What years did Joe Pettini play?

Joe Pettini played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1983.

Was Joe Pettini a pitcher?

No. Joe Pettini was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Joe Pettini hit?

Joe Pettini hit 1 career home runs with 70 hits.

Joe Pettini

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1983)

AVG .203

HR 1

RBI 20

H 70

OPS .511

PIV -1,023

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 1/26/1955 in Wheeling, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-07-10
Last Game: 1983-10-02

Full name: Joseph Paul Pettini

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
188	344	38	70	5	2	1	20	10	33	53	.203	.272	.238	.511	-1,023

Career AVG .203 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career OBP .272 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career SLG .238 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 38.1% below league average.

Career OPS .511 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 28.0% below 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
1980	SFN	NL	63	190	19	44	3	1	1	9	5	17	33	.232	.264 (-12%)	.326 (-10%)	.387 (-29%)	.714 (-20%)	-569.0
1981	SFN	NL	35	29	3	2	1	0	0	2	1	4	5	.069	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SFN	NL	29	39	5	8	1	0	0	2	0	3	4	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SFN	NL	61	86	11	16	0	1	0	7	4	9	11	.186	.260 (-29%)	.324 (-20%)	.389 (-46%)	.714 (-34%)	-454.1
Career · 4 seasons			188	344	38	70	5	2	1	20	10	33	53	.203	—	—	—	—	-1,023

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	92	156	17	30	0	14	.192
Away	96	188	21	40	1	6	.213

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1983-10-02	SFG	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	1	0
1983-10-01	SFG	LAD	W	4	0	1	0	0	0
1983-09-30	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-29	SFG	CIN	W	4	1	2	1	0	0
1983-09-28	SFG	CIN	L	3	1	2	0	0	0
1983-09-27	SFG	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-26	SFG	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-24	SFG	HOU	L	2	1	0	0	0	1
1983-09-23	SFG	HOU	W	3	1	0	0	1	0
1983-09-20	SFG	SDP	W	3	0	1	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	34	13	27	57	2	8
3B	40	16	13	50	4	5
SS	106	62	107	192	18	36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	SFN	2B	8	5	8	13	0	3
1980	SFN	3B	18	14	10	35	1	5
1980	SFN	SS	42	37	48	99	7	16
1981	SFN	2B	12	4	7	16	2	1
1981	SFN	3B	9	0	0	7	1	0
1981	SFN	SS	12	3	6	14	3	3
1982	SFN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1982	SFN	SS	26	8	24	33	4	5
1983	SFN	2B	14	4	12	28	0	4
1983	SFN	3B	12	2	3	8	2	0
1983	SFN	SS	26	14	29	46	4	12

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	35
Third Base	40
Shortstop	106

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mercer University	Macon	GA	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Pettini

What years did Joe Pettini play?: Joe Pettini played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1983.
Was Joe Pettini a pitcher?: No. Joe Pettini was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Joe Pettini hit?: Joe Pettini hit 1 career home runs with 70 hits.