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John Bateman

John Alvin Bateman

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 21, 1940 in Killeen, TX
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1963
Teams (by GP): Expos/Astros/Colt.45's/Phillies 1963-1972

Final Game: October 3, 1972
Died: December 3, 1996 in Sand Springs, OK
Buried: Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, OK
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 22 HOU NL 128 434 404 23 85 8 6 10 59 0 0 13 103 .210 .249 .334 .583 71 135 9 9 4 4 1 *2
1964 23 HOU NL 74 241 221 18 42 8 0 5 19 0 1 17 48 .190 .249 .294 .543 57 65 9 1 0 2 5 2
1965 24 HOU NL 45 157 142 15 28 3 1 7 14 0 1 12 37 .197 .256 .380 .637 84 54 9 0 1 2 3 2
1966 25 HOU NL 131 468 433 39 121 24 3 17 70 0 0 20 74 .279 .315 .467 .781 121 202 17 5 4 6 9 *2
1967 26 HOU NL 76 273 252 16 48 9 0 2 17 0 0 17 53 .190 .245 .250 .495 45 63 9 2 0 2 11 2
1968 27 HOU NL 111 383 350 28 87 19 0 4 33 1 1 23 46 .249 .297 .337 .635 93 118 16 3 3 4 16 2
1969 28 MON NL 74 249 235 16 49 4 0 8 19 0 2 12 44 .209 .250 .328 .578 61 77 7 1 1 0 6 2
1970 29 MON NL 139 557 520 51 123 21 5 15 68 8 4 28 75 .237 .275 .383 .658 76 199 15 1 5 3 9 *2
1971 30 MON NL 139 526 492 34 119 17 3 10 56 1 0 19 87 .242 .273 .350 .623 76 172 27 4 6 5 3 *2
1972 31 TOT NL 100 297 281 10 63 10 0 3 20 0 1 11 43 .224 .253 .292 .545 54 82 5 1 1 3 6 2
1972 31 MON NL 18 32 29 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .241 .313 .276 .588 68 8 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1972 31 PHI NL 82 265 252 10 56 9 0 3 17 0 1 8 39 .222 .246 .294 .540 52 74 4 1 1 3 6 2
10 Yrs 1017 3585 3330 250 765 123 18 81 375 10 10 172 610 .230 .271 .350 .621 77 1167 123 27 25 31 69
162 Game Avg. 162 571 530 40 122 20 3 13 60 2 2 27 97 .230 .271 .350 .621 77 186 20 4 4 5 11
HOU (6 yrs) 565 1956 1802 139 411 71 10 45 212 1 3 102 361 .228 .274 .353 .628 83 637 69 20 12 20 45
MON (4 yrs) 370 1364 1276 101 298 43 8 33 146 9 6 62 210 .234 .271 .357 .628 73 456 50 6 12 8 18
PHI (1 yr) 82 265 252 10 56 9 0 3 17 0 1 8 39 .222 .246 .294 .540 52 74 4 1 1 3 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 22 HOU NL 128 434 -12 -1 -1 -2 6 -10 -1.1 15 5 0.3 .491 .493 0.5 0.6 7 $ *2
1964 23 HOU NL 74 241 -11 -1 -1 -4 4 -13 -1.4 8 -4 -0.6 .481 .491 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 2
1965 24 HOU NL 45 157 -4 -1 -2 1 2 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.2 .493 .498 0.1 0.4 2 $ 2
1966 25 HOU NL 131 468 9 -2 -2 -6 6 4 0.6 16 20 2.2 .504 .503 2.7 0.2 26 $ *2
1967 26 HOU NL 76 273 -20 -0 -1 -3 4 -21 -2.4 9 -12 -1.5 .467 .485 -1.2 0.2 -9 $ 2
1968 27 HOU NL 111 383 -5 0 -2 -10 6 -12 -1.2 13 2 0.0 .487 .491 1.1 -0.4 12 $ 2
1969 28 MON NL 74 249 -11 -1 -1 -8 4 -17 -1.9 8 -9 -1.0 .474 .488 -0.2 -0.4 -1 $ 2
1970 29 MON NL 139 557 -17 -2 -1 10 8 -2 -0.1 16 14 1.5 .499 .499 0.4 2.0 4 $ *2
1971 30 MON NL 139 526 -15 -2 -4 -4 8 -17 -1.9 15 -2 -0.3 .486 .488 0.0 0.5 2 $ *2
1972 31 MON NL 18 32 -1 0 -0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .487 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /2
1972 31 PHI NL 82 265 -18 -1 0 -4 4 -18 -2.0 8 -10 -1.3 .474 .487 -0.9 0.1 -6 $ 2
10 Seasons 1017 3585 -105 -10 -15 -31 51 -109 -11.9 115 6 -0.6 .487 .493 2.3 3.0 37 $
HOU (6 yrs) 565 1956 -43 -5 -9 -24 28 -54 -5.9 67 13 0.6 .489 .493 3.0 0.9 37 $
MON (4 yrs) 370 1364 -44 -4 -6 -3 19 -38 -4.0 41 3 0.1 .488 .493 0.2 2.0 6 $
PHI (1 yr) 82 265 -18 -1 0 -4 4 -18 -2.0 8 -10 -1.3 .474 .487 -0.9 0.1 -6 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1963 22 HOU NL 434 336 33 2.6 84 .254 .210 .247 .249 .308 .334 .370 .583 .678 71 .328 -16.1 -1.7 .479 .156 .124 .0
1964 23 HOU NL 241 191 14 2.0 89 .218 .190 .256 .249 .313 .294 .381 .543 .694 57 .208 -12.3 -1.3 .434 .176 .104 .0
1965 24 HOU NL 157 127 11 2.3 87 .210 .197 .249 .256 .311 .380 .376 .637 .687 84 .260 -3.4 -0.4 .524 .261 .183 .0
1966 25 HOU NL 468 339 58 4.6 90 .299 .279 .257 .315 .314 .467 .386 .781 .700 121 .540 11.7 1.2 .690 .233 .187 .0
1967 26 HOU NL 273 215 14 1.8 87 .231 .190 .254 .245 .315 .250 .372 .495 .687 45 .184 -17.6 -1.9 .385 .127 .060 .0
1968 27 HOU NL 383 287 31 2.9 79 .273 .249 .249 .297 .306 .337 .351 .635 .657 93 .409 -2.3 -0.3 .514 .154 .089 1.6
1969 28 MON NL 249 196 17 2.3 95 .224 .209 .259 .250 .330 .328 .385 .578 .714 61 .255 -13.6 -1.4 .451 .162 .119 .0
1970 29 MON NL 557 424 51 3.2 103 .249 .237 .266 .275 .338 .383 .406 .658 .745 76 .340 -20.6 -2.0 .558 .208 .146 10.4
1971 30 MON NL 526 411 40 2.6 92 .273 .242 .259 .273 .325 .350 .379 .623 .703 76 .308 -16.9 -1.8 .490 .148 .108 1.8
1972 31 TOT NL 297 228 19 2.3 93 .252 .224 .259 .253 .327 .292 .382 .545 .709 54 .254 -17.7 -1.9 .415 .103 .068 .0
1972 31 MON NL 32 23 2 2.4 93 .280 .241 .258 .313 .326 .276 .381 .588 .707 68 .270 -1.2 -0.1 .478 .138 .034
1972 31 PHI NL 265 205 17 2.2 93 .249 .222 .259 .246 .327 .294 .382 .540 .710 52 .253 -16.6 -1.8 .408 .099 .071 .0
10 Yrs 3585 2754 288 2.8 91 .256 .230 .256 .271 .320 .350 .380 .621 .700 77 .334 -108.9 -11.5 .506 .172 .121 17.8
162 Game Avg. 571 439 46 2.8 91 .256 .230 .256 .271 .320 .350 .380 .621 .700 77 .334 -108.9 -11.5 .506 .172 .121 3
HOU (6 yrs) 1956 1495 161 2.9 86 .258 .228 .252 .274 .311 .353 .372 .628 .683 83 .361 -40.0 -4.4 .517 .181 .125 2.0
MON (4 yrs) 1364 1054 110 2.8 97 .255 .234 .262 .271 .331 .357 .391 .628 .722 73 .312 -52.3 -5.4 .510 .175 .124 14.1
PHI (1 yr) 265 205 17 2.2 93 .249 .222 .259 .246 .327 .294 .382 .540 .710 52 .252 -16.6 -1.8 .408 .099 .071 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1963 22 HOU NL 434 2.3% 23.7% 3.0% 5.5% 28% 7.92 3.9 40.4 6.8 0.70 68%
1964 23 HOU NL 241 2.1% 19.9% 7.1% 5.4% 31% 2.82 4.6 44.2 11.6 0.85 71%
1965 24 HOU NL 157 4.5% 23.6% 7.6% 7.0% 39% 3.08 3.8 20.3 10.1 0.96 64%
1966 25 HOU NL 468 3.6% 15.8% 4.3% 9.4% 36% 3.70 5.9 25.5 6.2 1.32 74%
1967 26 HOU NL 273 0.7% 19.4% 6.2% 4.0% 23% 3.12 4.8 126.0 14.8 1.49 73%
1968 27 HOU NL 383 1.0% 12.0% 6.0% 6.0% 26% 2.00 7.6 87.5 10.6 1.53 79%
1969 28 MON NL 249 3.2% 17.7% 4.8% 4.8% 25% 3.67 5.3 29.4 12.4 1.15 73%
1970 29 MON NL 557 2.7% 13.5% 5.0% 7.4% 33% 2.68 6.9 34.7 7.6 1.23 78%
1971 30 MON NL 526 1.9% 16.5% 3.6% 5.7% 25% 4.58 5.7 49.2 8.8 1.51 76%
1972 31 TOT NL 297 1.0% 14.5% 3.7% 4.4% 21% 3.91 6.5 93.7 14.1 1.21 80%
1972 31 MON NL 32 0.0% 12.5% 9.4% 3.1% 14% 1.33 7.3 9.7 3.75 78%
1972 31 PHI NL 265 1.1% 14.7% 3.0% 4.5% 21% 4.88 6.5 84.0 14.8 1.08 80%
10 Yrs 3585 2.3% 17.0% 4.8% 6.2% 29% 3.55 5.5 41.1 8.9 1.20 74%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.3% 8.3% 6.0% 27% 1.85 5.8 43.3 9.3 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 22 HOU NL -16.1 -1.7 438 -0.2 8.2 -8.4 1.08 -1.2 1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.97 -10.5 1.30 13
1964 23 HOU NL -12.6 -1.3 242 -1.0 3.7 -4.8 1.06 -1.1 0.1 -10.0 -1.1 0.94 -10.2 2.85 2
1965 24 HOU NL -3.4 -0.4 159 -0.5 2.8 -3.3 1.09 -0.2 -0.2 -5.3 -0.6 0.98 -1.2 1.97 5
1966 25 HOU NL 11.7 1.2 472 -0.6 8.8 -9.4 1.14 0.7 -1.2 3.2 0.3 1.01 8.6 1.67 11
1967 26 HOU NL -17.6 -1.9 272 -1.4 3.8 -5.2 1.03 -1.9 0.6 -20.9 -2.3 0.98 -17.0 1.87 4
1968 27 HOU NL -2.3 -0.3 343 -0.2 5.8 -6.0 1.06 -0.4 0.3 -2.2 -0.2 1.00 -3.6 4.44 0
1969 28 MON NL -13.6 -1.4 256 -1.2 3.8 -4.9 1.00 -0.8 -0.3 -10.9 -1.1 0.93 -9.8 0.54 7
1970 29 MON NL -20.6 -2.0 574 -1.5 9.6 -11.0 1.05 -1.3 -0.1 -10.6 -1.1 0.99 -15.2 1.44 2
1971 30 MON NL -17.5 -1.8 525 -2.5 7.8 -10.3 1.03 -1.5 -1.0 -21.9 -2.3 1.02 -17.2 1.37 4
1972 31 TOT NL -17.7 -1.9 301 -1.7 4.1 -5.8 1.08 -1.9 0.3 -17.1 -1.8 0.94 -19.9 1.79 14
1972 31 MON NL -1.2 -0.1 33 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 .99 -0.1 -0.3 -2.2 -0.2 0.89 -1.6 1.53 11
1972 31 PHI NL -16.6 -1.8 268 -1.3 3.8 -5.2 1.09 -1.8 0.5 -15.0 -1.6 0.94 -18.3 2.76 3
10 Yrs -109.7 -11.6 3582 -10.7 58.5 -69.1 1.06 -9.6 -0.4 -96.6 -10.3 0.98 -96.0 1.54 62

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 22 HOU NL 8 0 13% 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 41% 14 9 5 2 2 0 6 1 4
1964 23 HOU NL 6 0 24% 59 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 33% 6 5 1 1 1 0 11 6 5
1965 24 HOU NL 2 0 24% 39 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21% 11 9 2 0 0 0 3 2 1
1966 25 HOU NL 5 0 17% 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 19% 18 16 2 0 0 0 14 10 4
1967 26 HOU NL 2 0 22% 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 29% 7 7 0 3 1 1 4 1 3
1968 27 HOU NL 6 0 22% 88 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 39% 11 6 4 2 2 0 10 3 5
1969 28 MON NL 6 0 15% 68 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 24% 9 7 2 5 4 0 3 1 2
1970 29 MON NL 12 0 26% 167 8 4 67% 7 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 29% 25 20 4 13 9 4 17 8 8
1971 30 MON NL 6 0 18% 164 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 28% 28 24 4 0 0 0 11 3 7
1972 31 TOT NL 2 0 10% 81 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 14% 8 8 0 1 1 0 5 3 2
1972 31 MON NL 0 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 31 PHI NL 2 0 11% 71 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 15% 7 7 0 1 1 0 5 3 2
10 Yrs 55 0 19% 1015 10 10 50% 8 6 2 2 0 2 1 0 34 58 28% 137 111 24 27 20 5 84 38 41

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1963 22 HOU NL 434 25% 85 13 2 0 0 1.30 10 0 12 7 3 5 5 0 4 4 100% 80 9 11% 36 7 19% 279 50 18% 24 12 50% 13 5 38% 0
1964 23 HOU NL 241 36% 42 2 0 0 1 2.85 5 0 5 3 2 1 4 0 1 0 0% 46 9 20% 15 7 47% 145 15 10% 6 3 50% 12 7 58% 0
1965 24 HOU NL 157 38% 28 5 0 0 0 1.97 7 0 6 6 1 3 4 0 1 1 100% 42 9 21% 18 3 17% 94 8 9% 6 4 67% 4 2 50% 0
1966 25 HOU NL 468 38% 121 11 2 1 1 1.67 17 0 15 10 7 8 9 0 5 4 80% 102 17 17% 50 16 32% 339 54 16% 38 20 53% 18 7 39% 0
1967 26 HOU NL 273 32% 48 4 1 0 2 1.87 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 51 9 18% 25 4 16% 179 16 9% 15 5 33% 8 2 25% 0
1968 27 HOU NL 383 32% 87 0 0 0 0 4.44 4 0 6 1 3 1 3 0 3 3 100% 67 16 24% 31 10 32% 230 27 12% 19 7 37% 12 6 50% 0
1969 28 MON NL 249 31% 49 7 2 0 0 0.54 8 0 4 6 2 6 2 0 1 1 100% 39 7 18% 22 4 18% 138 12 9% 18 5 28% 5 2 40% 0
1970 29 MON NL 557 38% 123 2 0 0 0 1.44 15 1 17 10 5 11 4 0 6 5 83% 114 15 13% 52 19 37% 396 56 14% 34 16 47% 18 6 33% 0
1971 30 MON NL 526 34% 119 4 1 0 0 1.37 10 2 23 7 3 6 4 0 7 6 86% 109 27 25% 58 22 38% 354 49 14% 28 16 57% 19 13 68% 0
1972 31 TOT NL 297 25% 63 14 2 0 3 1.79 3 0 7 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 46 5 11% 23 8 35% 173 17 10% 17 7 41% 8 5 63% 0
1972 31 MON NL 32 44% 7 11 2 0 3 1.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 21 3 14% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1972 31 PHI NL 265 23% 56 3 0 0 0 2.76 3 0 7 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 44 4 9% 19 6 32% 152 14 9% 14 5 36% 8 5 63% 0
10 Yrs 3585 33% 765 62 10 1 7 1.54 81 3 100 54 27 42 39 0 29 25 86% 696 123 18% 330 100 30% 2327 304 13% 205 95 46% 117 55 47% 0
MLB Averages 53% 77% 11% 30% 13% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 22 128 434 404 23 85 8 6 10 59 0 0 13 103 .210 .249 .334 .583 71 135 9 9 4 4 1
1964 23 202 675 625 41 127 16 6 15 78 0 1 30 151 .203 .249 .320 .569 66 200 18 10 4 6 6
1965 24 247 832 767 56 155 19 7 22 92 0 2 42 188 .202 .250 .331 .581 69 254 27 10 5 8 9
1966 25 378 1300 1200 95 276 43 10 39 162 0 2 62 262 .230 .273 .380 .653 88 456 44 15 9 14 18
1967 26 454 1573 1452 111 324 52 10 41 179 0 2 79 315 .223 .269 .357 .626 81 519 53 17 9 16 29
1968 27 565 1956 1802 139 411 71 10 45 212 1 3 102 361 .228 .274 .353 .628 83 637 69 20 12 20 45
1969 28 639 2205 2037 155 460 75 10 53 231 1 5 114 405 .226 .271 .351 .622 80 714 76 21 13 20 51
1970 29 778 2762 2557 206 583 96 15 68 299 9 9 142 480 .228 .272 .357 .629 79 913 91 22 18 23 60
1971 30 917 3288 3049 240 702 113 18 78 355 10 9 161 567 .230 .272 .356 .628 79 1085 118 26 24 28 63
1972 31 1017 3585 3330 250 765 123 18 81 375 10 10 172 610 .230 .271 .350 .621 77 1167 123 27 25 31 69

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1963 22 128 448 415 28 96 9 7 11 73 0 15 103 .231 .273 .366 .639 39 128
1964 23 74 247 225 21 46 9 0 5 22 0 19 48 .204 .267 .311 .578 19 74
1965 24 45 160 144 18 31 3 1 8 17 0 13 37 .215 .277 .417 .693 17 45
1966 25 131 481 444 45 132 26 3 19 81 0 22 74 .297 .333 .498 .831 73 131
1967 26 76 280 257 19 53 10 0 2 20 0 19 53 .206 .264 .268 .533 18 76
1968 27 110 401 363 37 102 22 0 5 43 1 27 46 .281 .334 .383 .717 46 111
1969 28 74 253 238 18 52 4 0 8 21 0 13 44 .218 .262 .336 .598 21 74
1970 29 139 556 519 50 122 21 5 15 67 8 28 75 .235 .274 .382 .656 54 139
1971 30 139 536 501 39 128 18 3 11 64 1 20 87 .255 .287 .369 .656 53 139
1972 31 105 315 298 12 70 11 0 3 23 0 12 45 .235 .264 .302 .566 24 100
10 Yrs 1021 3677 3404 287 832 133 19 87 431 10 188 612 .244 .287 .371 .659 364 1017
162 Game Avg. 162 583 540 46 132 21 3 14 68 2 30 97 .244 .287 .371 .659 58 1017

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.0 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 NL  103 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1963 NL  9 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1966 NL  6 (9th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 NL  16 (7th)
Career  69 (226th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1966 NL  17 (7th)
1971 NL  27 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (578), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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