Joe Norris
Joseph Peter Norris
Born: November 29, 1970
Long Pine, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 26 (1989 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Bakersfield College
Career: 1990-1998
Joe Norris compiled a career record of 40 wins and 48 losses, with 12 saves, and a 4.39 ERA in his 260-game pitching career with the Jamestown Expos, Sumter Flyers, Rockford Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, Nashville Xpress, Hardware City Rock Cats, Salt Lake Buzz, Tyler Wildcatters, Portland Sea Dogs, Charlotte Knights, Allentown Ambassadors, El Paso Diablos and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.20 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.3 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Flyers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 161 |
| 1992 | A | MIDW | Rockford Expos | 5 | 15 | .250 | 3.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | 160 | 88 | 68 | 5 | 79 | 2 | 143 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 723 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.67 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 62 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 336 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.22 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 111.0 | 106 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 45 | 2 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 474 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.59 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82.7 | 79 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 364 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.79 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.3 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 174 |
| 1997 | Ind | UL | Tyler Wildcatters | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.44 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 53 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 226 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 84 | |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.75 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 100 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6.66 | 40 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52.7 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 256 |
| Totals | 40 | 48 | .455 | 4.39 | 260 | 88 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 740.7 | 724 | 438 | 361 | 44 | 361 | 12 | 668 | 53 | 15 | 80 | 2999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A | MIDW | Rockford Expos | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 97 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .062 | .167 | .062 | .229 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | P | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .833 | .769 |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Flyers | P | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1992 | A | MIDW | Rockford Expos | P | 27 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 1 | .894 | 1.556 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 26 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .933 | .538 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Xpress | P | 36 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .639 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | P | 46 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .413 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | P | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .381 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 1997 | Ind | UL | Tyler Wildcatters | P | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .769 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .225 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 260 | 37 | 107 | 11 | 5 | .929 | .554 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Expos | MON | ||
| 1991 | A | South Atlantic League | Sumter Flyers | MON | ||
| 1992 | A | Midwest League | Rockford Expos | MON | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Xpress | MIN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Hardware City Rock Cats | MIN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Buzz | MIN | ||
| 1997 | Ind | Texas-Louisiana League | Tyler Wildcatters | |||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | FLO | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | FLO | ||
| 1998 | Ind | Northeast League | Allentown Ambassadors | |||
| 1998 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | MIL | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | CIN |
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