Joe Sambito
Joseph Charles Sambito
Born: June 28, 1952
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1976-1987
Draft: Round 17 (1973 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Adelphi
Minor League Statistics
Joe Sambito compiled a career record of 37 wins and 38 losses in his 462-game career with the Houston Astros, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.54 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 207 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.33 | 54 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 89.0 | 77 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 357 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.07 | 62 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88.0 | 85 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 371 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1.77 | 63 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 91.3 | 80 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 375 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.19 | 64 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 90.3 | 65 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 354 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1.84 | 49 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 63.7 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0.71 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 191 | |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 12.66 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.84 | 53 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44.7 | 54 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 200 |
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.93 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 171 |
| Totals | 37 | 38 | .493 | 3.03 | 461 | 5 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 629.0 | 562 | 241 | 212 | 48 | 195 | 32 | 489 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2588 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .222 | .417 | .222 | .639 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 54 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 62 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 63 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .286 | .583 | .429 | 1.012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 64 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 462 | 63 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .135 | .274 | .154 | .428 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 20 | 4 | 53.3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.363 | .700 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 54 | 1 | 89.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 2.124 | .389 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 62 | 0 | 88.0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .917 | 2.250 | .355 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 63 | 0 | 91.3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .905 | 1.872 | .302 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 64 | 0 | 90.3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .909 | 1.993 | .313 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 49 | 0 | 63.7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.403 | .347 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 2.842 | .444 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 32 | 0 | 47.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .755 | .125 |
| 1985 | NL | New York Mets | P | 8 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .500 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 53 | 0 | 44.7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.813 | .170 |
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 47 | 0 | 37.7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.195 | .106 |
| Totals | 461 | 5 | 629.0 | 35 | 104 | 9 | 13 | .939 | 1.989 | .302 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.53 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | P | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .500 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .100 |
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