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Full Name: Joseph Gregory Randa Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/190 First Game: April 30, 1995
Birthdate: December 18, 1969 MLB Experience: 12 years
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bat/Throw: Right/Right


Biography

Joe Randa (Joseph Gregory Randa) was born on December 18, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on April 30, 1995 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 6 home runs and 47 RBI. Randa played for the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Randa's best season was 1999, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .314 average and knocked in 84 runs.

On November 2, 2006, Randa announced his retirement. He batted .284/.339/.426 with 123 HRs and 739 RBIs in 1,522 games over 12 seasons

Randa's nickname is "The Joker" because of his resemblance to the comic book character in Batman, and the way he "smiles" when he's up to bat. He was given this nickname when he played in 97' from Pittsburgh.

Joe Randa is currently a host of Crunch Time on Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1995 KC A 34 70 6 12 1 5 .171 .237 .243 2 0 6 17 0 0 0 0 2
1996 KC A 110 337 36 102 6 47 .303 .351 .433 24 1 26 47 1 2 13 4 10
1997 PIT N 126 443 58 134 7 60 .302 .366 .451 27 9 41 64 6 4 4 1 10
1998 DET A 138 460 56 117 9 50 .254 .323 .367 21 2 41 70 7 3 8 1 9
1999 KC A 156 628 92 197 16 84 .314 .363 .473 36 8 50 80 3 1 5 4 15
2000 KC A 158 612 88 186 15 106 .304 .343 .438 29 4 36 66 6 1 6 3 19
2001 KC A 151 581 59 147 13 83 .253 .307 .386 34 2 42 80 6 1 3 2 15
2002 KC A 151 549 63 155 11 80 .282 .341 .426 36 5 46 69 9 2 2 1 13
2003 KC A 131 502 80 146 16 72 .291 .348 .452 31 1 41 61 7 9 1 0 12
2004 KC A 128 485 65 139 8 56 .287 .343 .408 31 2 40 77 6 0 0 1 11
2005 SD N 58 223 27 57 4 20 .256 .303 .395 17 1 14 29 2 0 0 1 5
2005 CIN N 92 332 44 96 13 48 .289 .356 .491 26 1 33 52 2 0 0 2 6
2005 TOT N 150 555 71 153 17 68 .276 .335 .452 43 2 47 81 4 0 0 3 11
2006 PIT N 89 206 23 55 4 28 .267 .316 .388 13 0 16 26 0 2 0 2 12
Total NL 365 1204 152 342 28 156 .284 .343 .441 83 11 104 171 10 6 4 6 33
Total AL 1157 4224 545 1201 95 583 .284 .338 .421 244 25 328 567 45 19 38 16 106
Total 1522 5428 697 1543 123 739 .284 .339 .426 327 36 432 738 55 25 42 22 139

Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1995 KC A 2B 9 5 53 7 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1995 KC A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 KC A 3B 22 15 135.1 8 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1996 KC A 2B 15 6 66.2 15 26 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1996 KC A 1B 7 2 28 21 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A 3B 92 80 700.1 44 131 9 11 1 0 0 0 0 .951
1996 KC A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 PIT N 3B 120 111 970.1 66 247 21 24 0 0 0 0 0 .937
1997 PIT N 2B 13 9 84 25 41 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A 2B 20 11 117 25 40 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A 1B 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A 3B 118 105 950.1 73 212 7 18 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1998 DET A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 KC A 3B 156 156 1355.1 119 314 22 28 0 0 0 0 0 .952
2000 KC A 3B 156 155 1361.1 132 291 19 30 0 0 0 0 0 .957
2000 KC A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 KC A 2B 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 KC A 3B 137 137 1195.2 111 255 13 31 0 0 0 0 0 .966
2001 KC A DH 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 KC A 3B 129 128 1110.2 108 234 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 .972
2002 KC A DH 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 KC A 3B 129 127 1073.1 102 238 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 .980
2003 KC A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 KC A DH 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 KC A 1B 3 2 24 20 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 KC A 3B 119 118 1021.2 85 241 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 .967
2005 SD N 3B 58 57 493 50 77 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 .955
2005 CIN N DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 CIN N 3B 84 83 716.2 76 148 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 .974
2005 TOT N 3B 142 140 1209.2 126 225 12 21 0 0 0 0 0 .967
2006 PIT N 1B 15 5 69.1 69 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2006 PIT N DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 PIT N 3B 42 36 312 31 70 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .962
Total 2B 58 31 324.2 75 123 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 .990
Total 3B 1362 1308 11396 1005 2487 137 218 1 0 0 0 0 .962
Total 1B 26 9 124.1 114 9 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 .992
Total DH 51 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Transactions

  • Selected by California Angels in the 30th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1989).
  • Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 4, 1991).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals with Jeff Granger, Jeff Martin and Jeff Wallace to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jay Bell and Jeff King (December 13, 1996).
  • Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks from Pittsburgh Pirates (57th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
  • Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks with Matt Drews and Gabe Alvarez to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Travis Fryman (November 18, 1997).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers to New York Mets in exchange for Willie Blair (December 4, 1998).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Juan LeBron (December 10, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
  • Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 1, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
  • Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 21, 2004).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Diego Padres in exchange for Justin Germano and Travis Chick (July 23, 2005).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 3, 2006).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).

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