NAME     : Joe Lake
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : BROOKLYN,NY,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/6/1935
  AGE      : 35
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $8,340,000 through 1970
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 58
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.61 12 10  0  31 31 238.1 224  79  69  27 159 
  At Home        2.59  5  3  0  14 14 111.0 111  39  32  16  61 
  Away           2.62  7  7  0  17 17 127.1 113  40  37  11  98 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        0.94  1  2  0   5  5  38.1  32   9   4   4  29 
  May            5.55  1  0  0   3  3  24.1  32  15  15   3  11 
  June           2.81  2  2  0   5  5  41.2  37  14  13   3  32 
  July           2.59  1  2  0   6  6  41.2  45  14  12   7  21 
  August         1.64  5  1  0   6  6  49.1  35   9   9   5  36 
  Sep/Oct        3.35  2  3  0   6  6  43.0  43  18  16   5  30 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1959   4.64  9 16  0  33  2   0 217.1 112  62 103  Cha
  1960   3.62  6 10  0  22  3   1 144.1  58  47  73  Cha
  1961   4.80 11 15  0  35  1   0 204.1 109  65 116  Cha
  1962   4.91 10 15  0  34  0   0 214.2 117  67 140  Cha
  1963   3.67 11 14  0  35  5   1 233.0  95  71 142  Cha
  1964   5.40  9 13  0  30  1   0 196.2 118  59 112  Cha
  1965   3.35 14  9  0  33  4   0 231.0  86  62 130  Cha
  1966   4.37  8 17  0  33  6   0 216.1 105  72 106  Cha
  1967   4.32  6 13  0  26  1   1 158.1  76  37  80  Cha
  1968   3.93 15 10  0  34  2   1 222.1  97  53 121  Cha
  1969   4.03 10 14  0  33  6   2 223.1 100  37 170  Cha
 
  Total ERA   : 4.11
  Total Wins  : 121
  Total Losses: 156
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 39
  Total K's   : 1452
  Total BB's  : 659
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/18/1959
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1960, going 3-0, 0.78
Won Circuit Championship with Charlotte in 1968