Joe Strain stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1981

Second Baseman

Age 72 · 5' 10"

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Joe Strain played 3 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1981.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
169
AB
520
R
60
H
130
HR
1
RBI
29
SB
9
AVG
.250
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1979SF6725727621128.241
1980SF7718926540161.286
1981CHC2574714010.189

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
572
TB
150
XBH
17
HBP
4
IBB
0
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1979SF28575103000
1980SF2076060000
1981CHC801511000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.2
RC
46.3
RC/27
3.00
ISOP
.038
SECA
.098
BB/K
0.74
AB/HR
520.0
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1979SF0.022.82.9.0510.10.62570
1980SF-0.120.13.7.0320.1100
1981CHC0.33.51.6.0140.10.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
72 yearsApr 30, 1954
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Denver, CO
College
Northern Colorado

What were Joe Strain's career stats?

Joe Strain played 3 seasons for the Giants and the Cubs. He was a career .250 hitter with 130 hits, 1 home run and 29 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .286 batting average, 0 home runs and 16 RBI.

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