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Joe
Sambito		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 28, 1952 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1985   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1977 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1978 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1979 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
1980 28 WAS NL $ 3,935,714 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1981 29 WAS NL $ 3,935,714 6 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1982 30 WAS NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1983 31 WAS NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1984 32 WAS NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1985 33 WAS NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 5 5 7 7 7
1986 34 MIN AL $ 2,756,000 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 35 DET AL $ 2,750,000 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1988 36 DET AL $ 2,750,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 24 WAS NL 7 7 .500 16 16 2 0 0 118.0 104 47 9 42 60 3.58 .233 .301 .357 .658 9.1
    AAA   8 4 .667 18 18 1 0 0 126.3 130 54 14 40 102 3.85 .264 .320 .392 .712  
1977 25 WAS NL 12 17 .414 35 35 0 0 0 234.7 234 124 31 91 132 4.76 .259 .328 .429 .757 7.5
1978 26 WAS NL 7 20 .259 33 33 2 0 0 228.3 231 109 23 61 135 4.30 .262 .310 .405 .715 10.1
1979 27 WAS NL 14 11 .560 34 34 5 1 0 240.0 205 93 20 78 166 3.49 .228 .289 .347 .636 15.7
1980 28 WAS NL 11 12 .478 35 35 4 2 0 234.0 214 99 24 82 133 3.81 .238 .303 .367 .670 13.1
1981 29 WAS NL 9 10 .474 31 31 1 1 0 194.7 193 92 18 68 110 4.25 .256 .317 .389 .706 7.3
1982 30 WAS NL 10 7 .588 33 33 0 0 0 212.3 221 105 27 78 121 4.45 .265 .326 .429 .755 7.0
1983 31 WAS NL 13 10 .565 32 32 2 2 0 215.3 176 76 16 75 111 3.18 .221 .289 .345 .633 15.8
1984 32 WAS NL 11 11 .500 32 32 2 2 0 212.0 203 90 14 74 130 3.82 .250 .312 .367 .680 11.4
1985 33 WAS NL 16 9 .640 32 32 4 2 0 226.0 178 69 12 73 154 2.75 .216 .280 .313 .593 20.5
1986 34 MIN AL 4 14 .222 30 29 0 0 0 187.3 180 92 12 73 139 4.42 .251 .318 .384 .701 8.3
1987 35 DET AL 8 6 .571 48 7 0 0 10 103.7 97 53 17 58 60 4.60 .244 .338 .415 .753 7.0
1988 36 AAA   4 2 .667 69 2 0 0 4 80.3 63 21 6 37 77 2.35 .216 .305 .316 .621  
12 Years Sim 122 134 .477 391 349 22 10 10 2406.3 2236 1049 223 853 1451 3.92 .244 .308 .378 .687 132.9
2 Years AAA 12 6 .667 87 20 1 0 4 206.7 193 75 20 77 179 3.27 .246 .314 .364 .678  
Season Average 10 11 .476 32 29 1 0 0 200.5 186 87 18 71 120 3.92 .244 .308 .378 .687  
Career Highs 16 20 .640 48 35 5 2 10 240.0 234 124 31 91 166 4.76 .265 .338 .429 .757  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1720 804 170 651 1057   .253 .319 .393 .711
vs LH   516 245 53 202 394   .217 .279 .338 .616
Home 52 68 .433 198 174 8 5 6 1218.3 1113 534 126 432 726 3.94 .241 .306 .381 .687
Away 70 66 .515 193 175 14 5 4 1188.0 1123 515 97 421 725 3.90 .247 .311 .376 .687
Mar/Apr 24 15 .615 66 51 3 0 5 368.6 315 145 32 129 256 3.54 .229 .296 .366 .661
May 22 23 .489 71 59 4 2 3 421.3 394 193 39 152 222 4.12 .244 .308 .389 .697
June 17 25 .405 60 60 4 2 0 388.6 371 184 40 129 235 4.26 .247 .306 .388 .694
July 24 20 .545 58 58 3 1 0 386.3 359 146 31 122 238 3.40 .244 .302 .368 .670
August 17 28 .378 69 63 3 2 0 442.3 424 209 44 164 260 4.25 .250 .316 .386 .703
Sep/Oct 18 23 .439 67 58 5 3 2 399.0 373 172 37 157 240 3.88 .248 .319 .370 .689
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 24 WAS NL P 16 16 118.0 12 15 0 1 1.000 2.06    
1977 25 WAS NL P 35 35 234.7 7 33 0 2 1.000 1.53    
1978 26 WAS NL P 33 33 228.3 10 42 1 3 .981 2.05    
1979 27 WAS NL P 34 34 240.0 13 35 2 2 .960 1.80    
1980 28 WAS NL P 35 35 234.0 17 41 2 4 .967 2.23    
1981 29 WAS NL P 31 31 194.7 7 34 1 2 .976 1.90    
1982 30 WAS NL P 33 33 212.3 9 28 0 1 1.000 1.57    
1983 31 WAS NL P 32 32 215.3 10 33 2 1 .956 1.80    
1984 32 WAS NL P 32 32 212.0 13 27 3 2 .930 1.70    
1985 33 WAS NL P 32 32 226.0 11 41 2 5 .963 2.07    
1986 34 MIN AL P 30 29 187.3 8 29 0 4 1.000 1.78    
1987 35 DET AL P 48 7 103.7 10 15 1 2 .962 2.17    
Career Totals   391 349 2406.3 127 373 14 29 .973 1.87    
Career Highs   48 35 240.0 17 42 3 5 1.000 2.23    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 27 WAS NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.7 5 2 2 0 1 6.77 .385 .385 .846 1.231
1981 29 WAS NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 15 7 3 7 9 4.73 .294 .379 .471 .850
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 20 9 5 7 10 5.07 .313 .380 .547 .927
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1985-5-2.75
 Wins
1985-9-16
 Losses
1977-2-17
1978-1-20
1986-10-14
 Games Started
1977-9-35
1979-8-34
1980-3-35
 Shutouts
1984-10-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-1-31
1982-4-27
Strikeouts
1979-8-166
 Hits per 9IP
1979-8-7.7
1983-8-7.4
1985-4-7.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1979-8-6.2
 WHiP
1979-9-1.18
1985-5-1.11
 OAVG
1979-7-.228
1983-8-.221
1985-4-.216
 OOBP
1979-7-.289
1985-5-.280
OSLG
1985-4-.313
 OOPS
1979-10-.636
1985-4-.593
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Washington in 1976
Earned first career win on 7/7/1976
Injured on 8/26/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 10/4/1979 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,935,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,935,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/11/1981 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
6/1/1981: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/15/1981 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (N) on 8/26/1984, striking out 4
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $2,756,000 per year
Injured on 9/10/1986 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/3/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $2,750,000 per year
Injured on 8/27/1988 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
 
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