What years did Joe Price play?

Joe Price played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1990.

Was Joe Price a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Price pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 657 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Price hit?

Joe Price hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

What teams did Joe Price play for?

Joe Price played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1980–1986), the San Francisco Giants (1987–1989), the Boston Red Sox (1989), and the Baltimore Orioles (1990).

What were Joe Price's career stats?

In 372 games, Joe Price went 45-49 with a 3.65 ERA, 657 strikeouts, 906.0 innings pitched, and 13 saves.

What was Joe Price's salary?

Joe Price's last recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $430,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.

What position did Joe Price play?

Joe Price played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joe Price and how much did he weigh?

Joe Price was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Joe Price's career ERA?

Joe Price finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 45-49 with 657 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Price have?

Joe Price recorded 657 career strikeouts.

Is Joe Price in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joe Price has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joe Price

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1990)

Joe Price was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1990 for 4 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 11 seasons. Across 372 career appearances, he went 45-49 with a 3.65 ERA and 657 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 666.8.

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 24, 2026

W–L 45–49

ERA 3.65

WHIP 1.30

SO 657

Pitcher PIV 666.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 11/29/1956 in Inglewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-06-14
Last Game: 1990-09-16

Full name: Joseph Walter Price

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Price — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	49	372	84	10	1	13	906.0	839	367	95	337	657	3.65	666.8

Career ERA 3.65 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 5.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Price (b. 1956) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	CIN	NL	7	3	24	13	2	0	0	111.1	95	44	37	44	3.56	3.84 (+7%)	-867.7
1981	CIN	NL	6	1	41	0	0	0	4	53.2	42	15	18	41	2.52	3.58 (+30%)	1055.7
1982	CIN	NL	3	4	59	1	0	0	3	72.2	73	23	32	71	2.85	3.86 (+26%)	667.4
1983	CIN	NL	10	6	21	21	5	0	0	144.0	118	46	46	83	2.88	3.87 (+26%)	846.7
1984	CIN	NL	7	13	30	30	3	1	0	171.2	176	80	61	129	4.19	3.81 (-10%)	26.2
1985	CIN	NL	2	2	26	8	0	0	1	64.2	59	28	23	52	3.90	3.89 (avg)	-420.2
1986	CIN	NL	1	2	25	2	0	0	0	41.2	49	25	22	30	5.40	3.97 (-36%)	-523.5
1987	SFN	NL	2	2	20	0	0	0	1	35.0	19	10	13	42	2.57	4.29 (+40%)	674.5
1988	SFN	NL	1	6	38	3	0	0	4	61.2	59	27	27	49	3.94	3.73 (-6%)	214.9
1989	SFN	NL	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	14.0	16	9	4	10	5.79	3.71 (-56%)	-443.4
1989	BOS	AL	2	5	31	5	0	0	0	70.1	71	34	30	52	4.35	3.71 (-17%)	-584.0
1990	BAL	AL	3	4	50	0	0	0	0	65.1	62	26	24	54	3.58	3.86 (+7%)	20.1
Career · 12 seasons			45	49	372	84	10	1	13	906.0	839	367	337	657	3.65	—	667

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 Price — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
372	171	6	19	1	0	0	5	0	9	54	.111	.156	.117	.273	-381

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 57.1% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career SLG .117 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 69.8% below league average.

Career OPS .273 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joe Price (b. 1956) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	CIN	NL	24	39	1	5	0	0	0	6	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CIN	NL	41	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CIN	NL	59	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CIN	NL	21	41	0	4	0	0	3	14	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CIN	NL	30	48	3	7	1	2	2	16	.146	—	—	—	—	-381.0
1985	CIN	NL	26	14	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CIN	NL	25	7	0	1	0	2	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	20	6	1	1	0	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SFN	NL	38	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SFN	NL	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	BOS	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	BAL	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			372	171	6	19	1	5	9	54	.111	—	—	—	—	-381

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

Joe Price — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Price — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1987	NLCS	SFN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Price — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	0	0	5.2	3	0	1	7	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Price — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	NLCS	SFN	1	0	2	0	0	5.2	3	0	1	7	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Price — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	187	80	3	7	0	0	.087
Away	185	91	3	12	0	5	.132

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Price — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	187	483.2	432	162	170	356	3.01
Away	185	422.1	407	205	167	301	4.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Price — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1990-09-16	BAL	TOR	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	0
1990-09-14	BAL	TOR	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	1
1990-09-13	BAL	TOR	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-11	BAL	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1990-09-09	BAL	LAA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-08	BAL	LAA	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	1
1990-09-05	BAL	SEA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	2
1990-09-03	BAL	SEA	—	3.1	0	1	1	2	3
1990-08-31	BAL	MIL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2
1990-08-28	BAL	NYY	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Price — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	372	84	27	104	12	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Price — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	CIN	P	24	13	3	16	2	1
1981	CIN	P	41	0	1	13	2	0
1982	CIN	P	59	1	1	8	2	0
1983	CIN	P	21	21	8	21	4	3
1984	CIN	P	30	30	4	14	0	0
1985	CIN	P	26	8	1	4	0	1
1986	CIN	P	25	2	2	2	0	0
1987	SFN	P	20	0	1	2	0	0
1988	SFN	P	38	3	3	8	0	0
1989	SFN	P	7	1	0	3	0	1
1989	BOS	P	31	5	2	5	0	0
1990	BAL	P	50	0	1	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Joe Price (b. 1956) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	372

Awards & Honors

Joe Price — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1983	Pitcher of the Month	July

Salary History

Joe Price's recorded salaries total $1,633,000 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Price's career ran from 1980 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Joe Price — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	BAL	AL	$325,000
1989	SFN	NL	$68,000
1988	SFN	NL	$300,000
1987	SFN	NL	$100,000
1986	CIN	NL	$430,000
1985	CIN	NL	$410,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,633,000

College History

Joe Price — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	1977
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater	OK	1975, 1976

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Joe Price: the record in brief

The profile opens with Joe Price's first major league game on June 14, 1980; the last one listed came on September 16, 1990. Price played for the Cincinnati Reds (1980 through 1986), the San Francisco Giants (1987 through 1989), the Boston Red Sox (1989), and the Baltimore Orioles (1990). The bio lists Price as a pitcher who hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 220 pounds. The birth record reads November 29, 1956, in Inglewood, CA, USA. The given name on file is Joseph Walter Price.

The pitching table credits Price with a 45-49 record and a 3.65 ERA in 372 games. Price had 657 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 13 saves. That 3.65 ERA compares with a 3.87 league average across the same seasons, 5.7% better. Price won 10 games in 1983, the most of any season listed. Price struck out 129 batters in 1984, a career high. 1983 was Price's sharpest full season, a 2.88 ERA against the league's 3.87.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Price

What years did Joe Price play?: Joe Price played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1990.
Was Joe Price a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Price pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 657 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Price hit?: Joe Price hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.
What teams did Joe Price play for?: Joe Price played for 4 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1980–1986), the San Francisco Giants (1987–1989), the Boston Red Sox (1989), and the Baltimore Orioles (1990).
What were Joe Price's career stats?: In 372 games, Joe Price went 45-49 with a 3.65 ERA, 657 strikeouts, 906.0 innings pitched, and 13 saves.
How much did Joe Price earn in his career?: Joe Price's recorded salaries total $1,633,000 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Price's career ran from 1980 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Joe Price's salary?: Joe Price's last recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $430,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
What position did Joe Price play?: Joe Price played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joe Price and how much did he weigh?: Joe Price was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Joe Price's career ERA?: Joe Price finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 45-49 with 657 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Price have?: Joe Price recorded 657 career strikeouts.
Is Joe Price in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joe Price has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.