Joey Hamilton
[edit] Biography
Born on September 9, 1970 in Statesboro, Georgia, Joey Hamilton (Johns Joseph Hamilton) played for the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career. Hamilton broke into the bigs on May 24, 1994 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 2.98 ERA in 108.2 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Joey Hamilton's best season was 1996, when he posted a 4.17 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 184 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1994
| SD
| N
| 16
| 16
| 9
| 6
| 2.98
| 61
| 40
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 108.2
| 98
| 7
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 31
| 30
| 6
| 9
| 3.08
| 123
| 89
| 70
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 204.1
| 189
| 17
| 56
| 5
| 2
| 11
|
| 1996
| SD
| N
| 34
| 33
| 15
| 9
| 4.17
| 184
| 100
| 98
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 211.2
| 206
| 19
| 83
| 3
| 14
| 9
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 31
| 29
| 12
| 7
| 4.25
| 124
| 100
| 91
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 192.2
| 199
| 22
| 69
| 2
| 7
| 12
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 34
| 34
| 13
| 13
| 4.27
| 147
| 113
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 217.1
| 220
| 15
| 106
| 10
| 4
| 8
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 18
| 7
| 8
| 6.52
| 56
| 73
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 118
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 2000
| TOR
| A
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3.55
| 15
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 28
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 22
| 5
| 8
| 5.89
| 82
| 88
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 122.1
| 170
| 17
| 38
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 6.23
| 10
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.1
| 23
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 26
| 26
| 6
| 10
| 5.93
| 92
| 100
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 139.2
| 193
| 20
| 44
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 39
| 17
| 4
| 10
| 5.27
| 85
| 78
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 124.2
| 136
| 11
| 50
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.66
| 7
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 192
| 163
| 60
| 56
| 4.12
| 741
| 547
| 498
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 1087.1
| 1092
| 97
| 404
| 25
| 38
| 53
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 46
| 14
| 17
| 5.83
| 153
| 174
| 164
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 253.1
| 316
| 33
| 89
| 1
| 9
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 242
| 209
| 74
| 73
| 4.44
| 894
| 721
| 662
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 1340.2
| 1408
| 130
| 493
| 26
| 47
| 61
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1994
| SD
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 108.2
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .958
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| P
| 31
| 30
| 204.1
| 12
| 30
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 3
| .875
|
| 1996
| SD
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 211.2
| 17
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 6
| 0
| .978
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| P
| 31
| 29
| 192.2
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 12
| 1
| .967
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 217.1
| 15
| 30
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 8
| 1
| .938
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| P
| 22
| 18
| 98
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| TOR
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 122.1
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .923
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 17.1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 26
| 26
| 139.2
| 10
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .939
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| P
| 39
| 17
| 124.2
| 7
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 10.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 242
| 209
| 1340.2
| 84
| 169
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 10
| 60
| 49
| 5
| .937
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1994
| SD
| N
| 16
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .047
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 31
| 65
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .108
| .132
| .138
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| SD
| N
| 34
| 68
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .162
| .186
| .235
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 31
| 54
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 6
| .130
| .140
| .241
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 35
| 71
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 6
| .141
| .153
| .211
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOR
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 39
| 28
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .241
| .357
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 193
| 334
| 19
| 42
| 4
| 21
| .126
| .144
| .189
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 165
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 243
| 339
| 19
| 43
| 4
| 22
| .127
| .145
| .192
| 8
| 1
| 8
| 167
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 28th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1988).
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed September 24, 1991).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Carlos Almanzar, Woody Williams and Peter Tucci (December 12, 1998).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (August 3, 2001).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (August 17, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 7, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 6, 2003).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 26, 2003).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 11, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 10, 2003).
- Released by San Diego Padres (June 7, 2004).
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