Joey Votto
| 25-year-old First baseman |
| Cincinnati Reds |
| Date of Birth: September 10, 1983 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Sarasota | 529 | 464 | 64 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 83 | 52 | 122 | .256 | .329 | .425 | 754 |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Chattanooga | 588 | 508 | 85 | 162 | 46 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 78 | 109 | .319 | .408 | .547 | 955 |
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Louisville | 580 | 496 | 74 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 92 | 70 | 110 | .294 | .381 | .478 | 859 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Cincinnati | 89 | 84 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | .321 | .360 | .548 | 908 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Cincinnati | 589 | 526 | 69 | 155 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 83 | 59 | 102 | .295 | .367 | .500 | 867 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Sarasota | 529 | 464 | .169 | 9.8% | 23.1% | .314 | .326 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Chattanooga | 588 | 508 | .228 | 13.3% | 18.5% | .371 | 39% | 17% | .405 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | AAA | Louisville | 580 | 496 | .184 | 12.1% | 19.0% | .341 | 38% | 23% | .368 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Cincinnati | 89 | 84 | .227 | 5.6% | 16.9% | .354 | 26% | 34% | .379 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Cincinnati | 589 | 526 | .205 | 10.0% | 17.3% | .328 | 45% | 23% | .365 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Votto: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Cincinnati | 2007: Louisville
| Split Statistics with Cincinnati in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 82 | 78 | .230 | 4 | 4.9% | 19.5% | .345 | 39% | 25% | .308 | .341 | .538 | .375 |
| May | 104 | 89 | .247 | 6 | 14.4% | 16.3% | .288 | 50% | 20% | .281 | .385 | .528 | .387 |
| June | 111 | 101 | .129 | 2 | 7.2% | 22.5% | .324 | 43% | 29% | .257 | .315 | .386 | .310 |
| July | 98 | 88 | .091 | 1 | 10.2% | 17.3% | .314 | 45% | 17% | .261 | .337 | .352 | .291 |
| August | 84 | 76 | .131 | 2 | 8.3% | 11.9% | .422 | 51% | 26% | .382 | .440 | .513 | .412 |
| September | 110 | 94 | .393 | 9 | 13.6% | 15.5% | .279 | 44% | 21% | .298 | .391 | .691 | .424 |
| AWAY | 299 | 267 | .191 | 10 | 9.7% | 19.4% | .352 | 43% | 25% | .300 | .368 | .491 | .363 |
| HOME | 290 | 259 | .220 | 14 | 10.3% | 15.2% | .303 | 48% | 22% | .290 | .366 | .510 | .368 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 28 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| September 27 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 26 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September 25 | MLB | @ Houston | 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 24 | MLB | @ Houston | 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 23 | MLB | @ Houston | 1B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. Florida | 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September 21 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 1B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Player Notes
May 2008
MLB.com: Votto leads Reds' homer paradeApril 2008
MLB.com: Votto, Griffey power Reds to winJoey Votto tied a career high with five RBIs, and Ken Griffey Jr.
MLB.com: Votto eyeing better results
Over the offseason, the Reds' Joey Votto underwent laser eye surgery to fix his vision.