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, 15,804th in major league 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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

4.73

26.2

WHIP

1.388

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-5

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 2

1991 Pitching Game Log

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1991 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	7	38	May 26	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	7-8	H(1)	99	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.86	7	32	20	5	4	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.170	4.21	0.26%	1.00	7b --- 0 out a2	8b 3 out a2
2	8	39	May 27	TEX		MIN	W,11-4	6-7		0	1.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.22	8	24	15	3	2	1	6	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.024	1.06	0.03%	0.38	6t --- 0 out a4	7t -23 2 out a4
3	9	41	May 29	TEX		MIN	L,1-9	5-6		1	2.0	4	4	4	1	3	2	0	6.35	5.86	11	40	26	10	4	4	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.051	.36	-0.07%	-3.02	5t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d8
4	10	42	May 30	TEX		SEA	L,4-11	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.40	4.81	4	15	10	4	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.49	8t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	11	47	Jun 6	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	11-11		6	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5.40	6.16	3	15	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.49	-0.300	4.11	-0.30%	-1.84	11b --- 0 out tie	11b 123 0 out tie
6	12	49	Jun 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-10	5-7		1	2.0	2	3	3	1	3	1	0	7.27	6.55	9	34	20	3	7	2	3	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.25	-0.012	.33	-0.01%	-0.17	5b 12- 2 out d3	7b -23 2 out d4
7	13	55	Jun 14	TEX		NYY	W,8-4	9-GF		5	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.45	5.96	5	18	13	6	2	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.006	.25	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
8	14	57	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	12-GF(15)	W(1-0)	1	4.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.27	4.83	14	43	31	6	12	5	5	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	0.540	2.88	0.44%	1.96	12t --- 0 out tie	15t end tie
9	15	60	Jun 19	TEX		KCR	L,2-15	6-6		2	1.0	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	6.75	5.86	9	32	15	7	2	2	4	2	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.083	.40	-0.08%	-3.52	6t 12- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d8
							4-5		W-L:1-0,Hld:1	2.0	14.2	17	11	11	8	16	4	0	6.75	5.86	70	253	60%	18%	14%	0.70		22%	9%	0		4	50%	1	0	0	62	4	0	3	0	0	0	.86	0.294	1.47	0.28%	-5.24

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