Joe Sambito
1976–1987 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, NLS, New York Mets
462G
.135AVG
.274OBP
.154SLG
More career statistics
7H
0HR
4RBI
0SB
37–38W–L
629.0IP
489K
3.03ERA
5GS
84SV
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462 | 63 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .135 | .274 | .154 | .428 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629.0 | 461 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 84 | 562 | 241 | 212 | 48 | 195 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 1.203 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1976-08-29 to 1976-09-07
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1980-05-02 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1985-06-11 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1976-08-29 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Houston Astros | 20 | 9 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .222 | 53 | 26 |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 54 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 89 | 67 |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 62 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 88 | 96 |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 63 | 7 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .286 | 91 | 83 |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 64 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 90 | 75 |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 49 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 63 | 41 |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 12 | 7 |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 32 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 47 | 26 |
| 1985 |  New York Mets | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 |
| 1986 |  Boston Red Sox | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 30 |
| 1987 | Boston Red Sox | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 35 |