Joey Jay
1953–1966 · bats B / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
310G
.114AVG
.164OBP
.141SLG
More career statistics
55H
2HR
19RBI
0SB
99–91W–L
1,546.1IP
999K
3.77ERA
203GS
7SV
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,583 | 6,586 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | 540 | 483 | 17 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | .114 | .164 | .141 | .305 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,546.3 | 310 | 203 | 63 | 99 | 91 | 7 | 1,460 | 714 | 648 | 153 | 607 | 999 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.337 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1961-07-24 to 1961-08-02
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1962-08-29 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1961-05-04 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1964-08-11 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 148 | 243 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 80 | .121 | .148 | .143 |
| Away | 162 | 297 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 126 | .108 | .158 | .138 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .073 | .106 | .098 |
| May | 53 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 34 | .138 | .189 | .212 |
| June | 65 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 35 | .110 | .130 | .120 |
| July | 58 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 51 | .112 | .169 | .140 |
| August | 56 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 38 | .065 | .107 | .065 |
| September | 49 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | .177 | .205 | .194 |
| October | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 51 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 42 | .076 | .119 | .087 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .100 | .123 | .100 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 42 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .095 | .153 | .111 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .116 | .137 | .116 |
| chicago-cubs | 31 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | .071 | .143 | .089 |
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .172 | .194 | .207 |
| milwaukee-braves | 22 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | .128 | .140 | .128 |
| san-francisco-giants | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .136 | .192 | .136 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 4 |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 13 |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 12 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | .667 | 19 | 3 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 18 | 32 | 3 | – | – | – | .094 | 96 | 74 |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 34 | 35 | 3 | – | – | – | .086 | 136 | 88 |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 32 | 45 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .156 | 133 | 90 |
| 1961 |  Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 89 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .090 | 247 | 157 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 9 | – | .167 | 273 | 155 |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 50 | 8 | – | – | – | .160 | 170 | 116 |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 53 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .057 | 183 | 134 |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 49 | 2 | – | – | – | .041 | 155 | 102 |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 34 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .118 | 103 | 63 |