Joe Christopher
1959–1966 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
638G
.260AVG
.329OBP
.374SLG
434H
29HR
173RBI
29SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 1,868 | 1,667 | 224 | 434 | 68 | 17 | 29 | 173 | 157 | 277 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 623 | .260 | .329 | .374 | .703 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1964-07-16 to 1964-07-26
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1964-08-18 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1960-09-27 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1965-10-03 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 316 | 984 | 240 | 21 | 106 | 95 | 145 | .277 | .340 | .417 |
| Away | 322 | 884 | 194 | 8 | 67 | 62 | 132 | .242 | .290 | .327 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 33 | 90 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | .247 | .289 | .346 |
| May | 93 | 286 | 63 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 43 | .249 | .318 | .372 |
| June | 124 | 334 | 73 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 64 | .237 | .284 | .351 |
| July | 126 | 351 | 87 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 56 | .269 | .302 | .344 |
| August | 132 | 375 | 93 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 36 | .281 | .339 | .438 |
| September | 121 | 393 | 86 | 3 | 34 | 46 | 55 | .257 | .336 | .361 |
| October | 9 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .333 | .359 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 87 | 261 | 58 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 41 | .250 | .303 | .362 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 86 | 244 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 52 | .219 | .262 | .304 |
| milwaukee-braves | 73 | 211 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 20 | .257 | .322 | .377 |
| chicago-cubs | 73 | 218 | 50 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 19 | .266 | .335 | .362 |
| cincinnati-reds | 72 | 198 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 28 | .273 | .343 | .366 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 69 | 180 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 26 | .309 | .344 | .394 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 61 | 194 | 49 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 39 | .275 | .314 | .466 |
| houston-astros | 61 | 199 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 30 | .234 | .286 | .332 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 186 | 49 | – | 14 | 6 | .263 | – | – |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 119 | 271 | 66 | 6 | 32 | 11 | .244 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 64 | 149 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Mets | 154 | 543 | 163 | 16 | 76 | 6 | .300 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Mets | 148 | 437 | 109 | 5 | 40 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Boston Red Sox | 12 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | – | – |