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Joe
Hesketh		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 170
 
Born: February 15, 1959 in Usa, NY, LACKAWANNA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 25 DET AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1985 26 DET AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1986 27 DET AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1987 28 DET AL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1988 29 DET AL $ 350,000 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1989 30 KCR AL $ 1,537,143 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 6
1990 31 KCR AL $ 1,537,143 7 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,537,143 7 6 5 6 7 6 6 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
1984 25 DET AL 3 5 .375 11 11 2 1 0 77.7 63 30 9 25 39 3.48 .220 .281 .376 .657 5.0
    AAA   4 0 1.000 23 1 0 0 0 51.0 40 18 3 16 46 3.18 .216 .279 .324 .603  
1985 26 DET AL 12 18 .400 36 36 4 3 0 240.7 245 119 25 90 140 4.45 .263 .327 .428 .755 9.4
1986 27 DET AL 9 17 .346 32 32 3 0 0 221.3 221 111 19 80 141 4.51 .258 .321 .398 .719 9.3
1987 28 DET AL 7 6 .538 65 0 0 0 6 117.7 127 70 9 47 60 5.35 .277 .342 .429 .772 4.6
1988 29 DET AL 6 4 .600 61 0 0 0 2 145.7 140 51 12 53 89 3.15 .252 .316 .358 .674 11.4
1989 30 DET AL 7 6 .538 31 11 0 0 1 124.3 115 62 14 52 75 4.49 .246 .321 .430 .752 7.2
  KCR AL 2 1 .667 14 5 0 0 8 15.0 8 5 1 3 11 3.00 .160 .208 .280 .488 3.7
  TOT   9 7 .563 45 16 0 0 9 139.3 123 67 15 55 86 4.33 .238 .311 .416 .727 10.9
    AAA   2 1 .667 19 0 0 0 2 19.3 11 8 2 8 16 3.72 .167 .257 .303 .560  
1990 31 KCR AL 3 4 .429 51 0 0 0 4 106.0 105 46 12 45 65 3.91 .254 .332 .404 .736 8.0
7 Years Sim 49 61 .445 301 95 9 4 21 1048.3 1024 494 101 395 620 4.24 .255 .321 .404 .726 58.7
2 Years AAA 6 1 .857 42 1 0 0 2 70.3 51 26 5 24 62 3.33 .203 .273 .319 .591  
Season Average 7 8 .467 43 13 1 0 3 149.8 146 70 14 56 88 4.24 .255 .321 .404 .726  
Career Highs 12 18 .600 65 36 4 3 9 240.7 245 119 25 90 141 5.35 .277 .342 .429 .772  
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   765 361 72 293 434   .261 .329 .408 .736
vs LH   259 133 29 102 186   .238 .303 .395 .698
Home 27 35 .435 169 53 3 3 15 590.0 583 285 53 234 362 4.35 .258 .328 .408 .736
Away 22 26 .458 132 42 6 1 7 458.3 441 209 48 161 258 4.10 .251 .313 .399 .713
Mar/Apr 5 12 .294 49 16 1 1 0 170.3 186 82 15 62 101 4.33 .279 .341 .431 .772
May 8 13 .381 56 18 1 0 6 200.7 217 117 17 89 121 5.25 .277 .351 .420 .771
June 6 6 .500 42 16 1 0 1 145.3 132 67 17 52 82 4.15 .241 .307 .410 .717
July 11 5 .688 47 11 2 2 1 154.6 147 63 15 55 101 3.67 .245 .309 .392 .701
August 9 13 .409 50 18 1 0 3 189.3 185 91 19 73 114 4.33 .256 .324 .409 .733
Sep/Oct 10 12 .455 57 16 3 1 11 188.0 157 74 18 64 101 3.54 .225 .290 .362 .652
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 25 DET AL P 11 11 77.7 6 20 0 2 1.000 3.01    
1985 26 DET AL P 36 36 240.7 22 44 6 2 .917 2.47    
1986 27 DET AL P 32 32 221.3 10 40 2 4 .962 2.03    
1987 28 DET AL P 65 0 117.7 5 18 2 1 .920 1.76    
1988 29 DET AL P 61 0 145.7 9 36 1 6 .978 2.78    
1989 30 DET AL P 31 11 124.3 4 32 1 1 .973 2.61    
  KCR AL P 14 5 15.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.40    
  TOT   P 45 16 139.3 4 36 1 1 .976 2.58    
1990 31 KCR AL P 51 0 106.0 5 15 2 1 .909 1.70    
Career Totals   301 95 1048.3 61 209 14 17 .951 2.32    
Career Highs   65 36 240.7 22 44 6 6 1.000 3.01    
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
1988 29 DET AL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 3 3 1 2 0 13.50 .429 .556 1.143 1.698
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 3 3 1 2 0 13.50 .429 .556 1.143 1.698
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1985-6-18
1986-5-17
 Games Started
1985-5-36
 Shutouts
1985-6-3
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by Baltimore in 1984
Traded from Baltimore to Detroit on 7/1/1984 (Going to DET: P Joe Hesketh, P John Montefusco. Going to BAL: C Biff Pocoroba)
Earned first career win on 8/13/1984
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/31/1989 (Going to DET: P Bill Landrum. Going to KCR: RF Cesar Cedeno, DH Keith Hernandez, P Joe Hesketh)
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,537,143 through salary arbitration
 
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