John Christensen
John Lawrence Christensen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: September 5, 1960 in Downey, CA
High School: Troy (Fullerton, CA)
School: California State University, Fullerton
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1984
Final Game: October 1, 1988
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 NYM NL 23 OF 5 2 24.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -2.1 -105.0 -2.1 -0.9 -1.3 0 0.38 0.20 1.000 2.29 1.92
1984 NYM NL 23 LF 3 1 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -85.7 -1.0 -0.6 -0.5 0 0.64 0.33 1.000 2.06 1.53
1984 NYM NL 23 RF 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -1.1 -132.0 -1.1 -0.3 -0.8 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.07 1.70
1985 NYM NL 24 OF 38 28 276.2 45 41 2 2 0 .956 -2.5 -10.8 -3.5 -3.2 -0.4 1 1.40 1.13 .980 2.20 1.88
1985 NYM NL 24 RF 31 25 238.0 43 39 2 2 0 .953 -1.3 -6.6 -2.3 -1.4 -0.9 1 1.55 1.32 .979 2.02 1.68
1985 NYM NL 24 LF 6 3 31.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -7.7 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 1.45 0.83 .980 1.92 1.50
1985 NYM NL 24 CF 2 0 7.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -156.5 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 0 1.17 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.25
1987 SEA AL 26 OF 43 29 270.0 63 60 3 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -1.3 -0.3 0.4 -0.8 0 2.10 1.47 .979 2.31 2.00
1987 SEA AL 26 RF 41 29 266.0 62 61 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -0.9 -0.2 0.5 -0.8 0 2.10 1.51 .979 2.12 1.75
1987 SEA AL 26 DH 8
1987 SEA AL 26 LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.75
1988 MIN AL 27 OF 17 10 84.1 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 1 2.13 1.18 .980 2.47 2.14
1988 MIN AL 27 RF 17 10 84.1 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 1 2.13 1.18 .975 2.24 1.89
1988 MIN AL 27 DH 1
4 Seasons OF 103 69 655.0 130 122 5 3 1 .977 -4.5 -8.2 -6.5 -4.2 -2.6 2 1.75 1.23 .980 2.28 1.97
4 Seasons RF 91 65 598.1 126 120 3 3 0 .976 -2.2 -4.4 -4.2 -1.7 -2.6 2 1.85 1.35 .979 2.10 1.75
3 Seasons LF 11 4 49.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -31.8 -1.3 -1.5 0.1 0 1.10 0.55 .983 1.97 1.55
2 Seasons DH 9
1 Season CF 2 0 7.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -156.5 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 0 1.17 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.25
4 Seasons TOT 103 69 655.0 130 122 5 3 1 .977 -4.5 -8.2 -6.5 -4.2 -2.6 2 1.75 1.23 .957 2.28 1.97

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 NYM NL 23 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 2 0
1985 NYM NL 24 51 28 51 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 31 39 0 15 1
1987 SEA AL 26 53 32 53 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 41 43 3 17 1
1988 MIN AL 27 23 10 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 12 1
4 Seasons 132 72 132 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 91 104 3 46 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 NYM NL 23 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 60% 71% 23% 1 0%
1985 NYM NL 24 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 9 5 55.6% 2 2 22.2% 0 1001 54% 76% 28% 46 89%
1987 SEA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 6 0 6 1 1 3 1 0 8 2 0 2 2 0 30 12 40.0% 17 1 3.3% 0 1160 61% 76% 25% 112 55%
1988 MIN AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 14 8 57.1% 6 0 0.0% 0 379 62% 76% 41% 41 49%
4 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 21 12 1 9 1 1 5 2 1 10 2 0 8 8 0 53 25 47.2% 25 3 5.7% 0 2588 59% 76% 29% 200 62%
MLB Averages 43.7% 3.0% 56% 77% 30% 64%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 65 58% 65% 17% 1 100%
1985 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 58% 63% 24% 5 100%
1987 SEA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 64% 64% 29% 1 0%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 215 59% 63% 22% 7 86%
MLB Averages 58.8% 2.9% 56% 77% 30% 62%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1985 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 46 67% 78% 11% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 46 67% 78% 11% 1 100%
MLB Averages 41.5% 2.1% 56% 77% 30% 69%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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