#85 Joe Christopher, Centerfield, 32 yrs, Minnesota Twins Thursday, 10/19/1968 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Christopher
12/13/1935 32 V.I.,, 5"10 176
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,000,000 1969 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 7 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 4 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 4 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | DET | L 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 7-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | OAK | L 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/30 | OAK | L 6-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @BAL | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/3 | @CLE | W 12-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/5 | CLE | L 2-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/6 | @NYY | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/8 | BAL | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 564 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 69 | 42 | 110 | .275 | .322 | .417 | .739 | .643 | .142 |
Projected | 155 | 564 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 69 | 42 | 110 | .275 | .322 | .417 | .739 | .643 | .142 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 614 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 235 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 74.1 | 4.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 195 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .330 | .390 | .720 |
vs. RHP | 369 | 103 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 45 | 23 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .279 | .317 | .431 | .748 |
Close/Late | 71 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .372 | .493 | .865 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .321 | .362 | .683 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 275 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 22 | 54 | .273 | .324 | .436 | .761 |
Road | 78 | 289 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 56 | .277 | .317 | .398 | .715 |
March/April | 24 | 86 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 18 | .314 | .367 | .488 | .856 |
May | 27 | 99 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | .222 | .271 | .343 | .614 |
June | 24 | 98 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 19 | .316 | .343 | .388 | .731 |
July | 23 | 88 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 20 | .239 | .320 | .341 | .661 |
August | 26 | 90 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 17 | .289 | .313 | .533 | .846 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 103 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 | .272 | .315 | .417 | .733 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1962 | 112 | 349 | 107 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 8 | .307 | .348 | .424 | .772 | MIN |
1963 | 154 | 620 | 192 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 63 | 99 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 12 | 10 | .310 | .346 | .431 | .776 | MIN |
1964 | 152 | 633 | 186 | 35 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 104 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 7 | .294 | .336 | .436 | .772 | MIN |
1965 | 157 | 612 | 191 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 94 | 121 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 107 | 18 | 9 | .312 | .369 | .505 | .874 | MIN,AL |
1966 | 155 | 634 | 196 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 96 | 104 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 108 | 13 | 11 | .309 | .350 | .509 | .859 | MIN,AL |
1967 | 153 | 611 | 157 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 87 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 14 | 6 | .257 | .299 | .390 | .689 | MIN |
1968 | 155 | 564 | 155 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 10 | 10 | .275 | .322 | .417 | .739 | MIN |
Total | 1038 | 4023 | 1184 | 209 | 44 | 105 | 502 | 648 | 273 | 9 | 28 | 654 | 89 | 61 | .294 | .338 | .446 | .785 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1961, AAA | 134 | 559 | 213 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 112 | 99 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 15 | .381 | .409 | .639 | 1.048 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.2 | 3.18 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 146 | 143 | 254 | 10 | 0 | 267 | 3 | .989 | 1256.1 | 1.91 | | | | |
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Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 4/19/1963... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Kansas City on 8/20/1963... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1963... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Kansas City on 9/14/1964... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1964... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cleveland on 6/10/1965... Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1965... Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1966, hitting .412 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1966, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... 10/3/1966: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1966... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1967... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Oakland on 6/8/1968...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1963 - 192 - 8th 1964 - 186 - 8th 1965 - 191 - 8th 1966 - 196 - 9th
| Doubles 1966 - 42 - 3rd
| Triples 1963 - 7 - 6th 1964 - 8 - 8th 1965 - 12 - 1st 1967 - 6 - 9th
| Runs 1965 - 121 - 6th
| SB 1965 - 18 - 10th
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