Joe Van Meter
Joseph Andrew Van Meter
Born: October 18, 1988
Manhasset, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 21 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Virginia Commonwealth
Career: 2010-2025
Joe Van Meter compiled a career record of 54 wins and 52 losses, with 14 saves, and a 3.84 ERA in his 317-game pitching career with the Rangers, Hickory Crawdads, Surprise Saguaros, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Frisco RoughRiders, Montgomery Biscuits, Kansas City T-Bones, Frederick Keys, Sioux Falls Canaries, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs , York Revolution, High Point Rockers, Tijuana Toros, Union Laguna Algodoneros and Tabasco Olmecas. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.79 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.15 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82.3 | 79 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 353 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.06 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74.3 | 55 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 298 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.62 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54.7 | 53 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 |
| 2013 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.50 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.56 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.03 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.91 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 208 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.00 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 213 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 0 | 0 | 5.73 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.57 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 | 45 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 255 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.93 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84.7 | 96 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 374 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.30 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.7 | 107 | 42 | 37 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 566 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.49 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.3 | 62 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 249 |
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.94 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 63 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 266 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | 6 | 4 | .600 | 5.02 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.3 | 95 | 46 | 42 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 339 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.06 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 228 |
| Totals | 54 | 52 | .509 | 3.84 | 317 | 118 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 880.0 | 852 | 415 | 375 | 97 | 301 | 3 | 786 | 34 | 8 | 31 | 3755 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | P | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 39 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .205 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .520 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2013 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Frederick Keys | P | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .444 |
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | P | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Kansas City T-Bones | P | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .364 |
| 2015 | Ind | AA | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | P | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .145 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | P | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .222 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | High Point Rockers | P | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .958 | .958 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | P | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .636 |
| 2023 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | P | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | P | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .625 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Tabasco Olmecas | P | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 316 | 40 | 85 | 7 | 8 | .947 | .396 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | June 23, 2010 | August 28, 2010 |
| 2010 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | TEX | September 1, 2010 | September 4, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | TEX | April 8, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | TEX | April 6, 2012 | September 1, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | July 21, 2012 | July 30, 2012 |
| 2012 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Surprise Saguaros | October 12, 2012 | October 18, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | TEX | April 6, 2013 | July 11, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | July 14, 2013 | August 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | August 14, 2013 | August 31, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Frederick Keys | BAL | May 10, 2014 | June 24, 2014 |
| 2014 | Ind | American Association | Kansas City T-Bones | July 30, 2014 | August 30, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Ind | American Association | Kansas City T-Bones | May 22, 2015 | August 20, 2015 | |
| 2015 | Ind | American Association | Sioux Falls Canaries | August 23, 2015 | August 24, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | May 22, 2016 | September 18, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | April 22, 2017 | September 16, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | April 26, 2018 | September 12, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | High Point Rockers | April 30, 2019 | September 21, 2019 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Mexican | Tijuana Toros | May 21, 2021 | July 29, 2021 | |
| 2023 | Ind | Mexican League | Union Laguna Algodoneros | April 21, 2023 | August 1, 2023 | |
| 2024 | Ind | Mexican League | Union Laguna Algodoneros | April 16, 2024 | July 28, 2024 | |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Tabasco Olmecas | May 30, 2025 | August 2, 2025 |
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