Joe Berry Stats

Joe Berry was born on Friday, December 16, 1904, in Huntsville, Arkansas. Berry was 37 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1942, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Berry baseball stats page.

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"(Joe) Berry is this effective not because he has a great deal of natural stuff, which he hasn't, but because every pitch he throws is different." - Baseball Digest (March 1945, Red Smith)

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Birth Name:   Jonas Arthur Berry
Nickname:   Jittery Joe
Born On:   12-16-1904  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Huntsville, Arkansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-27-1958 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Anaheim, California
Cemetery:   Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Arkansas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   145
First Game:   09-06-1942 (Age 37)
Last Game:   09-21-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable

Joe Berry

Joe Berry Pitching Stats

1942 38 Cubs 2 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 2.0 16 7 4 4 0 2 - 1 0 0 0 -
1944 40 Athletics 53 0 47 10 8 .556 1.94 0 0 12 111.1 445 78 24 32 4 23 - 44 1 2 0 -
1945 41 Athletics 52 0 40 8 7 .533 2.35 0 0 5 130.1 537 114 34 40 5 38 - 51 1 0 0 -
1946 42 Athletics 5 0 4 0 1 .000 2.77 0 0 0 13.0 57 15 4 5 1 3 - 5 0 1 0 -
1946 42 Indians 21 0 13 3 6 .333 3.38 0 0 1 37.1 160 32 14 18 4 21 - 16 0 0 0 -
4 Years 133 0 105 21 22 .488 2.45 0 0 18 294.0 1,215 246 80 99 14 87 - 117 2 3 0 -

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Joe Berry Hitting Stats

1942 38 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1944 40 Athletics 53 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 8 3 - 0 0 .120 .185 .120
1945 41 Athletics 52 35 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 2 - 0 0 .143 .189 .200
1946 42 Athletics 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1946 42 Indians 21 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 .286 .286 .286
4 Years 133 70 5 11 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 14 7 0 0 0 .157 .203 .186

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Joe Berry Fielding Stats

1942 Cubs P 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1944 Athletics P 53 0 334 42 0.8 40 14 26 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 3.23
1945 Athletics P 52 0 391 42 0.8 41 11 30 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.83
1946 Athletics P 5 0 39 5 1.0 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
1946 Indians P 21 0 112 4 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.96
P Totals 133 0 882 94 0.7 91 28 63 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.79
4 Years 133 0 882 94 0.7 91 28 63 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 2.79

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Joe Berry Miscellaneous Stats

1942 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 4.50 9.00
1944 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 25.0 1.91 3.56 1.86
1945 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.7 35.0 1.34 3.52 2.62
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.67 3.46 2.08
1946 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 7.0 0.76 3.86 5.06
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 23.3 1.34 3.58 2.66

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Joe Berry Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Chicago Cubs 31 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 20 $4,000.00 - -
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 20 $5,500.00 n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 20 $5,500.00 - -
1946 Cleveland Indians 22 "     "     - -

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