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Joe
Strain		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 169
 
Born: April 30, 1954 in Usa, CO, DENVER
 
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
1979 25 WAS NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1980 26 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1981 27 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 9 9 9
1982 28 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9
1983 29 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1984 30 WAS NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 9 9
1985 31 WAS NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
1986 32 WAS NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 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
1979 25 AA   110 115 18 45 4 2 0 15 2 0 16 7 .391 .466 .461 .927 23.5  
1980 26 AA   129 499 44 135 13 0 5 48 3 1 37 22 .271 .321 .327 .648 52.9  
1981 27 AA   133 542 54 149 13 2 9 51 7 2 27 32 .275 .309 .356 .665 59.0  
1982 28 AA   127 481 41 126 18 3 4 49 6 4 37 25 .262 .315 .337 .651 50.6  
1983 29 AAA   73 124 10 30 3 0 2 11 0 2 5 8 .242 .271 .315 .586 9.6  
1984 30 AAA   122 364 42 111 11 2 10 43 2 1 16 26 .305 .334 .429 .763 49.6  
1985 31 WAS NL 22 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7 0.0
1986 32 WAS NL 46 43 4 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 .256 .304 .326 .630 3.6 0.4
1987 33 AAA   113 352 40 92 11 3 1 36 4 2 18 36 .261 .297 .318 .615 32.2  
2 Years Sim 68 57 6 12 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 5 .211 .250 .263 .513 2.9 0.4
3 Years AAA 308 840 92 233 25 5 13 90 6 5 39 70 .277 .311 .365 .677 91.4  
4 Years AA 499 1637 157 455 48 7 18 163 18 7 117 86 .278 .331 .349 .679 186.1  
7 Years Minors 807 2477 249 688 73 12 31 253 24 12 156 156 .278 .324 .354 .679 277.5  
162 Game Average 135 14 28 7 0 0 16 0 0 4 11 .211 .250 .263 .513 6.9  
Career Highs 46 43 4 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 .256 .304 .326 .630 3.6  
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   48 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .188 .235 .229 .464 1.9
vs LH   9 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444 .778 1.1
Home 26 23 3 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 .217 .308 .304 .612 1.9
Away 42 34 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .206 .206 .235 .441 1.1
RISP   18 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 .222 .300 .278 .578 1.2
Close/Late   17 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .235 .278 .412 .690 1.8
Mar/Apr 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
May 10 17 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .353 .353 .471 .824 2.4
June 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6
July 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 13 19 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .158 .200 .158 .358 0.0
Sep/Oct 11 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 1.1
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
1985 31 WAS NL SS 10 2 28.3 0 10 1 2 .909 3.18   0.1
    2B 10 1 21.3 4 8 0 1 1.000 5.06   0.1
1986 32 WAS NL 2B 29 4 86.0 18 23 2 6 .953 4.29   0.2
    SS 14 3 47.7 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.83   0.2
    3B 3 0 10.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
  2B 39 5 107.3 22 31 2 7 .964 4.44   0.3
  SS 24 5 76.0 3 22 1 3 .962 2.96   0.2
  3B 3 0 10.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
Career Totals   66 10 193.3 26 57 3 10 .965 3.86   0.6
Career Highs   46 7 143.7 22 39 2 7 .968 3.99    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by Washington in 1979
Injured on 4/9/1980 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/19/1980 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Injured on 9/5/1981 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Injured on 7/20/1982 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 8/1/1985, off Dickie Noles (CLN)
Released by Washington on 9/1/1987
 
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