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Wally
Joyner		  
Nickname: Wally World
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 208
 
Born: June 16, 1962 in Usa, GA, ATLANTA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 24 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 9
1987 25 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1988 26 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1989 27 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 6 9 9 9
1990 28 DET AL $ 3,364,286   8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,364,286   8 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 6 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 24 DET AL 104 399 54 110 25 3 16 62 2 1 39 29 .276 .339 .474 .812 59.3 11.2
    AAA   19 60 12 22 2 0 6 10 0 0 4 6 .367 .406 .700 1.106 14.8  
1987 25 DET AL 153 585 78 158 35 3 20 92 1 2 51 37 .270 .330 .443 .772 82.1 14.4
1988 26 DET AL 71 211 32 63 15 1 10 38 0 0 22 11 .299 .362 .521 .883 35.8 7.0
    AAA   79 301 49 86 16 1 24 55 0 0 39 19 .286 .368 .585 .952 62.2  
1989 27 DET AL 150 496 74 143 30 4 17 71 1 0 61 26 .288 .364 .468 .832 80.6 17.0
1990 28 DET AL 156 570 82 140 33 2 22 72 1 0 62 29 .246 .320 .426 .746 78.3 10.5
5 Years Sim 634 2261 320 614 138 13 85 335 5 3 235 132 .272 .339 .457 .796 336.1 60.1
2 Years AAA 98 361 61 108 18 1 30 65 0 0 43 25 .299 .377 .604 .981 77.0  
162 Game Average 577 81 156 35 3 21 85 1 0 60 33 .272 .339 .457 .796 85.9  
Career Highs 156 585 82 158 35 4 22 92 2 2 62 37 .299 .364 .521 .883 82.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1699 259 485 109 11 69 274 4 2 196 86 .285 .358 .484 .842 287.5
vs LH   562 61 129 29 2 16 61 1 1 39 46 .230 .281 .374 .655 58.6
Home 319 1129 174 316 74 7 48 186 4 2 119 62 .280 .349 .485 .834 185.7
Away 315 1132 146 298 64 6 37 149 1 1 116 70 .263 .330 .428 .758 160.3
RISP   556 0 156 35 1 23 228 0 0 63 36 .281 .343 .471 .814 90.9
Pinch Hitting   44 8 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 .318 .400 .364 .764 6.6
Close/Late   238 31 66 15 2 7 37 0 0 35 13 .277 .365 .445 .810 39.3
Mar/Apr 72 258 35 70 15 2 10 43 0 0 26 15 .271 .338 .461 .799 39.6
May 79 293 44 89 19 0 14 49 1 0 32 17 .304 .370 .512 .882 53.3
June 103 369 51 91 25 3 14 57 2 0 35 25 .247 .311 .444 .755 51.4
July 116 426 59 129 32 3 13 68 0 2 33 20 .303 .351 .484 .834 67.4
August 135 476 61 117 24 3 16 54 1 0 61 32 .246 .330 .410 .740 66.9
Sep/Oct 129 439 70 118 23 2 18 64 1 1 48 23 .269 .343 .453 .797 67.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1986 24 DET AL 1B 104 99 891.0 1104 75 10 108 .992 11.91   1.7
1987 25 DET AL 1B 152 149 1318.7 1456 110 14 126 .991 10.69   3.2
1988 26 DET AL 1B 54 53 471.7 515 43 7 42 .988 10.65   1.1
1989 27 DET AL 1B 137 133 1172.3 1361 94 5 103 .997 11.17   3.4
1990 28 DET AL 1B 153 149 1298.7 1472 117 13 128 .992 11.01   2.4
Career Totals   600 583 5152.3 5908 439 49 507 .992 11.09   11.7
Career Highs   153 149 1318.7 1472 117 14 128 .997 11.91    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 26 DET AL 6 23 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .130 .200 .261 .461
1989 27 DET AL 11 43 9 18 5 0 2 7 0 0 3 0 .419 .457 .674 1.131
1990 28 DET AL 7 25 2 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 .280 .379 .360 .739
Career Post-Season Batting 24 91 16 28 10 0 2 13 0 0 9 2 .308 .370 .484 .854
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1990-5-156
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1986
Injured on 4/2/1986 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 6/1/1986, off Storm Davis (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1986, off Randy Myers (NYA)
Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 9/25/1988
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,364,286 through salary arbitration
10/23/1990: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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