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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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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
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 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
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 AL 23 43 38 5 10 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 5 .263 .349 .368 .717 99 14 1 2 0 0 1 9/D
4 Seasons 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 99 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 76 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

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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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the California Angels in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

November 13, 1985: Traded by the New York Mets with Wes Gardner, Calvin Schiraldi and La Schelle Tarver to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Bayer (minors), Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Bob Ojeda.

September 25, 1986: Sent by the Boston Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners to complete an earlier deal made on August 19, 1986. The Boston Red Sox sent players to be named later, Rey Quinones and cash to the Seattle Mariners for Dave Henderson and Spike Owen.

May 23, 1988: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

May 28, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

December 21, 1988: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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