What years did Joe Torre play?

Joe Torre played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1977.

Was Joe Torre a pitcher?

No. Joe Torre was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Joe Torre hit?

Joe Torre hit 252 career home runs with 2342 hits.

Is Joe Torre in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Joe Torre was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Joe Torre

Catcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1960-1977)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2014

AVG .297

HR 252

RBI 1,185

H 2,342

OPS .817

PIV 29,600

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 212 lb
Born: 7/18/1940 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-09-25
Last Game: 1977-06-17
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2014 (BBWAA)
Awards: 9× All-Star · MVP · Gold Glove

Full name: Joseph Paul Torre

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,209	7,874	996	2,342	344	59	252	1,185	23	779	1,094	.297	.365	.452	.817	29,600

Career AVG .297 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +18.1% above league average.

Career OBP .365 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +14.6% above league average.

Career SLG .452 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — +20.9% above league average.

Career OPS .817 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — +18.0% above 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
1960	ML1	NL	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	ML1	NL	113	406	40	113	21	4	10	42	3	28	60	.278	.258 (+8%)	.328 (+1%)	.399 (+6%)	.727 (+4%)	238.6
1962	ML1	NL	80	220	23	62	8	1	5	26	1	24	24	.282	.257 (+9%)	.326 (+9%)	.393 (+1%)	.719 (+4%)	219.5
1963	ML1	NL	142	501	57	147	19	4	14	71	1	42	79	.293	.246 (+19%)	.308 (+13%)	.371 (+16%)	.680 (+15%)	1399.5
1964	ML1	NL	154	601	87	193	36	5	20	109	2	36	67	.321	.250 (+28%)	.312 (+17%)	.377 (+32%)	.690 (+25%)	2837.3
1965	ML1	NL	148	523	68	152	21	1	27	80	0	61	79	.291	.245 (+18%)	.310 (+20%)	.371 (+32%)	.682 (+26%)	2788.9
1966	ATL	NL	148	546	83	172	20	3	36	101	0	60	61	.315	.248 (+27%)	.309 (+24%)	.376 (+49%)	.685 (+37%)	3971.3
1967	ATL	NL	135	477	67	132	18	1	20	68	2	49	75	.277	.242 (+14%)	.306 (+13%)	.357 (+24%)	.663 (+19%)	1695.2
1968	ATL	NL	115	424	45	115	11	2	10	55	1	34	72	.271	.236 (+15%)	.298 (+11%)	.340 (+11%)	.638 (+11%)	865.6
1969	SLN	NL	159	602	72	174	29	6	18	101	0	66	85	.289	.248 (+16%)	.320 (+13%)	.369 (+21%)	.689 (+17%)	2059.9
1970	SLN	NL	161	624	89	203	27	9	21	100	2	70	91	.325	.253 (+28%)	.325 (+22%)	.385 (+29%)	.711 (+26%)	3418.8
1971	SLN	NL	161	634	97	230	34	8	24	137	4	63	70	.363	.249 (+46%)	.316 (+33%)	.365 (+52%)	.682 (+43%)	5359.5
1972	SLN	NL	149	544	71	157	26	6	11	81	3	54	64	.289	.243 (+18%)	.310 (+15%)	.353 (+18%)	.664 (+17%)	1758.0
1973	SLN	NL	141	519	67	149	17	2	13	69	2	65	78	.287	.256 (+12%)	.325 (+16%)	.378 (+6%)	.703 (+11%)	1371.7
1974	SLN	NL	147	529	59	149	28	1	11	70	1	69	88	.282	.256 (+10%)	.324 (+14%)	.369 (+9%)	.693 (+11%)	1402.5
1975	NYN	NL	114	361	33	89	16	3	6	35	0	35	55	.247	.257 (-4%)	.327 (-3%)	.374 (-4%)	.701 (-4%)	-211.4
1976	NYN	NL	114	310	36	95	10	3	5	31	1	21	35	.306	.255 (+20%)	.320 (+12%)	.360 (+13%)	.681 (+12%)	708.5
1977	NYN	NL	26	51	2	9	3	0	1	9	0	2	10	.176	.264 (-33%)	.329 (-38%)	.401 (-27%)	.730 (-32%)	-283.3
Career · 18 seasons			2,209	7,874	996	2,342	344	59	252	1,185	23	779	1,094	.297	—	—	—	—	29,600

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	1112	3875	488	1136	116	567	.293
Away	1097	3999	508	1206	136	618	.302

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1977-06-17	NYN	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-06-05	NYN	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-05-30	NYN	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-05-24	NYN	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1977-05-22	NYN	CIN	W	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1977-05-22	NYN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-05-21	NYN	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-05-17	NYN	SFG	W	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1977-05-15	NYN	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-05-14	NYN	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	787	712	6342	478	49	607
3B	515	493	426	825	64	71
C	903	837	4850	428	56	57
OF	2	1	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	ML1	C	112	108	494	50	10	4
1962	ML1	C	63	61	325	39	5	4
1963	ML1	1B	37	35	335	30	2	36
1963	ML1	C	105	94	584	46	4	9
1963	ML1	OF	2	1	0	0	0	0
1964	ML1	1B	70	68	563	48	4	49
1964	ML1	C	96	83	518	46	3	4
1965	ML1	1B	49	46	433	30	2	39
1965	ML1	C	100	96	589	43	6	4
1966	ATL	1B	36	37	267	20	1	24
1966	ATL	C	114	104	607	67	11	9
1967	ATL	1B	23	21	205	18	2	21
1967	ATL	C	114	102	580	63	6	12
1968	ATL	1B	29	28	241	11	0	19
1968	ATL	C	92	85	492	37	2	7
1969	SLN	1B	144	142	1270	83	6	117
1969	SLN	C	17	16	90	8	1	0
1970	SLN	1B	1	1	12	0	0	0
1970	SLN	3B	73	72	68	133	11	12
1970	SLN	C	90	88	571	29	8	4
1971	SLN	3B	161	161	136	271	21	22
1972	SLN	1B	27	27	234	16	4	17
1972	SLN	3B	117	115	102	182	11	17
1973	SLN	1B	114	84	833	60	6	80
1973	SLN	3B	58	54	48	68	6	3
1974	SLN	1B	139	130	1165	102	10	144
1974	SLN	3B	18	11	8	19	4	1
1975	NYN	1B	24	13	111	9	4	12
1975	NYN	3B	83	76	61	148	11	14
1976	NYN	1B	78	69	590	49	7	40
1976	NYN	3B	4	3	3	3	0	2
1977	NYN	1B	16	11	83	2	1	9
1977	NYN	3B	1	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	897
First Base	793
Third Base	515
Left Field	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2021	Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-08-06
1971	Hutch Award
1971	Most Valuable Player
1971	TSN All-Star	3B
1971	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1971	TSN Player of the Year
1966	TSN All-Star	C
1965	Gold Glove	C
1965	TSN All-Star	C
1964	TSN All-Star	C

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1971	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	318.0	336	21
1970	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	15.0	336	0
1969	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	6.0	336	0
1966	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	18.0	280	0
1965	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	23.0	280	0
1964	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	85.0	280	1
1961	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	2.0	224	0
1961	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	5.0	16	5

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Torre

What years did Joe Torre play?: Joe Torre played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1977.
Was Joe Torre a pitcher?: No. Joe Torre was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Joe Torre hit?: Joe Torre hit 252 career home runs with 2342 hits.
Is Joe Torre in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Joe Torre was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.