Joe Girardi
[edit] Biography
Joe Girardi (Joseph Elliott Girardi) was born on October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 4, 1989 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Girardi played for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Joe Girardi's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1995, when he knocked in 55 runs. However, others believe that it was 1996, when he hit for a .294 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 157
| 15
| 39
| 1
| 14
| .248
| .304
| .331
| 10
| 0
| 11
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 4
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| 133
| 419
| 36
| 113
| 1
| 38
| .270
| .300
| .344
| 24
| 2
| 17
| 50
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 11
| 13
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 47
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .191
| .283
| .234
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 91
| 270
| 19
| 73
| 1
| 12
| .270
| .320
| .300
| 3
| 1
| 19
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| 86
| 310
| 35
| 90
| 3
| 31
| .290
| .346
| .397
| 14
| 5
| 24
| 41
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 6
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 93
| 330
| 47
| 91
| 4
| 34
| .276
| .321
| .364
| 9
| 4
| 21
| 48
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 13
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 125
| 462
| 63
| 121
| 8
| 55
| .262
| .308
| .359
| 17
| 2
| 29
| 76
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 15
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| 124
| 422
| 55
| 124
| 2
| 45
| .294
| .346
| .374
| 22
| 3
| 30
| 55
| 5
| 11
| 13
| 1
| 11
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 112
| 398
| 38
| 105
| 1
| 50
| .264
| .311
| .334
| 23
| 1
| 26
| 53
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 15
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 78
| 254
| 31
| 70
| 3
| 31
| .276
| .317
| .386
| 11
| 4
| 14
| 38
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 10
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| 65
| 209
| 23
| 50
| 2
| 27
| .239
| .271
| .354
| 16
| 1
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 16
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 106
| 363
| 47
| 101
| 6
| 40
| .278
| .339
| .375
| 15
| 1
| 32
| 61
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 12
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 78
| 229
| 22
| 58
| 3
| 25
| .253
| .315
| .345
| 10
| 1
| 21
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 90
| 234
| 19
| 53
| 1
| 13
| .226
| .275
| .291
| 10
| 1
| 16
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 10
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .130
| .231
| .130
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 898
| 2844
| 307
| 751
| 28
| 269
| .264
| .314
| .346
| 114
| 17
| 199
| 435
| 16
| 49
| 24
| 31
| 85
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 379
| 1283
| 147
| 349
| 8
| 153
| .272
| .317
| .361
| 72
| 9
| 80
| 172
| 9
| 32
| 20
| 3
| 52
|
| Total
|
|
| 1277
| 4127
| 454
| 1100
| 36
| 422
| .267
| .315
| .350
| 186
| 26
| 279
| 607
| 25
| 81
| 44
| 34
| 137
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| CHI
| N
| C
| 59
| 51
| 443.1
| 332
| 28
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 36
| 22
| 0
| .981
|
| 1990
| CHI
| N
| C
| 133
| 120
| 1071.1
| 653
| 61
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 80
| 47
| 2
| .985
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| C
| 21
| 14
| 134
| 95
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 6
| 0
| .972
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| C
| 86
| 70
| 651.1
| 369
| 51
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 46
| 32
| 0
| .991
|
| 1993
| COL
| N
| C
| 84
| 80
| 707.2
| 478
| 46
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 64
| 29
| 0
| .989
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| C
| 93
| 85
| 757
| 549
| 56
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 61
| 32
| 0
| .992
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| C
| 122
| 119
| 1044.1
| 730
| 61
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 88
| 33
| 0
| .988
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| C
| 120
| 110
| 973.2
| 803
| 46
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 90
| 30
| 0
| .996
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| C
| 111
| 109
| 979.1
| 830
| 54
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 11
| 71
| 37
| 0
| .994
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| C
| 78
| 76
| 655.2
| 541
| 38
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 54
| 19
| 0
| .995
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| C
| 65
| 64
| 551
| 452
| 34
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 56
| 19
| 0
| .984
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| C
| 103
| 97
| 873
| 706
| 43
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 63
| 38
| 1
| .993
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| C
| 71
| 61
| 552
| 504
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 27
| 20
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| C
| 88
| 67
| 615.2
| 554
| 43
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 45
| 20
| 0
| .990
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| C
| 13
| 5
| 52
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1247
| 1128
| 10061.1
| 7619
| 605
| 77
| 77
| 0
| 82
| 798
| 384
| 3
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 5, 1986).
- Selected by Colorado Rockies from Chicago Cubs (19th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 17, 1992).
- Traded by Colorado Rockies to New York Yankees in exchange for Mike DeJean (November 20, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1996).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 3, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1999).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 15, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 18, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
- Signed by New York Yankees (February 4, 2004).
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