Joe Ginsberg was a catcher in MLB history. Across 695 career games, with a .241 batting average and 20 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | DET | 11 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .361 | .410 | .361 | .771 |
| 1950 | DET | 36 | 95 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .232 | .318 | .295 | .612 |
| 1951 | DET | 102 | 304 | 44 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 43 | 21 | .260 | .355 | .385 | .740 |
| 1952 | DET | 113 | 307 | 29 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 51 | 21 | .221 | .338 | .336 | .673 |
| 1953 | CLE | 46 | 109 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .284 | .371 | .321 | .692 |
| 1953 | DET | 18 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .302 | .422 | .340 | .761 |
| 1954 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 |
| 1956 | BAL | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .071 | .129 | .071 | .200 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 71 | 195 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 17 | .246 | .323 | .313 | .636 |
| 1957 | BAL | 85 | 175 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 19 | .274 | .342 | .360 | .702 |
| 1958 | BAL | 61 | 109 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .211 | .302 | .303 | .604 |
| 1959 | BAL | 65 | 166 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 13 | .181 | .268 | .211 | .479 |
| 1960 | BAL | 14 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .267 | .389 | .300 | .689 |
| 1960 | CWS | 28 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .253 | .345 | .307 | .651 |
| 1961 | BOS | 19 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1961 | CWS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1962 | NYM | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 695 | 1716 | 168 | 414 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 182 | 7 | 226 | 135 | .241 | .332 | .320 | .652 |