Joe Boever
[edit] Biography
Born on October 4, 1960 in Kirkwood, Missouri, Joe Boever (Joseph Martin Boever) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 12 year career. Boever broke into the bigs on July 19, 1985 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.94 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Joe Boever's best season was 1989, when he posted a 3.94 ERA, notched 21 saves and struck out 68 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.41
| 20
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 17
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.66
| 8
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 19
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7.36
| 18
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 29
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1.77
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20.1
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 66
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 3.94
| 68
| 37
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 82.1
| 78
| 6
| 34
| 5
| 5
| 1
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.15
| 40
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 46
| 37
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4.68
| 35
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 42.1
| 40
| 6
| 35
| 10
| 2
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 67
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.36
| 75
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 88.1
| 77
| 6
| 51
| 12
| 3
| 0
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3.84
| 89
| 45
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 98.1
| 90
| 10
| 54
| 11
| 6
| 0
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 81
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2.51
| 67
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 111.1
| 103
| 3
| 45
| 9
| 4
| 4
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.86
| 49
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 79.1
| 87
| 8
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.74
| 14
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 14
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| 61
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 3.61
| 63
| 50
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 102.1
| 101
| 9
| 44
| 7
| 1
| 4
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 46
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 3.98
| 49
| 40
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 81.1
| 80
| 12
| 37
| 12
| 4
| 2
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 6.39
| 71
| 74
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 98.2
| 128
| 17
| 44
| 12
| 1
| 3
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5.40
| 6
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 17
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 349
| 0
| 14
| 33
| 3.47
| 358
| 198
| 182
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 472
| 442
| 37
| 218
| 39
| 24
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 167
| 0
| 20
| 12
| 4.69
| 183
| 164
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 282.1
| 309
| 38
| 125
| 31
| 6
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 516
| 0
| 34
| 45
| 3.93
| 541
| 362
| 329
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 754.1
| 751
| 75
| 343
| 70
| 30
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 16.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 21.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 18.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 20.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| P
| 66
| 0
| 82.1
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 46
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 42.1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .600
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 88.1
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .867
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 98.1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| P
| 81
| 0
| 111.1
| 4
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| .920
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 79.1
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| P
| 61
| 0
| 102.1
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .955
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| P
| 46
| 0
| 81.1
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .958
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| P
| 60
| 0
| 98.2
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .933
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 516
| 0
| 754.1
| 46
| 94
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 80
| 31
| 4
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 66
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 67
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| PHI
| N
| 68
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 81
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| DET
| A
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 349
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .118
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 516
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .118
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (June 25, 1982).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Randy O'Neal (July 25, 1987).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Marvin Freeman (July 23, 1990).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1991).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 27, 1992).
- Granted free agency (December 19, 1992).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 21, 1993).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 15, 1993).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (August 21, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1993).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 7, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 7, 1995).
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Detroit Tigers (April 27, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 12, 1996).
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