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Joe
Koppe		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 19, 1930 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1964   
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
1958 27 BSN NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1959 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1960 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1961 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1962 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1963 32 NYA AL $ 1,278,571   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1964 33 NYA AL $ 3,514,286   7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
1965 34 NYA AL $ 3,514,286   4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,514,286   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
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
1958 27 AA   111 400 40 103 21 3 7 35 12 5 66 99 .258 .363 .378 .740 58.8  
    A   26 87 10 25 6 0 1 9 5 1 18 20 .287 .410 .391 .800 15.5  
1959 28 AAA   83 318 44 86 20 1 6 31 6 3 58 76 .270 .383 .396 .779 51.1  
    AA   54 201 31 62 9 0 5 20 1 5 35 45 .308 .411 .428 .839 34.8  
1960 29 BSN NL 136 397 49 102 17 3 4 40 1 1 41 103 .257 .330 .345 .675 44.7 7.8
1961 30 BSN NL 157 574 63 168 26 5 4 50 1 1 54 116 .293 .352 .376 .729 72.8 14.1
1962 31 BSN NL 156 606 73 165 23 8 5 56 6 1 50 94 .272 .328 .361 .690 69.7 12.5
1963 32 BSN NL 53 194 23 67 6 3 2 20 6 3 28 23 .345 .426 .438 .864 35.5 8.3
  NYA AL 75 259 48 91 10 2 4 28 7 4 33 37 .351 .423 .452 .875 46.7 13.1
  TOT   128 453 71 158 16 5 6 48 13 7 61 60 .349 .424 .446 .870 82.2 21.5
    AAA   27 98 14 30 5 0 1 13 2 4 19 21 .306 .419 .388 .807 16.1  
1964 33 NYA AL 149 560 62 176 25 3 6 68 6 7 56 67 .314 .378 .402 .780 82.4 19.4
1965 34 NYA AL 154 536 41 139 10 4 4 59 3 4 36 117 .259 .306 .315 .621 49.9 5.8
6 Years Sim 880 3126 359 908 117 28 29 321 30 21 298 557 .290 .352 .374 .726 401.7 81.0
2 Years AAA 110 416 58 116 25 1 7 44 8 7 77 97 .279 .390 .394 .785 67.2  
2 Years AA 165 601 71 165 30 3 12 55 13 10 101 144 .275 .378 .394 .772 93.6  
1 Years A 26 87 10 25 6 0 1 9 5 1 18 20 .287 .410 .391 .800 15.5  
5 Years Minors 301 1104 139 306 61 4 20 108 26 18 196 261 .277 .385 .394 .779 176.3  
162 Game Average 575 66 167 21 5 5 59 5 3 54 102 .290 .352 .374 .726 73.9  
Career Highs 157 606 73 176 26 8 6 68 13 7 61 117 .349 .424 .446 .870 82.4  
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   1990 236 596 74 14 18 206 20 13 183 339 .299 .359 .378 .737 266.6
vs LH   1136 123 312 43 14 11 115 10 8 115 218 .275 .342 .366 .708 142.6
Home 431 1501 172 434 65 12 14 157 12 12 157 277 .289 .357 .376 .734 200.2
Away 449 1625 187 474 52 16 15 164 18 9 141 280 .292 .348 .371 .719 209.0
RISP   642 0 224 26 11 8 279 0 0 72 97 .349 .409 .461 .870 115.5
Pinch Hitting   55 10 19 2 0 1 11 0 0 4 9 .345 .390 .436 .826 8.8
Close/Late   400 47 105 17 2 3 35 0 0 36 76 .263 .323 .338 .661 44.1
Mar/Apr 145 533 58 148 18 4 8 55 7 5 47 103 .278 .336 .371 .708 66.3
May 155 539 49 164 14 10 1 55 2 1 46 90 .304 .358 .373 .731 71.1
June 124 467 48 126 18 1 4 42 2 2 32 83 .270 .317 .338 .655 49.1
July 152 560 71 162 31 6 6 61 7 2 59 93 .289 .359 .398 .757 79.2
August 159 566 77 159 22 3 4 55 8 6 64 99 .281 .353 .352 .704 71.9
Sep/Oct 145 461 56 149 14 4 6 53 4 5 50 89 .323 .390 .410 .800 71.5
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
1960 29 BSN NL SS 120 99 873.3 121 360 20 65 .960 4.96   2.2
    3B 1 0 1.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
1961 30 BSN NL SS 155 146 1273.0 194 529 21 100 .972 5.11   4.2
1962 31 BSN NL SS 152 143 1326.7 188 521 37 91 .950 4.81   2.7
1963 32 BSN NL SS 51 48 447.4 71 185 9 31 .966 5.15   1.4
  NYA AL SS 73 67 589.9 94 245 13 42 .963 5.17   4.7
  TOT   SS 124 115 1037.3 165 430 22 73 .964 5.16   6.1
1964 33 NYA AL SS 148 143 1264.7 171 498 34 82 .952 4.76   9.7
1965 34 NYA AL SS 152 149 1283.3 183 457 29 97 .957 4.49   4.6
  SS 851 795 7058.3 1022 2795 163 508 .959 4.87   29.4
  3B 1 0 1.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 6.77   0.0
Career Totals   852 795 7059.6 1022 2796 163 508 .959 4.87   29.5
Career Highs   155 149 1326.7 194 529 37 100 .972 5.16    
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
1963 32 NYA AL 14 58 5 20 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 14 .345 .367 .414 .780
1964 33 NYA AL 5 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .158 .304 .158 .462
Career Post-Season Batting 19 77 6 23 2 1 0 3 2 0 6 16 .299 .349 .351 .700
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.
Batting Average
1961-8-.293
1964-5-.314
 On-Base Pct
1964-9-.378
 Games
1961-4-157
1962-9-156
 At-Bats
1961-7-574
1962-1-606
 Hits
1961-4-168
1962-9-165
1964-4-176
 Singles
1961-3-133
1962-4-129
1964-1-142
1965-5-121
Triples
1962-3-8
 Stolen Bases
1962-6-6
 Strikeouts
1965-7-117
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Howdy Groskloss (944)
  2. Dave Hilton (943)
  3. Denny Doyle (940)
  4. Steve Mesner (937)
  5. Ron Oester (931)
  6. Boob Fowler (930)
  7. Otto Miller (926)
  8. Hal Rhyne (925)
  9. Damaso Garcia (917)
  10. Ed Kranepool (915)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1958
Injured on 7/21/1958 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/21/1959 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/12/1959 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/2/1960, off Sandy Koufax (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1960, off Harvey Haddix (MON)
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (A) on 6/1/1963 (Going to BSN: P Ron Kline. Going to NYA: SS Joe Koppe)
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/9/1964 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2 weeks
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Injured on 9/30/1964 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Toronto on 8/13/1965
 
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