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Joe
Vitko		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 1, 1970 in Usa, NJ, SOMERVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2002   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1995 25 BAL AL 2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 43.0 44 24 5 11 50 5.02 .260 .304 .491 .795 1.9
1996 26 BAL AL 6 21 .222 36 36 1 0 0 220.7 246 133 41 48 218 5.42 .277 .319 .512 .830 8.0
1997 27 BAL AL 11 13 .458 35 35 1 1 0 211.7 205 104 37 29 199 4.42 .249 .280 .465 .745 12.9
1998 28 BAL AL 12 12 .500 45 28 1 1 4 190.3 206 128 37 40 220 6.05 .271 .316 .534 .850 6.4
1999 29 BAL AL 16 11 .593 33 33 1 0 0 199.7 177 90 31 41 223 4.06 .234 .279 .435 .713 16.8
2000 30 SFG NL 5 14 .263 35 27 0 0 1 154.3 165 94 32 27 175 5.48 .267 .304 .525 .829 5.5
2001 31 SFG NL 10 10 .500 33 33 0 0 0 177.3 183 92 27 35 233 4.67 .265 .307 .473 .780 10.6
2002 32 TOR AL 17 8 .680 36 36 0 0 0 218.3 195 87 26 38 250 3.59 .230 .271 .430 .701 18.2
2003 33 TOR AL 6 12 .333 32 24 0 0 0 149.3 157 82 30 27 168 4.94 .264 .305 .534 .839 6.3
2004 34 TOR AL 14 8 .636 35 27 0 0 0 173.7 172 102 31 35 168 5.29 .252 .302 .501 .803 8.9
2005 35 CLE AL 3 10 .231 25 25 0 0 0 108.7 121 77 18 43 94 6.38 .274 .348 .516 .864 2.6
11 Years Sim 102 122 .455 352 311 4 2 5 1847.0 1871 1013 315 374 1998 4.94 .257 .301 .489 .790 98.0
Season Average 9 11 .450 32 28 0 0 0 167.9 170 92 28 34 181 4.94 .257 .301 .489 .790  
Career Highs 17 21 .680 45 36 1 1 4 220.7 246 133 41 48 250 6.38 .277 .348 .534 .864  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2000 30 SFG NL 35 50 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 21 .100 .118 .160 .278 -0.5 0.0
2001 31 SFG NL 33 55 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 25 .073 .136 .091 .227 -1.0 0.0
2005 35 CLE AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 69 106 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 47 .085 .126 .123 .249 -1.6 0.0
162 Game Average 248 7 21 4 2 0 2 0 0 11 110 .085 .126 .123 .249 -3.7  
Career Highs 35 55 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 25 .100 .136 .160 .278 -0.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1995 25 BAL AL P 7 7 43.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1996 26 BAL AL P 36 36 220.7 16 28 2 0 .957 1.79    
1997 27 BAL AL P 35 35 211.7 7 33 3 4 .930 1.70    
1998 28 BAL AL P 45 28 190.3 13 29 1 0 .977 1.99    
1999 29 BAL AL P 33 33 199.7 7 25 2 3 .941 1.44    
2000 30 SFG NL P 35 27 154.3 5 22 3 3 .900 1.57    
2001 31 SFG NL P 33 33 177.3 14 25 1 3 .975 1.98    
2002 32 TOR AL P 36 36 218.3 3 32 4 2 .897 1.44    
2003 33 TOR AL P 32 24 149.3 5 27 1 2 .970 1.93    
2004 34 TOR AL P 35 27 173.7 1 18 3 2 .864 0.98    
2005 35 CLE AL P 25 25 108.7 6 14 2 2 .909 1.66    
    CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  P 352 311 1847.0 80 259 22 21 .939 1.65    
  CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   353 311 1848.6 80 259 22 21 .939 1.65    
Career Highs   45 36 220.7 16 33 4 4 1.000 1.99    
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
2002 32 TOR AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 7 2 0 1 10 3.00 .280 .308 .440 .748
2004 34 TOR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.3 16 10 3 1 8 16.89 .533 .548 1.067 1.615
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 1 0 0 0 11.3 23 12 3 2 18 9.53 .418 .439 .782 1.220
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2002-5-3.59
 Wins
1999-5-16
2002-4-17
 Losses
1996-1-21
2000-10-14
 Winning Pct
2002-8-.680
 Games Started
2002-10-36
 Shutouts
1997-6-1
1998-6-1
Innings Pitched
2002-9-218.3
 Homeruns Allowed
1996-1-41
1997-2-37
1998-7-37
2000-8-32
CAR-20-315
 Strikeouts
1999-8-223
2002-6-250
 Walks per 9IP
1997-2-1.2
1998-3-1.9
1999-6-1.8
2001-6-1.8
2002-3-1.6
2004-5-1.8
CAR-38-1.8
 Hits per 9IP
1999-4-8.0
2002-6-8.0
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1998-5-10.4
1999-7-10.1
2001-5-11.8
2002-10-10.3
CAR-30-9.7
WHiP
1997-3-1.11
1999-2-1.09
2001-7-1.23
2002-1-1.07
2004-8-1.19
 OAVG
1999-4-.234
2002-5-.230
 OOBP
1997-3-.280
1999-2-.279
2001-9-.307
2002-1-.271
2004-6-.302
 OOPS
2002-6-.701
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1992
Traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore on 6/16/1994 (Going to PHI: C Ivan Rodriguez, CF Ken Griffey jr.. Going to BAL: 1B Derrick White, P Joe Vitko, LF Alex Cole)
Injured on 6/24/1994 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/24/1994 with a Concussion, out for one week
Injured on 6/9/1995 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/17/1995
Injured on 6/5/1996 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/29/1997 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks
9/1/1997: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $1,800,000 per year, for 2 years
1/31/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Baltimore to San Francisco on 2/21/2000 (Going to SFG: P Joe Vitko. Going to BAL: RF Jim Edmonds)
Had first career hit on 4/13/2000, off Brian Tollberg (CIN)
1/31/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,071,429 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2001, going 4-0, 1.42
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/17/2002 to a 4-year deal worth $10,500,005 per year
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game
Injured on 8/11/2003 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by Toronto on 11/3/2004
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/1/2005 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 6/15/2005 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
9/1/2005: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $2,000,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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