Joey Tavo
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Joey Tavo
Birthdate:
May 12, 1964 (101 y, 11 m, 27 d)
Born In:
Vaini, TON, TGA
Nationality:
Tongan
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
S/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/211
Entry:
1983 Draft - Round: 8, Overall: 95, Team: Samoa Nautilus
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1990 Port Moresby (PBF)
1989 (3rd) Port Moresby (PBF)
1981 (2nd) Itaugua HS (FHS)
All-Star 2001 Samoa (PBF)
1999 Vanuatu (PBF)
1995 Port Moresby (PBF)
1993 Port Moresby (PBF)
1992 Port Moresby (PBF)
1991 Port Moresby (PBF)
1990 Port Moresby (PBF)
1989 Port Moresby (PBF)
1988 Port Moresby (PBF)
1986 Port Moresby (PBF)
1984 Kokoda (PAA)
1982 Itaugua HS (FHS)
1981 Itaugua HS (FHS)
League Champ 2000 Samoa (PBF)
1993 Port Moresby (PBF)
1988 Port Moresby (PBF)
Gold Glove 1998 - RF Port Moresby (PBF)
1981 - RF Itaugua HS (FHS)
Silver Slugger 2001 - DH Samoa (PBF)
1999 - CF Vanuatu (PBF)
1993 - RF Port Moresby (PBF)
1992 - CF Port Moresby (PBF)
1990 - CF Port Moresby (PBF)
1989 - CF Port Moresby (PBF)
1988 - CF Port Moresby (PBF)
Batter of the Month Sep 2002 Samoa (PBF)
Sep 1993 Port Moresby (PBF)
Jul 1993 Port Moresby (PBF)
Jun 1990 Port Moresby (PBF)
Aug 1984 Kokoda (PAA)
May 1982 Itaugua HS (FHS)
Player of the Week Jul 26, 1999 Vanuatu (PBF)
May 31, 1999 Vanuatu (PBF)
Sep 3, 1990 Port Moresby (PBF)
Aug 28, 1989 Port Moresby (PBF)
Jul 10, 1989 Port Moresby (PBF)
Sep 1, 1986 Port Moresby (PBF)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink62
Grey Ink269
Similar Players (CF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1987 120 1
1988 120 1
1989 120 6
1991 120 1
1998 119 10
1999 120 1
2000 120 1
Year PA Rank
1986 535 3
1987 550 4
1988 576 1
1989 563 1
1991 569 2
1993 568 2
1994 570 1
1998 532 6
1999 573 2
2000 617 1
2001 575 2
2002 579 1
2003 564 4
Year AB Rank
1986 496 2
1987 489 2
1988 490 2
1989 481 6
1993 478 5
1994 466 9
1999 461 10
2000 467 8
Year Hits Rank
1986 161 1
1987 144 5
1988 144 2
1989 170 1
1990 167 1
1991 153 4
1992 135 10
1993 149 6
1994 144 9
1999 155 5
2000 132 10
2001 140 10
2002 137 8
Year TB Rank
1986 221 4
1988 185 9
1989 210 7
1990 207 5
Year 2B Rank
1986 26 7
Year 3B Rank
1986 8 1
1987 4 4
1988 7 1
1989 3 5
1990 6 3
1992 8 1
1994 3 10
1995 5 2
1997 4 5
1998 3 10
1999 3 10
2002 3 8
Year SB Rank
1985 22 6
1986 24 5
1987 29 2
1988 40 1
1989 40 1
1990 28 2
1991 32 3
1992 22 2
1993 24 3
1994 28 1
1995 23 4
1996 17 7
1998 15 8
1999 13 10
2000 16 9
2002 17 8
Year R Rank
1986 75 5
1987 81 1
1988 99 1
1989 95 1
1990 79 2
1991 83 3
1992 71 8
1993 97 1
1994 91 3
1995 71 7
1998 82 2
1999 89 1
2000 111 1
2001 104 2
2002 101 2
2003 77 8
Year BB Rank
1988 70 5
1989 60 5
1990 69 4
1991 90 2
1992 51 5
1993 76 3
1994 92 2
1995 70 2
1996 47 8
1997 66 2
1998 76 1
1999 96 1
2000 133 1
2001 133 1
2002 115 1
2003 98 2
Year IBB Rank
1987 9 1
1988 4 6
1990 7 3
1991 9 1
1992 6 4
1994 4 6
1995 8 1
1996 5 4
1997 6 3
1999 4 7
Year SH Rank
1988 7 10
1989 8 8
2000 7 10
Year SF Rank
1989 5 6
1991 5 6
1992 5 5
1993 5 9
1995 4 10
1999 7 2
2001 5 8
Year XBH Rank
1986 40 9
Year Avg Rank
1986 0.325 2
1987 0.295 8
1988 0.294 7
1989 0.353 2
1990 0.396 1
1991 0.328 5
1992 0.352 2
1993 0.312 8
1994 0.309 10
1995 0.321 8
1999 0.336 5
2001 0.332 7
Year OBP Rank
1986 0.365 9
1988 0.390 6
1989 0.431 3
1990 0.484 1
1991 0.440 1
1992 0.429 2
1993 0.409 3
1994 0.427 2
1995 0.422 2
1997 0.397 4
1998 0.393 2
1999 0.453 1
2000 0.448 3
2001 0.495 1
2002 0.457 2
2003 0.408 8
Year SLG Rank
1986 0.446 10
1989 0.437 10
1990 0.491 4
Year OPS Rank
1986 0.810 8
1989 0.867 6
1990 0.975 1
1991 0.839 7
1992 0.851 8
1995 0.799 9
1999 0.837 8
2001 0.886 6
2002 0.842 9
Year G Rank
1987 120 1
1988 120 1
1989 120 6
1991 120 1
1998 120 1
1999 120 1
2000 120 1
Year WAR Rank
1986 3.2 9
1988 3.6 8
1989 5.6 3
1990 6.0 2
1991 4.2 4
1992 2.8 8
1993 4.7 3
1994 4.1 6
1995 3.6 8
1998 3.4 7
1999 3.4 5
2001 3.8 6
2002 3.7 6