Joe Echols
Joseph Grady Echols
Born: March 23, 1917 in Athens, GA
Died: March 28, 1977 in Norfolk, VA
(60 years old)
Born: March 23, 1917 in Athens, GA
Died: March 28, 1977 in Norfolk, VA
(60 years old)
Bats:
Throws:
Ht:
5'10"
Wt:
175
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Notes:
High School: St. Cecilia HS (Englewood, NJ)
College: Virginia State College for Negroes (Ettrick, VA)
Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Gardens (Norfolk, VA)
Compared to
Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)
| # | Players | Pos | Yrs | Career | HoF | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
CF | 27
|
1915-1941
|
✔
|
75.8
|
76.3
|
5.4
|
-1.2
|
-4.6
|
||
| 2
|
CF | 18
|
1923-1940
|
✔
|
52.6
|
51.2
|
4.1
|
-0.7
|
-1.9
|
||
| 3
|
CF | 23
|
1922-1946
|
✔
|
45.5
|
44.8
|
-2.1
|
5.6
|
-3.3
|
||
| 4
|
CF | 13
|
1935-1948
|
✔
|
32.7
|
29.1
|
4.2
|
0.0
|
-0.6
|
||
| 5
|
CF | 14
|
1932-1945
|
30.4
|
30.3
|
1.9
|
0.0
|
-1.8
|
|||
| 6
|
CF | 8
|
1939-1947
|
20.3
|
15.9
|
5.6
|
0.0
|
-1.2
|
|||
| 7
|
CF | 12
|
1937-1948
|
16.8
|
16.6
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
-0.6
|
|||
| 8
|
CF | 16
|
1932-1948
|
16.2
|
13.7
|
3.0
|
0.0
|
-0.5
|
|||
| 9
|
CF | 14
|
1934-1948
|
10.0
|
9.6
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
-0.5
|
|||
| 10
|
CF | 8
|
1938-1948
|
9.5
|
7.8
|
1.8
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 11
|
CF | 11
|
1935-1945
|
7.4
|
5.9
|
1.7
|
0.3
|
-0.5
|
|||
| 12
|
CF | 14
|
1930-1945
|
4.7
|
1.7
|
4.6
|
-0.2
|
-1.9
|
|||
| 13
|
CF | 14
|
1934-1948
|
4.5
|
5.7
|
-0.4
|
0.0
|
-0.8
|
|||
| 14
|
CF | 6
|
1927-1943
|
4.4
|
5.5
|
-1.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 15
|
CF | 12
|
1926-1939
|
4.4
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
0.0
|
-0.8
|
|||
| 16
|
CF | 3
|
1939-1941
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 17
|
CF | 3
|
1935-1944
|
1.4
|
0.3
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 18
|
CF | 5
|
1937-1944
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 19
|
CF | 8
|
1937-1945
|
0.4
|
-0.1
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
-0.2
|
|||
| 20
|
CF | 1
|
1939
|
0.3
|
-0.2
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 21
|
CF | 1
|
1939
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 22
|
CF | 3
|
1937-1939
|
0.2
|
-0.5
|
0.7
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 23
|
CF | 1
|
1939
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 24
|
CF | 1
|
1939
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|||
| 25
|
CF | 5
|
1936-1943
|
-0.8
|
0.9
|
-1.6
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 26
|
CF | 8
|
1936-1943
|
-1.7
|
2.0
|
-2.8
|
-0.1
|
-0.7
|
|||
| 27
|
CF | 6
|
1937-1942
|
-1.7
|
-1.8
|
0.3
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
|||
| 28
|
CF | 15
|
1932-1948
|
-2.7
|
-0.3
|
-3.0
|
0.9
|
-0.4
|
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