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Joe Pignatano
Joseph Benjamin Pignatano

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut April 28, 1957
Final Game September 30, 1962
Born August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY
Died May 23, 2022 (age 92)

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 28 DEA AL   51   51    8   14   3   0   1    6   1   1    3   14  .275  .315  .392  .707    95    20   1   0   0   0   1  
 1959 29 BOA AL    1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1960 30 BOA AL   51   97    9   25   7   0   0    5   0   0   10   22  .258  .327  .330  .657    84    32   0   0   0   0   1  
 1961 31 BOA AL   90  231   28   51  10   4   4   27   0   0   29   41  .221  .317  .351  .668    90    81  14   1   0   4   2  
 1962 32 NYN NL   16   31    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .194  .265  .194  .458    63     6   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      209  411   46   96  20   4   5   41   1   1   45   82  .234  .315  .338  .653         139  15   1   0   4   4
 Per 600 PA           518   58  121  25   5   6   52   1   1   57  103                                 175  19   1   0   5   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      142  329   37   76  17   4   4   32   0   0   39   63  .231  .319  .343  .662         113  14   1   0   4   3
   With DEA       51   51    8   14   3   0   1    6   1   1    3   14  .275  .315  .392  .707          20   1   0   0   0   1
   With NYN       16   31    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .194  .265  .194  .458           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      307  689   81  161  25   4  16   62   8   4   94  116  .234  .332  .351  .683         242  16   2   7   8   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 28 DEA AL  28    5   4.0   5   2   0  .400   2    7    5  .714    5    1  .833  C    3(0)e5    -36   
 1959 29 BOA AL   0    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -648   
 1960 30 BOA AL  11   10   4.1  12   1   0  .083   2   14   12  .857    5    2  .714  C    3(+1)e9   -30   
 1961 31 BOA AL  53   28   3.9   6   2   1  .333   5   35   21  .600   19    8  .704  C    3(0)e8    -38   
 1962 32 NYN NL  76    1   1.9   3   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    3    1  .750  C    3(0)e3   -103   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons           47   3.8  27   5   1  .185   9   60   41  .683   32   12  .727                 -42   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (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 28 DEA AL  C     45    86     5    2    1   .978     5   141.1   5.79
 1959           [Did not play]
 1960 30 BOA AL  C     36   139     5    2    1   .986    21   216.1   5.99
 1961 31 BOA AL  C     83   399    25    4    4   .991    67   611.2   6.24
                 3B     1     0     1    1    0   .500     0     1.0   9.00
 1962 32 NYN NL  C     14    34     2    0    1  1.000     7    71.0   4.56
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    178   658    37    8    7   .989   100  1040.1   6.01
                 3B     1     0     1    1    0   .500     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1958  DEA   95-59   Tom Austad
 1959  BOA   83-71   Mike Petersen
 1960  BOA   59-95   Mike Tomeo, Mike Petersen
 1961  BOA   70-84   Mike Tomeo
 1962  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows

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