Joe Sambito was born on Saturday, June 28, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York. Sambito was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 20, 1976, with the Houston Astros. 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 Sambito baseball stats page.
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Joe SambitoJoe Sambito Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#65) |
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Joe SambitoJoe Sambito 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 |
1976 | 24 | Astros | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53.1 | 207 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1977 | 25 | Astros | 54 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 89.0 | 357 | 77 | 23 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
1978 | 26 | Astros | 62 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88.0 | 371 | 85 | 30 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1979 | 27 | Astros | 63 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 91.1 | 375 | 80 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
1980 | 28 | Astros | 64 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 90.1 | 354 | 65 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1981 | 29 | Astros | 49 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63.2 | 255 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1982 | 30 | Astros | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.2 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1984 | 32 | Astros | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 191 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1985 | 33 | Mets | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 60 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1986 | 34 | Red Sox | 53 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.84 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44.2 | 200 | 54 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1987 | 35 | Red Sox | 47 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 171 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
11 Years | 461 | 5 | 274 | 37 | 38 | .493 | 3.03 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 629.0 | 2,588 | 562 | 212 | 241 | 48 | 195 | 32 | 489 | 18 | 10 | 1 | - |
Joe SambitoJoe Sambito 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 |
1976 | 24 | Astros | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .417 | .222 |
1977 | 25 | Astros | 54 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
1978 | 26 | Astros | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
1979 | 27 | Astros | 63 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .583 | .429 |
1980 | 28 | Astros | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
1981 | 29 | Astros | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 30 | Astros | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 32 | Astros | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 33 | Mets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 34 | Red Sox | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 35 | Red Sox | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 462 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .274 | .154 |
Joe SambitoJoe Sambito Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Astros | P | 20 | 4 | 160 | 14 | 0.7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.36 |
1977 Astros | P | 54 | 1 | 267 | 23 | 0.4 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.12 |
1978 Astros | P | 62 | 0 | 264 | 24 | 0.4 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.25 |
1979 Astros | P | 63 | 0 | 274 | 21 | 0.3 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.87 |
1980 Astros | P | 64 | 0 | 271 | 22 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.99 |
1981 Astros | P | 49 | 0 | 191 | 17 | 0.3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1982 Astros | P | 9 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.84 |
1984 Astros | P | 32 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.76 |
1985 Mets | P | 8 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1986 Red Sox | P | 53 | 0 | 134 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.81 |
1987 Red Sox | P | 47 | 0 | 113 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.19 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 461 | 5 | 1,887 | 148 | 0.3 | 139 | 35 | 104 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 1.99 | |
11 Years | 461 | 5 | 1,887 | 148 | 0.3 | 139 | 35 | 104 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 1.99 |
Joe SambitoJoe Sambito 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 |
1976 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 1.86 | 4.39 | 2.36 |
1977 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 2.79 | 6.78 | 2.43 |
1978 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 9.82 | 3.27 |
1979 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.61 | 8.18 | 2.27 |
1980 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.41 | 7.47 | 2.19 |
1981 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.86 | 5.80 | 3.11 |
1982 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 4.97 | 1.42 |
1984 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.63 | 4.91 | 3.02 |
1985 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.38 | 2.53 | 6.75 |
1986 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.88 | 6.04 | 3.22 |
1987 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.19 | 8.36 | 3.82 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 2.51 | 7.00 | 2.79 |
Joe SambitoJoe Sambito Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Houston Astros | 35 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Houston Astros | 35 | $27,500.00 | - | - |
1978 Houston Astros | 35 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Houston Astros | 35 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1980 Houston Astros | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Houston Astros | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Houston Astros | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Houston Astros | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 New York Mets | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1986 Boston Red Sox | 43 | $500,000.00 | - | Stats |
1987 Boston Red Sox | 43 | $360,000.00 | - | - |
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