Joe Christopher Stats

Joe Christopher was born on Friday, December 13, 1935, in Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. Christopher was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 26, 1959, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Christopher baseball stats page.

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Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#82)

Joe Christopher Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#82)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Joseph O'Neal Christopher
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   12-13-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   176
First Game:   05-26-1959 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-27-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 Pirates 15 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .077 .000
1960 Pirates 50 56 21 13 2 0 1 0 3 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 .232 .295 .321
1961 Pirates 76 186 25 49 7 3 0 0 14 18 0 24 1 1 0 7 .263 .327 .333
1962 Mets 119 271 36 66 10 2 6 0 32 35 0 42 3 1 4 4 .244 .338 .362
1963 Mets 64 149 19 33 5 1 1 0 8 13 0 21 2 1 3 2 .221 .295 .289
1964 Mets 154 543 78 163 26 8 16 1 76 48 5 92 1 6 6 18 .300 .360 .466
1965 Mets 148 437 38 109 18 3 5 0 40 35 3 82 4 4 6 10 .249 .311 .339
1966 Red Sox 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 638 1,667 224 434 68 17 29 1 173 157 8 277 12 13 19 41 .260 .329 .374
Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1959 Pirates RF 9 - - 5 0.6 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Pirates OF 17 - - 24 1.4 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Pirates OF 55 - - 90 1.6 88 86 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1962 Mets OF 94 - - 142 1.5 138 133 5 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1963 Mets OF 45 - - 60 1.3 59 58 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1964 Mets OF 145 - - 268 1.8 261 251 10 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1965 Mets OF 112 - - 185 1.7 183 180 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1966 Red Sox LF 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 468 0 0 769 1.6 753 732 21 16 8 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
RF Totals 9 0 0 5 0.6 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
8 Years 479 - - 775 1.6 759 738 21 16 8 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 56.0 7.0 18.7 - - -
1961 Pirates 6 4 .600 - - n/a 0.0 7.8 13.3 - - -
1962 Mets 11 3 .786 - - n/a 45.2 6.5 8.5 - - -
1963 Mets 1 3 .250 - - n/a 149.0 7.1 18.6 - - -
1964 Mets 6 5 .545 - - n/a 33.9 5.9 7.1 - - -
1965 Mets 4 4 .500 - - n/a 87.4 5.3 10.9 - - -
1966 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 29 19 .604 - - n/a 57.5 6.0 9.6 - - -
Joe Christopher

Joe Christopher Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - Stats
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1962 New York Mets 23 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Mets 23 Undetermined - -
1964 New York Mets 23 Undetermined - -
1965 New York Mets 23 $17,750.00 - -
1966 Boston Red Sox 20 $19,000.00 - -


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