Joe Lafata was born on Wednesday, August 3, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan. Lafata was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1947, with the New York 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 Lafata baseball stats page.
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Joe LafataJoe Lafata 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Joe LafataJoe Lafata 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 |
1947 | 26 | Giants | 62 | 95 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .221 | .333 | .295 |
1948 | 27 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1949 | 28 | Giants | 64 | 140 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .282 | .343 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 127 | 236 | 31 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .229 | .303 | .322 |
Joe LafataJoe Lafata Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1947 Giants | 1B | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.31 |
1947 Giants | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 45.00 |
1947 Giants | LF | 20 | 19 | 393 | 138 | 6.9 | 137 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.41 |
1949 Giants | 1B | 47 | 32 | 858 | 311 | 6.6 | 306 | 296 | 10 | 5 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.63 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 49 | 33 | 897 | 323 | 6.6 | 318 | 308 | 10 | 5 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 9.57 | |
LF Totals | 20 | 19 | 393 | 138 | 6.9 | 137 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.41 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 45.00 | |
2 Years | 70 | 52 | 1,302 | 481 | 6.9 | 475 | 462 | 13 | 6 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.85 |
Joe LafataJoe Lafata 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 |
1947 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | 3 | n/a | 47.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1948 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1949 Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 17 | 2 | n/a | 46.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 2 | 3 | .400 | 55 | 5 | n/a | 47.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Joe LafataJoe Lafata Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1947 New York Giants | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 New York Giants | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 New York Giants | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
Joe Lafata Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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