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.

What was Joe Corbett's career batting average?

Joe Corbett batted .235 over his career, with 54 hits in 230 at bats.

How many RBI did Joe Corbett have?

Joe Corbett drove in 32 runs in his career.

What was Joe Corbett's career ERA?

Joe Corbett finished with a 3.42 career ERA, going 32-18 with 248 strikeouts.

Joe Corbett

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

Joe Corbett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1904 for the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Orioles, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 62 career appearances, he went 32-18 with a 3.42 ERA and 248 strikeouts. He also batted .235 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3393.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Joe Corbett — 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	481.2	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

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Joe Corbett — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	108.2	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

Joe Corbett — 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

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Joe Corbett — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Joe Corbett — 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

Joe Corbett — 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

Joe Corbett — 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

Joe Corbett — 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

Joe Corbett — 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

Joe Corbett — 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

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Joe Corbett — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	62
Third Base	1
Shortstop	3
Left Field	4

College History

Joe Corbett — 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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Joe Corbett: the record in brief

August 23, 1895 and July 29, 1904 bracket Joe Corbett's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Washington Senators (1895), the Baltimore Orioles (1896 through 1897), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1904). Corbett played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 4, 1875, in San Francisco, CA, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 10 inches and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on May 2, 1945, in San Francisco, CA, USA. Joe Corbett was the playing name; the full given name is Joseph Aloysius.

Corbett pitched in 62 games, starting 57, and finished with a 32-18 record and 3.42 ERA. Also on Corbett's record: 248 strikeouts and 52 complete games. Against a 3.84 league ERA for the same years, Corbett was 11.1% better. No season topped the 24 wins of 1897. 1897 was Corbett's sharpest full season, a 3.11 ERA against the league's 4.30.

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.
What was Joe Corbett's career batting average?: Joe Corbett batted .235 over his career, with 54 hits in 230 at bats.
How many RBI did Joe Corbett have?: Joe Corbett drove in 32 runs in his career.
What was Joe Corbett's career ERA?: Joe Corbett finished with a 3.42 career ERA, going 32-18 with 248 strikeouts.