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Joe Koppe
Joseph Koppe

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

MLB Debut August 9, 1958
Final Game September 10, 1965
Born October 19, 1930 in Detroit, MI
Died September 27, 2006 (age 75)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 27 LAN NL    5    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .250  .455  .250  .705    92     2   0   0   1   0   0  
 1959 28 BAA AL  148  514   43  125  17   8   7   56   8   7   42  104  .243  .306  .348  .654    92   179   2   3   1   6   9  
 1960 29 BAA AL   16   18    2    2   1   0   0    1   1   1    4    4  .111  .304  .167  .471    68     3   0   0   0   1   0  
 1961 30 KCA AL   76  237   29   60   7   5   5   21   0   0   26   58  .253  .327  .388  .715    93    92   0   2   0   1   3  
 1962 31 KCA AL  128  418   64  100  18   0   5   34   2   0   75   96  .239  .355  .318  .673    89   133   8   2   0   1   3  
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964 33 LAN NL   52  128   13   29   5   1   0   14   0   0   13   17  .227  .296  .281  .577    83    36   0   1   1   0   3  
 1965 34 LAN NL    1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      426 1323  153  318  48  14  17  126  11   8  163  280  .240  .326  .336  .662         445  10   8   3   9  18
 Per 600 PA           525   61  126  19   6   7   50   4   3   65  111                                 176   4   3   1   4   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      204  655   93  160  25   5  10   55   2   0  101  154  .244  .345  .344  .689         225   8   4   0   2   6
   With BAA      164  532   45  127  18   8   7   57   9   8   46  108  .239  .306  .342  .648         182   2   3   1   7   9
   With LAN       58  136   15   31   5   1   0   14   0   0   16   18  .228  .307  .279  .587          38   0   1   2   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      578 1606  202  379  61  12  19  141  16  13  209  345  .236  .324  .324  .649         521  22  13   9   7  27
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1958 27 LAN NL  55    1   5.2   3   1   0  .333   2    3    1  .333    0    0  .000  SS   3e88     -240   
 1959 28 BAA AL  19   54   3.6   4   1   0  .250  26  148   90  .608    0    0  .000  2B   3e29      -59   
 1960 29 BAA AL  45    1   2.0   6   1   0  .167   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  SS   3e36      -36   
 1961 30 KCA AL  79   31   4.7  17   3   0  .176   7   39   26  .667    0    0  .000  2B   3e20       38   
 1962 31 KCA AL   8   54   4.5  12   4   0  .333  23   72   38  .528    0    0  .000  UT              20   
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964 33 LAN NL  55   10   2.9  15   4   0  .267   6   38   25  .658    0    0  .000  2B   3e47      -71   
 1965 34 LAN NL   0    0     ?   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  2B   3e19     -611   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          154   4.0  57  14   0  .246  64  304  183  .602    0    0  .000                 -17   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1958 27 LAN NL  SS     3     4     1    2    0   .714     1    10.1   4.35
 1959 28 BAA AL  2B   145   409   378   26  114   .968   142  1265.2   5.60
                 SS     2     8     3    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   6.19
 1960 29 BAA AL  SS     4     5    12    0    1  1.000     4    35.0   4.37
                 3B     1     0     3    0    0  1.000     0     5.1   5.06
 1961 30 KCA AL  2B    60   120   103    7   26   .970    52   437.1   4.59
                 SS     2     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1962 31 KCA AL  SS    72    93   192    5   42   .983    65   529.0   4.85
                 3B    55    49    76   18   11   .874    40   379.0   2.97
                 2B     6     1     2    0    2  1.000     0     8.0   3.38
 1963           [Did not play]
 1964 33 LAN NL  2B    35    61    93    6   17   .962    34   289.0   4.80
 1965 34 LAN NL  2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   247   591   576   39  159   .968   228  2001.0   5.25
                 SS    83   110   210    7   43   .979    72   592.1   4.86
                 3B    57    49    80   18   11   .878    40   385.1   3.01
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1959  BAA   52-102  Rob Tomlinson
 1960  BAA   63-91   Rob Tomlinson
 1961  KCA   79-75   Drew Kennedy
 1962  KCA   82-80   Drew Kennedy
 1964  LAN   76-86   Robert Rescigno
 1965  LAN   84-78   Dave Jackson, Robert Rescigno

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