Wally Joyner was born on Saturday, June 16, 1962, in Atlanta, Georgia. Joyner was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1986, with the California Angels. 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 Wally Joyner baseball stats page.
"WALLY JOYNER: Wally World was a wondrous place to be back in 1986 and '87. Wally Joyner made such a spectacular entrance at first base for the Angels that people almost forgot the man he replaced was Rod Carew. A smooth defensive player with a textbook left-handed swing, Joyner hit 56 home runs and drove in 217 runs in his first two incendiary years in Orange County, a start that inspired then Orange County Register baseball writer Peter Schmuck to rename Anaheim Stadium Wally World." - Bisheff, Steve. Author. Tales from the Angels Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Angels Stories Ever Told. Sports Publishing. 13 June 2017.
Wally JoynerWally Joyner Autograph on a 1996 Fleer Baseball Card (#U198) |
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Wally JoynerWally Joyner Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Wally JoynerWally Joyner Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1986 | 24 | Angels | 154 | 593 | 82 | 172 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 100 | 57 | 8 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 11 | .290 | .348 | .457 |
1987 | 25 | Angels | 149 | 564 | 100 | 161 | 33 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 117 | 72 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 14 | .285 | .366 | .528 |
1988 | 26 | Angels | 158 | 597 | 81 | 176 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 85 | 55 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .295 | .356 | .419 |
1989 | 27 | Angels | 159 | 593 | 78 | 167 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 46 | 7 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | .282 | .335 | .420 |
1990 | 28 | Angels | 83 | 310 | 35 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .268 | .350 | .394 |
1991 | 29 | Angels | 143 | 551 | 79 | 166 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 96 | 52 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .301 | .360 | .488 |
1992 | 30 | Royals | 149 | 572 | 66 | 154 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .269 | .336 | .386 |
1993 | 31 | Royals | 141 | 497 | 83 | 145 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 65 | 66 | 13 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .292 | .375 | .467 |
1994 | 32 | Royals | 97 | 363 | 52 | 113 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 47 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .311 | .386 | .449 |
1995 | 33 | Royals | 131 | 465 | 69 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 83 | 69 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .310 | .394 | .447 |
1996 | 34 | Padres | 121 | 433 | 59 | 120 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 69 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .277 | .377 | .404 |
1997 | 35 | Padres | 135 | 455 | 59 | 149 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 83 | 51 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | .327 | .390 | .486 |
1998 | 36 | Padres | 131 | 439 | 58 | 131 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 51 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .298 | .370 | .453 |
1999 | 37 | Padres | 110 | 323 | 34 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .248 | .363 | .350 |
2000 | 38 | Braves | 119 | 224 | 24 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .365 | .402 |
2001 | 39 | Angels | 53 | 148 | 14 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 | .304 | .351 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 2,033 | 7,127 | 973 | 2,060 | 409 | 26 | 204 | 6 | 1,106 | 833 | 109 | 825 | 26 | 91 | 38 | 168 | .289 | .362 | .440 |
Wally JoynerWally Joyner Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1986 Angels | 1B | 152 | 148 | 3,914 | 1,379 | 9.1 | 1,364 | 1,223 | 141 | 15 | 127 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.41 |
1987 Angels | 1B | 149 | 145 | 3,918 | 1,378 | 9.2 | 1,368 | 1,279 | 89 | 10 | 134 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.43 |
1988 Angels | 1B | 156 | 148 | 4,031 | 1,520 | 9.7 | 1,512 | 1,370 | 142 | 8 | 148 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.13 |
1989 Angels | 1B | 159 | 150 | 4,119 | 1,587 | 10.0 | 1,583 | 1,488 | 95 | 4 | 146 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.38 |
1990 Angels | 1B | 83 | 82 | 2,175 | 796 | 9.6 | 792 | 730 | 62 | 4 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.83 |
1991 Angels | 1B | 141 | 140 | 3,714 | 1,439 | 10.2 | 1,431 | 1,333 | 98 | 8 | 125 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.40 |
1992 Royals | 1B | 145 | 141 | 3,787 | 1,384 | 9.5 | 1,374 | 1,239 | 135 | 10 | 138 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.80 |
1993 Royals | 1B | 140 | 134 | 3,582 | 1,263 | 9.0 | 1,256 | 1,112 | 144 | 7 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.47 |
1994 Royals | 1B | 86 | 82 | 2,229 | 849 | 9.9 | 841 | 776 | 65 | 8 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.19 |
1995 Royals | 1B | 126 | 120 | 3,209 | 1,236 | 9.8 | 1,233 | 1,118 | 115 | 3 | 121 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.37 |
1996 Padres | 1B | 119 | 115 | 3,132 | 1,153 | 9.7 | 1,150 | 1,065 | 85 | 3 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.91 |
1997 Padres | 1B | 131 | 122 | 3,137 | 1,122 | 8.6 | 1,118 | 1,028 | 90 | 4 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.62 |
1998 Padres | 1B | 127 | 113 | 3,041 | 1,076 | 8.5 | 1,069 | 992 | 77 | 7 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.49 |
1999 Padres | 1B | 105 | 88 | 2,338 | 801 | 7.6 | 797 | 731 | 66 | 4 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.20 |
2000 Braves | 1B | 55 | 39 | 1,052 | 386 | 7.0 | 383 | 354 | 29 | 3 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.83 |
2001 Angels | 1B | 39 | 31 | 802 | 289 | 7.4 | 288 | 270 | 18 | 1 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.70 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,913 | 1,798 | 48,180 | 17,658 | 9.2 | 17,559 | 16,108 | 1,451 | 99 | 1,611 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.84 | |
16 Years | 1,913 | 1,798 | 48,180 | 17,658 | 9.2 | 17,559 | 16,108 | 1,451 | 99 | 1,611 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.84 |
Wally JoynerWally Joyner Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1986 Angels | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 10.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1987 Angels | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1988 Angels | 8 | 2 | .800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.9 | 11.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Angels | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 | 10.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1990 Angels | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.8 | 9.1 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1991 Angels | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Royals | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63.6 | 11.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1993 Royals | 5 | 9 | .357 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1994 Royals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 45.4 | 8.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1995 Royals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 38.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1996 Padres | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 54.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1997 Padres | 3 | 5 | .375 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 8.9 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1998 Padres | 1 | 2 | .333 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 | 10.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1999 Padres | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 64.6 | 6.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
2000 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 44.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
2001 Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 49.3 | 8.2 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 60 | 39 | .606 | 137 | 1 | 34 | 34.9 | 8.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Wally JoynerWally Joyner Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1986 California Angels | 21 | $65,000.00 | Stats | - |
1987 California Angels | 21 | $180,000.00 | - | - |
1988 California Angels | 21 | $340,000.00 | - | - |
1989 California Angels | 21 | $920,000.00 | - | - |
1990 California Angels | 21 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
1991 California Angels | 21 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Kansas City Royals | 12 | $4,200,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Kansas City Royals | 12 | $4,400,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Kansas City Royals | 12 | $4,600,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Kansas City Royals | 12 | $4,800,000.00 | - | - |
1996 San Diego Padres | 22 | $2,550,000.00 | - | - |
1997 San Diego Padres | 22 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
1998 San Diego Padres | 22 | $3,750,000.00 | - | Stats |
1999 San Diego Padres | 22 | $2,841,680.00 | - | - |
2000 Atlanta Braves | 24 | $3,365,099.00 | - | - |
2001 Anaheim Angels | 5 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
Wally Joyner Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Wallace Keith Joyner was a Major League Baseball player with the California Angels (1986–1991), Kansas City Royals (1992–1995), San Diego Padres (1996–1999), Atlanta Braves (2000), and Anaheim Angels (2001). When Wally, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 8, 1986, he became the first Redan High School (Stone Mountain, GA) graduate to play in the majors! During his senior year (1980) at Redan, Joyner was the Georgia High School Player of the Year.
Wally Joyner Rookie Card | 1986 Topps Traded Baseball Card (#51T)
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Wally Joyner, during the first eighty games of his career (in 1986), hit 20 home runs, drove in 72 runs, walked 28 times, and collected 82 hits. The fans voted him as the starting first baseman in the 1986 All-Star Game — the first rookie to be voted into the starting lineup during a Midsummer Classic by the fans!
Wally Joyner slash line in 1986, .290/.348/.457, he finished with twelve first place votes in the Rookie of the Year voting, good enough for second place. The winner's slash line; .240/.318/.457. Do you know who it was? [Answer]
Wally Joyner "admits to having been disappointed when he was passed over for Rookie of the Year honors" and said, "Overall, it was a storybook year for Wally Joyner. I started out exceeding all expectations, even my own. I think I will remember the people I played with most of all. Reggie Jackson, who I admired growing up, became a really good friend of mine. He's the kind of guy you love or you hate. His personality conflicts with a lot of people, but we just meshed. And Bobby Grich paid me the greatest compliment. He said he wished he was 20 years younger so we could play together on the right side of the infield for a decade." Source: Tuber, Keith. Orange Coast Magazine Staff Writer. The Angels' Pride and Joy. April 1987. Page 40.
Wally Joyner hit three home runs in a regular season game on October 3, 1987, the first time a player in Angels franchise history had a 3-homer game, including the playoffs, during the month of October!
After sixteen years on the field, Wally Joyner began coaching and has served as the San Diego Padres Minor League Hitting Instructor (2003-2007), San Diego Padres Hitting Coach (2007-2008), MLB International Hitting Instructor (2008-2012), Philadelphia Phillies Assistant Hitting Coach (2012-2013), Philadelphia Phillies First Base Coach (2013), and Detroit Tigers Hitting Coach (2013-2016).