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Joe Vitiello
Joseph David Vitiello

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.
School University of Alabama

Debut April 29, 1995
  vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 2003
Born April 11, 1970 in Cambridge, MA

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1991. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 25 KCR AL  53  130   13   33   4  0   7   21   0  0   8  25  .254  .317  .446   96   58   0   0   0   4   4
 1996 26 KCR AL  85  257   29   62  15  1   8   40   2  0  38  69  .241  .342  .401   89  103   0   3   2   3  12
 1997 27 KCR AL  51  130   11   31   6  0   5   18   0  0  14  37  .238  .322  .400   87   52   0   0   1   2   2
 1998 28 KCR AL   3    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .143  .250  .143    6    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 29 KCR AL  13   41    4    6   1  0   1    4   0  0   2   9  .146  .222  .244   18   10   0   0   0   2   2
 2000 30 SDP NL  39   52    7   13   3  0   2    8   0  0  10   9  .250  .365  .423  106   22   0   1   0   0   1
 2003 33 MON NL  38   76   12   26   6  0   3   13   0  0   7  14  .342  .407  .539  140   41   0   1   0   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      282  693   76  172  35  1  26  104   2  0  80 165  .248  .335  .414   92  287   0   5   3  13  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        398   44   99  20  1  15   60   1  0  46  95  .248  .335  .414   92  165   0   3   2   7  13
 Career High     85  257   29   62  15  1   8   40   2  0  38  69  .241  .342  .401   89  103   0   3   2   4  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 25 KCR AL  142  101   18   4.8   110| .254  .272| .317  .346| .446  .429| .763  .774|  96  .458  -1.6  -0.1   0%
 1996 26 KCR AL  301  210   35   4.5   115| .241  .276| .342  .349| .401  .443| .743  .792|  89  .398  -3.8  -0.3 100%
 1997 27 KCR AL  146  101   17   4.5   110| .238  .272| .322  .342| .400  .431| .722  .773|  87  .438  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1998 28 KCR AL    8    6    0   0.0   111| .143  .273| .250  .342| .143  .434| .393  .776|   6  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1999 29 KCR AL   45   37    2   1.4   116| .146  .277| .222  .350| .244  .444| .466  .794|  18  .082  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 2000 30 SDP NL   63   41    9   5.9   109| .250  .263| .365  .339| .423  .430| .788  .770| 106  .544   1.0   0.1   0%
 2003 33 MON NL   86   52   17   8.8   114| .342  .274| .407  .347| .539  .440| .946  .787| 140  .741   4.9   0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       791  548   98   4.8   113| .248  .273| .335  .346| .414  .437| .749  .783|  92  .450  -8.6  -0.7 100%

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

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 25 KCR AL DH 38 1B 8 51 3 1 3 .982 .993 6.75 8.32 10.80 9.60 5 45.0 1996 26 KCR AL DH 70 1B 9 40 5 0 4 1.000 .991 5.00 7.92 7.36 9.25 6 55.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1997 27 KCR AL OF 28 48 0 1 0 .980 .982 1.71 2.02 2.37 2.32 27 182.0 RF 16 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.94 1.79 2.79 2.18 16 100.0 LF 12 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.42 1.71 1.87 2.06 11 82.0 DH 12 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 1 6.0 1998 28 KCR AL DH 2 1999 29 KCR AL 1B 10 65 7 0 11 1.000 .992 7.20 8.33 8.31 9.50 9 78.0 DH 2 2000 30 SDP NL 1B 17 77 7 3 11 .966 .992 4.94 7.73 8.24 9.25 9 91.7 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.25 1 6.0 2003 33 MON NL LF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.93 1.54 1.48 1.91 13 85.0 1B 12 74 8 2 7 .976 .993 6.83 7.98 9.93 9.61 6 74.3 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 25 KCR AL 1B 8 51 3 1 3 .982 .993 6.75 8.32 10.80 9.60 5 45.0 1996 26 KCR AL 1B 9 40 5 0 4 1.000 .991 5.00 7.92 7.36 9.25 6 55.0 1997 27 KCR AL 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.00 12.00 9.30 1 6.0 1999 29 KCR AL 1B 10 65 7 0 11 1.000 .992 7.20 8.33 8.31 9.50 9 78.0 2000 30 SDP NL 1B 17 77 7 3 11 .966 .992 4.94 7.73 8.24 9.25 9 91.7 2003 33 MON NL 1B 12 74 8 2 7 .976 .993 6.83 7.98 9.93 9.61 6 74.3 1995 25 KCR AL DH 38 1996 26 KCR AL DH 70 1997 27 KCR AL DH 12 1998 28 KCR AL DH 2 1999 29 KCR AL DH 2 2003 33 MON NL DH 1 1997 27 KCR AL LF 12 17 0 1 0 .944 .977 1.42 1.71 1.87 2.06 11 82.0 2003 33 MON NL LF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.93 1.54 1.48 1.91 13 85.0 1996 26 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1997 27 KCR AL OF 28 48 0 1 0 .980 .982 1.71 2.02 2.37 2.32 27 182.0 2000 30 SDP NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 1.50 2.25 1 6.0 2003 33 MON NL OF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.93 1.85 1.48 2.17 13 85.0 1996 26 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1997 27 KCR AL RF 16 31 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.94 1.79 2.79 2.18 16 100.0 2000 30 SDP NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.25 1 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total DH 125 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 57 315 30 6 37 .983 .992 6.05 8.01 8.87 9.42 36 350.0 OF* 45 63 0 1 0 .984 .983 1.40 1.96 2.07 2.27 41 274.0 27 0 18# LF* 27 31 0 1 0 .969 .978 1.15 1.61 1.67 1.98 24 167.0 RF* 18 32 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.78 1.78 2.69 2.18 17 107.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 102 378 30 7 37 .983 .991 4.00 5.34 5.88 6.28 77 624
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed July 5, 1991.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 8, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 22, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

May 3, 2003: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Montreal Expos for Ben Washburn (minors).

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

March 1, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

April 8, 2004: Released by the Montreal Expos.

April 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 14, 2004: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Kansas City Royals$109,000
1996Kansas City Royals$150,000
1997Kansas City Royals$210,000
1998Kansas City Royals$225,000
Career (may be incomplete)$694,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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