Was Joe Atkins a pitcher?

No. Joe Atkins was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Joe Atkins hit?

Joe Atkins hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.

Joe Atkins

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .314

HR 1

RBI 11

H 16

OPS .926

PIV 197

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 5/9/1922 in Mobile, AL, USA
Died: 6/27/1970 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Full name: Joseph Oscar Atkins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
70.0	64.0	20.0	31.0	5.0	3.0	4.0	22.0	5.0	3.0	0	.484	.529	.844	1.373

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
17	51	11	16	3	2	1	11	0	7	0	.314	.417	.510	.926	197

Career AVG .314 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +19.8% above league average.

Career OBP .417 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +25.7% above league average.

Career SLG .510 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — +38.9% above league average.

Career OPS .926 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — +32.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	NE	NN2	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	16	47	10	14	2	2	1	9	6	.298	—	—	—	—	197.1
Career · 2 seasons			17	51	11	16	3	2	1	11	7	.314	—	—	—	—	197

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
4	11	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.182

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1947	NWS	CBE	4	11	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.182

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (21 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	11	16	9	11	2	10	.688
Away	10	21	5	11	2	7	.524

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1947-08-24	CVB	BIR	W	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-22	CVB	KCM	W	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	0
1947-08-11	CVB	CAG	L	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	0
1947-08-10	CVB	CAG	W	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1947-08-10	CVB	CAG	W	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1947-08-03	CVB	MEM	W	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-03	CVB	MEM	W	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
1947-07-20	CVB	MEM	W	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1947-07-17	CVB	NW2	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-09	CVB	CAG	W	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	11	7	7	17	4	1
OF	2	2	3	1	0	1
SS	3	2	6	6	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1944	NE	SS	1	1	4	3	2	3
1947	CBE	3B	11	7	7	17	4	1
1947	CBE	OF	2	2	3	1	0	1
1947	CBE	SS	2	1	2	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	11
Shortstop	3
Left Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Atkins

Was Joe Atkins a pitcher?: No. Joe Atkins was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Joe Atkins hit?: Joe Atkins hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.