Joe Stephenson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 30, 1921 in Detroit, MI us

Died: September 20, 2001 in Fullerton, CA

Buried: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Orange, CA

Schools: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: September 19, 1943 (Age 22-081d, 9,520th in major league history)
vs. BRO 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1947 (Age 26-011d)
vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Joseph Chester Stephenson

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Father of Jerry Stephenson

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

.179

RBI

OBP

.225

SLG

.194

OPS

.419

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-8 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	17 (7-8-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Kennedy	2

Most Driven In By
L Appling	1
F Baker	1
T Tucker	1

1947 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	14	13 (12)	May 3 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,10-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.20	0.008	.60	0.02%	0.18	C
2	15	15 (1)	May 4 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	.41	-0.030	1.31	-0.06%	-0.39	C
3	16	21 (5)	May 11 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8						C
4	17	27 (5)	May 18 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	2.23	0.048	4.20	0.06%	0.20	C
5	18	28	May 18 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	8	.81	-0.019	1.72	-0.02%	-0.18	C
6	19	30 (1)	May 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	.71	-0.021	1.73	-0.03%	-0.78	C
7	20	31	May 21	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	8	.73	0.080	2.08	0.14%	0.44	C
8	21	32	May 23	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	8	.77	-0.062	2.25	-0.11%	-0.57	C
9	22	33	May 24	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8	2.02	0.011	5.58	0.02%	0.11	C
10	23	35 (1)	May 25 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	8						C
11	24	37 (1)	May 27 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.179	.412	8	.80	-0.038	1.84	-0.05%	-0.28	C
12	25	39 (1)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.172	.398	9	.43	-0.011	.78	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
13	26	40	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.156	.206	.156	.362	8	.06	0.000	.10	0.00%	0.09	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	27	42 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332	8	.53	-0.040	.72	-0.03%	-0.57	C
15	28	50 (7)	Jun 9	CHW		NYY	W,9-8	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	29	77 (26)	Jul 11	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332	7						PR
							8-8		37	35	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	2	0		1	0	0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332		.73	-0.074	1.81	-0.09%	-2.02

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Stephenson Pages

Joe Stephenson Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Joe Stephenson Pages at Baseball Reference

Joe Stephenson page at the Bullpen Wiki