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Joe Christopher
Joseph O'Neal Christopher

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lb.

Debut May 26, 1959
  vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 9, 1966
Born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, V.I.

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 23 PIT NL  15   12    6    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .077  .000  -77    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 24 PIT NL  50   56   21   13   2  0   1    3   1  0   5   8  .232  .295  .321   69   18   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 25 PIT NL  76  186   25   49   7  3   0   14   6  4  18  24  .263  .327  .333   76   62   1   1   0   0   7
 1962 26 NYM NL 119  271   36   66  10  2   6   32  11  3  35  42  .244  .338  .362   88   98   3   1   0   4   4
 1963 27 NYM NL  64  149   19   33   5  1   1    8   1  3  13  21  .221  .295  .289   69   43   2   1   0   3   2
 1964 28 NYM NL 154  543   78  163  26  8  16   76   6  5  48  92  .300  .360  .466  134  253   1   6   5   6  18
 1965 29 NYM NL 148  437   38  109  18  3   5   40   4  4  35  82  .249  .311  .339   87  148   4   4   3   6  10
 1966 30 BOS AL  12   13    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .077  .200  .077  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      638 1667  224  434  68 17  29  173  29 19 157 277  .260  .329  .374   97  623  12  13   8  19  41
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        423   57  110  17  4   7   44   7  5  40  70  .260  .329  .374   97  158   3   3   2   5  10
 Career High    154  543   78  163  26  8  16   76  11  5  48  92  .300  .360  .466  134  253   4   6   5   6  18
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 23 PIT NL   14   13    0   0.0   104| .000  .269| .077  .335| .000  .416| .077  .751| -77  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1960 24 PIT NL   61   43    6   3.8   100| .232  .264| .295  .330| .321  .406| .616  .736|  69  .432  -2.5  -0.3 100%
 1961 25 PIT NL  206  150   19   3.4   106| .263  .271| .327  .338| .333  .422| .660  .760|  76  .357  -6.4  -0.6  60%
 1962 26 NYM NL  314  216   36   4.5   103| .244  .270| .338  .337| .362  .410| .700  .747|  88  .490  -3.8  -0.4  78%
 1963 27 NYM NL  168  124   13   2.8    89| .221  .254| .295  .316| .289  .380| .584  .696|  69  .355  -5.6  -0.6  25%
 1964 28 NYM NL  604  410   88   5.8    91| .300  .260| .360  .317| .466  .386| .826  .703| 134  .652  25.2   2.6  54%
 1965 29 NYM NL  486  350   46   3.6    90| .249  .254| .311  .316| .339  .383| .650  .700|  87  .430  -6.7  -0.7  50%
 1966 30 BOS AL   15   12    0   0.0    98| .077  .260| .200  .329| .077  .401| .277  .729| -20  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1868 1318  208   4.2    95| .260  .261| .329  .323| .374  .394| .703  .717|  97  .500  -5.0  -0.5  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 23 PIT NL RF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.64 1.32 1.96 3 34.0 1960 24 PIT NL OF 17 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.41 1.92 1.98 2.20 10 109.0 LF 11 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.36 1.55 1.96 2.00 7 69.0 CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 2.32 1.85 2.58 3 39.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1961 25 PIT NL OF 55 86 2 2 1 .978 .977 1.60 1.86 1.93 2.16 44 410.7 LF 45 70 2 2 0 .973 .973 1.60 1.50 1.81 1.88 39 359.0 CF 5 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 2.00 2.28 2.09 2.64 5 43.0 RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.60 1.03 1.97 0 8.7 1962 26 NYM NL OF 94 133 5 4 4 .972 .974 1.47 1.79 1.94 2.07 69 639.3 RF 44 64 2 1 1 .985 .975 1.50 1.65 1.67 1.90 40 354.7 CF 32 58 3 3 3 .953 .979 1.91 2.27 2.29 2.47 26 239.3 LF 19 14 0 0 0 1.000 .966 0.74 1.37 2.78 1.83 3 45.3 1963 27 NYM NL OF 45 58 1 1 1 .983 .977 1.31 1.75 1.77 2.01 33 300.0 RF 40 49 1 1 1 .980 .977 1.25 1.61 1.67 1.83 29 268.7 LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.38 1.15 1.81 4 31.3 1964 28 NYM NL OF 145 251 10 7 2 .974 .973 1.80 1.72 1.89 1.99 141 1241.0 RF 129 222 9 5 1 .979 .974 1.79 1.62 1.85 1.90 127 1122.3 CF 10 14 0 2 0 .875 .979 1.40 2.10 1.64 2.35 9 76.7 LF 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.29 1.34 1.93 1.71 5 42.0 1965 29 NYM NL OF 112 180 3 2 0 .989 .975 1.63 1.75 1.75 2.00 110 942.0 LF 64 98 1 1 0 .990 .966 1.55 1.38 1.68 1.72 62 529.7 RF 50 82 1 1 0 .988 .976 1.66 1.74 1.81 1.96 48 412.3 1966 30 BOS AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.45 0.90 1.80 1 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1960 24 PIT NL CF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 2.32 1.85 2.58 3 39.0 1961 25 PIT NL CF 5 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 2.00 2.28 2.09 2.64 5 43.0 1962 26 NYM NL CF 32 58 3 3 3 .953 .979 1.91 2.27 2.29 2.47 26 239.3 1964 28 NYM NL CF 10 14 0 2 0 .875 .979 1.40 2.10 1.64 2.35 9 76.7 1960 24 PIT NL LF 11 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.36 1.55 1.96 2.00 7 69.0 1961 25 PIT NL LF 45 70 2 2 0 .973 .973 1.60 1.50 1.81 1.88 39 359.0 1962 26 NYM NL LF 19 14 0 0 0 1.000 .966 0.74 1.37 2.78 1.83 3 45.3 1963 27 NYM NL LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.38 1.15 1.81 4 31.3 1964 28 NYM NL LF 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.29 1.34 1.93 1.71 5 42.0 1965 29 NYM NL LF 64 98 1 1 0 .990 .966 1.55 1.38 1.68 1.72 62 529.7 1966 30 BOS AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.45 0.90 1.80 1 10.0 1959 23 PIT NL OF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.90 1.32 2.20 3 34.0 1960 24 PIT NL OF 17 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.41 1.92 1.98 2.20 10 109.0 1961 25 PIT NL OF 55 86 2 2 1 .978 .977 1.60 1.86 1.93 2.16 44 410.7 1962 26 NYM NL OF 94 133 5 4 4 .972 .974 1.47 1.79 1.94 2.07 69 639.3 1963 27 NYM NL OF 45 58 1 1 1 .983 .977 1.31 1.75 1.77 2.01 33 300.0 1964 28 NYM NL OF 145 251 10 7 2 .974 .973 1.80 1.72 1.89 1.99 141 1241.0 1965 29 NYM NL OF 112 180 3 2 0 .989 .975 1.63 1.75 1.75 2.00 110 942.0 1966 30 BOS AL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 0.90 2.07 1 10.0 1959 23 PIT NL RF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.64 1.32 1.96 3 34.0 1960 24 PIT NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1961 25 PIT NL RF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.60 1.03 1.97 0 8.7 1962 26 NYM NL RF 44 64 2 1 1 .985 .975 1.50 1.65 1.67 1.90 40 354.7 1963 27 NYM NL RF 40 49 1 1 1 .980 .977 1.25 1.61 1.67 1.83 29 268.7 1964 28 NYM NL RF 129 222 9 5 1 .979 .974 1.79 1.62 1.85 1.90 127 1122.3 1965 29 NYM NL RF 50 82 1 1 0 .988 .976 1.66 1.74 1.81 1.96 48 412.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 479 738 21 16 8 .979 .975 1.58 1.77 1.85 2.04 411 3686.0 154 52 278# RF* 278 424 13 8 3 .982 .975 1.57 1.65 1.79 1.90 247 2201.7 LF* 154 210 4 3 0 .986 .969 1.39 1.42 1.77 1.80 121 1086.3 CF* 52 89 4 5 4 .949 .979 1.79 2.24 2.10 2.48 43 398.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 479 738 21 16 8 .979 .975 1.58 1.77 1.85 2.04 411 3686
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    PIT NYY     W   3   0   2   0  0  0  0   0   0   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1964 NL-8-8

Hit By Pitch
1964 NL-6-10

Sac. Flies
1964 NL-6-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1964 NL-18-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2772) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1830) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 30, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud.

June 14, 1966: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Earl Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later and Don Demeter. The Detroit Tigers sent Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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