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Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardi

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.
School Northwestern University

Debut April 4, 1989
  vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 2003
Born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, IL

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 24 CHC NL  59  157   15   39  10  0   1   14   2  1  11  26  .248  .304  .331   76   52   1   1   5   2   4
 1990 25 CHC NL 133  419   36  113  24  2   1   38   8  3  17  50  .270  .300  .344   72  144   4   4  11   3  13
 1991 26 CHC NL  21   47    3    9   2  0   0    6   0  0   6   6  .191  .283  .234   45   11   1   0   1   0   0
 1992 27 CHC NL  91  270   19   73   3  1   1   12   0  2  19  38  .270  .320  .300   76   81   0   1   3   1   8
 1993 28 COL NL  86  310   35   90  14  5   3   31   6  6  24  41  .290  .346  .397   87  123  12   1   0   3   6
 1994 29 COL NL  93  330   47   91   9  4   4   34   3  3  21  48  .276  .321  .364   68  120   6   2   1   2  13
 1995 30 COL NL 125  462   63  121  17  2   8   55   3  3  29  76  .262  .308  .359   58  166  12   1   0   2  15
 1996 31 NYY AL 124  422   55  124  22  3   2   45  13  4  30  55  .294  .346  .374   82  158  11   3   1   5  11
 1997 32 NYY AL 112  398   38  105  23  1   1   50   2  3  26  53  .264  .311  .334   69  133   5   2   1   2  15
 1998 33 NYY AL  78  254   31   70  11  4   3   31   2  4  14  38  .276  .317  .386   85   98   8   1   1   2  10
 1999 34 NYY AL  65  209   23   50  16  1   2   27   3  1  10  26  .239  .271  .354   60   74   8   2   0   0  16
 2000 35 CHC NL 106  363   47  101  15  1   6   40   1  0  32  61  .278  .339  .375   83  136   6   3   3   3  12 AS
 2001 36 CHC NL  78  229   22   58  10  1   3   25   0  1  21  50  .253  .315  .345   75   79   2   1   4   0   2
 2002 37 CHC NL  90  234   19   53  10  1   1   13   1  0  16  35  .226  .275  .291   51   68   5   1   3   0  10
 2003 38 STL NL  16   23    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   4  .130  .231  .130   -1    3   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1277 4127  454 1100 186 26  36  422  44 31 279 607  .267  .315  .350   72 1446  81  23  34  25 137
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        524   58  140  24  3   5   54   6  4  35  77  .267  .315  .350   72  183  10   3   4   3  17
 Career High    133  462   63  124  24  5   8   55  13  6  32  76  .294  .346  .397   87  166  12   4  11   5  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 24 CHC NL  172  125   15   3.2    97| .248  .263| .304  .331| .331  .391| .635  .723|  76  .398  -4.8  -0.5  66%
 1990 25 CHC NL  447  330   40   3.2   104| .270  .273| .300  .341| .344  .411| .644  .751|  72  .365 -17.2  -1.7  72%
 1991 26 CHC NL   54   39    4   2.8    97| .191  .262| .283  .330| .234  .393| .517  .723|  45  .318  -3.4  -0.4   0%
 1992 27 CHC NL  291  208   25   3.2    94| .270  .261| .320  .327| .300  .385| .620  .712|  76  .392  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1993 28 COL NL  350  245   42   4.6   117| .290  .290| .346  .358| .397  .442| .743  .800|  87  .495  -7.1  -0.7  50%
 1994 29 COL NL  361  263   36   3.7   123| .276  .294| .321  .363| .364  .459| .685  .823|  68  .369 -18.1  -1.7  50%
 1995 30 COL NL  506  372   48   3.5   130| .262  .302| .308  .376| .359  .470| .667  .846|  58  .351 -32.2  -3.1  50%
 1996 31 NYY AL  471  327   55   4.5   117| .294  .278| .346  .352| .374  .447| .720  .799|  82  .402 -11.5  -1.0  76%
 1997 32 NYY AL  433  318   38   3.2   109| .264  .271| .311  .341| .334  .429| .645  .770|  69  .294 -18.1  -1.7  40%
 1998 33 NYY AL  279  207   28   3.6   107| .276  .268| .317  .336| .386  .427| .703  .763|  85  .339  -6.3  -0.6  33%
 1999 34 NYY AL  229  186   16   2.3   112| .239  .273| .271  .345| .354  .436| .625  .781|  60  .173 -12.8  -1.2  75%
 2000 35 CHC NL  407  283   46   4.3   114| .278  .269| .339  .346| .375  .441| .714  .787|  83  .407  -9.0  -0.8 100%
 2001 36 CHC NL  253  177   26   3.9   107| .253  .263| .315  .333| .345  .430| .660  .763|  75  .389  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 2002 37 CHC NL  256  197   17   2.3   105| .226  .264| .275  .337| .291  .419| .566  .756|  51  .208 -16.9  -1.6 100%
 2003 38 STL NL   26   22    1   1.2   107| .130  .265| .231  .336| .130  .425| .361  .761|  -1  .072  -3.4  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     4535 3299  437   3.6   112| .267  .277| .315  .347| .350  .433| .665  .780|  72  .355 -178.3 -17.1  58%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 24 CHC NL C 59 332 28 7 1 .981 .986 6.10 5.56 7.31 6.67 51 443.3 5 9 36 22 1990 25 CHC NL C 133 653 61 11 5 .985 .987 5.37 5.44 6.00 6.65 120 1071.3 16 43 80 47 1991 26 CHC NL C 21 95 11 3 1 .972 .988 5.05 5.59 7.12 6.78 14 134.0 1 6 14 6 1992 27 CHC NL C 86 369 51 4 6 .991 .991 4.88 5.68 5.80 6.67 70 651.3 8 37 46 32 1993 28 COL NL C 84 478 46 6 7 .989 .989 6.24 5.75 6.66 6.74 80 707.7 2 42 64 29 1994 29 COL NL C 93 549 56 5 8 .992 .991 6.51 6.15 7.19 7.10 85 757.0 3 40 61 32 1995 30 COL NL C 122 730 61 10 7 .988 .989 6.48 6.34 6.82 7.40 119 1044.3 5 50 88 33 1996 31 NYY AL C 120 803 46 3 8 .996 .990 7.08 5.84 7.85 6.91 110 973.7 10 43 90 30 DH 2 1997 32 NYY AL C 111 830 54 5 11 .994 .991 7.96 6.08 8.12 7.15 109 979.3 11 39 71 37 DH 1 1998 33 NYY AL C 78 541 38 3 5 .995 .990 7.42 6.17 7.95 7.13 76 655.7 5 16 54 19 1999 34 NYY AL C 65 452 34 8 5 .984 .991 7.48 6.11 7.94 6.98 64 551.0 1 13 56 19 2000 35 CHC NL C 103 706 43 5 5 .993 .990 7.27 6.38 7.72 7.45 97 873.0 3 32 63 38 AS 2001 36 CHC NL C 71 504 33 0 2 1.000 .992 7.56 6.64 8.76 7.74 61 552.0 6 16 27 20 2002 37 CHC NL C 88 554 43 6 6 .990 .991 6.78 6.41 8.73 7.53 67 615.7 6 17 45 20 2003 38 STL NL C 13 23 0 1 0 .958 .991 1.77 6.46 3.98 7.34 5 52.0 0 1 3 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 24 CHC NL C 59 332 28 7 1 .981 .986 6.10 5.56 7.31 6.67 51 443.3 5 9 36 22 1990 25 CHC NL C 133 653 61 11 5 .985 .987 5.37 5.44 6.00 6.65 120 1071.3 16 43 80 47 1991 26 CHC NL C 21 95 11 3 1 .972 .988 5.05 5.59 7.12 6.78 14 134.0 1 6 14 6 1992 27 CHC NL C 86 369 51 4 6 .991 .991 4.88 5.68 5.80 6.67 70 651.3 8 37 46 32 1993 28 COL NL C 84 478 46 6 7 .989 .989 6.24 5.75 6.66 6.74 80 707.7 2 42 64 29 1994 29 COL NL C 93 549 56 5 8 .992 .991 6.51 6.15 7.19 7.10 85 757.0 3 40 61 32 1995 30 COL NL C 122 730 61 10 7 .988 .989 6.48 6.34 6.82 7.40 119 1044.3 5 50 88 33 1996 31 NYY AL C 120 803 46 3 8 .996 .990 7.08 5.84 7.85 6.91 110 973.7 10 43 90 30 1997 32 NYY AL C 111 830 54 5 11 .994 .991 7.96 6.08 8.12 7.15 109 979.3 11 39 71 37 1998 33 NYY AL C 78 541 38 3 5 .995 .990 7.42 6.17 7.95 7.13 76 655.7 5 16 54 19 1999 34 NYY AL C 65 452 34 8 5 .984 .991 7.48 6.11 7.94 6.98 64 551.0 1 13 56 19 2000 35 CHC NL C 103 706 43 5 5 .993 .990 7.27 6.38 7.72 7.45 97 873.0 3 32 63 38 2001 36 CHC NL C 71 504 33 0 2 1.000 .992 7.56 6.64 8.76 7.74 61 552.0 6 16 27 20 2002 37 CHC NL C 88 554 43 6 6 .990 .991 6.78 6.41 8.73 7.53 67 615.7 6 17 45 20 2003 38 STL NL C 13 23 0 1 0 .958 .991 1.77 6.46 3.98 7.34 5 52.0 0 1 3 0 1996 31 NYY AL DH 2 1997 32 NYY AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1247 7619 605 77 77 .991 .990 6.60 6.03 7.36 7.08 1128 10061.3 82 404 798 384 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1247 7619 605 77 77 .991 .990 6.60 6.03 7.36 7.08 1128 10061
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   4  10   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   2  .100  .182  .100   0  0   1   0   0 
 1995   NLDS  COL ATL     L   4  16   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   2  .125  .125  .125   0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   4   9   1   2  0  0  0   0   4   1  .222  .462  .222   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BAL     W   4  12   1   3  0  1  0   0   1   3  .250  .308  .417   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY ATL     W   4  10   1   2  0  1  0   1   1   2  .200  .273  .400   0  0   1   0   0 
 1997   ALDS  NYY CLE     L   5  15   2   2  0  0  0   0   1   3  .133  .188  .133   0  0   1   0   0 
 1998   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   2   7   0   3  0  0  0   0   0   1  .429  .429  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY CLE     W   3   8   2   2  0  0  0   0   1   0  .250  .333  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY SDP     W   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   ALDS  NYY TEX     W   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BOS     W   3   8   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY ATL     W   2   7   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .286  .286  .286   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Div Series       3-2  17  53   3   9  0  0  0   0   5   8  .170  .241  .170   0  0   1   0   0 
  4 Lg Champ Series     3-1  14  38   4   8  0  1  0   0   3   7  .211  .268  .263   0  0   1   0   0 
  3 World Series        3-0   8  23   2   4  0  1  0   1   1   5  .174  .208  .261   0  0   2   0   0 
 12 Postseason Series   9-3  39 114   9  21  0  2  0   1   9  20  .184  .244  .219   0  0   4   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2000   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2000

Sac. Hits
1993 NL-12-9
1995 NL-12-5
1996 AL-11-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1994 NL-13-7
1995 NL-15-9

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.9 (1255) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 24.0 (684) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Chicago Cubs as the 19th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

November 20, 1995: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the New York Yankees for Mike DeJean.

November 5, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 5, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Chicago Cubs$68,000
1990Chicago Cubs$115,000
1991Chicago Cubs$225,000
1992Chicago Cubs$300,000
1993Colorado Rockies$670,000
1994Colorado Rockies$1,000,000
1995Colorado Rockies$1,850,000
1996New York Yankees$2,325,000
1997New York Yankees$2,250,000
1998New York Yankees$2,850,000
1999New York Yankees$3,400,000
2000Chicago Cubs$2,000,000
2001Chicago Cubs$2,000,000
2002Chicago Cubs$1,500,000
2003St. Louis Cardinals$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$21,278,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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