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Joe Christopher
Joseph O'Neal Christopher

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

MLB Debut May 26, 1959
Final Game May 27, 1966
Born December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, V.I.
Died October 3, 2023 (age 87)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 24 MLN NL   28    6    7    2   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    1  .333  .375  .833 1.208   173     5   0   1   0   0   0  
 1961 25 MLN NL   57  147   14   33   5   0   0   10   2   4   13   14  .224  .282  .259  .541    74    38   0   3   1   0   9  
 1962 26 NYN NL   73  232   42   62  12   1   8   26   9   4   31   31  .267  .364  .431  .795   110   100   0   1   0   5   3  
 1963 27 NYN NL   17   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143  .143  .143  .286    41     2   1   0   0   0   0  
 1964 28 NYN NL  152  593   91  160  20  11  18   58   6   2   54  105  .270  .338  .432  .770   106   256   0   2   8   8  11  
 1965 29 NYN NL   97  234   17   58  12   1   2   14   1   2   23   41  .248  .322  .333  .655    92    78   0   1   1   3   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      424 1226  172  317  49  13  29  110  19  12  122  194  .259  .332  .391  .722         479   1   8  10  16  30
 Per 600 PA           536   75  139  21   6  13   48   8   5   53   85                                 209   0   3   4   7  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYN      339 1073  151  282  44  13  28   98  16   8  108  179  .263  .338  .406  .744         436   1   4   9  16  21
   With MLN       85  153   21   35   5   0   1   12   3   4   14   15  .229  .287  .281  .568          43   0   4   1   0   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      638 1667  224  434  68  17  29  173  29  19  157  277  .260  .329  .374  .702         623  12  13   8  19  41
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1960 24 MLN NL  86    2  12.8   5   1   1  .200   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PR             592   
 1961 25 MLN NL  79    8   1.8   5   3   0  .600   1   17   12  .706    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8   -119   
 1962 26 NYN NL  47   38   5.9   7   1   0  .143   1   30   27  .900    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10    96   
 1963 27 NYN NL  93    0    .7  13   1   0  .077   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8   -298   
 1964 28 NYN NL  21   87   5.3   7   4   0  .571   7   52   23  .442    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e8   -56   
 1965 29 NYN NL  32   24   3.6  35   6   1  .171   0   29   12  .414    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e3     5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          162   4.6  72  16   2  .222   9  128   74  .578    0    0  .000                 -21   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1960 24 MLN NL  LF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.1   3.38
 1961 25 MLN NL  LF    40    66     3    1    0   .986    37   327.1   1.90
                 CF     1     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   4.09
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1962 26 NYN NL  CF    50   149     0    1    0   .993    46   417.0   3.22
                 LF    12    18     1    0    1  1.000     6    61.2   2.77
                 RF     4     9     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.1   2.96
 1963 27 NYN NL  LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.1   3.38
 1964 28 NYN NL  LF   112   182     3    7    0   .964   110   924.1   1.80
                 CF    33    71     7    0    1  1.000    31   256.2   2.74
                 RF     6     0     0    0    0   .000     1    15.0   0.00
 1965 29 NYN NL  RF    40    55     1    0    0  1.000    35   307.0   1.64
                 LF    23    43     1    0    0  1.000    18   159.1   2.49
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   194   313     8    8    1   .976   171  1483.1   1.95
                 CF    84   225     7    1    1   .996    78   684.2   3.05
                 RF    51    64     1    0    0  1.000    39   352.1   1.66
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1960  MLN   75-79   Jeff Tripodi
 1961  MLN   81-73   Jeff Tripodi
 1962  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1963  NYN   54-108  Steve Dewing, Jon Fellows
 1964  NYN   66-96   Steve Dewing
 1965  NYN   60-102  Steve Dewing

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