Joe Black was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 241 career appearances, with a 3.72 ERA and 454 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | BEG | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.33 |
| 1944 | BEG | 0 | 1 | 7.82 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1.89 |
| 1945 | BEG | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 1946 | BEG | 6 | 9 | 3.79 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 126.0 | 114 | 53 | 50 | 69 | 1.30 |
| 1947 | BEG | 5 | 10 | 4.02 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 130.0 | 138 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 1.51 |
| 1948 | BEG | 8 | 3 | 1.99 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 113.1 | 82 | 25 | 36 | 85 | 1.04 |
| 1952 | BRO | 15 | 4 | 2.15 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 142.1 | 102 | 34 | 41 | 85 | 1.00 |
| 1953 | BRO | 6 | 3 | 5.33 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 72.2 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 42 | 1.39 |
| 1954 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2.29 |
| 1955 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 1955 | CIN | 5 | 2 | 4.22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 102.1 | 106 | 48 | 25 | 54 | 1.28 |
| 1956 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 4.52 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 61.2 | 61 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 1.39 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.82 |
| Career Totals | — | 49 | 36 | 3.72 | 241 | 59 | 30 | 806.0 | 760 | 333 | 281 | 454 | 1.29 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | BEG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1944 | BEG | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | |
| 1945 | BEG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1946 | BEG | 25 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .225 | .498 | |
| 1947 | BEG | 23 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .320 | .277 | .597 | |
| 1948 | BEG | 19 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .209 | .292 | .256 | .547 | |
| 1952 | BRO | 57 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .139 | .139 | .139 | .278 |
| 1953 | BRO | 34 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 |
| 1954 | BRO | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | BRO | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1955 | CIN | 32 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .100 | .129 | .100 | .229 |
| 1956 | CIN | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 248 | 234 | 16 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 38 | .188 | .231 | .201 | .432 |
1947, 1948