Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Joe Vitiello

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: April 11, 1970 in Cambridge, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stoneham HS (Stoneham, MA) and the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Stoneham HS (Stoneham, MA)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: April 29, 1995 (Age 25-018d, 16,612th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 33-170d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Joseph David Vitiello

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

693

172

.248

RBI

104

OBP

.335

SLG

.414

OPS

.749

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-29 / in Starts: 19-19
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 146 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	107 (51-35-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 146 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	91 (45-30-16)

Most Driven In
J King	5
Self	5
C Davis	3
J Bell	2
J Damon	2
J Dye	1
M Sweeney	0

Most Driven In By
Self	5
C Paquette	2
M Macfarlane	2
J Damon	1
J Dye	1

1997 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	139	1	Apr 2	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	6	1.25	-0.064	1.24	-0.04%	-0.39	DH
2	140	2	Apr 3	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	6	1.14	-0.014	1.11	-0.01%	-0.02	DH
3	141	3	Apr 4	KCR	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	6	.56	-0.027	.59	-0.02%	-0.35	DH
4	142	4	Apr 5	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	6	1.19	0.087	1.32	0.06%	0.77	DH
5	143	5	Apr 6	KCR	@	MIN	W,12-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.59	PH
6	144	6	Apr 7	KCR		BAL	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.389	.817	5	1.25	0.043	1.24	0.03%	0.07	DH
7	145	7	Apr 9	KCR		BAL	L,2-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.389	.843	9	.52	0.005	.53	0.00%	0.35	PH
8	146	9 (1)	Apr 13	KCR		MIN	W,6-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318	.423	.364	.787	5	.94	-0.101	.99	-0.06%	-0.52	DH
9	147	13 (3)	Apr 17	KCR		TEX	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.393	.333	.726	7	.88	-0.046	.91	-0.03%	-0.44	RF
10	148	14	Apr 19	KCR		ANA	W,7-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.419	.346	.766	7	.48	0.051	.48	0.03%	0.58	RF
11	149	16 (1)	Apr 21	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-6	GS-7	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.457	.357	.814	5	1.23	0.002	1.24	0.00%	0.05	RF
12	150	17	Apr 22	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.487	.367	.854	5	.94	0.035	.89	0.02%	0.56	RF
13	151	18	Apr 23	KCR	@	SEA	W,12-10	GS-5	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.500	.424	.924	5	1.67	0.315	1.53	0.17%	2.51	RF
14	152	20 (1)	Apr 26	KCR	@	OAK	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.488	.412	.900	2	2.88	-0.110	3.09	-0.07%	-0.66	PH
15	153	21	Apr 27	KCR	@	OAK	W,7-1	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.489	.405	.895	5	.81	0.136	.85	0.09%	1.39	RF
16	154	22	Apr 29	KCR		TOR	W,6-5	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.450	.950	6	1.22	0.167	1.32	0.11%	1.38	RF
17	155	23	Apr 30	KCR		TOR	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.472	.419	.890	6	1.08	-0.085	1.18	-0.06%	-0.56	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	156	26 (2)	May 3	KCR		NYY	W,2-1	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.464	.435	.899	5	1.41	0.145	1.52	0.10%	1.06	LF
19	157	27	May 4	KCR		NYY	L,5-13	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.475	.429	.904	5	.71	0.001	.80	0.00%	0.33	LF
20	158	28	May 5	KCR	@	BOS	W,2-0	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.453	.404	.857	5	1.50	-0.128	1.64	-0.08%	-1.38	LF
21	159	30 (1)	May 7	KCR	@	DET	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.446	.396	.842	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH
22	160	32 (1)	May 9	KCR	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.426	.375	.801	5	.86	-0.071	1.03	-0.05%	-0.61	RF
23	161	34 (1)	May 11	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.435	.386	.821	9	1.54	0.089	1.82	0.06%	0.91	PH
24	162	38 (3)	May 16	KCR		DET	L,2-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.417	.367	.783	5	1.28	-0.139	1.60	-0.10%	-1.11	LF
25	163	39	May 17	KCR		DET	L,2-9	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.425	.377	.802	3	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.40	PH
26	164	40	May 18	KCR		DET	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.419	.371	.790	2	2.97	-0.085	3.60	-0.06%	-0.39	PH
27	165	42 (1)	May 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.416	.369	.785	7	1.23	-0.021	1.66	-0.02%	-0.31	LF
28	166	44 (1)	May 23	KCR		SEA	L,4-8	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.407	.406	.813	6	1.16	0.018	1.13	0.01%	0.79	RF
29	167	45	May 24	KCR		SEA	W,11-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.400	.389	.789	5	1.36	-0.080	1.22	-0.04%	-0.74	DH
30	168	46	May 25	KCR		SEA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.386	.373	.760	6	1.40	-0.047	1.35	-0.03%	-0.50	RF
31	169	47	May 26	KCR		OAK	L,1-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.382	.368	.750	9	3.88	-0.113	3.87	-0.07%	-0.35	PH
32	170	49 (1)	May 28	KCR		CLE	L,3-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.378	.364	.741	9	3.30	-0.100	3.62	-0.07%	-0.64	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	171	52 (2)	Jun 1	KCR	@	TEX	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.372	.395	.767	7	.51	0.142	.43	0.07%	1.46	DH
34	172	54 (1)	Jun 4	KCR	@	ANA	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.357	.376	.734	6	.76	-0.080	.78	-0.05%	-0.82	RF
35	173	55	Jun 5	KCR		TEX	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.347	.364	.710	6	1.19	-0.096	1.09	-0.05%	-0.76	DH
36	174	56	Jun 6	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.337	.352	.688	7	1.27	-0.086	1.11	-0.05%	-0.88	RF
37	175	57	Jun 7	KCR		TEX	W,10-4	GS-4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.340	.366	.705	6	.37	0.009	.35	0.01%	0.52	RF
38	176	58	Jun 8	KCR		TEX	W,4-2	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.343	.362	.704	7	.54	-0.005	.50	0.00%	0.09	RF
39	177	59	Jun 9	KCR		ANA	L,5-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.339	.351	.690	6	1.42	-0.061	1.50	-0.04%	-0.70	RF
40	178	61 (1)	Jun 11	KCR		ANA	W,6-1	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.330	.340	.670	5	.43	-0.036	.37	-0.02%	-0.82	LF
41	179	62	Jun 13	KCR	@	PIT	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.328	.337	.664	9	1.26	-0.037	1.17	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
42	180	64 (1)	Jun 15	KCR	@	PIT	W,8-1	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.325	.333	.658	9	.12	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.31	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	181	101 (36)	Jul 28 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.325	.362	.687	6	.67	0.067	.04	0.00%	0.64	1B
44	182	102	Jul 29	KCR		MIN	L,8-11	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.331	.394	.725	7	.80	0.076	.07	0.00%	0.94	DH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	183	105 (2)	Aug 1	KCR		BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.328	.389	.718	7	.61	0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.36	LF
46	184	108 (2)	Aug 4	KCR		NYY	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.386	.712	1	.25	-0.006	.02	0.00%	-0.25	LF
47	185	109	Aug 5	KCR		NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.331	.398	.729	8	1.15	-0.126	.04	0.00%	-0.75	LF
48	186	110	Aug 6	KCR		DET	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.331	.392	.723	7	1.43	-0.095	.05	0.00%	-0.90	LF
49	187	111	Aug 7	KCR		DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.336	.419	.755	7	.35	-0.010	.02	0.00%	0.76	LF
50	188	112	Aug 8	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.329	.409	.738	7	.59	-0.050	.03	0.00%	-0.95	LF
51	189	113	Aug 9	KCR	@	BOS	W,9-2	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.322	.400	.722	4	.15	-0.015	.01	0.00%	-1.28	PH
							22-29		146	130	11	31	6	0	5	18	14	1	37	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.238	.322	.400	.722		1.01	-0.544	.90	-0.28%	-2.24

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Vitiello Pages

Joe Vitiello Overview

Minor, Japanese & Winter Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2003

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Joe Vitiello Pages at Baseball Reference