Joe Vitiello
1995–2003 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres
282G
.248AVG
.335OBP
.414SLG
More career statistics
172H
26HR
104RBI
2SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 | 791 | 693 | 76 | 172 | 35 | 1 | 26 | 104 | 80 | 165 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 287 | .248 | .335 | .414 | .749 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1996-09-27 to 1997-04-13
14longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1996-06-17 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 154 | 439 | 99 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 85 | .258 | .333 | .417 |
| Away | 128 | 352 | 73 | 13 | 50 | 33 | 80 | .236 | .301 | .411 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 138 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 35 | .275 | .413 | .394 |
| May | 41 | 110 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 | .219 | .309 | .385 |
| June | 37 | 124 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 28 | .214 | .250 | .357 |
| July | 31 | 84 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 19 | .269 | .286 | .487 |
| August | 61 | 152 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 23 | .301 | .362 | .481 |
| September | 68 | 182 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 31 | .220 | .280 | .396 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 22 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | .200 | .290 | .350 |
| texas-rangers | 20 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .222 | .232 | .407 |
| seattle-mariners | 19 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | .315 | .381 | .537 |
| detroit-tigers | 19 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | .241 | .323 | .448 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 18 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .244 | .339 | .333 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 16 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .310 | .326 | .524 |
| baltimore-orioles | 16 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .280 | .383 | .320 |
| california-angels | 13 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | .256 | .326 | .615 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  Kansas City Royals | 53 | 130 | 33 | 7 | 21 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1996 | Kansas City Royals | 85 | 257 | 62 | 8 | 40 | 2 | .241 | – | – |
| 1997 | Kansas City Royals | 51 | 130 | 31 | 5 | 18 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1998 | Kansas City Royals | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1999 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .146 | – | – |
| 2000 |  San Diego Padres | 39 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 8 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Montreal Expos | 38 | 76 | 26 | 3 | 13 | – | .342 | – | – |