Joe Azcue
1960–1972 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers
909G
.252AVG
.304OBP
.344SLG
712H
50HR
304RBI
5SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 909 | 3,095 | 2,828 | 201 | 712 | 94 | 9 | 50 | 304 | 207 | 343 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 974 | .252 | .304 | .344 | .648 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1963-06-19 to 1963-06-28
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1968-07-30 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1962-08-08 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1968-06-02 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 454 | 1487 | 338 | 21 | 131 | 101 | 163 | .249 | .295 | .334 |
| Away | 455 | 1608 | 374 | 29 | 173 | 106 | 180 | .254 | .299 | .354 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 55 | 175 | 38 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | .237 | .286 | .312 |
| May | 148 | 505 | 120 | 8 | 41 | 45 | 62 | .265 | .327 | .367 |
| June | 191 | 668 | 159 | 8 | 73 | 39 | 74 | .258 | .296 | .334 |
| July | 175 | 598 | 137 | 13 | 64 | 34 | 74 | .251 | .286 | .367 |
| August | 180 | 612 | 141 | 11 | 65 | 35 | 63 | .249 | .288 | .339 |
| September | 153 | 520 | 112 | 6 | 46 | 41 | 52 | .237 | .294 | .319 |
| October | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .312 | .353 | .562 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 112 | 388 | 79 | 1 | 26 | 37 | 33 | .230 | .299 | .277 |
| minnesota-twins | 103 | 361 | 81 | 9 | 41 | 22 | 43 | .243 | .285 | .356 |
| boston-red-sox | 102 | 359 | 69 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 47 | .212 | .265 | .320 |
| new-york-yankees | 100 | 330 | 84 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 41 | .280 | .327 | .387 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 91 | 317 | 83 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 26 | .283 | .319 | .389 |
| detroit-tigers | 86 | 275 | 64 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 32 | .257 | .305 | .369 |
| baltimore-orioles | 72 | 253 | 55 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 33 | .231 | .253 | .345 |
| california-angels | 49 | 172 | 52 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 14 | .327 | .360 | .428 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 31 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .097 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Kansas City Athletics | 72 | 223 | 51 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .229 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 96 | 324 | 91 | 14 | 46 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Cleveland Guardians | 83 | 271 | 74 | 4 | 34 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 111 | 335 | 77 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .230 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 98 | 302 | 83 | 9 | 37 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | 86 | 295 | 74 | 11 | 34 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | 115 | 357 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cleveland Guardians | 106 | 323 | 72 | 2 | 23 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1970 |  California Angels | 114 | 351 | 85 | 2 | 25 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers | 14 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | .125 | – | – |