Joe Zdeb Stats

Joe Zdeb was born on Saturday, June 27, 1953, in Compton, Illinois. Zdeb was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 1977, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Zdeb baseball stats page.

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Joe Zdeb

Joe Zdeb Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#408)

Joe Zdeb Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#408)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Edmund Zdeb
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   06-27-1953  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Compton, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Maine South High School (Park Ridge, IL)
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:   04-07-1977 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-29-1979
Draft:   1971 : 4th Round (75th)
Joe Zdeb

Joe Zdeb 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 Zdeb

Joe Zdeb Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1977 24 Royals 105 195 26 58 5 2 2 0 23 16 3 23 3 3 0 5 .297 .346 .374
1978 25 Royals 60 127 18 32 2 3 0 0 11 7 0 18 5 2 0 2 .252 .287 .315
1979 26 Royals 15 23 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 .174 .240 .304
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 180 345 47 94 8 6 2 0 34 25 3 45 8 5 0 8 .272 .317 .348
Joe Zdeb

Joe Zdeb Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1977 Royals 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1977 Royals CF 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1977 Royals LF 87 40 1,299 98 1.1 95 91 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.97
1977 Royals RF 8 1 42 1 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.64
1978 Royals 2B 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1978 Royals 3B 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1978 Royals LF 43 24 666 56 1.3 54 52 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.19
1978 Royals RF 12 6 180 14 1.2 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.95
1979 Royals LF 6 3 78 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.42
1979 Royals RF 3 2 69 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.35
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 136 67 2,043 161 1.2 156 150 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.06
RF Totals 23 9 291 21 0.9 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.86
3B Totals 2 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
CF Totals 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
3 Years 163 76 2,346 184 1.1 178 172 6 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.05
Joe Zdeb

Joe Zdeb Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1977 Royals 6 5 .545 27 12 4 97.5 8.5 8.5 - - -
1978 Royals 3 0 1.000 20 3 1 0.0 7.1 11.5 - - -
1979 Royals 1 0 1.000 8 1 0 0.0 5.8 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 10 5 .667 55 16 5 172.5 7.7 10.1 - - -
Joe Zdeb

Joe Zdeb Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1977 Kansas City Royals 19 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 19 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 19 $21,000.00 - -


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