What years did Joe Corbett play?

Joe Corbett played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1904.

Was Joe Corbett a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Corbett pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 248 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Corbett hit?

Joe Corbett hit 0 career home runs with 54 hits.

Joe Corbett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895-1904)

W–L 32–18

ERA 3.42

WHIP 1.43

SO 248

Pitcher PIV 3393.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 12/4/1875 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 5/2/1945 in San Francisco, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1895-08-23
Last Game: 1904-07-29

Full name: Joseph Aloysius Corbett

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	18	62	57	52	1	1	481.7	497	183	7	192	248	3.42	3393.4

Career ERA 3.42 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 11.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1895	WAS	NL	0	2	3	3	3	0	0	19.0	26	12	9	3	5.68	4.77 (-19%)	-1084.2
1896	BLN	NL	3	0	8	3	3	0	1	41.0	31	10	17	28	2.20	4.36 (+50%)	850.6
1897	BLN	NL	24	8	37	37	34	1	0	313.0	330	108	115	149	3.11	4.30 (+28%)	4647.6
1904	SLN	NL	5	8	14	14	12	0	0	108.7	110	53	51	68	4.39	2.66 (-65%)	-1020.7
Career · 4 seasons			32	18	62	57	52	1	1	481.2	497	183	192	248	3.42	—	3,393

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
72	230	32	54	11	2	0	32	4	6	28	.235	.257	.300	.557	-588

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 18.6% below league average.

Career OPS .557 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1895	WAS	NL	7	15	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1896	BLN	NL	9	22	0	6	1	1	3	0	0	4	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	BLN	NL	42	150	27	37	6	1	22	4	4	11	.247	.291 (-15%)	.354 (-23%)	.387 (-23%)	.741 (-23%)	-588.0
1904	SLN	NL	14	43	4	9	4	0	6	0	2	8	.209	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			72	230	32	54	11	2	32	4	6	28	.235	—	—	—	—	-588

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	22	3	3	0	0	.136
Away	7	21	1	6	0	1	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	58.0	55	0	25	45	0.00
Away	7	49.2	55	0	26	23	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1904-07-29	STL	PIT	L	3	0	2	1	0	0
1904-07-23	STL	PHI	W	3	1	1	1	0	0
1904-07-19	STL	BSN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0
1904-06-25	STL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1904-06-21	STL	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1904-06-18	STL	PIT	W	4	1	1	1	0	0
1904-06-08	STL	PHI	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1904-06-06	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1904-05-28	STL	CHC	L	4	0	2	1	1	0
1904-05-22	STL	BRO	W	3	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1904-07-29	STL	PIT	L	8.0	10	10	7	3	0
1904-07-23	STL	PHI	W	9.0	11	7	4	7	0
1904-07-19	STL	BSN	W	9.0	8	2	2	5	0
1904-06-25	STL	CIN	L	8.0	14	10	2	3	0
1904-06-21	STL	PIT	L	4.0	8	7	1	2	1
1904-06-18	STL	PIT	W	9.0	8	5	5	4	0
1904-06-08	STL	PHI	L	8.0	8	4	4	5	0
1904-06-06	STL	PHI	—	0.2	1	4	2	0	0
1904-05-28	STL	CHC	L	8.0	6	3	2	5	0
1904-05-22	STL	BRO	W	9.0	5	2	4	9	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	3	0	1	0	1	0
P	62	14	37	114	22	3
SS	3	0	0	2	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1895	WAS	OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
1895	WAS	P	3	0	3	5	0	0
1895	WAS	SS	2	0	0	2	4	0
1896	BLN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1896	BLN	P	8	0	4	5	1	0
1897	BLN	OF	1	0	0	0	1	0
1897	BLN	P	37	0	21	76	16	1
1897	BLN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1904	SLN	P	14	14	9	28	5	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	62
Third Base	1
Shortstop	3
Left Field	4

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California	Moraga	CA	1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Corbett

What years did Joe Corbett play?: Joe Corbett played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1904.
Was Joe Corbett a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Corbett pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 248 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Corbett hit?: Joe Corbett hit 0 career home runs with 54 hits.