kirk Gibson	KCR	@	TEX	ahead 5-1	t 6	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	2	7	4%	99%	Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Macfarlane Scores; K. Stillwell Scores; T. Shumpert Scores; K. Gibson Scores