Joe Vitiello
[edit] Biography
Joe Vitiello (Joseph David Vitiello) was born on April 11, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1995 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 7 home runs and 21 RBI. Vitiello played for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 53
| 130
| 13
| 33
| 7
| 21
| .254
| .317
| .446
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 85
| 257
| 29
| 62
| 8
| 40
| .241
| .342
| .401
| 15
| 1
| 38
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 12
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 51
| 130
| 11
| 31
| 5
| 18
| .238
| .322
| .400
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 13
| 41
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 4
| .146
| .222
| .244
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 39
| 52
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 8
| .250
| .365
| .423
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| 38
| 76
| 12
| 26
| 3
| 13
| .342
| .407
| .539
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 77
| 128
| 19
| 39
| 5
| 21
| .305
| .389
| .492
| 9
| 0
| 17
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 205
| 565
| 57
| 133
| 21
| 83
| .235
| .322
| .396
| 26
| 1
| 63
| 142
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 282
| 693
| 76
| 172
| 26
| 104
| .248
| .335
| .414
| 35
| 1
| 80
| 165
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 45
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 6
| 55
| 40
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| DH
| 70
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| OF
| 28
| 27
| 182
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 82
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| RF
| 16
| 16
| 100
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| DH
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 9
| 78
| 65
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 9
| 91.2
| 77
| 7
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| OF
| 15
| 13
| 85
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| LF
| 15
| 13
| 85
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 6
| 74.1
| 74
| 8
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 27
| 24
| 167
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 57
| 36
| 350
| 315
| 30
| 6
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 45
| 41
| 274
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 125
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 18
| 17
| 107
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 31st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1988).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed July 5, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 17, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 1999).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (November 22, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 18, 2000).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (January 23, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 14, 2003).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Montreal Expos in exchange for Ben Washburn (May 3, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (March 1, 2004).
- Released by Montreal Expos (April 8, 2004).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 14, 2004).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 14, 2004).
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