Joe Tipton Stats

Joe Tipton was born on Saturday, February 18, 1922, in McCaysville, Georgia. Tipton was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1948, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Tipton baseball stats page.

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Joe Tipton

Joe Tipton Autograph on a 1949 Bowman (#103)

Joe Tipton Autograph on a 1949 Bowman (#103)
 

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Birth Name:   Joe Hicks Tipton
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-18-1922  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   McCaysville, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-01-1994 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Cemetery:   Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Alabama
High School:   McCaysville High School (McCaysville, GA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   05-02-1948 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-26-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Tipton

Joe Tipton 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 Tipton

Joe Tipton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 26 Indians 47 90 11 26 3 0 1 0 13 4 - 10 1 - 2 0 .289 .333 .356
1949 27 White Sox 67 191 20 39 5 3 3 0 19 27 - 17 0 - 1 5 .204 .306 .309
1950 28 Athletics 64 184 15 49 5 1 6 0 20 19 - 16 2 - 0 3 .266 .335 .402
1951 29 Athletics 72 213 23 51 9 0 3 0 20 51 - 25 1 - 1 2 .239 .389 .324
1952 30 Athletics 23 68 6 13 4 0 3 0 8 15 - 10 2 - 0 1 .191 .337 .382
1952 30 Indians 43 105 15 26 2 0 6 1 22 21 - 21 1 - 2 4 .248 .383 .438
1953 31 Indians 47 109 17 25 2 0 6 0 13 19 - 13 0 - 3 7 .229 .359 .413
1954 32 Senators 54 157 9 35 6 1 1 0 10 30 - 30 2 1 2 3 .223 .353 .293
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 417 1,117 116 264 36 5 29 1 125 186 - 142 9 1 11 25 .236 .351 .355
Joe Tipton

Joe Tipton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1948 Indians C 40 19 594 105 2.6 102 84 18 3 4 2 6 6 .971 4.64
1949 White Sox C 53 49 1,274 237 4.5 235 203 32 2 4 4 13 15 .992 4.98
1950 Athletics C 59 53 1,359 228 3.9 225 201 24 3 3 3 6 8 .987 4.47
1951 Athletics C 72 69 1,784 291 4.0 282 230 52 9 12 1 10 25 .969 4.27
1952 Athletics C 23 23 589 97 4.2 96 80 16 1 1 0 5 9 .990 4.40
1952 Indians C 35 29 823 140 4.0 136 118 18 4 1 2 8 6 .971 4.46
1953 Indians C 46 30 887 132 2.9 132 114 18 0 1 3 8 7 1.000 4.02
1954 Senators C 52 51 1,306 252 4.8 250 220 30 2 6 5 18 16 .992 5.17
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 380 323 8,616 1,482 3.9 1,458 1,250 208 24 32 20 74 92 .984 4.57
7 Years 380 323 8,616 1,482 3.9 1,458 1,250 208 24 32 20 74 92 .984 4.57
Joe Tipton

Joe Tipton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Indians 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 90.0 9.0 6.9 - - -
1949 White Sox 1 1 .500 16 0 n/a 63.7 11.2 10.1 - - -
1950 Athletics 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 30.7 11.5 9.2 - - -
1951 Athletics 1 1 .500 0 0 n/a 71.0 8.5 10.7 - - -
1952 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 22.7 6.8 8.5 - - -
1952 Indians 1 0 1.000 8 1 n/a 17.5 5.0 4.8 - - -
1953 Indians 0 0 .000 5 1 n/a 18.2 8.4 8.4 - - -
1954 Senators 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 157.0 5.2 15.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 3 3 .500 44 2 n/a 38.5 7.9 8.9 - - -
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Joe Tipton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Cleveland Indians 12 Undetermined - Stats
1949 Chicago White Sox 15 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 15 Undetermined - -
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 15 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 15 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 18 Undetermined - -
1953 Cleveland Indians 18 Undetermined - -
1954 Washington Senators 10 Undetermined - -


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