Joe Hietpas
Joseph Carl Hietpas
Born: May 1, 1979
Appleton, WI US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 16 (2001 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Northwestern
Career: 2001-2008
Major League Statistics
Joe Hietpas compiled a career batting average of .208 with 16 home runs and 142 RBI in his 475-game career with the Kingsport Mets, Binghamton Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Capital City Bombers, St. Lucie Mets, Peoria Saguaros and Norfolk Tides. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.
 Binghamton Mets |
 Kingsport Mets |
 Brooklyn Cyclones |
 Capital City Bombers |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Peoria Saguaros |
 Norfolk Tides |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.47 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.34 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 304 |
| Totals | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.75 | 71 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110.0 | 116 | 65 | 58 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 488 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 11 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .185 | .353 | .222 | .575 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | 32 | 128 | 117 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 31 | .256 | .312 | .325 | .637 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Capital City Bombers | 33 | 120 | 105 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | .248 | .336 | .352 | .689 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 63 | 215 | 195 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 60 | .159 | .220 | .226 | .445 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 43 | 162 | 139 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 41 | .230 | .335 | .367 | .702 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 55 | 216 | 191 | 23 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 51 | .251 | .329 | .372 | .700 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 26 | 87 | 72 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .194 | .298 | .222 | .520 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 65 | 245 | 204 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 56 | .216 | .331 | .328 | .659 | 67 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 62 | 186 | 168 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 42 | .185 | .243 | .256 | .499 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 21 | 75 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .130 | .189 | .174 | .363 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 461 | 1488 | 1305 | 112 | 271 | 64 | 2 | 16 | 142 | 5 | 9 | 126 | 357 | .208 | .291 | .297 | .587 | 387 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | C | 10 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.600 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Capital City Bombers | C | 28 | 212 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.607 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 53.3 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | C | 25 | 170 | 23 | 3 | 2 | .985 | 7.720 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 42.9 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 63 | 454 | 53 | 10 | 6 | .981 | 8.048 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 41.1 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.600 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 55 | 349 | 48 | 7 | 1 | .983 | 7.218 | 6 | |||
| 2004 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 43 | 298 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .982 | 7.465 | 4 | |||
| 2005 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 54 | 398 | 32 | 5 | 6 | .989 | 7.963 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 34.4 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | C | 25 | 170 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .984 | 7.360 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 35.7 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1B | 13 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .978 | 6.923 | ||||
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | C | 57 | 301 | 19 | 6 | 4 | .982 | 5.614 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 33.9 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.250 | ||||
| 2006 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 21 | 138 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .980 | 7.048 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .259 | ||||
| 2008 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 43 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .209 | ||||
| Totals | 475 | 2694 | 271 | 47 | 36 | .984 | 6.242 | 39 | 191 | 115 | 37.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 2002 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYN | ||
| 2002 | A | South Atlantic League | Capital City Bombers | NYN | ||
| 2003 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Saguaros | |||
| 2004 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2004 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 25, 2004 | July 29, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 7, 2005 | July 22, 2005 |
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | July 25, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | April 9, 2006 | August 1, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | August 3, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | May 24, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 5, 2008 | August 28, 2008 |
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