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Von
Joshua		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: May 1, 1948 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1971   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 21 MON NL     6 6 5 2 3 3 5 7 6 2 2 2 6 7 7
1970 22 MON NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 2 7 8 7
1971 23 MON NL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 2 3 2 7 8 7
1972 24 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 3 5 7 6 2 2 2 5 6 6
1973 25 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 3 4 3 5 7 6 2 2 2 5 7 6
1974 26 MON NL     6 6 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 2 2 2 6 7 6
1975 27 MON NL     6 6 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 2 2 2 6 7 6
1976 28 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 2 2 2 5 7 6
1977 29 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 2 2 5 6 6
1978 30 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 7 6 2 2 2 5 6 6
1979 31 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6
1980 32 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6
1981 33 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 4 3 6 7 7 2 3 2 7 8 7
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
1969 21 AAA   137 570 73 148 22 5 11 61 16 11 19 78 .260 .284 .374 .657 57.2  
1970 22 AAA   131 531 70 163 25 13 10 66 12 22 31 73 .307 .345 .460 .805 73.8  
1971 23 MON NL 25 52 10 20 3 0 3 11 4 0 1 4 .385 .382 .615 .997 12.4 3.2
    AAA   105 423 59 148 27 7 11 66 21 6 23 42 .350 .383 .525 .908 77.3  
1972 24 MON NL 37 81 7 23 5 0 0 4 0 1 1 9 .284 .289 .346 .635 5.8 0.2
1973 25 AAA   111 429 49 113 27 4 14 54 10 8 28 63 .263 .309 .443 .751 56.2  
1974 26 AAA   137 530 68 153 23 1 16 83 9 2 34 81 .289 .332 .426 .758 73.5  
1975 27 AAA   136 562 71 144 26 6 14 80 10 6 37 60 .256 .302 .399 .701 66.5  
1976 28 MON NL 19 8 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.1 0.0
    AAA   54 211 20 63 10 4 4 23 1 2 15 30 .299 .345 .441 .786 30.1  
1977 29 AAA   137 553 61 139 24 5 12 69 8 6 43 78 .251 .305 .378 .683 63.2  
1978 30 AAA   130 469 39 120 21 3 5 44 10 8 44 62 .256 .320 .345 .665 51.6  
1979 31 AAA   137 549 63 157 27 5 9 64 16 11 25 58 .286 .317 .403 .720 65.8  
1980 32 AAA   137 554 56 136 22 5 7 44 7 6 35 86 .245 .290 .341 .631 53.2  
1981 33 MON NL 62 168 9 34 1 1 1 8 0 2 7 23 .202 .233 .238 .471 5.8 0.0
    AAA   80 317 42 87 22 1 5 27 3 5 21 54 .274 .320 .397 .717 37.6  
1982 34 AAA   53 219 21 41 10 0 5 17 4 1 10 33 .187 .223 .301 .524 14.1  
4 Years Sim 143 309 31 78 10 1 4 24 4 3 9 38 .252 .270 .330 .600 24.2 3.3
13 Years AAA 1485 5917 692 1612 286 59 123 698 127 94 365 798 .272 .314 .403 .717 720.0  
162 Game Average 350 35 88 11 1 4 27 4 3 10 43 .252 .270 .330 .600 27.4  
Career Highs 62 168 10 34 5 1 3 11 4 2 7 23 .385 .382 .615 .997 12.4  
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   289 28 70 10 1 4 22 3 3 8 36 .242 .259 .325 .584 22.8
vs LH   20 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 .400 .429 .400 .829 3.4
Home 71 147 13 38 5 0 2 15 0 1 6 22 .259 .282 .333 .615 13.2
Away 72 162 18 40 5 1 2 9 4 2 3 16 .247 .259 .327 .586 12.9
RISP   64 0 12 1 0 0 18 0 0 3 9 .188 .211 .203 .414 2.2
Pinch Hitting   11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4
Close/Late   38 12 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .342 .359 .368 .727 4.7
Mar/Apr 7 16 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .438 .438 .563 1.000 3.1
May 16 38 1 9 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 .237 .250 .289 .539 2.2
June 17 21 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .190 .190 .286 .476 0.8
July 28 63 7 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8 .254 .273 .286 .558 4.7
August 36 83 7 17 2 0 1 7 1 0 3 9 .205 .233 .265 .498 4.7
Sep/Oct 39 88 11 25 2 0 3 10 3 2 3 12 .284 .301 .409 .710 10.6
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
1971 23 MON NL RF 7 5 42.3 12 2 0 1 1.000 2.98   0.3
    LF 6 4 38.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.18    
    1B 4 3 24.3 19 1 0 1 1.000 7.40   0.0
    2B 3 0 5.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 5.40   0.0
    CF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1972 24 MON NL CF 21 17 135.3 52 0 1 0 .981 3.46   0.8
    1B 4 2 19.0 18 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    RF 3 2 17.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.12    
    2B 5 0 12.0 2 6 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.1
    SS 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 28 MON NL RF 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 3.0 5 0 0 2 1.000 15.00   0.0
    CF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    LF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 2 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
1981 33 MON NL SS 54 53 458.0 69 202 4 33 .985 5.33   2.4
    LF 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 57 54 469.0 72 205 4 34 .986 5.32   2.5
  CF 26 17 144.3 54 0 1 0 .982 3.37   0.8
  RF 15 7 67.3 17 2 0 1 1.000 2.54   0.3
  LF 14 4 49.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.92   0.0
  1B 9 5 46.3 42 2 0 3 1.000 8.55   0.1
  2B 10 0 21.0 4 10 0 3 1.000 6.00   0.1
Career Totals   131 87 797.0 194 219 5 41 .988 4.66   3.8
Career Highs   61 53 470.0 77 203 4 33 1.000 5.68    
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
1970 22 MON NL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 23 MON NL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
1976 28 MON NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533
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  1. Bill Russell (978)
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  3. Steve Staggs (966)
  4. Delino Deshields (966)
  5. Ed Busch (966)
  6. Red Rollings (962)
  7. Al Glossop (962)
  8. Jose Offerman (960)
  9. Mike Sharperson (953)
  10. John Knox (953)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Montreal in 1969
Injured on 8/9/1970 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week
Injured on 4/4/1971 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/9/1971, off Catfish Hunter (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 9/12/1971, off Don Sutton (KCR)
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
Injured on 4/7/1972 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/11/1972 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
Injured on 6/26/1978 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/28/1981 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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