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Joe Pignatano
Joseph Benjamin Pignatano

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 28, 1957
  vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1962
Born August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY

Cousin of Pete Falcone

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 27 BRO NL   8   14    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .214  .214  .286   29    4   1   0   0   0   1
 1958 28 LAD NL  63  142   18   31   4  0   9   17   4  1  16  26  .218  .306  .437   91   62   3   0   1   2   3
 1959 29 LAD NL  52  139   17   33   4  1   1   11   1  0  21  15  .237  .346  .302   70   42   4   0   2   2   2
 1960 30 LAD NL  58   90   11   21   4  0   2    9   1  1  15  17  .233  .343  .344   85   31   1   0   2   0   0
 1961 31 KCA AL  92  243   31   59  10  3   4   22   2  2  36  42  .243  .347  .358   89   87   7   2   2   4   0
 1962 32 TOT NL  34   61    4   14   2  0   0    2   0  0   6  11  .230  .299  .262   53   16   0   0   0   0   3
         SFG NL   7    5    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   4   0  .200  .556  .200  114    1   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  27   56    2   13   2  0   0    2   0  0   2  11  .232  .259  .268   42   15   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      307  689   81  161  25  4  16   62   8  4  94 116  .234  .332  .351   81  242  16   2   7   8   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        364   43   85  13  2   8   33   4  2  50  61  .234  .332  .351   81  128   8   1   4   4   5
 Career High     92  243   31   59  10  3   9   22   4  2  36  42  .243  .347  .358   89   87   7   2   2   4   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 27 BRO NL   15   13    1   2.1   110| .214  .279| .214  .344| .286  .432| .500  .775|  29  .189  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1958 28 LAD NL  163  118   19   4.3   109| .218  .274| .306  .343| .437  .428| .743  .771|  91  .465  -2.5  -0.2  80%
 1959 29 LAD NL  166  112   16   3.8   111| .237  .278| .346  .345| .302  .430| .648  .776|  70  .414  -5.6  -0.6 100%
 1960 30 LAD NL  106   71   12   4.6   104| .233  .270| .343  .337| .344  .414| .687  .751|  85  .518  -1.5  -0.2  50%
 1961 31 KCA AL  292  195   34   4.6   105| .243  .265| .347  .340| .358  .412| .705  .753|  89  .500  -3.0  -0.3  50%
 1962 32 TOT NL   67   50    4   2.1   103| .230  .270| .299  .337| .262  .410| .561  .746|  53  .200  -4.0  -0.4   0%
         SFG NL    9    4    1   6.7   102| .200  .269| .556  .336| .200  .408| .756  .744| 114  .669   0.7   0.1   0%
         NYM NL   58   46    3   1.8   103| .232  .270| .259  .337| .268  .410| .527  .747|  42  .148  -4.7  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       809  559   86   4.1   107| .234  .271| .332  .341| .351  .420| .683  .761|  81  .450 -18.1  -1.8  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 27 BRO NL C 6 36 1 0 0 1.000 .989 6.17 4.98 8.32 5.99 3 40.0 0 4 2 1 1958 28 LAD NL C 57 286 18 0 3 1.000 .988 5.33 5.19 6.69 6.06 45 408.7 1 19 6 12 1959 29 LAD NL C 49 322 17 1 8 .997 .989 6.92 5.24 8.03 6.34 41 380.0 5 10 7 6 1960 30 LAD NL C 40 231 21 4 2 .984 .986 6.30 5.41 8.56 6.58 26 265.0 4 6 7 12 1961 31 KCA AL C 83 379 35 9 7 .979 .989 4.99 5.44 5.92 6.21 74 629.7 7 25 22 13 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.80 6.92 3.46 0 1.3 1962 32 TOT NL C 32 107 13 1 2 .992 .988 3.75 5.50 6.55 6.72 16 165.0 1 8 16 5 SFG NL C 7 7 3 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 5.50 5.00 6.70 1 18.0 0 1 3 1 NYM NL C 25 100 10 1 2 .991 .987 4.40 5.50 6.73 6.72 15 147.0 1 7 13 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 31 KCA AL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.80 6.92 3.46 0 1.3 1957 27 BRO NL C 6 36 1 0 0 1.000 .989 6.17 4.98 8.32 5.99 3 40.0 0 4 2 1 1958 28 LAD NL C 57 286 18 0 3 1.000 .988 5.33 5.19 6.69 6.06 45 408.7 1 19 6 12 1959 29 LAD NL C 49 322 17 1 8 .997 .989 6.92 5.24 8.03 6.34 41 380.0 5 10 7 6 1960 30 LAD NL C 40 231 21 4 2 .984 .986 6.30 5.41 8.56 6.58 26 265.0 4 6 7 12 1961 31 KCA AL C 83 379 35 9 7 .979 .989 4.99 5.44 5.92 6.21 74 629.7 7 25 22 13 1962 32 TOT NL C 32 107 13 1 2 .992 .988 3.75 5.50 6.55 6.72 16 165.0 1 8 16 5 SFG NL C 7 7 3 0 0 1.000 .990 1.43 5.50 5.00 6.70 1 18.0 0 1 3 1 NYM NL C 25 100 10 1 2 .991 .987 4.40 5.50 6.73 6.72 15 147.0 1 7 13 4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 267 1361 105 15 22 .990 .988 5.49 5.34 6.99 6.30 205 1888.3 18 72 60 49 3B* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.80 6.92 3.46 0 1.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 269 1362 105 15 22 .990 .988 5.45 5.32 6.99 6.29 205 1890
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

January 31, 1961: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 15, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the San Francisco Giants for Jose Tartabull.

July 13, 1962: Purchased by the New York Mets from the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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