John Stearns

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1951 in Denver, CO us

Died: September 15, 2022 in Denver, CO

Buried: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, CO

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Colorado (Boulder, CO).

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO)

School: University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 33-040d)
vs. MON 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: John Hardin Stearns

Nicknames: Bad Dude

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.7

2681

696

.260

334

RBI

312

OBP

.341

SLG

.375

OPS

.717

OPS+

102

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1973	21	-1.7	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	67	216	166	28	40	7	4	3	24	2	1	46	26	.241	.400	.386	.786	64		0	1	3
1974	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	PHI	139	588	508	75	153	25	6	7	66	12	3	67	39	.301	.383	.415	.799	211	8	5	1	7	3
1974	22	-3.1	Toledo	IL	AAA	PHI	77	314	278	34	74	9	2	3	28	6	3	26	25	.266	.329	.345	.674	96		3	1	6
1974	22	0.4	Rocky Mount	CARL	A	PHI	62	274	230	41	79	16	4	4	38	6	0	41	14	.344	.445	.500	.945	115	8	2	0	1	3
1974	22	-5.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975	23	-4.2	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	59	193	169	25	32	5	1	3	10	4	1	17	15	.189	.268	.284	.552	48	6	2	3	2	4
1976	24	-0.4	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	102	410	332	64	103	17	2	10	45	11	8	71	29	.310	.437	.464	.901	154		4	3	0
1976	24	-3.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	32	121	103	13	27	6	0	2	10	1	2	16	11	.262	.364	.379	.742	39	4	1	0	1	0
1977	25	-2.4	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	139	520	431	52	108	25	1	12	55	9	8	77	76	.251	.370	.397	.767	171	15	7	1	4	7
1978	26	-1.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	143	563	477	65	126	24	1	15	73	25	13	70	57	.264	.364	.413	.777	197	11	8	2	6	4
1979	27	-1.3	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	155	602	538	58	131	29	2	9	66	15	15	52	57	.244	.312	.355	.667	191	21	4	3	5	5
1980	28	-0.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	91	363	319	42	91	25	1	0	45	7	3	33	24	.285	.346	.370	.716	118	5	1	2	8	1
1981	29	0.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	80	305	273	25	74	12	1	1	24	12	2	24	17	.271	.329	.333	.662	91	10	0	7	1	2
1982	30	1.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	98	392	352	46	103	25	3	4	28	17	7	30	35	.293	.349	.415	.764	146	8	2	5	3	2
1983	31	2.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	32	6.7	Tidewater	IL	AAA	NYM	10	34	28	4	7	0	1	0	1	2	1	5	7	.250	.353	.321	.674	9		0	0	1	0
1984	32	3.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	8	21	17	6	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	2	.177	.333	.235	.569	4	0	0	0	0	0
1985	33	7.0	Denver	AA	AAA	CIN	72	280	235	46	62	8	3	3	19	9	8	39	34	.264	.367	.362	.729	85		1	2	3	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		810	3082	2681	334	696	152	10	46	312	91	51	323	294	.260	.341	.375	.717	1006	80	25	23	30	25
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		390	1528	1269	217	365	57	16	23	155	36	21	228	135	.288	.396	.412	.809	523		10	7	14	5
All Levels (13 Seasons)							1200	4610	3950	551	1061	209	26	69	467	127	72	551	429	.269	.360	.387	.747	1529	88	35	30	44	30

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		261	1038	873	148	246	34	8	16	93	28	20	141	95	.282	.383	.394	.777	344		8	6	10	2
AA (1 season)					Minors		67	216	166	28	40	7	4	3	24	2	1	46	26	.241	.400	.386	.786	64		0	1	3
A (1 season)					Minors		62	274	230	41	79	16	4	4	38	6	0	41	14	.344	.445	.500	.945	115	8	2	0	1	3