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Joe
Hoerner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 225
 
Born: November 12, 1936 in Usa, IA, DUBUQUE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1966    1969   
All-Star Selections 1966    1968    1972    1973   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 26 CLN NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6
1964 27 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6
1965 28 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 8 7 8 7 6 6
1966 29 CLN NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 6
1967 30 CLN NL $ 3,957,143 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7
1968 31 CLN NL $ 3,957,143 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7
1969 32 BOS AL $ 3,100,000 7 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 7 7
1970 33 BOS AL $ 3,100,000 7 7 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1971 34 DET AL $ 3,100,000 7 7 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7
1972 35 DET AL $ 3,100,000 7 7 6 6 9 8 8 8 7 7
1973 36 DET AL $ 4,500,000 7 6 6 6 9 8 8 7 6 6
1974 37 DET AL $ 4,500,000 7 6 5 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1975 38 DET AL $ 4,500,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 5
1976 39 DET AL $ 4,500,000 6 5 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 7 6 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000 7 7 7 7 9 8 8 8 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 26 CLN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 27 CLN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 28 CLN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 29 CLN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 30 CLN NL $ 3,957,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 31 CLN NL $ 3,957,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 32 BOS AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 33 BOS AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 34 DET AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 35 DET AL $ 3,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 36 DET AL $ 4,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 37 DET AL $ 4,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 38 DET AL $ 4,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 39 DET AL $ 4,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1963 26 CLN NL 4 7 .364 36 21 0 0 1 149.7 152 51 13 38 86 3.07 .268 .310 .384 .694 8.5
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 35.0 38 15 3 15 33 3.86 .259 .327 .361 .688  
1964 27 CLN NL 8 10 .444 94 5 1 0 5 144.3 136 54 16 43 82 3.37 .247 .304 .390 .694 10.7
1965 28 CLN NL 12 10 .545 63 27 2 0 5 236.0 197 69 25 49 171 2.63 .223 .264 .355 .619 17.5
1966 29 CLN NL 15 9 .625 61 24 5 0 9 233.0 196 85 27 54 146 3.28 .228 .274 .365 .639 15.7
1967 30 CLN NL 10 1 .909 92 4 0 0 14 122.3 106 32 10 30 86 2.35 .232 .287 .350 .637 16.2
1968 31 CLN NL 13 3 .813 98 4 0 0 18 143.7 119 54 13 39 93 3.38 .223 .279 .339 .618 15.4
1969 32 BOS AL 16 9 .640 48 16 3 0 3 181.0 151 70 22 48 139 3.48 .224 .279 .364 .643 12.8
1970 33 BOS AL 11 10 .524 33 33 10 4 0 247.3 213 82 16 71 166 2.98 .234 .289 .327 .617 18.8
1971 34 BOS AL 5 9 .357 17 17 2 1 0 126.7 128 57 14 33 93 4.05 .259 .306 .413 .719 6.7
  DET AL 12 0 1.000 17 17 2 1 0 129.7 115 47 12 44 83 3.26 .236 .300 .371 .671 12.9
  TOT   17 9 .654 34 34 4 2 0 256.3 243 104 26 77 176 3.65 .247 .303 .392 .695 19.6
1972 35 DET AL 22 9 .710 33 33 8 1 0 263.3 223 96 17 71 170 3.28 .227 .280 .332 .611 19.9
1973 36 DET AL 12 8 .600 28 28 8 0 0 208.3 206 72 21 39 117 3.11 .253 .293 .384 .677 14.3
1974 37 DET AL 12 14 .462 33 33 7 0 0 251.3 267 119 34 62 131 4.26 .268 .315 .429 .744 16.2
1975 38 DET AL 4 16 .200 27 27 3 1 0 180.0 215 96 26 39 83 4.80 .296 .335 .470 .806 7.3
1976 39 DET AL 9 19 .321 33 33 4 1 0 219.3 249 113 30 71 95 4.64 .287 .342 .433 .775 8.6
14 Years Sim 165 134 .552 713 322 55 9 55 2836.0 2673 1097 296 731 1741 3.48 .247 .297 .381 .678 201.6
1 Years AAA 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 35.0 38 15 3 15 33 3.86 .259 .327 .361 .688  
Season Average 11 9 .550 50 23 3 0 3 202.6 190 78 21 52 124 3.48 .247 .297 .381 .678  
Career Highs 22 19 .909 98 34 10 4 18 263.3 267 119 34 77 176 4.80 .296 .342 .470 .806  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1972 788 228 562 1182   .258 .309 .401 .710
vs LH   701 309 68 169 559   .221 .261 .332 .593
Home 92 67 .579 363 174 25 6 35 1531.0 1387 528 133 386 937 3.10 .240 .288 .358 .646
Away 73 67 .521 350 148 29 3 28 1305.0 1286 569 163 345 804 3.92 .256 .303 .406 .710
Mar/Apr 35 19 .648 118 55 9 3 5 493.0 428 183 64 96 331 3.34 .231 .269 .385 .654
May 25 21 .543 127 41 10 2 13 420.3 391 168 37 97 246 3.60 .246 .289 .358 .647
June 27 20 .574 121 56 9 2 10 487.6 447 173 47 133 289 3.19 .242 .293 .374 .667
July 25 23 .521 110 59 9 0 6 477.3 492 215 64 110 279 4.05 .265 .306 .424 .729
August 26 30 .464 133 56 9 1 14 481.3 495 221 51 162 294 4.13 .263 .321 .399 .720
Sep/Oct 27 21 .563 104 55 9 1 15 476.3 420 137 33 133 302 2.59 .236 .290 .340 .629
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
1963 26 CLN NL 36 41 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 .049 .093 .098 .191 -1.7 0.0
1964 27 CLN NL 94 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.7 0.0
1965 28 CLN NL 63 66 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .045 .060 .061 .120 -3.4 0.0
1966 29 CLN NL 61 67 2 6 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 25 .090 .090 .149 .239 -1.9 0.0
1967 30 CLN NL 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1968 31 CLN NL 98 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.8 0.0
6 Years Sim 444 215 5 12 5 1 0 6 0 0 3 77 .056 .069 .088 .157 -10.3 0.0
162 Game Average 78 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 28 .056 .069 .088 .157 -3.7  
Career Highs 98 67 2 6 4 1 0 5 0 0 2 25 .090 .093 .149 .239 -0.7  
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   140 4 6 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 52 .043 .050 .079 .128 -8.3
vs LH   75 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 25 .080 .104 .107 .211 -2.5
Home 222 115 3 7 4 1 0 5 0 0 2 48 .061 .077 .113 .190 -4.8
Away 222 100 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .050 .059 .060 .119 -6.1
RISP   51 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .059 .059 .118 .176 -2.4
Close/Late   18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.1
Mar/Apr 34 41 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .073 .073 .098 .171 -1.9
May 45 23 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .043 .043 .087 .130 -1.4
June 40 48 3 6 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 17 .125 .143 .229 .372 0.5
July 19 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .024 .024 .024 .048 -3.4
August 69 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .037 .000 .037 -2.2
Sep/Oct 15 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .029 .056 .029 .084 -2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 26 CLN NL P 36 21 149.7 9 27 1 1 .973 2.16    
1964 27 CLN NL P 94 5 144.3 8 30 1 1 .974 2.37    
1965 28 CLN NL P 63 27 236.0 16 48 2 4 .970 2.44    
1966 29 CLN NL P 61 24 233.0 10 50 2 6 .968 2.32    
1967 30 CLN NL P 92 4 122.3 9 21 2 1 .938 2.21    
1968 31 CLN NL P 98 4 143.7 9 20 3 3 .906 1.82    
1969 32 BOS AL P 48 16 181.0 9 31 0 0 1.000 1.99    
1970 33 BOS AL P 33 33 247.3 14 40 2 6 .964 1.96    
1971 34 BOS AL P 17 17 126.7 6 20 1 1 .963 1.85    
  DET AL P 17 17 129.7 7 21 2 1 .933 1.94    
  TOT   P 34 34 256.3 13 41 3 2 .947 1.90    
1972 35 DET AL P 33 33 263.3 17 49 0 5 1.000 2.26    
1973 36 DET AL P 28 28 208.3 13 33 0 2 1.000 1.99    
1974 37 DET AL P 33 33 251.3 17 45 1 5 .984 2.22    
1975 38 DET AL P 27 27 180.0 10 26 0 4 1.000 1.80    
1976 39 DET AL P 33 33 219.3 15 39 3 0 .947 2.22    
Career Totals   713 322 2836.0 169 500 20 40 .971 2.12    
Career Highs   98 34 263.3 17 50 3 6 1.000 2.44    
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
1964 27 CLN NL 0 2 .000 4 2 0 0 0 17.0 16 5 1 8 11 2.65 .254 .338 .365 .703
1965 28 CLN NL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 11 3 1 5 11 1.59 .193 .258 .281 .539
1966 29 CLN NL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 2 10.7 10 3 2 3 8 2.53 .244 .295 .439 .734
1967 30 CLN NL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 2 8.3 6 3 1 3 4 3.24 .207 .281 .414 .695
1968 31 CLN NL 1 3 .250 15 0 0 0 4 13.3 19 8 1 8 15 5.40 .328 .409 .448 .857
1969 32 BOS AL 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 33.0 34 14 1 17 30 3.82 .272 .359 .360 .719
1972 35 DET AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 28.3 36 15 5 6 12 4.77 .316 .350 .500 .850
Career Post-Season Pitching 7 9 .438 46 13 1 0 8 127.7 132 51 12 50 91 3.60 .271 .339 .405 .743
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
1964 27 CLN NL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 28 CLN NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1965-5-2.63
1972-5-3.28
1973-3-3.11
 Wins
1971-5-17
1972-1-22
 Losses
1974-9-14
1975-4-16
1976-3-19
 Winning Pct
1968-2-.813
1972-4-.710
 Saves
1967-6-14
1968-3-18
 Games Pitched
1964-2-94
1967-5-92
1968-5-98
CAR-28-713
Games Started
1971-6-34
 Complete Games
1970-9-10
1972-9-8
1973-8-8
1974-9-7
 Shutouts
1970-2-4
1971-8-2
1972-10-1
1975-7-1
 Innings Pitched
1971-9-256.3
1972-7-263.3
1974-7-251.3
 Hits Allowed
1971-7-243
1974-8-267
 Homeruns Allowed
1971-10-26
1974-3-34
1975-10-26
1976-3-30
Walks per 9IP
1965-9-1.9
1972-10-2.4
1973-4-1.7
1974-6-2.2
1975-4-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
1965-10-7.5
1972-5-7.6
 WHiP
1965-3-1.04
1966-9-1.07
1969-8-1.10
1972-4-1.12
1973-2-1.18
CAR-42-1.20
 OAVG
1965-8-.223
1966-10-.228
1972-5-.227
 OOBP
1965-2-.264
1966-9-.274
1972-3-.280
1973-2-.293
CAR-46-.297
 OSLG
1970-10-.327
1972-4-.332
OOPS
1965-10-.619
1972-2-.611
1973-10-.677
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 71    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1963
Had first career hit (triple) on 6/2/1963, off Milt Pappas (CLE)
Earned first career win on 6/7/1963
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Cleveland (N) in 1966
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
7/1/1968: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (N), $3,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Boston (A) on 2/1/1969 (Going to CLN: P Galen Cisco. Going to BOS: P Joe Hoerner, P Bob Veale, RF Cliff Cook, SS Tom Tresh)
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1969
Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 7/1/1971 (Going to DET: C Duke Sims, P Joe Hoerner. Going to BOS: C Dick Brown, DH Dick Stuart, C Larry Howard, 3B Nelson Mathews, P Tommie Sisk)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1971, going 5-0, 2.38
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1973, going 5-1, 3.23
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Injured on 9/1/1973 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 5/5/1975 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
 
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