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Joe Pepitone
Joseph Anthony Pepitone (Pepi)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut April 10, 1962
Final Game May 25, 1973
Born October 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY
Died March 13, 2023 (age 82)

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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 21 NYA AL   61  141   13   28   1   1   5   14   1   0    4   35  .199  .219  .326  .545    74    46   1   1   0   0   8  
 1963 22 NYA AL  154  582   64  141  12   0  26   77   0   7   26   76  .242  .278  .397  .675    97   231   1   6   7   5  15  
 1964 23 NYA AL  145  568   70  135   9   3  26   71   1   0   24   59  .238  .268  .401  .669    97   228   1   5   5   1  17  
 1965 24 NYA AL  148  535   78  144  17   2  25   79   0   0   45   57  .269  .326  .449  .774   110   240   1   2   5   1  10  
 1966 25 NYA AL  161  630   87  154  25   3  41   95   3   2   25   57  .244  .274  .489  .763   115   308   2   3   2   2  13  MVP-6
 1967 26 NYA AL  146  535   55  136  21   6  17   70   3   5   42   62  .254  .310  .411  .721   109   220   4   4   5   3  10  
 1968 27 NYA AL  112  416   54  108  14   5  15   55   5   4   24   43  .260  .299  .425  .724   108   177   1   2   1   0   8  
 1969 28 NYA AL   35  137   17   39   1   0   7   20   6   1    9   16  .285  .327  .445  .772   108    61   0   1   0   0   3  
         CHN NL  114  416   59  105  11   8  17   64   7   3   27   34  .252  .296  .440  .736   105   183   2   3   4   0   4  
         TOT     149  553   76  144  12   8  24   84  13   4   36   50  .260  .304  .441  .745         244   2   4   4   0   7 
 1970 29 CHN NL  141  530   73  135  17   8  27   72   7   6   29   49  .255  .293  .470  .763   103   249   8   1   1   0  19  
 1971 30 CHN NL  121  448   55  126  12   2  13   60   1   1   29   33  .281  .328  .404  .732   103   181   4   4   1   4  16  
 1972 31 CHN NL   82  225   25   61   8   0   5   37   1   0    6   21  .271  .297  .373  .670    96    84   2   2   2   3   5  
 1973 32 CHN NL   23   23    4    8   1   0   3    5   1   0    1    0  .348  .375  .783 1.158   166    18   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1443 5186  654 1320 149  38 227  719  36  29  291  542  .255  .295  .429  .724        2226  27  34  33  19 128
 Per 600 PA           560   71  143  16   4  25   78   4   3   31   59                                 240   3   4   4   2  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      962 3544  438  885 100  20 162  481  19  19  199  405  .250  .290  .426  .716        1511  11  24  25  12  84
   With CHN      481 1642  216  435  49  18  65  238  17  10   92  137  .265  .305  .435  .740         715  16  10   8   7  44
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1397 5097  606 1315 158  35 219  721  41  32  302  526  .258  .301  .432  .733        2200  14  35  73  28 124
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1962 21 NYA AL  43    7   1.7  20   4   1  .200   1   10    6  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e9  -152   
 1963 22 NYA AL  33   58   3.3   1   1   0 1.000  11   54   36  .667    0    0  .000  1B   2e8       -78   
 1964 23 NYA AL  32   56   3.3   6   2   0  .333  22   53   28  .528    0    0  .000  1B   3e20      -29   
 1965 24 NYA AL  25   77   5.2   8   1   0  .125   7   46   34  .739    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e7    76   
 1966 25 NYA AL  32   79   4.3   0   0   0  .000  10   67   54  .806    0    0  .000  1B   1e8        10   
 1967 26 NYA AL  24   66   4.3   1   1   0 1.000   6   64   39  .609    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e9    43   
 1968 27 NYA AL  27   50   4.2   6   2   0  .333   6   59   43  .729    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e10   10   
 1969 28 NYA AL  33   20   5.3   0   0   0  .000   5   18   13  .722    0    0  .000  1B   1e9        45   
         CHN NL  30   54   4.6   8   1   0  .125   0   25   25 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   1e9         9   
         TOT                     8   1   0  .125   5   43   38  .884    0    0  .000
 1970 29 CHN NL  19   64   4.1   6   2   1  .333   6   49   30  .612    0    0  .000  1B   2e8       -23   
 1971 30 CHN NL  31   56   4.4   7   3   0  .429  15   38   21  .553    0    0  .000  1B   2e16      -98   
 1972 31 CHN NL  13   24   3.8  27   5   0  .185   2   21   16  .762    0    0  .000  1B   2e5       -36   
 1973 32 CHN NL  42    7  12.7  14   5   3  .357   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   2e8       455   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          624   4.1 104  27   5  .260  91  505  346  .685    0    0  .000                  -9   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1962 21 NYA AL  RF    22    29     1    0    0  1.000    13   127.2   2.11
                 CF    11    19     0    0    0  1.000     9    75.0   2.28
                 LF    13    18     0    1    0   .947     5    64.2   2.51
 1963 22 NYA AL  1B   146  1279   123    9  123   .994   136  1251.0  10.09
                 RF     7     8     0    2    0   .800     7    62.0   1.16
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1964 23 NYA AL  1B   131  1147   106   19  128   .985   128  1113.2  10.13
                 CF    14    24     0    3    0   .889     9    86.2   2.49
 1965 24 NYA AL  RF   133   198     6    5    1   .976   128  1143.0   1.61
                 1B    11    42     5    1    5   .979     3    38.1  11.03
                 LF     6     6     0    1    0   .857     1    27.0   2.00
 1966 25 NYA AL  1B   157  1495   173   10  132   .994   154  1408.2  10.66  GG
                 LF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   0.67
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1      .1   0.00
 1967 26 NYA AL  CF   136   279    10    6    1   .980   132  1153.1   2.26
                 1B    11    79     9    0    8  1.000     7    73.1  10.80
 1968 27 NYA AL  CF    85   234     9    4    1   .984    85   777.1   2.81
                 1B    21   152    11    2   12   .988    14   141.1  10.38
 1969 28 TOT     1B   143  1195    94    5  126   .996   137  1243.1   9.33
         CHN NL  C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
 1970 29 CHN NL  1B    91   711    67    5   66   .994    85   760.1   9.21
                 CF    38    90     4    1    0   .989    35   315.0   2.69
                 RF     9    16     0    0    0  1.000     9    78.0   1.85
 1971 30 CHN NL  1B   111  1006    84   15   87   .986   111   994.0   9.87
                 CF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    23.0   1.57
 1972 31 CHN NL  1B    53   378    43    2   38   .995    46   430.1   8.80
 1973 32 CHN NL  1B     9    25     2    0    4  1.000     1    22.2  10.72
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   884  7509   717   68  729   .992   822  7477.0   9.90
                 CF   289   650    23   14    2   .980   273  2431.2   2.49
                 RF   172   252     7    7    1   .974   158  1419.2   1.64
                 LF    22    26     0    2    0   .929     9   118.2   1.97
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.1   6.75
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1962  NYA   79-83   Billy Vanson
 1963  NYA   86-76   Billy Vanson
 1964  NYA   70-92   Billy Vanson
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1966  NYA   63-99   Billy Vanson
 1967  NYA   57-105  Billy Vanson
 1968  NYA   74-88   Ozzie Perez, Dave Jackson
 1969  NYA   93-69   Dave Jackson, Chris Kohlwes
 1969  CHN   77-85   Alan Bosslet
 1970  CHN   52-110  Alan Bosslet
 1971  CHN   76-86   Alan Bosslet
 1972  CHN   67-95   Alan Bosslet
 1973  CHN   74-88   Alan Bosslet

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