Joey Vierra
Joseph Andrew Vierra
Born: January 31, 1966
Honolulu, HI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 31 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Hawaii
Career: 1987-1996
Joey Vierra compiled a career record of 29 wins and 24 losses, with 36 saves, and a 3.38 ERA in his 412-game pitching career with the Reds, Tampa Tarpons, Greensboro Hornets, Cedar Rapids Reds, Nashville Sounds, Chattanooga Lookouts, San Antonio Missions, Albuquerque Dukes, Birmingham Barons and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 1996 campaign.
 Tampa Tarpons |
 Greensboro Hornets |
 Cedar Rapids Reds |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
 San Antonio Missions |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10.12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | R | GULF | Reds | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.86 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.40 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41.3 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1989 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Reds | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.70 | 47 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 74.3 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.28 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.7 | 55 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.33 | 62 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95.7 | 81 | 60 | 46 | 8 | 43 | 2 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 412 |
| 1992 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.98 | 52 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.7 | 65 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 336 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.91 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | 38 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 155 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.97 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 | 60 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 271 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.17 | 56 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.3 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 237 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.64 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 29 | 24 | .547 | 3.38 | 412 | 13 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 581.3 | 495 | 262 | 218 | 42 | 205 | 25 | 517 | 22 | 10 | 37 | 1606 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | GULF | Reds | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 62 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 53 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 217 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .147 | .143 | .147 | .290 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 1987 | R | GULF | Reds | P | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .429 |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | P | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .176 |
| 1989 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Reds | P | 47 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .319 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 49 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .510 |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 62 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .290 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 52 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .442 |
| 1992 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .889 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .241 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 27 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .630 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .421 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 412 | 30 | 112 | 7 | 4 | .953 | .345 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | R | Gulf Coast League | Reds | CIN | ||
| 1987 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Hornets | CIN | ||
| 1989 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Reds | CIN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1992 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX |
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