Joel
Velez
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: March 18, 1947 in Venezuela
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 26 DM FL $ 628,500 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5
1974 27 DM FL $ 628,500 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4
1975 28 DM FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4
1976 29 BRK FL   4 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4
1980 33 LOU JL   4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 3 3 5 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 628,500 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 26 AAA   47 189 27 52 8 1 5 20 4 3 19 40 .275 .341 .407 .749 26.1  
    AA   109 406 61 117 14 5 12 57 11 9 57 70 .288 .376 .436 .812 66.3  
1974 27 DM FL 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   37 146 32 40 4 4 6 22 5 4 12 26 .274 .329 .479 .809 22.2  
    AA   99 379 51 117 34 5 10 69 12 9 46 64 .309 .384 .504 .887 67.8  
1975 28 AAA   128 505 77 138 32 6 8 57 21 13 63 73 .273 .354 .408 .762 72.6  
1976 29 AAA   118 377 54 114 30 2 10 45 27 12 44 73 .302 .375 .472 .847 64.8  
1977 30 AAA   18 67 7 14 5 0 0 4 1 0 5 10 .209 .264 .284 .547 4.9  
1980 33 AAA   28 41 11 8 1 0 1 3 5 0 5 11 .195 .283 .293 .575 4.6  
1 Years Sim 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
6 Years AAA 376 1325 208 366 80 13 30 151 63 32 148 233 .276 .351 .424 .775 195.2  
2 Years AA 208 785 112 234 48 10 22 126 23 18 103 134 .298 .379 .469 .848 134.1  
8 Years Minors 584 2110 320 600 128 23 52 277 86 50 251 367 .284 .362 .441 .802 329.3  
162 Game Average 90 36 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 -5.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs LH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1974 27 DM FL 3B 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1975 28 DM FL 3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   3 1 11.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.0
Career Highs   2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00    
History
Drafted in 41st round, 981st overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Injured on 8/22/1973 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 4 days
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 3/1/1976 to a minor league contract.Injured on 4/27/1976 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Brooklyn on 4/21/1977