Joe Adcock

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1966)

AVG .277
HR 336
RBI 1,122
H 1,832
OPS .822
PIV 17,805
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
10/30/1927 in Coushatta, LA, USA
Died
5/3/1999 in Coushatta, LA, USA
MLB Debut
1950-04-23
Last Game
1966-10-01
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Joseph Wilbur Adcock

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,959 6,606 823 1,832 295 35 336 1,122 20 594 1,059 .277 .337 .485 .822 17,805

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .485 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +25.3% above league average.

Career OPS .822 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1950 CIN NL 102 372 46 109 16 1 8 55 2 24 24 .293 .265 (+10%) .346 (-3%) .401 (+1%) .747 (-1%) -103.4
1951 CIN NL 113 395 40 96 16 4 10 47 1 24 29 .243 .260 (-7%) .336 (-14%) .385 (-1%) .721 (-8%) -590.1
1952 CIN NL 117 378 43 105 22 4 13 52 1 23 38 .278 .252 (+10%) .326 (-2%) .369 (+25%) .696 (+12%) 685.0
1953 ML1 NL 157 590 71 168 33 6 18 80 3 42 82 .285 .264 (+8%) .335 (avg) .397 (+14%) .733 (+7%) 725.9
1954 ML1 NL 133 500 73 154 27 5 23 87 1 44 58 .308 .261 (+18%) .333 (+10%) .390 (+33%) .723 (+22%) 2120.3
1955 ML1 NL 84 288 40 76 14 0 15 45 0 31 44 .264 .258 (+2%) .332 (+2%) .393 (+19%) .726 (+11%) 583.2
1956 ML1 NL 137 454 76 132 23 1 38 103 1 32 86 .291 .258 (+13%) .331 (+2%) .397 (+50%) .728 (+28%) 2351.6
1957 ML1 NL 65 209 31 60 13 2 12 38 0 20 51 .287 .257 (+11%) .323 (+8%) .391 (+38%) .715 (+25%) 862.5
1958 ML1 NL 105 320 40 88 15 1 19 54 0 21 63 .275 .257 (+7%) .324 (-2%) .394 (+28%) .719 (+14%) 731.3
1959 ML1 NL 115 404 53 118 19 2 25 76 0 32 77 .292 .256 (+14%) .323 (+5%) .392 (+36%) .715 (+22%) 1547.3
1960 ML1 NL 138 514 55 153 21 4 25 91 2 46 86 .298 .255 (+17%) .323 (+9%) .387 (+29%) .711 (+20%) 1956.9
1961 ML1 NL 152 562 77 160 20 0 35 108 2 59 94 .285 .258 (+10%) .328 (+8%) .399 (+27%) .727 (+18%) 2106.2
1962 ML1 NL 121 391 48 97 12 1 29 78 2 50 91 .248 .257 (-4%) .326 (+2%) .393 (+29%) .719 (+17%) 1217.3
1963 CLE AL 97 283 28 71 7 1 13 49 1 30 53 .251 .246 (+2%) .308 (+3%) .371 (+13%) .680 (+9%) 435.6
1964 LAA AL 118 366 39 98 13 0 21 64 0 48 61 .268 .250 (+7%) .312 (+13%) .377 (+26%) .690 (+20%) 1424.1
1965 CAL AL 122 349 30 84 14 0 14 47 2 37 74 .241 .245 (-2%) .310 (+1%) .371 (+8%) .682 (+5%) 351.5
1966 CAL AL 83 231 33 63 10 3 18 48 2 31 48 .273 .248 (+10%) .309 (+15%) .376 (+53%) .685 (+36%) 1399.9
Career · 17 seasons 1,959 6,606 823 1,832 295 35 336 1,122 20 594 1,059 .277 — — — — 17,805

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 28 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 5 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1958 WS ML1 4 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308
1957 WS ML1 5 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .200

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9643173363881137516.278
Away9933429460951199607.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1966-10-01 LAACLEL 300000012
1966-09-30 LAACLEW 401000003
1966-09-28 LAADETL 401000102
1966-09-27 LAADETW 400000001
1966-09-22 LAADETW 310000013
1966-09-07 LAAKC1L 311001101
1966-09-06 LAAKC1W 411010200
1966-09-03 LAATEXW 210000021
1966-09-02 LAATEXW 111001200
1966-09-01 LAANYYL 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1501 1256 13006 879 83 1228
OF 310 43 672 21 19 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1950 CIN 1B 24 0 169 11 2 13
1950 CIN OF 75 0 177 6 6 3
1951 CIN OF 107 0 221 8 4 2
1952 CIN 1B 17 0 117 3 0 7
1952 CIN OF 85 0 189 5 3 1
1953 ML1 1B 157 0 1389 96 13 146
1954 ML1 1B 133 132 1229 67 6 125
1955 ML1 1B 78 77 725 44 8 68
1956 ML1 1B 129 129 1086 75 6 109
1957 ML1 1B 56 55 477 30 2 60
1958 ML1 1B 71 60 525 36 6 55
1958 ML1 OF 22 23 39 1 1 0
1959 ML1 1B 89 85 761 80 2 67
1959 ML1 OF 21 20 46 1 5 0
1960 ML1 1B 136 136 1229 104 9 105
1961 ML1 1B 148 148 1471 102 11 133
1962 ML1 1B 112 112 907 57 3 72
1963 CLE 1B 78 69 608 36 3 46
1964 LAA 1B 105 102 959 54 7 94
1965 CAL 1B 97 94 789 45 3 68
1966 CAL 1B 71 57 565 39 2 60

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
First Base 1496
Left Field 313
Right Field 1

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 1947

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1960 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 5.0 336 0
1958 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 2.0 336 0
1956 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 54.0 336 0
1954 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 60.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Joe Adcock (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Vinny Castilla
    .276 avg, 320 HR
  2. 97
    Nolan Arenado
    .279 avg, 374 HR
  3. 96
    Tino Martinez
    .271 avg, 339 HR
  4. 91
    Roy Sievers
    .267 avg, 318 HR
  5. 88
    Ryan Zimmerman
    .277 avg, 284 HR
  6. 85
    Matt Williams
    .268 avg, 378 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Adcock

What years did Joe Adcock play?
Joe Adcock played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1966.
Was Joe Adcock a pitcher?
No. Joe Adcock was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Joe Adcock hit?
Joe Adcock hit 336 career home runs with 1832 hits.