P Joe Potts #33
Age: 50 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P JOE POTTS #33 - AGE: 50 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/13/1924
Born in:Douglas, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:24 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 3rd Pick in Round 12
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+
1948 Brooklyn - FABL 23 5 4 3 1 0 3.23 30.2 29 15 11 1 10 11 2 0 1.27 .275 3.16 0.7 120
1949 Brooklyn - FABL 24 32 32 15 10 0 3.56 255.2 247 106 101 19 68 86 13 3 1.23 .265 3.76 4.2 111
1950 Brooklyn - FABL 25 31 31 12 11 0 3.42 249.2 243 105 95 10 75 96 12 1 1.27 .273 3.29 5.2 112
1951 Brooklyn - FABL 26 32 32 16 11 0 3.34 248.0 241 105 92 20 79 85 13 4 1.29 .259 3.97 3.6 122
1952 St. Louis - FABL 27 35 35 16 17 0 3.45 269.0 251 114 103 15 88 125 10 1 1.26 .265 2.94 5.6 99
1953 St. Louis - FABL 28 36 36 14 17 0 3.69 271.0 257 122 111 20 85 131 14 3 1.26 .272 3.65 5.3 111
1954 St. Louis - FABL 29 36 36 15 11 0 4.19 262.0 269 138 122 26 93 109 8 1 1.38 .276 4.27 3.2 99
1955 St. Louis - FABL 30 34 34 16 10 0 4.31 242.0 250 128 116 22 95 105 5 0 1.43 .286 4.17 4.1 102
1956 St. Louis - FABL 31 33 33 9 16 0 4.60 225.0 248 128 115 19 79 104 6 0 1.45 .297 3.71 3.6 85
1957 St. Louis - FABL 32 31 31 9 15 0 5.01 210.0 228 126 117 31 73 103 7 1 1.43 .281 4.64 1.6 82
1958 St. Louis - FABL 33 65 2 11 6 12 4.39 104.2 102 51 51 13 34 53 0 0 1.30 .266 4.54 0.1 98
1959 St. Louis - FABL 34 29 16 9 8 1 3.56 118.2 116 53 47 8 44 64 1 1 1.35 .280 3.99 1.7 119
1960 St. Louis - FABL 35 29 3 5 3 1 6.09 75.1 91 53 51 9 24 36 0 0 1.53 .318 4.70 0.1 70
1961 Kansas City - FABL 36 7 7 1 1 0 5.05 41.0 46 28 23 5 17 22 0 0 1.54 .297 4.79 0.4 90
1962 Philadelphia - FABL 37 61 0 10 9 12 4.60 90.0 87 49 46 13 33 46 0 0 1.33 .262 5.36 -0.3 103
1963 Philadelphia - FABL 38 27 4 6 3 1 3.38 61.1 49 26 23 13 12 30 2 1 0.99 .197 5.52 -0.4 128
1965 New York - FABL 40 15 7 1 6 1 3.86 46.2 45 28 20 5 17 33 0 0 1.33 .280 3.85 0.3 94
1965 Dallas - FABL 40 18 18 6 6 0 4.52 123.1 127 67 62 10 29 70 0 0 1.26 .292 3.61 2.1 85
1965 Total - FABL 40 33 25 7 12 1 4.34 170.0 172 95 82 15 46 103 0 0 1.28 .289 3.67 2.4 88
1966 Washington - FABL 41 31 31 10 10 0 4.39 199.0 215 109 97 18 50 114 0 0 1.33 .296 3.57 3.0 84
1967 Washington - FABL 42 34 34 14 13 0 2.75 229.1 189 79 70 17 55 139 2 1 1.06 .246 3.16 3.2 117
Total FABL 621 426 198 184 28 3.95 3352.1 3330 1630 1473 294 1060 1562 95 17 1.31 .274 3.87 47.3 100
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+
1943 Marshalltown - R 18 18 16 4 7 1 5.58 88.2 75 65 55 13 70 76 0 0 1.64 .258 5.46 0.9 93
1944 Marshalltown - R 19 11 10 8 1 0 2.40 75.0 51 28 20 1 30 48 1 1 1.08 .225 3.24 1.2 144
1944 Tampa - A 19 1 1 0 1 0 9.39 7.2 14 8 8 2 3 7 0 0 2.22 .429 6.08 -0.2 30
1944 Springfield - A 19 5 1 1 1 0 6.06 16.1 21 11 11 1 5 9 0 0 1.59 .339 4.57 0.1 74
1945 Springfield - A 20 28 28 6 18 0 5.40 181.2 226 130 109 17 77 66 1 0 1.67 .316 5.27 0.1 77
1946 Tampa - A 21 24 24 15 6 0 2.70 197.0 189 68 59 5 51 136 15 4 1.22 .303 2.88 4.1 124
1947 Matanzas - DL 22 20 0 2 1 4 3.58 32.2 31 13 13 3 10 16 0 0 1.26 .269 4.31 0.5 156
1947 Springfield - A 22 26 26 13 8 0 3.40 172.0 189 75 65 8 20 87 0 0 1.22 .306 3.31 4.4 125
1948 Matanzas - DL 23 21 7 4 6 1 6.62 68.0 97 52 50 7 23 36 3 0 1.76 .373 3.88 1.4 73
1948 Jersey City - AAA 23 24 24 12 6 0 2.81 150.2 151 59 47 5 21 60 1 0 1.14 .281 3.31 3.7 148
1961 Springfield - A 36 3 3 1 1 0 4.24 17.0 24 8 8 3 5 12 0 0 1.71 .382 4.65 0.2 101
1961 Jersey City - AAA 36 17 17 7 5 0 4.05 104.1 107 52 47 10 33 59 0 0 1.34 .287 4.49 1.0 103
1964 Newark - AAA 39 28 28 13 5 0 3.27 170.2 161 68 62 9 47 108 0 0 1.22 .286 2.95 4.4 116
Total HL 62 58 21 28 0 4.49 387.0 460 224 193 29 107 174 1 0 1.47 .315 4.34 94.2
Total UL 28 28 13 5 0 3.27 170.2 161 68 62 9 47 108 0 0 1.22 .286 2.95 116.1
Total SEL 25 25 15 7 0 2.95 204.2 203 76 67 7 54 143 15 4 1.26 .309 3.00 110.7
Total UMVA 29 26 12 8 1 4.12 163.2 126 93 75 14 100 124 1 1 1.38 .242 4.44 110.7
Total CL 41 41 19 11 0 3.32 255.0 258 111 94 15 54 119 1 0 1.22 .284 3.80 125.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Marshalltown - R P 18 16 5 8 0 14 1 .929 88.2 1.32 -0.4 .938
1944 Springfield - A P 5 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 16.1 2.76 +0.3 1.216
1944 Tampa - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1944 Marshalltown - R P 11 10 5 8 0 14 1 .929 75.0 1.56 -0.6 1.230
1945 Springfield - A P 28 28 11 18 1 31 2 .935 181.2 1.44 -1.2 .884
1946 Tampa - A P 24 24 13 17 0 32 2 .938 197.0 1.37 -0.7 .994
1947 Springfield - A P 26 26 6 21 0 28 1 .964 172.0 1.41 -2.3 .880
1947 Matanzas - DL P 20 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 32.2 2.48 +0.1 .978
1948 Brooklyn - MLB P 5 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 30.2 1.17 +0.2 .651
1948 Jersey City - AAA P 24 24 10 10 0 20 0 1.000 150.2 1.19 +0.8 1.111
1948 Matanzas - DL P 21 7 2 13 0 15 0 1.000 68.0 1.99 +0.3 1.007
1949 Brooklyn - MLB P 32 32 18 28 3 46 0 1.000 255.2 1.62 +0.8 .959
1950 Brooklyn - MLB P 31 31 8 32 2 41 1 .976 249.2 1.44 +0.0 .977
1951 Brooklyn - MLB P 32 32 17 15 0 33 1 .970 248.0 1.16 -1.8 .968
1952 St. Louis - MLB P 35 35 12 24 1 37 1 .973 269.0 1.20 -0.4 .959
1953 St. Louis - MLB P 36 36 12 29 2 43 2 .953 271.0 1.36 +1.1 1.018
1954 St. Louis - MLB P 36 36 15 27 2 44 2 .955 262.0 1.44 +0.1 1.065
1955 St. Louis - MLB P 34 34 8 19 3 29 2 .931 242.0 1.00 +0.2 1.109
1956 St. Louis - MLB P 33 33 12 21 3 35 2 .943 225.0 1.32 -1.7 .986
1957 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 8 23 1 33 2 .939 210.0 1.33 -0.6 1.019
1958 St. Louis - MLB P 64 2 3 14 1 17 0 1.000 104.2 1.46 +0.0 .975
1959 St. Louis - MLB P 29 16 5 10 0 16 1 .938 118.2 1.14 -0.7 .956
1960 St. Louis - MLB P 29 3 1 9 1 10 0 1.000 75.1 1.19 -0.2 1.079
1961 Kansas City - MLB P 7 7 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 41.0 1.76 +0.3 .841
1961 Jersey City - AAA P 17 17 5 8 1 14 1 .929 104.1 1.12 +0.2 .875
1961 Springfield - A P 3 3 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.9 .648
1962 Philadelphia - MLB P 61 0 3 18 2 22 1 .955 90.0 2.10 +1.1 .972
1963 Philadelphia - MLB P 26 4 7 5 1 12 0 1.000 61.1 1.76 +0.4 1.374
1964 Newark - AAA P 28 28 15 13 0 30 2 .933 170.2 1.48 -0.2 .934
1965 Dallas - MLB P 18 18 12 18 2 32 2 .938 123.1 2.19 +0.3 .882
1965 New York - MLB P 15 7 2 9 0 12 1 .917 46.2 2.12 +0.3 1.048
1966 Washington - MLB P 31 31 10 22 0 33 1 .970 199.0 1.45 +1.4 1.036
1967 Washington - MLB P 34 34 12 22 0 36 2 .944 229.1 1.33 +0.4 1.039
TOTAL P 845 611 248 480 26 759 31 .959 4634.0 1.41 -3.1 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft out of high school (Roswell; Roswell, NM) by the Brooklyn Kings. (Round 12, Pick 3, 179th overall pick).
07/14/1943 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/15/1944 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Burlington Bears with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/01/1944 Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/17/1944 Wins the 1944 Championship with the Marshalltown Maples!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/10/1945 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/21/1946 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/26/1946 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1946 Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/10/1946 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1946 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
11/18/1947 Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #23 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1948 Named the #33 prospect in the FABL
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #21 prospect in the FABL
04/30/1949 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/18/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1949 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
07/31/1949 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Sailors with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/06/1949 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/23/1949 Finished 3rd in 1949 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/29/1950 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/03/1951 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/18/1951 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Cannons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/04/1951 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/24/1951 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Montreal Saints with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/11/1951 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with $50,000, in exchange for SP Ed Owens, SP Ed Wingerter, CF Red Hinton, 2B Les Sasson, and RF King Brucker.
08/20/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/17/1953 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/26/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/07/1953 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/19/1954 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
07/25/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
03/13/1957 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
09/14/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/27/1957 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
06/16/1959 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/04/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
05/01/1961 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
05/21/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
06/27/1961 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/04/1961 Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with $27,000, in exchange for SP Allie Boone and CF Red Gray.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/20/1963 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/26/1964 Released by the Philadelphia Keystones.
04/29/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
05/13/1964 Was granted free agency by the Detroit organization.
05/20/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
06/10/1964 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Newark Aces!
12/11/1964 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 2, 2nd overall Pick) by the Dallas Wranglers from the Detroit Dynamos.
07/12/1965 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the New York Gothams in exchange for LF John Maxwell and 2B Joe Atkins.
08/21/1965 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/26/1965 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/03/1966 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Washington Eagles, along with C Emmett Johnson, in exchange for RF Jack Thompson.
08/25/1966 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/28/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/03/1967 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Suns with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/13/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1948 5 6
1949 15 5
Year G Rank
1947 20 5
1948 21 2
1958 65 3
1962 61 5
Year GS Rank
1948 7 4
1949 32 7
1951 32 5
1952 35 3
1953 36 1
1954 36 1
1955 34 4
Year W Rank
1948 4 9
1949 15 8
1951 16 2
1952 16 8
1954 15 8
1955 16 7
Year L Rank
1948 6 1
1952 17 5
1953 17 4
1956 16 2
1957 15 3
Year Win. % Rank
1949 .600 8
1951 .593 8
1955 .615 10
Year SV Rank
1947 4 4
1958 12 7
1962 12 8
Year HLD Rank
1958 3 2
Year IP Rank
1948 68.0 10
1949 255.2 6
1951 248.0 4
1952 269.0 7
1953 271.0 4
1954 262.0 4
1955 242.0 7
Year BF Rank
1948 318 8
1951 1056 5
1952 1146 6
1953 1142 4
1954 1144 4
1955 1047 8
Year HRA Rank
1949 19 9
1954 26 5
1957 31 5
Year K Rank
1952 125 5
1953 131 6
1954 109 9
1955 105 10
Year WP Rank
1948 2 9
1949 7 5
1952 9 1
1953 8 3
1954 6 4
Year ERA Rank
1951 3.34 7
1967 2.75 9
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .265 7
1951 .259 8
1967 .246 4
Year WHIP Rank
1949 1.23 4
1950 1.27 6
1951 1.29 7
1953 1.26 7
1967 1.06 7
Year K/BB Rank
1948 1.57 6
1949 1.26 9
1950 1.28 10
1952 1.42 9
1953 1.54 5
1954 1.17 9
Year RA/9 Rank
1949 11.44 6
1950 11.82 8
1951 11.83 7
1953 11.89 10
1967 9.89 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1950 0.36 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1948 3.04 2
1949 2.39 3
1950 2.70 8
1951 2.87 6
1952 2.94 10
1953 2.82 10
1956 3.16 10
1967 2.16 10
Year K/9 Rank
1953 4.35 10
Year RA Rank
1947 20 5
1948 14 6
1958 63 3
1962 61 5
Year GF Rank
1947 13 5
1958 36 8
1962 40 7
Year QS Rank
1950 21 8
1952 24 7
1953 21 5
1954 19 6
Year QSP Rank
1950 .677 5
Year CG Rank
1951 13 5
1953 14 6
1954 8 10
Year CGP Rank
1951 .406 9
1953 .389 7
Year SHO Rank
1949 3 3
1951 4 1
1953 3 2
1954 1 6
Year WAR Rank
1950 6.1 4
1952 5.8 6
1953 5.4 4
1954 3.5 10
1955 4.0 6
1956 3.6 10
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