Joe Strain Stats

Joe Strain was born on Friday, April 30, 1954, in Denver, Colorado. Strain was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 28, 1979, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Strain baseball stats page.
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Joe Strain

Joe Strain Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#458)

Joe Strain Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#458)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Allan Strain
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   04-30-1954  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Denver, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Northern Colorado
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   169
First Game:   06-28-1979 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-02-1981
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Joe Strain

Joe Strain 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 Strain

Joe Strain Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1979 25 Giants 67 257 27 62 8 1 1 0 12 13 0 21 11 1 3 5 .241 .285 .292
1980 26 Giants 77 189 26 54 6 0 0 0 16 10 0 10 7 1 0 8 .286 .320 .317
1981 27 Cubs 25 74 7 14 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 0 1 1 .189 .250 .203
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 169 520 60 130 15 1 1 0 29 28 0 38 18 2 4 14 .250 .292 .288
Joe Strain

Joe Strain Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1979 Giants 2B 67 65 1,641 341 5.1 335 147 188 6 32 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.51
1979 Giants 3B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1980 Giants 2B 42 33 978 189 4.5 187 85 102 2 15 n/a n/a n/a .989 5.16
1980 Giants 3B 6 5 144 16 2.7 14 3 11 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.63
1980 Giants SS 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1981 Cubs 2B 20 19 462 122 6.1 119 38 81 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .975 6.95
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 129 117 3,081 652 5.1 641 270 371 11 57 n/a n/a n/a .983 5.62
3B Totals 7 5 150 17 2.4 15 3 12 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .882 2.70
SS Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3 Years 137 122 3,231 669 4.9 656 273 383 13 58 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.48
Joe Strain

Joe Strain Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1979 Giants 8 4 .667 0 0 n/a 257.0 12.2 21.4 - - -
1980 Giants 1 2 .333 31 2 n/a 0.0 18.9 11.8 - - -
1981 Cubs 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 10.6 74.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 9 6 .600 36 2 n/a 520.0 13.7 17.9 - - -
Joe Strain

Joe Strain Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1979 San Francisco Giants 20 $21,000.00 - -
1980 San Francisco Giants 20 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Chicago Cubs 17 $32,500.00 - -




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