Joe Bitker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: February 12, 1964 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA), the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) and the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Ponderosa HS (Shingle Springs, CA)

School: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: July 31, 1990 (Age 26-169d, 13,420th in MLB history)
vs. SEA 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 19, 1991 (Age 27-127d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Joseph Anthony Bitker

Career

-0.1

4.73

26.2

1.388

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1984	20	SDP-min	A-	4	4	.500	3.41	14	14	0	2	0	0	87.0	85	48	33	2	33	0	60	2	0	8				1.356	8.8	0.2	3.4	6.2	1.82	SPO NORW
1985	21	SDP-min	AA,A	17	4	.810	2.87	28	27	0	10	5	0	188.1	165	78	60	6	72	2	149	4	4	6				1.258	7.9	0.3	3.4	7.1	2.07	BMT,CHS TL,SALL
1986	22	SDP-min	AA,AAA	9	7	.563	3.49	23	21	1	2	2	0	142.0	138	65	55	5	61	4	110	8	1	8				1.401	8.7	0.3	3.9	7.0	1.80	BMT,LVG TL,PCL
1987	23	SDP-min	AAA	11	9	.550	4.83	36	27	2	3	0	1	160.1	184	97	86	14	79	1	80	7	1	9				1.640	10.3	0.8	4.4	4.5	1.01	LVG PCL
1988	24	SDP-min	AAA	8	10	.444	3.58	28	27	0	3	1	0	178.1	195	98	71	11	41	3	106	4	4	4				1.323	9.8	0.6	2.1	5.3	2.59	LVG PCL
1989	25	OAK-SDP-min	AAA					42																										TAC,LVG PCL
1990	26	OAK-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.20	48	0	43	0	0	26	56.1	51	22	20	6	20	0	52	0	0	2				1.260	8.1	1.0	3.2	8.3	2.60	TAC PCL
1990	26	TOT	AL	0	0		2.25	6	0	5	0	0	0	12.0	8	3	3	0	4	0	8	1	0	0	48	183	2.72	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1990	26	OAK	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10		2.47	0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1990	26	TEX	AL	0	0		3.00	5	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	7	3	3	0	3	0	6	1	0	0	38	136	2.81	1.111	7.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1991	27	TEX-min	AAA	0	5	.000	4.00	23	0	20	0	0	7	27.0	30	16	12	1	9	2	33	0	0	2	115			1.444	10.0	0.3	3.0	11.0	3.67	OKC AA
1991	27	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	6.75	9	0	2	0	0	0	14.2	17	11	11	4	8	3	16	0	0	2	70	62	5.86	1.705	10.4	2.5	4.9	9.8	2.00
2 Yrs				1	0	1.000	4.73	15	0	7	0	0	0	26.2	25	14	14	4	12	3	24	1	0	2	118	88	4.45	1.388	8.4	1.4	4.1	8.1	2.00
162 Game Avg.				5	0	1.000	4.73	68	0	32	0	0	0	121	113	63	63	18	54	14	109	5	0	9	535	88	4.45	1.388	8.4	1.4	4.1	8.1	2.00

TEX (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	5.32	14	0	6	0	0	0	23.2	24	14	14	4	11	3	22	1	0	2	108	78	4.70	1.479	9.1	1.5	4.2	8.4	2.00
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10		2.47	0.667	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00