Joe Lovitto Stats

Joe Lovitto was born on Saturday, January 6, 1951, in San Pedro, California. Lovitto was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1972, with the Texas Rangers. 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 Lovitto baseball stats page.

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Joe Lovitto

Joe Lovitto Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#36)

Joe Lovitto Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#36)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Lovitto, Jr.
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   01-06-1951  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Pedro, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-19-2001 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Arlington, Texas
Cemetery:   Moore Memorial Gardens, Tarant County, Texas
High School:   San Pedro High School (San Pedro, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-15-1972 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-16-1975
Draft:   1969 : 1st Round (2nd)
Joe Lovitto

Joe Lovitto 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 Lovitto

Joe Lovitto Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1972 21 Rangers 117 330 23 74 9 1 1 0 19 37 2 54 4 0 2 8 .224 .306 .267
1973 22 Rangers 26 44 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 .136 .224 .159
1974 23 Rangers 113 283 27 63 9 3 2 0 26 25 4 36 4 1 0 10 .223 .285 .297
1975 24 Rangers 50 106 17 22 3 0 1 0 8 13 1 16 2 2 0 2 .208 .289 .264
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 306 763 70 165 22 4 4 0 53 80 7 113 10 3 2 20 .216 .291 .271
Joe Lovitto

Joe Lovitto Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1972 Rangers CF 77 71 1,854 208 2.7 205 197 8 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.99
1972 Rangers LF 6 0 42 3 0.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1972 Rangers RF 25 19 516 39 1.6 36 36 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.88
1973 Rangers 3B 20 12 336 49 2.5 44 23 21 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 3.54
1973 Rangers CF 3 0 21 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1973 Rangers RF 2 0 3 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1974 Rangers 1B 5 4 84 23 4.6 23 23 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.39
1974 Rangers CF 106 73 2,157 213 2.0 207 200 7 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.59
1974 Rangers RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Rangers 1B 2 1 27 9 4.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1975 Rangers C 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0.00
1975 Rangers CF 25 16 522 49 2.0 49 47 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1975 Rangers LF 17 5 207 18 1.1 17 16 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.22
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 211 160 4,554 472 2.2 463 446 17 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.75
RF Totals 28 19 522 40 1.4 37 37 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .925 1.91
LF Totals 23 5 249 21 0.9 20 19 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.17
3B Totals 20 12 336 49 2.5 44 23 21 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 3.54
1B Totals 7 5 111 32 4.6 32 32 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.78
C Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a .000 0.00
4 Years 292 201 5,772 623 2.1 605 557 39 18 11 0 n/a n/a .971 2.79
Joe Lovitto

Joe Lovitto Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1972 Rangers 13 11 .542 9 10 n/a 330.0 6.1 17.4 - - -
1973 Rangers 1 0 1.000 0 6 0 0.0 6.3 0.0 - - -
1974 Rangers 6 8 .429 2 4 0 141.5 7.9 10.9 - - -
1975 Rangers 2 2 .500 9 7 2 106.0 6.6 13.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 22 21 .512 20 27 2 190.8 6.8 14.4 - - -
Joe Lovitto

Joe Lovitto Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1972 Texas Rangers 35 $13,500.00 - -
1973 Texas Rangers 35 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Texas Rangers 9 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Texas Rangers 2 Undetermined - -


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