John Lawrence Christensen
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: September 15, 1960 in Downey, California, US
High School: Troy HS (Fullerton, CA)
School: California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Troy HS (Fullerton, CA) and the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | NYM | 133 | 559 | 471 | 107 | 157 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 77 | 55 | .333 | .431 | .539 | .970 | 254 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 21 | Shelby | SALL | A | NYM | 125 | 526 | 440 | 100 | 147 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 97 | 21 | 5 | 75 | 53 | .334 | .435 | .548 | .983 | 241 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 21 | Lynchburg | CARL | A | NYM | 8 | 33 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .323 | .364 | .419 | .783 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | 129 | 552 | 485 | 88 | 156 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 62 | .322 | .390 | .470 | .860 | 228 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 22 | Jackson | TL | AA | NYM | 109 | 465 | 405 | 76 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 72 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 53 | .333 | .406 | .496 | .903 | 201 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 22 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 20 | 87 | 80 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .263 | .302 | .338 | .640 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 23 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 129 | 490 | 421 | 57 | 133 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 70 | .316 | .395 | .451 | .846 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 24 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 43 | 176 | 156 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .212 | .282 | .269 | .551 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 25 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | 62 | 216 | 175 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 38 | .234 | .364 | .320 | .684 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | SEA | 25 | 103 | 85 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | .353 | .461 | .494 | .955 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 26 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | SEA | 12 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .385 | .489 | .513 | 1.002 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 26 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | SEA | 13 | 56 | 46 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .326 | .436 | .478 | .915 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 27 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | SEA,MIN | 106 | 385 | 57 | 117 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 65 | .304 | .449 | 173 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1988 | 27 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | SEA | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 27 | Calgary,Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN,SEA | 106 | 436 | 385 | 57 | 117 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 65 | .304 | .373 | .449 | .823 | 173 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 27 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 28 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN | 127 | 493 | 429 | 58 | 116 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 83 | .270 | .348 | .410 | .759 | 176 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 8 Seasons | 754 | 3025 | 2607 | 427 | 783 | 117 | 12 | 79 | 424 | 56 | 30 | 335 | 411 | .300 | .384 | .445 | .829 | 1161 | 38 | 11 | 34 | 13 | ||||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 500 | 1954 | 1692 | 236 | 476 | 61 | 7 | 45 | 245 | 20 | 18 | 203 | 298 | .281 | .362 | .405 | .767 | 686 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 8 | |||||
| A (1 season) | A | 133 | 559 | 471 | 107 | 157 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 77 | 55 | .333 | .431 | .539 | .970 | 254 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 121 | 512 | 444 | 84 | 150 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 58 | .338 | .414 | .498 | .912 | 221 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A | NYM | OF | 106 | 180 | 167 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .983 | 1.67 | |||
| 1982 | 21 | Shelby | SALL | A | NYM | OF | 98 | 167 | 156 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .988 | 1.68 | |||
| 1982 | 21 | Lynchburg | CARL | A | NYM | OF | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.50 | |||
| 1983 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | OF | 78 | 145 | 131 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .966 | 1.79 | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Jackson | TL | AA | NYM | OF | 59 | 114 | 103 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 1.88 | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Jackson | TL | AA | NYM | 3B | 9 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .846 | 2.44 | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Jackson | TL | AA | NYM | 1B | 36 | 337 | 307 | 26 | 4 | 24 | .988 | 9.25 | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | OF | 19 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 1.53 | |||
| 1984 | 23 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | OF | 118 | 177 | 170 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 1.49 | |||
| 1984 | 23 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | 1B | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||
| 1985 | 24 | Tidewater | IL | AAA | NYM | OF | 43 | 76 | 65 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .947 | 1.67 | |||
| 1986 | 25 | Pawtucket | IL | AAA | BOS | OF | 48 | 85 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.77 | |||
| 1987 | 26 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | SEA | OF | 19 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .946 | 1.84 | |||
| 1987 | 26 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | SEA | OF | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.83 | |||
| 1987 | 26 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | SEA | OF | 13 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.85 | |||
| 1988 | 27 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | MIN,SEA | OF | 77 | 140 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .971 | 1.77 | |||
| 1988 | 27 | Calgary, Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN,SEA | OF | 77 | 140 | 126 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .971 | 1.77 | |||
| 1988 | 27 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN | OF | 40 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 27 | Calgary | PCL | AAA | SEA | OF | 37 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1989 | 28 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIN | OF | 82 | 155 | 143 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .987 | 1.87 | |||
| 8 Seasons | 618 | 1366 | 1240 | 97 | 29 | 34 | .979 | 2.16 | |||||||||
| OF (8 seasons) | OF | 571 | 995 | 919 | 55 | 21 | 9 | .979 | 1.71 | ||||||||
| 1B (2 seasons) | 1B | 38 | 345 | 314 | 27 | 4 | 24 | .988 | 8.97 | ||||||||
| 3B (1 season) | 3B | 9 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .846 | 2.44 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 21 | Shelby Mets | South Atlantic League | A | NYM | |||
| 1982 | 21 | Lynchburg Mets | Carolina League | A | NYM | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Jackson Mets | Texas League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1983 | 22 | Tidewater Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1984 | 23 | Tidewater Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1984 | 23 | New York Mets | National League | MLB | NYM | 1 | 1984-09-13 | 1984-09-30 |
| 1985 | 24 | Tidewater Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1985 | 24 | New York Mets | National League | MLB | NYM | 1 | 1985-04-09 | 1985-10-06 |
| 1986 | 25 | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | AAA | BOS | |||
| 1987 | 26 | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SEA | |||
| 1987 | 26 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | AA | SEA | |||
| 1987 | 26 | Seattle Mariners | American League | MLB | SEA | 1 | 1987-04-24 | 1987-09-18 |
| 1988 | 27 | Calgary Cannons | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SEA | 1 | ||
| 1988 | 27 | Minnesota Twins | American League | MLB | MIN | 1 | 1988-08-09 | 1988-10-01 |
| 1988 | 27 | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | MIN | 2 | ||
| 1989 | 28 | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | AAA | MIN |
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