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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Novak | Retired (1977, Age 38) | Died (2015, Age 76) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 1 (1958) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jim Edmonds League | 0 | 15 years (153 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/14/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1958 | Minors | 75.00 | 0 / 9 | 7 / 29 | 10 / 37 | 17 / 75 |
| 1959 | Minors | 53.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 31 | 4 / 20 | 6 / 53 |
| 1960 | Minors | 58.00 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 28 | 5 / 29 | 8 / 58 |
| 1961 | Minors | 55.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 27 | 2 / 27 | 2 / 55 |
| 1961 | Majors | 5.30 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 |
| 1962 | Minors | 8.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 |
| 1962 | Majors | 45.18 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 18 | 5 / 18 | 7 / 45 |
| 1963 | Minors | 4.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 4 |
| 1963 | Majors | 46.15 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 21 | 1 / 17 | 3 / 46 |
| 1964 | Majors | 51.94 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 25 | 2 / 15 | 4 / 51 |
| 1965 | Majors | 50.35 | 0 / 15 | 2 / 21 | 1 / 14 | 3 / 50 |
| 1966 | Majors | 53.87 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 22 | 0 / 18 | 1 / 53 |
| 1967 | Majors | 53.96 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 21 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 53 |
| 1968 | Majors | 52.06 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 19 | 0 / 19 | 1 / 52 |
| 1969 | Majors | 54.03 | 0 / 15 | 2 / 19 | 3 / 20 | 5 / 54 |
| 1970 | Majors | 54.19 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 19 | 0 / 23 | 0 / 54 |
| 1971 | Majors | 54.20 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 22 | 0 / 54 |
| 1972 | Majors | 54.75 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 21 | 1 / 19 | 1 / 54 |
| 1973 | Majors | 54.76 | -3 / 13 | -2 / 19 | -1 / 22 | -6 / 54 |
| 1974 | Majors | 55.03 | -2 / 17 | -11 / 15 | 0 / 23 | -13 / 55 |
| 1975 | Majors | 53.77 | -6 / 21 | -8 / 15 | -2 / 17 | -16 / 53 |
| 1976 | Majors | 53.12 | -2 / 12 | -6 / 23 | -3 / 18 | -11 / 53 |
| 1977 | Majors | 51.87 | -5 / 14 | -2 / 19 | -4 / 18 | -11 / 51 |
| Total | -18 / 234 | -2 / 439 | 25 / 417 | 5 / 1090 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | Joe Novak now holds the league record for career innings pitched. |
| 1977-11-01 | Joe Novak now holds the league record for career pitching games started. |
| 1977-11-01 | Joe Novak has retired from the New York Highlanders |
| 1977-09-13 | Joe Novak won his 300th career game. |
| 1976-11-01 | Joe Novak now holds the league record for career wins. |
| 1968-05-27 | Joe Novak of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1965-08-12 | Joe Novak of the New York Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1964-04-01 | The New York Highlanders have promoted Joe Novak to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have designated Ryan Taylor for assignment. |
| 1963-09-09 | The New York Highlanders have sent Joe Novak to the minors. |
| 1963-04-01 | The New York Highlanders have promoted Joe Novak to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Emerson Valdes to the minors. |
| 1962-09-05 | The New York Highlanders have promoted Chris King to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Joe Novak to the minors. |
| 1961-09-14 | The New York Highlanders have promoted Joe Novak to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Bill Stuper to the minors. |
| 1958-04-01 | The New York Highlanders have renamed John Shamsky to Joe Novak. |