Josh Vitters
Joshua Warren Vitters
Born: August 27, 1989
Anaheim, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 1 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Cypress (CA) HS
Career: 2007-2021
Major League Statistics
Josh Vitters compiled a career batting average of .265 with 95 home runs and 431 RBI in his 909-game career with the Cubs, Boise Hawks, Peoria Chiefs, Mesa Solar Sox, Daytona Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, Iowa Cubs, Bridgeport Bluefish, Sioux City Explorers, Quebec Capitales and York Revolution. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
 Boise Hawks |
 Cubs |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Mesa Solar Sox |
 Daytona Cubs |
 Tennessee Smokies |
 Mesa Solar Sox |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Bridgeport Bluefish |
 Sioux City Explorers |
 Quebec Capitales |
 York Revolution |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .190 | .261 | .190 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 7 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .067 | .094 | .067 | .160 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .214 | .429 | .643 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 61 | 277 | 259 | 38 | 85 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 45 | .328 | .365 | .498 | .863 | 129 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 70 | 288 | 269 | 42 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 42 | .316 | .351 | .535 | .886 | 144 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 16 | 71 | 68 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .353 | .380 | .485 | .866 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 50 | 196 | 189 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | .238 | .260 | .344 | .604 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 20 | 91 | 83 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .253 | .308 | .398 | .705 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 63 | 228 | 206 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 41 | .223 | .292 | .383 | .676 | 79 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 28 | 120 | 110 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 22 | .291 | .350 | .445 | .795 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 129 | 488 | 449 | 56 | 127 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 81 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 54 | .283 | .322 | .448 | .770 | 201 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 24 | 107 | 100 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .360 | .383 | .540 | .923 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 110 | 452 | 415 | 54 | 126 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 77 | .304 | .356 | .513 | .869 | 213 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .077 | .294 | .154 | .448 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 28 | 100 | 88 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 19 | .295 | .380 | .511 | .891 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 112 | 404 | 375 | 33 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 107 | .213 | .268 | .339 | .607 | 127 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 80 | 295 | 265 | 36 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 72 | .226 | .302 | .343 | .645 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 50 | 182 | 173 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 49 | .185 | .220 | .254 | .474 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 25 | 92 | 81 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .247 | .326 | .346 | .672 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 20 | 59 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .157 | .254 | .157 | .411 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 909 | 3536 | 3259 | 409 | 863 | 189 | 10 | 95 | 431 | 38 | 26 | 193 | 650 | .265 | .315 | .416 | .731 | 1357 | 78 | 56 | 4 | 24 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 3B | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 3.000 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 3B | 57 | 40 | 111 | 14 | 14 | .915 | 2.649 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 3B | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 2.667 |
| 2009 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 3B | 62 | 40 | 99 | 13 | 8 | .914 | 2.242 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 3B | 42 | 26 | 69 | 8 | 5 | .922 | 2.262 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 3B | 11 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .862 | 2.273 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 58 | 32 | 88 | 13 | 10 | .902 | 2.069 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 1B | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .966 | 7.000 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 3B | 21 | 17 | 35 | 5 | 0 | .912 | 2.476 |
| 2010 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 3B | 14 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 2.571 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | RF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 32 | 223 | 15 | 4 | 23 | .983 | 7.438 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 100 | 53 | 143 | 21 | 9 | .903 | 1.960 |
| 2011 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 1B | 10 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .990 | 9.600 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 95 | 57 | 162 | 21 | 14 | .912 | 2.305 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 9 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .974 | 8.333 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.500 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | LF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 18 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 6 | .917 | 1.833 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1B | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | LF | 73 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .956 | 1.192 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | OF | 73 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .956 | 1.192 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 16 | 92 | 5 | 4 | 12 | .960 | 6.062 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 55 | 32 | 83 | 7 | 9 | .943 | 2.091 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1B | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 3B | 50 | 30 | 71 | 13 | 5 | .886 | 2.020 |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2018 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 1B | 9 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .955 | 7.111 |
| 2018 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 3B | 14 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | .857 | 2.143 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 2B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 3.400 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 1.400 |
| Totals | 878 | 1154 | 1055 | 171 | 152 | .928 | 2.516 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | August 21, 2007 | August 28, 2007 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Boise Hawks | CHN | August 29, 2007 | September 5, 2007 |
| 2008 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | April 18, 2008 | April 21, 2008 |
| 2008 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Boise Hawks | CHN | June 17, 2008 | September 3, 2008 |
| 2009 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | April 9, 2009 | June 28, 2009 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | June 30, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2009 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 14, 2009 | November 19, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | April 8, 2010 | May 6, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | May 7, 2010 | July 25, 2010 |
| 2010 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 13, 2010 | November 18, 2010 | |
| 2011 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 7, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2011 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 4, 2011 | November 17, 2011 | |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 5, 2012 | August 4, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 7, 2013 | August 13, 2013 |
| 2013 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | July 11, 2013 | July 18, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 3, 2014 | August 20, 2014 |
| 2016 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | April 21, 2016 | September 17, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 18, 2017 | July 19, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Quebec Capitales | May 17, 2018 | June 22, 2018 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Atlantic | York Revolution | May 29, 2021 | June 22, 2021 |
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