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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 21 | BBB | NAL | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .571 | .714 | 1.286 | 281 | .622 | 295 | 5 | 0 | 1 | /9 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | 0.0 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .280 | .333 | .320 | .653 | 95 | .327 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 0 | /65 | |
| 1943 | 23 | 3TM | NN2 | -0.3 | 25 | 83 | 75 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .227 | .301 | .227 | .528 | 42 | .274 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | HG | NN2 | -0.1 | 20 | 62 | 56 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .232 | .306 | .232 | .539 | 45 | .279 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | BEG | NN2 | -0.2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | -69 | .087 | -57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1943 | 23 | NE | NN2 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 | 110 | .388 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1944 | 24 | 2TM | NN2 | -0.4 | 23 | 75 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .206 | .260 | .250 | .510 | 37 | .250 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | HG | NN2 | -0.2 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | 38 | .250 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | NBY | NN2 | -0.1 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .268 | .237 | .505 | 36 | .251 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | /4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | 2TM | 2LG | 0.0 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .226 | .250 | .476 | 38 | .232 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | BBB | NAL | 0.0 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .120 | .214 | .240 | .454 | 33 | .223 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | NYC | NN2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 87 | .319 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1946 | 26 | NYC | NN2 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1947 | 27 | NBY | NN2 | -0.2 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .241 | .214 | .456 | 25 | .224 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | /54 | |
| 1948 | 28 | NBY | NN2 | -0.9 | 20 | 65 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .138 | .219 | .138 | .357 | 4 | .189 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 8 Yrs | -1.7 | 101 | 324 | 293 | 31 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 25 | .205 | .267 | .232 | .499 | 39 | .251 | 42 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 45/69 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | -2.7 | 162 | 520 | 470 | 50 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 40 | .205 | .267 | .232 | .499 | 39 | .251 | 42 | 109 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| NBY (3 Yrs) | -1.3 | 39 | 139 | 124 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .177 | .239 | .185 | .424 | 19 | .215 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 45 | ||||
| BBB (3 Yrs) | 0.2 | 23 | 63 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .246 | .306 | .333 | .640 | 89 | .313 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4/659 | ||||
| HG (2 Yrs) | -0.4 | 32 | 94 | 86 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .221 | .287 | .244 | .531 | 43 | .269 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | ||||
| NYC (2 Yrs) | -0.1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -20 | .137 | -26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /4 | ||||
| NE (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 | 110 | .388 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | /4 | ||||
| BEG (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | -69 | .087 | -57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /4 | ||||
| NN2 (6 Yrs) | -1.9 | 78 | 261 | 236 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 20 | .195 | .258 | .208 | .465 | 28 | .236 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 45 | ||||
| NAL (3 Yrs) | 0.2 | 23 | 63 | 57 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .246 | .306 | .333 | .640 | 89 | .313 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4/659 | ||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 21 | BBB | NAL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | .554 | .501 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2 | /9 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | .497 | .500 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1 | /65 | |
| 1943 | 23 | 3TM | NN2 | 83 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -6 | -0.5 | 3 | -3 | -0.3 | .480 | .499 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -3 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | HG | NN2 | 62 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.3 | 2 | -1 | -0.1 | .486 | .498 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -2 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | BEG | NN2 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -0.2 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | .384 | .499 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -2 | /4 | |
| 1943 | 23 | NE | NN2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | .504 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | /4 | |
| 1944 | 24 | 2TM | NN2 | 75 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -0.6 | 2 | -3 | -0.4 | .476 | .498 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -3 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | HG | NN2 | 32 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .476 | .498 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | NBY | NN2 | 43 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | .477 | .498 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -2 | /4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | 2TM | 2LG | 31 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | .491 | .500 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | BBB | NAL | 28 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | .493 | .499 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | NYC | NN2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .462 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1946 | 26 | NYC | NN2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .454 | .500 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1 | /4 | |
| 1947 | 27 | NBY | NN2 | 31 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .464 | .498 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2 | /54 | |
| 1948 | 28 | NBY | NN2 | 65 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | -11 | -1.2 | 2 | -9 | -0.9 | .442 | .493 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -4 | 4/5 | |
| 8 Yrs | 324 | -24 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 | -26 | -2.6 | 10 | -16 | -1.7 | .474 | .498 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -10 | 45/69 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 520 | -38 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 5 | -42 | -4.2 | 16 | -26 | -2.7 | .474 | .498 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -16 | |||||
| NBY (3 Yrs) | 139 | -13 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | -17 | -1.7 | 5 | -12 | -1.3 | .456 | .496 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -8 | 45 | ||||
| BBB (3 Yrs) | 63 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | .500 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 4/659 | ||||
| HG (2 Yrs) | 94 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | -0.6 | 3 | -3 | -0.4 | .482 | .498 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -3 | 4/5 | ||||
| NYC (2 Yrs) | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | .458 | .500 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1 | /4 | ||||
| NE (1 Yr) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | .504 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | /4 | ||||
| BEG (1 Yr) | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -0.2 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | .384 | .499 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -2 | /4 | ||||
| NN2 (6 Yrs) | 261 | -23 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 | -26 | -2.6 | 8 | -18 | -1.9 | .467 | .497 | -1.3 | -0.3 | -12 | 45 | ||||
| NAL (3 Yrs) | 63 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | .500 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 4/659 | ||||
| Batting | Batting Ratios | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Pos | Awards | |||||||
| 1941 | 21 | BBB | NAL | 8 | .622 | 295 | .571 | .143 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | /9 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | 27 | .327 | 98 | .280 | .040 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 33.3 | /65 | |
| 1943 | 23 | 3TM | NN2 | 83 | .274 | 50 | .227 | .000 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 32.0 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | HG | NN2 | 62 | .279 | 53 | .232 | .000 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 36.8 | 4/5 | |
| 1943 | 23 | BEG | NN2 | 9 | .087 | -57 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | /4 | |
| 1943 | 23 | NE | NN2 | 12 | .388 | 116 | .364 | .000 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 20.0 | /4 | |
| 1944 | 24 | 2TM | NN2 | 75 | .250 | 33 | .206 | .044 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 52.6 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | HG | NN2 | 32 | .250 | 34 | .200 | .067 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 75.0 | 4/5 | |
| 1944 | 24 | NBY | NN2 | 43 | .251 | 32 | .211 | .026 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 36.4 | /4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | 2TM | 2LG | 31 | .232 | 45 | .143 | .107 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 28.6 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | BBB | NAL | 28 | .223 | 40 | .120 | .120 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 33.3 | 4 | |
| 1945 | 25 | NYC | NN2 | 3 | .319 | 87 | .333 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | /4 | |
| 1946 | 26 | NYC | NN2 | 4 | .000 | -108 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | /4 | ||
| 1947 | 27 | NBY | NN2 | 31 | .224 | 17 | .214 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 42.9 | /54 | |
| 1948 | 28 | NBY | NN2 | 65 | .189 | 8 | .138 | .000 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 35.7 | 4/5 | |
| 8 Yrs | 324 | .251 | 42 | .205 | .027 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 36.5 | 45/69 | ||||
| MLB Average | .326 | 100 | .274 | .102 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 32.0 | ||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
| 1941 | 21 | BBB | NAL | RF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .960 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 0.75 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | SS | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .938 | .923 | 4.82 | 5.11 | 3.75 | 3.43 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | 3B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .906 | 2.40 | 2.76 | 2.00 | 1.85 | |
| 1942 | 22 | BBB | NAL | LF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.10 | |||
| 1943 | 23 | 3TM | NN2 | 2B | 22 | 21 | 172.0 | 106 | 43 | 55 | 8 | 7 | .925 | .946 | 5.13 | 5.51 | 4.45 | 7.27 | |
| 1943 | 23 | HG | NN2 | 2B | 17 | 16 | 131.0 | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 4 | .915 | .946 | 5.15 | 5.51 | 4.41 | 7.27 | |
| 1943 | 23 | BEG | NN2 | 2B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .857 | .946 | 3.18 | 5.51 | 3.00 | 7.25 | |
| 1943 | 23 | NE | NN2 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .946 | 6.38 | 5.51 | 5.67 | 7.27 | |
| 1943 | 23 | HG | NN2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .914 | 3.68 | 3.15 | 3.00 | 4.17 | |
| 1944 | 24 | 2TM | NN2 | 2B | 21 | 19 | 154.0 | 108 | 44 | 58 | 6 | 13 | .944 | .947 | 5.96 | 5.61 | 4.86 | 5.31 | |
| 1944 | 24 | HG | NN2 | 2B | 10 | 8 | 67.0 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .946 | .947 | 4.70 | 5.61 | 3.50 | 5.31 | |
| 1944 | 24 | NBY | NN2 | 2B | 11 | 11 | 87.0 | 71 | 30 | 37 | 4 | 10 | .944 | .947 | 6.93 | 5.61 | 6.09 | 5.31 | |
| 1944 | 24 | HG | NN2 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .938 | 4.50 | 3.30 | 1.50 | 3.10 | |
| 1945 | 25 | 2TM | 2LG | 2B | 12 | 9 | 72.0 | 50 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 3 | .940 | .944 | 5.88 | 5.58 | 3.92 | 2.70 | |
| 1945 | 25 | BBB | NAL | 2B | 11 | 8 | 66.0 | 48 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .938 | .944 | 6.14 | 5.59 | 4.09 | 2.44 | |
| 1945 | 25 | NYC | NN2 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 3.00 | 5.40 | 2.00 | 5.60 | |
| 1946 | 26 | NYC | NN2 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .953 | 6.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.40 | |
| 1947 | 27 | NBY | NN2 | 3B | 6 | 5 | 40.0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .923 | 3.83 | 2.97 | 2.83 | 2.17 | |
| 1947 | 27 | NBY | NN2 | 2B | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .889 | .950 | 6.26 | 5.63 | 5.33 | 4.10 | |
| 1948 | 28 | NBY | NN2 | 2B | 12 | 11 | 90.0 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 4 | .939 | .949 | 4.60 | 5.45 | 3.83 | 4.13 | |
| 1948 | 28 | NBY | NN2 | 3B | 7 | 7 | 48.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .912 | 2.25 | 2.79 | 1.71 | 2.11 | |
| Standard | Range Factor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||||||
| 7 Yrs | 95 | 85 | 679.0 | 402 | 166 | 209 | 27 | 30 | .933 | .942 | 4.97 | 5.02 | 3.95 | 4.58 | |||||
| 2B (6 Yrs) | 2B | 71 | 64 | 520.0 | 337 | 141 | 174 | 22 | 28 | .935 | .947 | 5.45 | 5.54 | 4.44 | 5.23 | ||||
| 3B (5 Yrs) | 3B | 20 | 17 | 131.0 | 49 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 0 | .918 | .918 | 3.09 | 2.93 | 2.25 | 2.51 | ||||
| SS (1 Yr) | SS | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .938 | .923 | 4.82 | 5.11 | 3.75 | 3.43 | ||||
| RF (1 Yr) | RF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .960 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 0.75 | ||||
| LF (1 Yr) | LF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.10 | ||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Joe Spencer born?
Joe Spencer was born on August 4, 1919.
Where was Joe Spencer born?
Joe Spencer was born in Gretna, LA.
How tall was Joe Spencer?
Joe Spencer was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.
How much did Joe Spencer weigh when playing?
Joe Spencer weighed 151 lbs (68 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Joe Spencer play?
Joe Spencer played 8 seasons.
Is Joe Spencer in the Hall of Fame?
Joe Spencer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Joe Spencer play?
Joe Spencer was a Second Baseman and Third Baseman.
How many hits did Joe Spencer have?
Joe Spencer had 60 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Joe Spencer have?
Joe Spencer had 0 home runs over his career.
What was Joe Spencer's average?
Joe Spencer had a .205 average over his career.
How many teams has Joe Spencer played for?
Joe Spencer played for 6 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite Giants, Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees, Newark Eagles and New York Cubans.
When did Joe Spencer retire?
Joe Spencer last played in 1948.
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