Joe Beckwith was born on Friday, January 28, 1955, in Opelika, Alabama. Beckwith was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 21, 1979, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 Beckwith baseball stats page.
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Joe Beckwith![]() Joe Beckwith Autograph on a 1984 Fleer Baseball Card (#97) |
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Joe BeckwithJoe Beckwith 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 |
| 1979 | 24 | Dodgers | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.1 | 168 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1980 | 25 | Dodgers | 38 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 258 | 60 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 27 | Dodgers | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 170 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 28 | Dodgers | 42 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 | 321 | 73 | 28 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1984 | 29 | Royals | 49 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.2 | 410 | 92 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1985 | 30 | Royals | 49 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95.0 | 410 | 99 | 43 | 45 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1986 | 31 | Dodgers | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 86 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 7 Years | 229 | 5 | 93 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 422.0 | 1,823 | 432 | 166 | 189 | 39 | 150 | 30 | 319 | 15 | 7 | 2 | - | ||
Joe BeckwithJoe Beckwith 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 |
| 1979 | 24 | Dodgers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 25 | Dodgers | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 1982 | 27 | Dodgers | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 28 | Dodgers | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1984 | 29 | Royals | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 30 | Royals | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 31 | Dodgers | 15 | 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 | ||
| 7 Years | 229 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 | ||
Joe BeckwithJoe Beckwith Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1979 Dodgers | P | 17 | 0 | 112 | 12 | 0.7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.41 |
| 1980 Dodgers | P | 38 | 0 | 179 | 10 | 0.3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.21 |
| 1982 Dodgers | P | 19 | 1 | 120 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| 1983 Dodgers | P | 42 | 3 | 213 | 21 | 0.5 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
| 1984 Royals | P | 49 | 1 | 302 | 22 | 0.4 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.97 |
| 1985 Royals | P | 49 | 0 | 285 | 21 | 0.4 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.80 |
| 1986 Dodgers | P | 15 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.49 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 229 | 5 | 1,266 | 91 | 0.4 | 85 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 1.81 | |
| 7 Years | 229 | 5 | 1,266 | 91 | 0.4 | 85 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 1.81 | |
Joe BeckwithJoe Beckwith 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 |
| 1979 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.87 | 6.75 | 3.62 |
| 1980 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.74 | 6.03 | 3.47 |
| 1982 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.36 | 7.43 | 3.15 |
| 1983 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 6.34 | 4.44 |
| 1984 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 6.71 | 2.24 |
| 1985 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 7.58 | 3.03 |
| 1986 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 6.38 | 2.95 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.13 | 6.80 | 3.20 |
Joe BeckwithJoe Beckwith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Kansas City Royals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Kansas City Royals | 27 | $358,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1986 Los Angeles Dodgers | 45 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
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