Joe Black
1943–1957 · bats R / throws R · ASE, Baltimore Elite Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators (1901-60)
248G
.188AVG
.231OBP
.201SLG
More career statistics
44H
0HR
17RBI
1SB
49–36W–L
806.0IP
454K
3.72ERA
59GS
30SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 248 | 279 |
| Batting · At bats | 234 | 293 |
| Batting · Doubles | 3 | 4 |
| Batting · Hits | 44 | 50 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 3 | 1 |
| Batting · Home runs | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 260 | 312 |
| Batting · Runs | 16 | 20 |
| Batting · RBI | 17 | 19 |
| Batting · Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Walks | 10 | 6 |
| Pitching · Games | 241 | 270 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,426 | 3,930 |
| Pitching · p cg | 29 | 45 |
| Pitching · p er | 333 | 298 |
| Pitching · p gs | 59 | 80 |
| Pitching · p h | 760 | 944 |
| Pitching · p hr | 64 | 69 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,418 | 2,921 |
| Pitching · p k | 454 | 464 |
| Pitching · p r | 399 | 495 |
| Pitching · p w | 281 | 298 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 260 | 234 | 16 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | .188 | .231 | .201 | .432 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806.0 | 241 | 59 | 29 | 49 | 36 | 30 | 760 | 399 | 333 | 64 | 281 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 1.292 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1948-05-06 to 1948-05-30
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1948-05-06 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1947-06-20 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1949-09-02 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 166 | 231 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | .177 | .186 | .218 |
| Away | 113 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | .151 | .160 | .151 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| May | 56 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .239 | .240 | .261 |
| June | 58 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .220 | .258 | .254 |
| July | 62 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .183 | .197 | .217 |
| August | 61 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .132 | .125 | .165 |
| September | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .065 | .062 | .097 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-cubans | 27 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .246 | .259 |
| new-york-giants | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .062 | .000 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| philadelphia-stars | 22 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .163 | .178 | .186 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .214 | .231 |
| newark-eagles | 19 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .062 | .088 | .062 |
| chicago-cubs | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .067 | .056 | .067 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Baltimore Elite Giants | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | 46 | 3 |
| 1945 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | – |
| 1946 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 25 | 41 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .171 | 112 | 53 |
| 1947 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 25 | 48 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .229 | 138 | 65 |
| 1948 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 22 | 48 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | .188 | 128 | 86 |
| 1949 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 23 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .184 | 126 | 35 |
| 1952 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 57 | 36 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .139 | 142 | 85 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 17 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .235 | 72 | 42 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 33 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .121 | 117 | 63 |
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 61 | 27 |
| 1957 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |