John Christensen

John Lawrence Christensen

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 15, 1960 in Downey, CA
High School: Troy HS (Fullerton, CA)
School: California State University Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1984
Teams (by GP): Mets/Mariners/Twins 1984-1988

Final Game: October 1, 1988
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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
1982	21	NYM-min	A	133	559	471	107	157	25	3	22	101	24	5	77	55	.333	.431	.539	.970		254		7	0	4	2		SHL,LBG · SALL,CARL
1983	22	NYM-min	AA,AAA	129	552	485	88	156	26	2	14	87	12	6	53	62	.322	.390	.470	.860		228		6	1	7	3		JAC,TID · TL,IL
1984	23	NYM-min	AAA	129	490	421	57	133	12	0	15	71	2	5	58	70	.316	.395	.451	.846		190		2	1	8	2		TID · IL
1984	23	NYM	NL	5	13	11	2	3	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	.273	.308	.455	.762	113	5	0	0	0	1	0	/79
1985	24	NYM-min	AAA	43	176	156	14	33	4	1	1	13	0	0	11	25	.212	.282	.269	.551		42		5	2	2	2		TID · IL
1985	24	NYM	NL	51	133	113	10	21	4	1	3	13	1	2	19	23	.186	.303	.319	.622	75	36	3	0	1	0	1	9/78

1986	25	BOS-min	AAA	62	216	175	27	41	0	0	5	22	5	4	33	38	.234	.364	.320	.684		56		4	2	2	2		PAW · IL
1987	26	SEA-min	AAA,AA	25	103	85	19	30	9	0	1	18	1	1	15	13	.353	.461	.494	.955		42		2	1	0	0		CGY,CNG · PCL,SOUL
1987	26	SEA	AL	53	146	132	19	32	6	1	2	12	2	0	12	28	.242	.306	.348	.654	70	46	3	0	2	0	0	9/D7
1988	27	MIN-SEA-min	AAA	106	436	385	57	117	23	3	9	49	7	4	42	65	.304	.373	.449	.823		173		3	2	4	1		POR,CGY · PCL
1988	27	MIN	AL	23	43	38	5	10	4	0	0	5	0	0	3	5	.263	.349	.368	.717	100	14	1	2	0	0	1	9
1989	28	MIN-min	AAA	127	493	429	58	116	18	3	12	63	5	5	46	83	.270	.348	.410	.759		176		9	2	7	1		POR · PCL
4 Yrs				132	335	294	36	66	16	2	5	33	3	3	35	58	.224	.310	.344	.654	77	101	7	2	3	1	2
162 Game Avg.				162	411	361	44	81	20	2	6	41	4	4	43	71	.224	.310	.344	.654	77	124	9	2	4	1	2

NYM (2 yrs)				56	146	124	12	24	6	1	3	16	1	3	20	25	.194	.303	.331	.634	79	41	3	0	1	1	1
MIN (1 yr)				23	43	38	5	10	4	0	0	5	0	0	3	5	.263	.349	.368	.717	100	14	1	2	0	0	1
SEA (1 yr)				53	146	132	19	32	6	1	2	12	2	0	12	28	.242	.306	.348	.654	70	46	3	0	2	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				76	189	170	24	42	10	1	2	17	2	0	15	33	.247	.316	.353	.668	77	60	4	2	2	0	1
NL (2 yrs)				56	146	124	12	24	6	1	3	16	1	3	20	25	.194	.303	.331	.634	79	41	3	0	1	1	1

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
1984	23	NYM	NL	5	13	-0	-0	0	-2	-0	-3	-0.3	0	-2	-0.2	.444	.498	0.0	-0.2	-0	$	/79
1985	24	NYM	NL	51	133	-4	-1	-0	-2	-2	-9	-1.0	4	-5	-0.6	.479	.493	-0.4	-0.4	-3	$	9/78

1987	26	SEA	AL	53	146	-4	-1	-1	-0	-2	-8	-0.7	4	-4	-0.3	.485	.495	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$80,000	9/D7
1988	27	MIN	AL	23	43	0	-0	-0	0	-0	-0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.499	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$70,000	9
4 Seasons				132	335	-8	-2	-1	-4	-5	-20	-2.0	10	-10	-1.0	.484	.497	-0.6	-0.9	-5	$150,000

NYM (2 yrs)				56	146	-4	-1	0	-5	-2	-12	-1.3	4	-8	-0.8	.476	.496	-0.4	-0.7	-3	$
MIN (1 yr)				23	43	0	-0	-0	0	-0	-0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.499	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$70,000
SEA (1 yr)				53	146	-4	-1	-1	-0	-2	-8	-0.7	4	-4	-0.3	.485	.495	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$80,000

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
1984	23	NYM	NL	13	10	1	2.7	93	.300	.273	.262	.308	.327	.455	.381	.762	.708	113	.309	0.4	0.0	.556	.182	.182
1985	24	NYM	NL	133	98	11	3.0	94	.207	.186	.259	.303	.327	.319	.386	.622	.712	75	.354	-3.6	-0.4	.557	.292	.133	1.5

1987	26	SEA	AL	146	105	14	3.6	110	.294	.242	.271	.306	.340	.348	.435	.654	.775	70	.351	-6.1	-0.6	.583	.212	.106	2.0
1988	27	MIN	AL	43	29	5	4.6	96	.303	.263	.262	.349	.327	.368	.394	.717	.721	100	.521	0.3	0.0	.655	.184	.105
4 Yrs				335	242	31	3.4	101	.263	.224	.265	.310	.332	.344	.409	.654	.741	77	.373	-9.1	-0.9	.580	.238	.119	3.8
162 Game Avg.				411	297	38	3.4	101	.263	.224	.265	.310	.332	.344	.409	.654	.741	77	.373	-9.1	-0.9	.580	.238	.119	5

NYM (2 yrs)				146	108	12	3.0	94	.216	.194	.259	.303	.327	.331	.385	.634	.712	79	.350	-3.2	-0.3	.557	.282	.137	1.5
MIN (1 yr)				43	29	5	4.6	96	.303	.263	.262	.349	.327	.368	.394	.717	.721	100	.521	0.3	0.0	.655	.184	.105
SEA (1 yr)				146	105	14	3.6	110	.294	.242	.271	.306	.340	.348	.435	.654	.775	70	.351	-6.1	-0.6	.583	.212	.106	2.0

AL (2 yrs)				189	134	19	3.8	107	.296	.247	.269	.316	.337	.353	.426	.668	.763	77	.389	-5.9	-0.6	.598	.206	.106	2.0
NL (2 yrs)				146	108	12	3.0	94	.216	.194	.259	.303	.327	.331	.385	.634	.712	79	.350	-3.2	-0.3	.557	.282	.137	1.5

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
1984	23	NYM	NL	13	0.0%	15.4%	7.7%	15.4%	67%	2.00	5.5		3.7		0.17	77%
1985	24	NYM	NL	133	2.3%	17.3%	14.3%	6.0%	38%	1.21	4.9	37.7	8.7		1.27	65%

1987	26	SEA	AL	146	1.4%	19.2%	8.2%	6.2%	28%	2.33	4.7	66.0	11.0		0.92	70%
1988	27	MIN	AL	43	0.0%	11.6%	7.0%	9.3%	40%	1.67	7.6		7.6	1.58	1.88	77%	6%	0.0%	17%
4 Yrs				335	1.5%	17.3%	10.5%	6.9%	35%	1.66	5.1	58.8	8.9	1.58	1.09	69%	6%	0.0%	17%
MLB Averages					2.3%	14.7%	8.6%	6.9%	30%	1.72	6.1	39.1	8.3	0.80	1.07	73%	20%	8.2%	41%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1984	23	NYM	NL	0.4	0.0	14	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.57	0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.90	-0.3	0.03	1
1985	24	NYM	NL	-3.6	-0.4	137	-1.0	2.1	-3.1	1.19	-0.6	-0.3	-4.6	-0.5	0.99	-3.3	1.57	15

1987	26	SEA	AL	-6.1	-0.6	149	0.0	2.6	-2.5	.96	-0.3	0.3	-6.0	-0.6	0.94	-4.3	1.89	13
1988	27	MIN	AL	0.2	0.0	43	0.0	0.7	-0.7	.95	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.2	0.91	-0.1	1.04	6
4 Yrs				-9.1	-0.9	343	-0.9	5.5	-6.4	1.03	-0.8	-0.1	-8.3	-0.8	0.95	-8.0	1.55	35

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1984	23	NYM	NL	0	0	50%	5	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1985	24	NYM	NL	0	0	19%	44	1	2	33%	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	50%	7	4	3	0	0	0	3	1	2

1987	26	SEA	AL	4	0	41%	56	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	56%	8	3	4	1	1	0	9	2	6
1988	27	MIN	AL	1	0	33%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
4 Yrs				5	0	32%	121	3	3	50%	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	5	47%	18	10	7	3	2	1	13	4	8

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
1984	23	NYM	NL	13	77%	3			1	1	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	2	2	100%	9	3	33%	3	3	100%	0	0		0
1985	24	NYM	NL	133	73%	21			15	1	1	1	1.57	3	0	7	0	3	1	2	0	2	1	50%	23	3	13%	10	4	40%	90	10	11%	6	0	0%	3	2	67%	0

1987	26	SEA	AL	146	80%	32			13	2	0	1	1.89	2	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	100%	32	3	9%	13	6	46%	96	11	11%	5	2	40%	5	3	60%	0
1988	27	MIN	AL	43	84%	10	2	2	6	2	0	1	1.04	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	1	14%	4	0	0%	26	5	19%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
4 Yrs				335	78%	66	2	2	35	6	1	3	1.55	5	0	12	0	5	3	2	0	4	3	75%	64	7	11%	29	12	41%	221	29	13%	16	5	31%	9	5	56%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			77%			11%			34%			15%			52%			55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1988	27	MIN	AL	43	147	3.42	91	63%	20%	15%	29%	36%	80%	4%	50%	81%	42%	0%	0	0	12%	5	2	7%	3	2	40%	0	2	0
1 Yr				43	147	3.42	91	63%	20%	15%	29%	36%	80%	4%	50%	81%	42%	0%	0	0	12%	5	2	7%	3	2	40%	0	2	0
MLB Averages						3.58		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	76%	2%	47%	81%	33%	5%			16%			8%			26%

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
1984	23	5	13	11	2	3	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	.273	.308	.455	.762	113	5	0	0	0	1	0
1985	24	56	146	124	12	24	6	1	3	16	1	3	20	25	.194	.303	.331	.634	79	41	3	0	1	1	1
1986	25	56	146	124	12	24	6	1	3	16	1	3	20	25	.194	.303	.331	.634	79	41	3	0	1	1	1
1987	26	109	292	256	31	56	12	2	5	28	3	3	32	53	.219	.304	.340	.644	74	87	6	0	3	1	1
1988	27	132	335	294	36	66	16	2	5	33	3	3	35	58	.224	.310	.344	.654	77	101	7	2	3	1	2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1984	23	5	13	11	2	3	2	0	0	4	0	1	2	.273	.308	.455	.762	2	5
1985	24	51	135	114	11	22	4	1	3	14	1	20	23	.193	.313	.325	.638	12	51

1987	26	53	145	131	18	31	6	1	2	11	2	12	28	.237	.301	.344	.644	13	53
1988	27	23	44	39	6	11	4	0	0	6	0	3	5	.282	.364	.385	.748	5	23
4 Yrs		132	337	295	37	67	16	2	5	35	3	36	58	.227	.314	.346	.660	32	132
162 Game Avg.		162	414	362	45	82	20	2	6	43	4	44	71	.227	.314	.346	.660	39	132

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