3B Joe Voss #31
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/31/1977
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3B JOE VOSS #31 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 297 76 16 8 7 29 47 46 .256 .358 .434 21 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
BABIP 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 45 45 40 45
Eye 70 80 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 50 30
Arm: 20 80 70
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1977 NYE Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1977 NYE Win, 7-5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
07/29/1977 @ DAL Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1977 @ DAL Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/27/1977 @ DAL Loss, 6-10 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
07/25/1977 @ CHH Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/24/1977 @ CHH Win, 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1977 @ CHH Win, 5-1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/22/1977 @ TOR Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/1977 @ TOR Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Has a self-centered attitude.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:04/23/1946
Born in:Dyer, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$450,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 8th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 297 76 16 8 7 29 56 47 46 .256 .358 .434 .792 .347 .178 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 350 0 0 0 7 6 0 129 31 21 9 70.0 47.5 5.27 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   107 29 3 3 2 6 24 16 16 0 2 0 .271 .366 .411 .777
Versus Right   190 47 13 5 5 23 32 31 30 0 4 0 .247 .353 .447 .800
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   19 2 0 1 0 2 3 4 7 0 0 0 .105 .261 .211 .471
Last Week   33 4 0 1 0 2 2 7 5 0 1 0 .121 .275 .182 .457
April   86 22 1 2 1 5 19 19 12 0 1 0 .256 .390 .349 .739
May   105 31 9 1 5 12 25 8 14 0 1 0 .295 .345 .543 .888
June   54 17 6 3 1 8 7 9 8 0 3 0 .315 .413 .593 1.005
July   52 6 0 2 0 4 5 11 12 0 1 0 .115 .270 .192 .462
Spring Training   52 14 0 0 1 5 7 4 9 0 0 0 .269 .321 .327 .648
Last Year   554 147 27 8 11 80 92 76 88 7 2 0 .265 .350 .403 .753
2 Years Ago   565 150 29 9 11 52 83 75 101 1 10 1 .265 .352 .407 .759
Career   6393 1704 326 120 117 631 1053 775 1178 30 74 7 .267 .345 .410 .755
Home   143 35 8 4 6 15 27 23 23 0 3 0 .245 .349 .483 .832
Road   154 41 8 4 1 14 29 24 23 0 3 0 .266 .365 .390 .755
Grass   297 76 16 8 7 29 56 47 46 0 6 0 .256 .358 .434 .792
Day   183 47 8 4 2 17 36 31 29 0 4 0 .257 .364 .377 .742
Night   114 29 8 4 5 12 20 16 17 0 2 0 .254 .346 .526 .872
As Starter   294 75 15 8 7 29 56 46 45 0 6 0 .255 .356 .432 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   59 17 3 1 2 6 14 12 7 0 4 0 .288 .408 .475 .883
Inning 1-3   121 29 7 4 2 8 22 16 18 0 1 0 .240 .328 .413 .742
Inning 4-6   88 18 2 3 1 9 12 13 13 0 1 0 .205 .307 .330 .636
Inning 7-9   83 28 7 1 4 12 21 17 14 0 4 0 .337 .450 .590 1.040
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   138 42 8 5 6 16 34 27 23 0 5 0 .304 .418 .565 .983
1 Outs   75 18 7 1 1 9 17 13 11 0 1 0 .240 .352 .400 .752
2 Outs   84 16 1 2 0 4 5 7 12 0 0 0 .190 .253 .250 .503
Scoring Position   69 15 5 0 0 17 7 11 8 0 6 0 .217 .325 .290 .615
Bases Empty   196 51 9 6 4 4 38 28 37 0 0 0 .260 .353 .429 .781
Runner on 1st   32 10 2 2 3 8 11 8 1 0 0 0 .312 .450 .781 1.231
Runner on 2nd   26 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 5 0 .115 .207 .154 .361
Runner on 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 .316 .409 .421 .830
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   7 2 2 0 0 8 2 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .545 .571 1.117
Two Strikes   154 31 6 5 3 13 27 33 46 0 0 0 .201 .342 .364 .706
First Pitch   34 9 3 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 .265 .265 .441 .706
Count 0-1   26 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .346 .577
Count 0-2   22 6 2 1 1 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 .273 .273 .591 .864
Count 1-0   21 9 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .619 1.048
Count 1-1   33 9 1 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .273 .485 .758
Count 1-2   52 9 2 2 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 0 .173 .173 .288 .462
Count 2-0   6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-1   13 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 2-2   38 9 0 1 2 5 4 0 11 0 0 0 .237 .237 .447 .684
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 2 1 0 4 9 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .900 1.650
Full Count   42 7 2 1 0 3 16 33 13 0 0 0 .167 .533 .262 .795
Behind in Count   100 21 5 4 1 6 9 0 22 0 0 0 .210 .210 .370 .580
Ahead in Count   50 21 5 2 1 7 15 14 0 0 0 0 .420 .547 .660 1.207
Batting Leadoff   237 57 9 5 6 21 49 37 37 0 3 0 .241 .343 .397 .740
Batting 2nd   25 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 .200 .333 .320 .653
Batting 5th   32 13 5 2 1 8 4 4 7 0 2 0 .406 .472 .781 1.253
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   93 22 3 3 0 3 13 13 13 0 1 0 .237 .330 .333 .664
Medium Leverage   159 41 9 5 5 12 31 18 25 0 2 0 .258 .333 .472 .805
High Leverage   41 13 4 0 2 14 12 16 4 0 3 0 .317 .509 .561 1.070
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
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 19 22 57 11 5 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 19 3 2 .193 .220 .368 .589 73 57 -0.1
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 20 124 481 129 20 11 3 35 64 19 1 0 112 25 14 .268 .297 .374 .672 93 87 1.2
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 21 144 533 161 33 18 11 59 92 37 3 3 113 24 17 .302 .349 .493 .842 151 143 7.1
1968 Philadelphia - MLB 22 148 610 153 34 15 10 53 85 53 0 2 143 42 14 .251 .310 .405 .715 120 117 5.3
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 23 127 489 160 27 11 13 60 102 80 0 2 76 30 14 .327 .420 .507 .927 170 174 7.6
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 24 153 590 158 27 10 14 47 117 92 0 2 109 36 11 .268 .365 .419 .784 117 120 4.5
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 25 148 559 154 26 7 8 58 84 76 1 4 95 29 5 .275 .361 .390 .751 118 122 4.8
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 26 143 545 132 26 9 6 48 92 82 0 2 75 31 11 .242 .340 .356 .696 106 109 4.3
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 27 151 613 159 29 8 13 65 93 61 0 3 117 41 10 .259 .325 .396 .721 102 103 3.9
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 28 132 500 114 27 5 9 43 89 75 1 4 84 46 10 .228 .328 .356 .684 99 100 3.5
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 29 145 565 150 29 9 11 52 83 75 1 1 101 49 10 .265 .352 .407 .759 114 111 4.2
1976 Detroit - MLB 30 157 554 147 27 8 11 80 92 76 0 7 88 72 19 .265 .350 .403 .753 125 129 6.8
1977 Detroit - MLB 31 80 297 76 16 8 7 29 56 47 0 0 46 21 9 .256 .358 .434 .792 112 125 3.5
Total MLB 1674 6393 1704 326 120 117 631 1053 775 7 30 1178 449 146 .267 .345 .410 .755 119 119 56.7
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
1964 Total - 18 25 106 52 14 7 2 32 49 19 0 0 6 33 8 .491 .568 .811 1.379 100 100 3.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 25 10 38 15 3 2 1 5 7 5 0 1 2 2 1 .395 .455 .658 1.112 219 217 1.2
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 28 4 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 .133 .235 .133 .369 9 19 0.6
Total MLB 14 53 17 3 2 1 5 8 7 0 1 4 3 1 .321 .393 .509 .903 160 162
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 20 17 9 42 4 54 3 .944 141.0 3.26 +0.3 1.026
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 120 118 39 220 13 280 21 .925 1035.0 2.25 +0.1 1.020
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 1 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 +0.2 1.047
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 135 133 45 262 18 318 11 .965 1188.2 2.32 +8.7 1.042
1968 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 144 141 82 326 21 428 20 .953 1323.1 2.77 +7.1 1.024
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 -0.2 1.047
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 117 115 78 223 14 325 24 .926 1059.1 2.56 -1.2 .987
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 0.0 .000
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 146 143 99 293 20 416 24 .942 1261.0 2.80 -0.5 1.000
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 142 138 96 284 23 408 28 .931 1239.1 2.76 +1.6 1.020
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 136 135 76 311 27 410 23 .944 1191.1 2.92 +4.6 1.017
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 148 148 121 342 32 495 32 .935 1300.1 3.20 +4.2 1.006
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 130 127 109 283 29 416 24 .942 1100.1 3.21 +4.4 1.030
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 144 144 109 321 23 458 28 .939 1262.0 3.07 +3.5 1.008
1976 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1976 Detroit - MLB 3B 149 146 93 305 19 418 20 .952 1311.2 2.73 +11.9 1.051
1977 Detroit - MLB 3B 75 75 58 213 27 290 19 .934 661.1 3.69 +4.8 1.031
1977 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 9 1 21 1 2 22 0 1.000 23.1 8.49 +0.0 1.047
TOTAL 3B 1606 1580 1014 3425 270 4716 277 .941 14074.2 2.84 +49.4 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of high school South Shore (South Shore; Chicago, IL).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (55).
04/03/1965 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for 6 weeks.
04/13/1965 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (55).
03/25/1966 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (55).
06/06/1967 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/13/1967 Injured (sore hand),day-to-day for one week.
08/28/1967 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/20/1967 Finished 3rd in 1967 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
03/14/1968 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/02/1968 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the San Diego Captains, with 1 RBI and 4 runs scored.
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/18/1968 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $137,500.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
03/03/1969 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,240,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
03/15/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
05/26/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1969 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/29/1969 Goes 0-3 against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/12/1969 Injured (strained elbow),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
06/24/1970 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for one week.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
10/12/1971 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
06/29/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/01/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
01/29/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,863,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
04/22/1973 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
06/03/1973 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
03/04/1974 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
06/29/1974 Injured (strained calf),out for 2-3 weeks.
09/24/1974 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
07/13/1975 Injured (strained calf),out for one week.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
01/26/1976 Was traded by the Philadelphia Quakers to the Detroit Wolverines in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.
08/09/1976 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/16/1976 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
04/08/1977 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/09/1977 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
06/14/1977 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for 6 weeks.
06/17/1977 Injured (strained calf),out for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1968 671 3
1970 684 3
1973 683 10
Year AB Rank
1968 610 2
1970 590 10
1973 613 6
Year H Rank
1967 161 6
Year K Rank
1967 113 8
1968 143 1
1970 109 10
1973 117 4
1975 101 8
Year TB Rank
1967 263 4
1968 247 9
Year 2B Rank
1967 33 3
1968 34 3
Year 3B Rank
1966 11 3
1967 18 2
1968 15 1
1969 11 6
1970 10 5
1972 9 9
1973 8 7
1976 8 8
Year SB Rank
1966 25 3
1967 24 4
1968 42 2
1969 30 4
1970 36 6
1971 29 6
1972 31 9
1973 41 6
1974 46 7
1975 49 4
1976 72 1
Year RBI Rank
1976 80 10
Year R Rank
1967 92 3
1968 85 2
1969 102 4
1970 117 3
1976 92 5
Year BB Rank
1968 53 9
1969 80 10
1970 92 7
1972 82 10
1974 75 10
1976 76 9
Year SH Rank
1967 16 4
Year SF Rank
1976 7 10
Year EBH Rank
1967 62 2
1968 59 1
Year AVG Rank
1967 .302 4
1969 .327 3
Year OBP Rank
1967 .349 9
1969 .420 3
Year SLG Rank
1967 .493 2
1969 .507 4
Year RC Rank
1967 89.93 4
1969 109.48 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1967 5.89 5
1969 8.37 3
Year ISO Rank
1967 .191 4
Year wOBA Rank
1967 .368 4
1969 .419 3
Year OPS Rank
1967 .842 2
1969 .927 4
Year WAR Rank
1967 7.6 3
1968 5.7 10
1969 7.5 3
1976 6.7 5
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