#46 Joe Vitko, Reliever, 28 yrs, Atlanta Braves - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#46 Joe Vitko, Reliever, 28 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Joe Vitko

2/1/1970
28
USA,NJ,SOMERVILLE
6"8
210

Reliever
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 150,000
1998 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 165 Days (337 total Days)
172 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 165 Days (337 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	6	4	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	8	6	4
Versus RHB	8	6	4
Talent	9	9	5

Pitching Ratings
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6
67
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Sinker
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/7	FLA	L 6-8		2	5	4	4	0	2
9/8	FLA	W 6-4		1	1	2	2	1	1
9/10	PIT	L 4-5		1	1	0	0	1	1
9/11	PIT	W 7-5		2	4	2	2	0	1
9/16	@COL	W 5-4		2	0	0	0	3	1	W
9/17	LAN	L 2-5		3	2	1	1	2	2
9/26	SF	W 7-1		2	0	0	0	2	3
9/29	LAN	W 6-2		2	0	0	0	1	4
9/30	CIN	L 6-11		0.1	4	4	4	1	0
10/3	HOU	L 2-9		2.1	3	1	1	0	1

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	55	0	2	3	1	4.50	82.0	68	44	41	40	68	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	55	0	2	3	1	4.50	82.0	68	44	41	40	68

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	10	3	25.0	55	15	12.3	7.5	7.5	4.4	8	1	12.5	28	7	25.0	4.19

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	156	35	9	3	12	28	26	19	32	0	0	4	.224	.319	.551	.870
vs. RHB	147	33	10	3	4	17	18	21	36	0	0	0	.224	.318	.415	.733

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	33	0	1	2	0	4.47	46.1	39	24	23	24	38
Road	22	0	1	1	1	4.54	35.2	29	20	18	16	30
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	8	0	0	0	0	7.27	8.2	7	9	7	8	9
May	6	0	0	0	0	3.38	8.0	8	3	3	2	6
June	7	0	1	1	0	5.23	10.1	8	6	6	4	11
July	7	0	0	1	0	1.13	8.0	2	1	1	4	3
August	14	0	0	1	1	2.84	25.1	19	9	8	10	20
Sept./Oct.	13	0	1	0	0	6.65	21.2	24	16	16	12	19

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1997	24	0	2	2	0	4.70	38.1	44	25	20	9	16	35	0	0	1.57	.313	ATL
1998	55	0	2	3	1	4.50	82.0	68	44	41	16	40	68	0	0	1.32	.237	ATL
Total	79	0	4	5	1	4.56	120.1	112	69	61	25	56	103	0	0	1.40	.263

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1992, A	30	30	7	15	0	3.79	180.1	174	83	76	15	58	134	0	0	1.29	.297
1993, A	27	27	5	11	0	3.96	161.1	167	78	71	13	66	127	0	0	1.44	.310
1993, AA	4	4	2	1	0	7.84	20.2	27	18	18	0	17	12	0	0	2.13	.365
1994, AA	31	31	15	9	0	3.99	187.0	168	88	83	15	76	138	0	0	1.30	.278
1995, AA	28	28	9	10	0	3.50	167.1	160	70	65	26	67	136	0	0	1.36	.283
1995, AAA	4	2	1	0	0	1.76	15.1	10	3	3	1	3	6	1	1	0.85	.188
1996, AAA	22	4	1	2	1	5.12	58.0	60	33	33	10	28	39	0	0	1.52	.286
1997, AAA	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.82	.091

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1997	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	ATL
1998	55	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	ATL
Total	79	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.867

82.0

1.65

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 25th overall pick, by Atlanta in 1992...
Injured on 7/9/1992 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 8/4/1992 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 5/16/1997...
Injured on 6/25/1997 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks...

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