P Joe King #26
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
07/07/1975
P JOE KING #26 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
4 3 3-1 0 4.57 21.2 25 3 3 14 1.29 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/02/1975 @ JAC Loss, 2-10 X 3.2 7 6 6 1 3 Loss
06/26/1975 @ NAS Win, 6-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 Win
06/21/1975 MTG Win, 3-1 X 9.0 9 1 1 0 6 Win
06/17/1975 @ KNX Win, 9-8 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 Win
06/15/1975 @ PHX Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 9 2 2 1 6
06/10/1975 SAC Loss, 8-10 X 5.2 9 7 7 3 1
06/05/1975 @ TUC Win, 9-2 X 7.0 6 2 2 2 7 Win
05/31/1975 HAW Loss, 5-8 X 5.0 10 6 4 2 3 Loss
05/21/1975 @ SLC Win, 11-5 X 6.1 11 5 5 2 4 Win
05/14/1975 TUC Loss, 5-7 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/13/1944
Born in:Eau Claire, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$46,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 101 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 12th Pick in Round 2
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 3 3 1 0 4.57 21.2 25 11 11 3 3 14 1 33.3 0 2 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 12.46 10.38 5.82 1.25 4.12 1.29 97 0.3 .306        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 17 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .412 .412 .412 .824      
vs. RHB 72 18 3 2 3 8 3 13 0 2 2 .250 .299 .472 .771      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 7 6 6 1 1 3  
June 3 2 3 0 0 2.50 18.0 18 5 5 2 2 11  
July 1 1 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 7 6 6 1 1 3  
Career 4 3 3 1 0 4.57 21.2 25 11 11 3 3 14  
Home 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 9 1 1 0 0 6  
Road 3 2 2 1 0 7.11 12.2 16 10 10 3 3 8  
Grass 4 3 3 1 0 4.57 21.2 25 11 11 3 3 14  
Day 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 9 1 1 0 0 6  
Night 3 2 2 1 0 7.11 12.2 16 10 10 3 3 8  
As Starter 3 3 2 1 0 4.58 19.2 23 10 10 2 3 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 1 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 2  
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 8 4 3 0 5.06 53.1 66 34 30 3 15 31 0 0.0 0 4 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 14.34 11.14 5.23 2.53 3.90 1.52 82 1.2 .341        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 39 10 2 0 1 5 1 4 1 0 1 .256 .286 .385 .670      
vs. RHB 178 56 9 2 2 29 14 27 1 2 3 .315 .372 .421 .794      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 2 0 0 0.56 16.0 8 3 1 0 3 9  
May 4 3 1 3 0 9.17 17.2 34 20 18 2 6 8  
June 3 3 1 0 0 5.03 19.2 24 11 11 1 6 14  
Last Year 5 5 1 3 0 3.11 37.2 43 16 13 1 19 29  
2 Years Ago 14 8 5 3 1 4.99 61.1 63 37 34 8 25 43  
Career 52 35 14 14 2 4.08 255.2 267 130 116 18 97 175  
Home 5 4 1 3 0 7.56 25.0 37 25 21 1 9 7  
Road 4 4 3 0 0 2.86 28.1 29 9 9 2 6 24  
Grass 9 8 4 3 0 5.06 53.1 66 34 30 3 15 31  
Day 3 3 1 1 0 3.15 20.0 24 11 7 1 5 11  
Night 6 5 3 2 0 6.21 33.1 42 23 23 2 10 20  
As Starter 8 8 4 2 0 4.82 52.1 62 32 28 3 14 30  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 1 0 18.00 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 1  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1971 Houston - FABL 26 35 35 14 13 0 2.91 232.1 191 82 75 11 87 145 2 1 1.20 .257 3.38 4.3 129
1972 Houston - FABL 27 5 5 1 2 0 2.73 29.2 22 11 9 1 13 13 0 0 1.18 .219 3.77 0.3 130
1973 Houston - FABL 28 6 5 1 3 0 6.09 34.0 40 23 23 7 17 16 0 0 1.68 .295 6.00 -0.3 67
1974 Houston - FABL 29 2 0 0 0 0 11.57 4.2 5 6 6 1 2 1 0 0 1.50 .250 6.48 -0.1 33
Total FABL 48 45 16 18 0 3.38 300.2 258 122 113 20 119 175 2 1 1.25 .257 3.76 4.1 112
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Jackson - R 18 13 13 4 5 0 3.89 81.0 93 37 35 7 53 44 0 0 1.80 .310 5.17 0.7 117
1964 Jackson - R 19 12 12 5 5 0 4.40 75.2 93 43 37 3 39 40 1 0 1.74 .342 4.86 1.2 111
1965 Biloxi - R 20 2 0 0 1 0 23.14 2.1 10 6 6 0 1 3 0 0 4.71 .714 2.02 0.1 22
1965 Spokane - A 20 2 2 1 1 0 5.68 12.2 19 9 8 4 1 6 0 0 1.58 .319 7.48 -0.4 64
1965 Charlotte - A 20 6 4 2 3 0 7.06 29.1 35 25 23 4 22 22 2 0 1.94 .330 6.28 -0.1 69
1965 Total - A 20 8 6 3 4 0 6.64 42.0 54 34 31 8 23 28 2 0 1.83 .326 6.64 -0.4 67
1965 Hartford - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 2 1 1 0 9 9 0 0 1.38 .133 4.11 0.1 350
1966 Quincy - R 21 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
1966 Moline - R 21 1 0 0 0 0 67.50 0.2 6 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.50 .714 27.20 -0.1 9
1966 Total - R 21 3 0 0 0 0 16.88 2.2 6 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 2.62 .556 6.80 0.0 35
1966 Charlotte - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 2.00 9.0 10 4 2 0 8 11 1 0 2.00 .400 3.25 0.2 212
1966 Charleston - A 21 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 8 3 1 0 6 10 1 0 1.56 .333 2.80 0.3 428
1966 Total - A 21 2 2 1 1 0 1.50 18.0 18 7 3 0 14 21 2 0 1.78 .367 3.02 0.6 284
1966 Camden - A 21 3 3 1 1 0 1.85 24.1 16 5 5 1 10 24 1 0 1.07 .263 2.65 0.6 174
1966 Hartford - A 21 13 13 0 8 0 5.62 88.0 97 57 55 11 62 84 3 0 1.81 .340 4.37 0.4 66
1966 Total - A 21 16 16 1 9 0 4.81 112.1 113 62 60 12 72 108 4 0 1.65 .326 4.00 1.0 76
1966 San Antonio - AA 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1966 Erie - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 30.38 2.2 8 9 9 0 3 2 0 0 4.12 .533 5.31 0.0 14
1966 Total - AA 21 2 1 0 0 0 27.00 3.0 8 9 9 0 3 2 0 0 3.67 .500 5.08 0.0 16
1967 Charleston - A 22 4 4 1 2 0 3.68 29.1 25 15 12 3 9 32 1 0 1.16 .282 2.63 0.6 84
1967 Camden - A 22 10 10 7 2 0 1.53 82.1 53 18 14 3 39 75 7 2 1.12 .238 2.88 1.6 207
1967 Erie - AA 22 24 2 1 4 0 4.22 53.1 47 27 25 1 33 52 0 0 1.50 .299 2.83 0.7 82
1968 Indianapolis - AAA 23 44 13 7 10 1 6.96 141.0 179 119 109 17 108 67 1 0 2.04 .335 6.22 -2.5 55
1972 Albuquerque - AA 27 6 6 1 1 0 1.32 34.0 20 12 5 0 14 27 0 0 1.00 .213 3.15 1.1 358
1972 Phoenix - AAA 27 24 14 4 5 1 3.40 103.1 95 43 39 6 38 72 2 0 1.29 .288 3.59 2.0 124
1973 Albuquerque - AA 28 12 12 3 4 0 2.96 76.0 67 28 25 2 30 58 1 1 1.28 .295 3.36 2.4 166
1973 Phoenix - AAA 28 14 8 5 3 1 4.99 61.1 63 37 34 8 25 43 2 1 1.43 .291 4.85 0.6 93
1974 Albuquerque - AA 29 25 22 5 7 1 4.17 131.2 145 63 61 14 57 100 0 0 1.53 .324 4.56 1.9 114
1974 Phoenix - AAA 29 5 5 1 3 0 3.11 37.2 43 16 13 1 19 29 2 0 1.65 .368 3.56 1.1 156
1975 Jacksonville - AA 30 4 3 3 1 0 4.57 21.2 25 11 11 3 3 14 1 0 1.29 .306 4.12 0.3 92
1975 San Jose - AAA 30 9 8 4 3 0 5.06 53.1 66 34 30 3 15 31 0 0 1.52 .341 3.90 1.2 94
Total DIX 4 3 3 1 0 4.57 21.2 25 11 11 3 3 14 1 0 1.29 .306 4.12 92.0
Total EA 25 3 1 4 0 5.46 56.0 55 36 34 1 36 54 0 0 1.62 .320 2.95 66.9
Total GWL 52 35 14 14 2 4.08 255.2 267 130 116 18 97 175 6 1 1.42 .312 3.96 110.8
Total MAL 27 27 9 11 0 3.33 202.2 168 81 75 15 120 192 11 2 1.42 .286 3.55 107.1
Total SEL 12 10 4 6 0 4.46 76.2 78 47 38 7 45 75 5 0 1.60 .321 4.12 91.3
Total COW 2 2 1 1 0 5.68 12.2 19 9 8 4 1 6 0 0 1.58 .319 7.48 63.9
Total LSA 44 40 9 12 1 3.38 242.0 232 103 91 16 101 185 1 1 1.38 .300 3.99 141.8
Total GSL 27 25 9 11 0 4.42 159.0 196 86 78 10 93 87 1 0 1.82 .336 4.98 107.8
Total UMVA 3 0 0 0 0 16.88 2.2 6 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 2.62 .556 6.80 34.8
Total CL 44 13 7 10 1 6.96 141.0 179 119 109 17 108 67 1 0 2.04 .335 6.22 54.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Jackson - R P 13 13 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 81.0 1.00 +0.2 1.217
1964 Jackson - R P 12 12 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 75.2 1.55 +0.3 1.045
1965 Hartford - A P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 .000
1965 Charlotte - A P 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.4 1.059
1965 Spokane - A P 2 2 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 12.2 4.26 +0.5 1.062
1965 Biloxi - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Erie - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 San Antonio - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Hartford - A P 13 13 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 88.0 1.12 -0.5 1.245
1966 Camden - A P 3 3 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 24.1 1.85 +0.7 1.038
1966 Charleston - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 1.047
1966 Charlotte - A P 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1966 Quincy - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Moline - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Erie - AA P 23 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 53.1 0.67 -0.8 1.019
1967 Camden - A P 10 10 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 82.1 0.98 -0.2 1.067
1967 Charleston - A P 4 4 2 1 0 4 1 .750 29.1 0.92 -0.7 .000
1968 Indianapolis - AAA P 43 13 9 21 2 31 1 .968 141.0 1.91 +0.3 1.048
1971 Houston - MLB P 35 35 16 24 4 43 3 .930 232.1 1.55 -0.1 .994
1972 Houston - MLB P 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 +0.2 .989
1972 Phoenix - AAA P 24 14 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 103.1 1.31 +0.7 1.335
1972 Albuquerque - AA P 6 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 34.0 0.79 +0.0 1.018
1973 Houston - MLB P 6 5 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 34.0 1.59 +0.2 .661
1973 Phoenix - AAA P 14 8 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 61.1 1.61 -0.3 1.108
1973 Albuquerque - AA P 12 12 2 5 0 8 1 .875 76.0 0.83 +0.6 .822
1974 Houston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Phoenix - AAA P 5 5 3 3 1 7 1 .857 37.2 1.43 -0.4 .741
1974 Albuquerque - AA P 25 22 9 14 1 24 1 .958 131.2 1.57 +0.2 1.032
1975 San Jose - AAA P 9 8 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 53.1 1.86 +0.6 .982
1975 Jacksonville - AA P 4 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 21.2 2.08 +0.4 1.574
TOTAL P 286 203 83 146 11 238 9 .962 1470.2 1.40 +1.9 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 32nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Fall Creek (Fall Creek; Fall Creek, WI).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
09/09/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
06/18/1965 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/03/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
08/11/1965 Released by the Detroit organization.
08/17/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/14/1966 Released by the St. Louis organization.
08/15/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
06/05/1967 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/26/1970 Wins the 1970 Century League Round 2 with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
12/11/1970 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 4 , Pick 1, 73rd overall Pick) by the Houston Comets from the Cincinnati Cannons.
09/01/1971 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
09/03/1971 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/01/1971 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/25/1971 Finished 2nd in 1971 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
07/22/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tucson Bulls with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/15/1973 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Antonio Gunslingers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/27/1973 Injured (personal leave),out for 5 days.
11/01/1974 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Baltimore Clippers in exchange for SP Sal Buono and 2B Chuck Wright.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1971 13 10
Year BB Rank
1971 87 10
Year BABIP Rank
1971 .257 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1971 0.43 5
Year H/9 Rank
1971 7.40 7
Year GB% Rank
1971 0.56 7
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