Joe Pepitone
Joseph Anthony Pepitone
Born: October 9, 1940
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: 2023
Kansas City, MO USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1962-1973
Minor League Statistics
Joe Pepitone compiled a career batting average of .258 with 219 home runs and 721 RBI in his 1397-game career with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1962 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 63 | 141 | 138 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .239 | .255 | .442 | .697 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | New York Yankees | 157 | 615 | 580 | 79 | 157 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 89 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 63 | .271 | .304 | .448 | .752 | 260 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1964 | AL | New York Yankees | 160 | 647 | 613 | 71 | 154 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 63 | .251 | .281 | .418 | .698 | 256 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1965 | AL | New York Yankees | 143 | 580 | 531 | 51 | 131 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 59 | .247 | .305 | .394 | .699 | 209 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 1966 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 621 | 585 | 85 | 149 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 58 | .255 | .290 | .463 | .753 | 271 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 133 | 545 | 501 | 45 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 62 | .251 | .301 | .377 | .678 | 189 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 108 | 421 | 380 | 41 | 93 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 45 | .245 | .311 | .403 | .714 | 153 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1969 | AL | New York Yankees | 135 | 546 | 513 | 49 | 124 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 42 | .242 | .284 | .442 | .726 | 227 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 75 | 299 | 279 | 44 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 28 | .251 | .298 | .470 | .767 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 56 | 234 | 213 | 38 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | .268 | .313 | .498 | .811 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 115 | 460 | 427 | 50 | 131 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 41 | .307 | .347 | .482 | .830 | 206 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 233 | 214 | 23 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | .262 | .309 | .397 | .706 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 122 | 112 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .268 | .320 | .375 | .695 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .364 | .780 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1397 | 5476 | 5097 | 606 | 1315 | 158 | 35 | 219 | 721 | 41 | 32 | 302 | 526 | .258 | .301 | .432 | .733 | 2200 | 124 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 73 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 32 | 13 | 168.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.393 | .813 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 16 | 14 | 110.3 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .982 | 9.054 | 6.938 |
| 1963 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 143 | 130 | 1193.0 | 1140 | 103 | 6 | 111 | .995 | 9.377 | 8.692 |
| 1963 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 16 | 15 | 129.3 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.879 | 1.688 |
| 1964 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 155 | 153 | 1347.0 | 1333 | 121 | 18 | 128 | .988 | 9.715 | 9.381 |
| 1964 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 30 | 2 | 66.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.773 | .433 |
| 1965 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 115 | 113 | 986.3 | 1036 | 71 | 3 | 104 | .997 | 1.101 | 9.626 |
| 1965 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 41 | 25 | 267.0 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.652 | 1.195 |
| 1966 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 119 | 117 | 977.0 | 1044 | 92 | 6 | 92 | .995 | 1.465 | 9.546 |
| 1966 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 55 | 30 | 323.0 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .967 | 2.424 | 1.582 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 123 | 122 | 1096.3 | 277 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .976 | 2.331 | 2.309 |
| 1967 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 8.824 | 8.333 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 92 | 91 | 795.7 | 190 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .980 | 2.194 | 2.109 |
| 1968 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 12 | 12 | 106.0 | 128 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 11.208 | 11.000 |
| 1969 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 132 | 131 | 1153.3 | 1254 | 74 | 7 | 118 | .995 | 1.363 | 1.061 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 56 | 56 | 459.0 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.392 | 2.179 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 50 | 42 | 397.0 | 376 | 29 | 2 | 45 | .995 | 9.181 | 8.100 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 28 | 27 | 221.0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 2.158 | 1.893 |
| 1970 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 13 | 0 | 28.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.321 | 2.231 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 95 | 89 | 780.0 | 872 | 64 | 9 | 75 | .990 | 1.800 | 9.853 |
| 1971 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 23 | 22 | 180.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.600 | 1.391 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 66 | 54 | 482.0 | 552 | 31 | 2 | 51 | .997 | 1.886 | 8.833 |
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 28 | 28 | 240.7 | 240 | 19 | 4 | 28 | .985 | 9.686 | 9.250 |
| 1973 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .963 | 9.000 | 8.667 |
| Totals | 1449 | 1295 | 11583.0 | 9036 | 650 | 81 | 785 | .992 | 7.526 | 6.685 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 7 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .154 | .241 | .308 | .549 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 44 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .154 | .250 | .256 | .506 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .977 | 11.382 | 1.750 |
| 1964 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.871 | 9.714 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 96.0 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 13 | .991 | 1.406 | 1.091 |
Awards
1963 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1965 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1966 - AL Gold Glove 1B
1969 - AL Gold Glove 1B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
