#73 Joe Spittle, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, New York (UA) Knickerbockers

#73 Joe Spittle, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, New York (UA) Knickerbockers
Saturday, 7/21/1975

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Joe Spittle

11/21/1940
34
USA
5"10
185

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Normal
4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1975
7 Year(s), 140 Days (1344 total Days)
112 Day(s)
10 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	7	9	10	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	7	10	10
Versus RHB	7	9	10
Talent	7	10	10

Pitching Ratings
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9
36
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	2	3
Versus LHP	1	4	1	2	3
Versus RHP	1	4	1	2	3
Talent	2	4	2	2	2

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4
1
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 1 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
5/30	FLU	W 3-0	*	8.2	9	0	0	0	5	W	PoG
6/4	@BRO	L 0-8	*	7	11	7	6	0	6	L
6/10	@TRO	W 8-1	*	9	5	1	1	0	5	W	PoG
6/16	@BAL	W 8-0	*	9	7	0	0	1	4	W	PoG
6/21	FLU	W 3-2	*	6.2	9	2	2	2	5
6/26	@TRO	W 9-8	*	7.2	7	5	5	1	5
7/3	@CIN	L 8-9	*	7	9	7	5	0	2
7/10	@BAL	W 12-2	*	9	6	2	1	0	6	W	PoG
7/15	CIN	W 13-12	*	6	11	7	7	0	6
7/20	FLU	L 8-11	*	5.1	11	7	5	2	3	L

Pitching Stats 1975

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	21	21	11	5	0	3.21	157.0	153	70	56	14	102	9	42.9	4	12	57.1

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	10.3	8.8	5.8	.8	7	2	28.6	0	0	.0	2.78

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	109	18	3	0	0	4	4	1	29	0	0	3	.165	.193	.193	.386
vs. RHB	499	135	27	4	10	61	66	13	73	0	0	10	.271	.298	.401	.699

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	10	10	4	3	0	3.79	73.2	87	41	31	9	48
Road	11	11	7	2	0	2.70	83.1	66	29	25	5	54
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	8.44	5.1	11	7	5	2	3
Last Week	2	2	1	0	0	4.80	15.0	17	9	8	0	12

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	3	2	0	4.50	44.0	47	25	22	5	33
May	6	6	5	1	0	0.39	46.1	30	7	2	3	27
June	5	5	2	1	0	3.20	39.1	39	15	14	4	25
July	4	4	1	1	0	5.93	27.1	37	23	18	2	17

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1967	32	0	16	11	0	3.17	241.1	220	0	85	0	34	102	10	4	1.05	NYK,UA
1968	36	36	14	18	0	3.17	286.2	265	110	101	0	42	148	18	3	1.07	NYU
1969	33	33	18	11	0	2.90	266.2	251	99	86	0	49	94	15	3	1.13	NYU
1970	31	31	13	16	0	3.14	246.2	215	97	86	0	19	122	15	2	0.95	NYU,UA
1971	35	35	18	12	0	3.25	277.1	270	107	100	0	30	132	15	5	1.08	NYU
1972	33	33	16	9	0	3.53	268.0	297	129	105	0	39	110	12	3	1.25	NYU,UA
1973	32	32	18	11	0	4.14	250.0	292	130	115	0	48	89	12	2	1.36	NYU
1974	34	34	16	11	0	4.36	256.0	302	139	124	16	40	114	9	0	1.34	NYU
1975	21	21	11	5	0	3.21	157.0	153	70	56	10	14	102	9	4	1.06	NYU,UA
Total	287	255	140	104	0	3.43	2249.2	2265	881	858	26	315	1013	115	26	1.15

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1974	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	18.0	14	0	0	2	8	2	2
Total	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	18.0	14	0	0	2	8	2	2

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1967	32	93	9	1	0	0	5	4	1	19	0	0	.097	.106	.108	.214	NYK,UA
1968	36	101	8	0	1	0	0	3	1	31	0	0	.079	.088	.099	.187	NYU
1969	33	102	13	5	0	0	3	6	2	24	1	1	.127	.144	.176	.321	NYU
1970	31	85	8	3	3	0	3	9	6	31	0	0	.094	.154	.200	.354	NYU,UA
1971	35	92	10	1	1	0	4	4	2	30	0	1	.109	.128	.141	.269	NYU
1972	33	95	9	1	1	1	3	11	8	35	0	0	.095	.165	.158	.323	NYU,UA
1973	32	92	11	3	0	0	4	4	6	36	0	0	.120	.173	.152	.326	NYU
1974	34	95	12	1	0	0	4	4	4	35	1	0	.126	.162	.137	.298	NYU
1975	21	59	7	2	2	0	6	4	1	16	0	0	.119	.129	.220	.349	NYU,UA
Total	287	814	87	17	8	1	32	49	31	257	2	2	.107	.139	.151	.290

Fielding Stats 1975

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

157.0

1.26

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by New York (UA) in 1964... Injured on 5/16/1964 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 7/15/1964 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week..
. Injured on 8/9/1964 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Had first career hit on 5/8/1967, off Percy Hofe (TRO)... Earned first career win on 5/12/1967... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar
game... Injured on 10/16/1967 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week... Won Rookie of the Year in 1967, going 16-11, 3.17 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1968, going 4-0, 2.05... Was sele
cted to the 1970 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1972, going 4-0, 2.83...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Hit first career homerun on 9/10/1972, off Lonzo McCleskey (BAL)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/13/1973, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Injured on 9/20/1973 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1975, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1975, going 5-1, 0.39...
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1968 - 3.17 - 9th 1969 - 2.90 - 5th 1972 - 3.53 - 7th	WHIP 1968 - 1.07 - 4th 1969 - 1.13 - 10th 1970 - 0.95 - 5th	Wins 1969 - 18 - 8th 1973 - 18 - 7th	Losses 1968 - 18 - 2nd 1970 - 16 - 7th	IP 1968 - 286.2 - 2nd
CG 1968 - 18 - 2nd 1969 - 15 - 7th 1970 - 15 - 4th 1971 - 15 - 5th 1972 - 12 - 7th 1973 - 12 - 4th	SHO 1968 - 3 - 4th 1969 - 3 - 7th 1971 - 5 - 1st 1972 - 3 - 4th 1973 - 2 - 5th

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