1B Joe Houston #35
Age: 61 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
03/25/1968
1B JOE HOUSTON #35 - AGE: 61 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 60 65 60 60
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 20 30
Arm: 25 20 35
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Houston never gives less than 100 percent and has a high baseball IQ. Houston is highly-respected.
High: Adaptability, Greed, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Leader
Birthday:04/12/1906
Born in:Mitchell, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:270 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:18 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 66 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1928 Cincinnati - MLB 22 38 102 22 8 0 1 8 9 4 0 0 27 0 0 .216 .245 .324 .569 52 52 -0.5
1929 Cincinnati - MLB 23 117 408 131 23 3 11 63 64 44 2 3 80 0 0 .321 .387 .473 .860 125 130 2.4
1930 Cincinnati - MLB 24 145 569 187 29 5 20 120 97 43 3 4 96 0 0 .329 .376 .503 .879 122 131 3.1
1931 Cincinnati - MLB 25 158 605 190 34 5 10 100 85 98 3 7 80 1 0 .314 .408 .436 .844 129 133 4.3
1932 Cincinnati - MLB 26 140 540 157 24 4 18 94 90 66 1 11 58 0 1 .291 .362 .450 .812 118 121 2.7
1933 Cincinnati - MLB 27 158 619 180 24 3 16 93 79 75 2 9 57 0 0 .291 .365 .417 .781 123 129 4.0
1934 Cincinnati - MLB 28 158 595 196 29 4 15 103 98 97 5 5 63 0 0 .329 .425 .467 .892 142 149 5.1
1935 Cincinnati - MLB 29 143 546 165 24 5 16 84 90 84 0 6 64 0 0 .302 .392 .452 .844 130 132 3.6
1936 Cincinnati - MLB 30 90 360 102 21 2 9 48 58 50 1 3 36 0 0 .283 .370 .428 .797 111 112 1.0
1936 Cleveland - MLB 30 68 255 71 8 4 5 43 37 42 3 3 32 0 0 .278 .383 .400 .783 108 111 0.8
1936 Total - MLB 30 158 615 173 29 6 14 91 95 92 4 6 68 0 0 .281 .375 .416 .791 110 112 1.8
1937 Cleveland - MLB 31 99 366 101 11 2 5 40 43 54 1 5 52 2 0 .276 .366 .358 .724 96 100 0.8
1938 Cleveland - MLB 32 145 528 158 23 3 12 65 70 85 2 7 60 0 0 .299 .394 .422 .816 120 124 2.5
1939 Cleveland - MLB 33 9 35 7 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .200 .263 .314 .577 53 43 -0.2
1939 Buffalo - MLB 33 148 555 199 38 3 19 105 103 82 3 9 36 1 0 .359 .438 .541 .978 159 158 5.1
1939 Total - MLB 33 157 590 206 39 3 20 107 105 85 3 9 41 1 0 .349 .428 .527 .955 153 152 4.9
1940 Buffalo - MLB 34 124 471 148 31 3 11 68 87 76 0 4 41 0 0 .314 .407 .463 .869 136 140 3.0
1941 Buffalo - MLB 35 155 580 163 18 4 11 65 79 84 2 8 60 0 0 .281 .369 .383 .752 112 116 1.6
1942 Buffalo - MLB 36 157 595 159 21 6 10 65 69 90 3 6 71 0 0 .267 .363 .373 .736 121 126 1.5
1943 Buffalo - MLB 37 127 361 97 16 3 6 43 40 40 1 4 54 0 0 .269 .340 .380 .719 113 115 0.5
1944 Buffalo - MLB 38 43 39 10 3 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 .256 .302 .333 .636 90 93 0.1
1945 Buffalo - MLB 39 11 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 76 77 -0.1
Total MLB 2233 8139 2446 386 59 196 1215 1203 1120 32 95 978 4 1 .301 .383 .435 .818 123 127 41.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1928 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 27 23 222 14 13 239 3 .987 218.1 9.73 -1.2 .946
1928 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.017
1929 Cincinnati - MLB C 1 0 3 1 0 5 1 .800 7.0 5.14 -0.2 .000 0 2 0 0.0
1929 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 109 107 962 66 69 1042 14 .987 915.1 10.11 +0.6 1.020
1930 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 143 143 1277 73 92 1370 20 .985 1237.0 9.82 -1.4 1.000
1931 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 158 158 1439 93 120 1554 22 .986 1399.2 9.85 +1.9 1.018
1932 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 137 137 1247 90 98 1352 15 .989 1207.1 9.97 +1.4 1.001
1933 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 158 158 1429 79 104 1521 13 .991 1398.0 9.71 +2.9 1.016
1934 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 158 158 1295 82 113 1396 19 .986 1381.1 8.97 -0.5 .999
1935 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 143 143 1157 70 85 1239 12 .990 1204.2 9.17 +1.4 1.006
1936 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 90 90 793 44 70 849 12 .986 815.1 9.24 -2.2 .956
1936 Cleveland - MLB 1B 68 68 593 41 59 637 3 .995 595.1 9.58 -0.4 .999
1937 Cleveland - MLB 1B 99 99 883 68 84 958 7 .993 861.1 9.94 +0.5 .993
1938 Cleveland - MLB 1B 145 145 1253 80 123 1351 18 .987 1276.2 9.40 -2.5 .983
1939 Cleveland - MLB 1B 9 9 69 4 6 74 1 .986 74.0 8.88 -0.6 .870
1939 Buffalo - MLB 1B 148 148 1306 76 114 1403 21 .985 1305.2 9.53 -5.8 .957
1940 Buffalo - MLB 1B 123 123 1022 62 121 1096 12 .989 1077.1 9.06 -5.0 .964
1941 Buffalo - MLB 1B 150 150 1234 85 113 1336 17 .987 1244.1 9.54 -9.1 .936
1942 Buffalo - MLB 1B 157 157 1383 80 147 1481 18 .988 1393.1 9.45 -15.2 .900
1943 Buffalo - MLB 1B 89 86 762 38 62 807 7 .991 723.0 9.96 -8.9 .885
1944 Buffalo - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1945 Buffalo - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 2 9 1 .889 7.0 10.29 -0.6 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 3 1 0 5 1 .800 7.0 5.14 -0.2 .000 0 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 2117 2102 18335 1145 1595 19715 235 .988 18337.0 9.56 -44.9 .979
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
10/15/1927 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Packers organization.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (14); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 8 (14).
04/17/1928 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (14); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 10 (14).
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (14); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 11 (14).
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 13 (14).
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (14).
05/04/1932 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/12/1932 Suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (14).
09/25/1933 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (14).
09/12/1934 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Traders, with 1 3B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (14).
06/20/1935 Injured (Undisclosed injury), out for 1-2 weeks.
07/07/1935 Was selected to the 1935 American Circuit All-Star Game.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (14).
07/28/1936 Was traded by the Cincinnati Packers to the Cleveland Bobcats, along with 2B Al Wallace, in exchange for 3B Lloyd Souza, LF John Wegener.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (14).
08/06/1937 Injured on 08/04/1937, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2-3 months.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (15).
05/28/1938 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/06/1938 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
07/15/1938 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Traders, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
08/01/1938 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (15).
04/22/1939 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the Buffalo Beavers in exchange for SP Johnny Lucas.
07/09/1939 Was selected to the 1939 American Circuit All-Star Game.
08/24/1939 Goes 0-3 against the Chicago Traders, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
04/16/1940 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
05/18/1940 Injured (High ankle sprain), out for 3-4 weeks.
07/10/1940 Collects his 1000th career American Circuit RBI!
08/15/1940 Injured (Bone bruise (wrist)), out for 2 weeks.
09/20/1940 Collects his 2000th career American Circuit hit!
09/20/1940 Scores his 1000th career American Circuit run!
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (14); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
07/13/1941 Was selected to the 1941 American Circuit All-Star Game.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
09/05/1943 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (14); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (14); Power: 4 (8); Eye: 14 (16).
10/13/1945 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/16/1945 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1931 158 1
1933 158 2
1934 158 1
1936 158 1
1939 157 6
1942 157 5
Year PA Rank
1931 713 5
1933 705 8
1934 702 9
1936 717 7
1942 694 9
Year H Rank
1939 206 6
Year K Rank
1929 80 5
1930 96 3
1931 80 7
Year TB Rank
1939 311 6
Year 2B Rank
1939 39 10
Year HR Rank
1930 20 10
1933 16 5
1935 16 7
1939 20 8
Year RBI Rank
1930 120 8
1931 100 9
1933 93 9
1934 103 10
1939 107 7
Year R Rank
1939 105 8
Year BB Rank
1931 98 2
1933 75 10
1934 97 3
1935 84 7
1936 92 7
1938 85 8
1939 85 10
1942 90 4
Year IBB Rank
1931 11 4
1934 7 9
1935 10 6
1936 10 4
1939 12 3
1942 7 10
Year HP Rank
1934 5 5
Year SF Rank
1932 11 2
1933 9 6
1939 9 4
1941 8 5
Year AVG Rank
1939 .349 5
Year OBP Rank
1931 .408 10
1934 .425 3
1935 .392 10
1939 .428 3
1940 .407 9
Year SLG Rank
1939 .527 4
Year RC Rank
1934 117.86 5
1939 134.10 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1934 7.38 7
1939 8.58 5
Year ISO Rank
1939 .178 8
Year wOBA Rank
1934 .403 6
1939 .415 6
Year OPS Rank
1934 .892 7
1939 .955 3
Year WAR Rank
1934 5.0 9
1939 6.4 7
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