Joe Randa

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.

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).