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John Marzano

John Robert Marzano

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 14, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Central (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Temple University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed August 21, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1987
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Mariners/Rangers 1987-1998

Final Game: September 23, 1998
Died: April 19, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
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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
1987 24 BOS AL 52 182 168 20 41 11 0 5 24 0 1 7 41 .244 .283 .399 .682 76 67 3 3 2 2 0 2
1988 25 BOS AL 10 30 29 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .138 .167 .172 .339 -6 5 1 0 0 0 0 2
1989 26 BOS AL 7 20 18 5 8 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .444 .421 .778 1.199 223 14 1 0 1 1 0 /2
1990 27 BOS AL 32 91 83 8 20 4 0 0 6 0 1 5 10 .241 .281 .289 .570 57 24 0 0 2 1 0 2
1991 28 BOS AL 49 119 114 10 30 8 0 0 9 0 0 1 16 .263 .271 .333 .605 64 38 5 1 1 2 0 2
1992 29 BOS AL 19 54 50 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 .080 .132 .160 .292 -20 8 0 1 1 0 0 2
1995 32 TEX AL 2 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1996 33 SEA AL 41 120 106 8 26 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 15 .245 .316 .302 .618 58 32 2 4 3 0 0 2
1997 34 SEA AL 39 96 87 7 25 3 0 1 10 0 0 7 15 .287 .340 .356 .697 85 31 2 0 2 0 0 2
1998 35 SEA AL 50 153 133 13 31 7 1 4 12 0 0 9 24 .233 .325 .391 .715 87 52 3 9 2 0 1 2
10 Seasons 301 871 794 79 191 45 2 11 72 0 2 39 138 .241 .289 .344 .633 67 273 17 18 14 6 1
162 Game Avg. 162 469 427 43 103 24 1 6 39 0 1 21 74 .241 .289 .344 .633 67 147 9 10 8 3 1
BOS (6 yrs) 169 496 462 50 107 29 1 6 44 0 2 16 84 .232 .262 .338 .599 60 156 10 5 7 6 0
SEA (3 yrs) 130 369 326 28 82 16 1 5 28 0 0 23 54 .252 .326 .353 .679 77 115 7 13 7 0 1
TEX (1 yr) 2 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 73 2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1987 24 BOS AL 182 -6 -1 0 0 2 3 6 4 0.4 2 0.2 0.2 $62,500 2
1988 25 BOS AL 30 -5 0 0 0 0 1 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $77,000 2
1989 26 BOS AL 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ /2
1990 27 BOS AL 91 -5 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $125,000 2
1991 28 BOS AL 119 -6 -1 0 -1 1 2 4 -1 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $105,000 2
1992 29 BOS AL 54 -8 0 0 0 -1 1 2 -6 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $350,000 2
1995 32 TEX AL 6 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /2
1996 33 SEA AL 120 -7 0 0 0 -1 2 4 -2 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $175,000 2
1997 34 SEA AL 96 -2 -1 0 0 -2 2 3 0 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $250,000 2
1998 35 SEA AL 153 -4 0 0 0 -3 3 5 1 0.2 4 0.4 -0.2 $300,000 2
10 Seasons 871 -40 -3 0 0 -5 16 29 -3 -0.2 2 0.2 -0.4 $1,444,500
BOS (6 yrs) 496 -27 -2 0 0 2 9 17 -1 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $719,500
SEA (3 yrs) 369 -13 -1 0 0 -6 7 12 -1 0.1 5 0.5 -0.4 $725,000
TEX (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1987 BOS AL 24 C 52 48 46 425.2 366 337 24 5 7 .986 2 6 7.63 6.94 .988 6.74 6.67 9 9 33 16 33% 0
1988 BOS AL 25 C 10 8 7 78.0 81 77 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.35 8.10 .989 6.22 6.16 1 2 7 3 30% 0
1989 BOS AL 26 C 7 5 2 47.2 33 29 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 6.23 4.71 .989 6.25 6.17 1 3 4 2 33% 0
1990 BOS AL 27 C 32 23 19 205.2 167 153 14 0 3 1.000 0 0 7.31 5.22 .991 6.42 6.35 1 8 19 8 30% 0
1991 BOS AL 28 C 48 30 22 283.0 197 174 20 3 0 .985 1 4 6.17 4.04 .990 6.49 6.48 6 8 16 13 45% 0
1992 BOS AL 29 C 18 15 12 134.1 93 81 9 3 1 .968 -1 -9 6.03 5.00 .989 6.20 6.18 0 2 15 5 25% 0
1995 TEX AL 32 C 2 1 1 11.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -109 6.55 4.00 .990 6.71 6.65 0 2 3 1 25% 0
1996 SEA AL 33 C 39 29 22 270.2 207 194 10 3 1 .986 -1 -4 6.78 5.23 .990 6.91 6.87 3 5 16 3 16% 0
1997 SEA AL 34 C 37 24 16 229.2 209 191 13 5 4 .976 -2 -10 7.99 5.51 .991 7.15 7.09 2 12 21 9 30% 0
1998 SEA AL 35 C 48 40 35 361.1 342 317 24 1 2 .997 -3 -10 8.49 7.10 .990 7.13 7.05 5 20 32 13 29% 0
10 Seasons C 293 223 182 2047.0 1703 1560 123 20 18 .988 -5 -3 7.40 5.74 .990 6.74 6.69 28 71 166 73 31% 0
10 Seasons TOT 293 223 182 2047.0 1703 1560 123 20 18 .988 -5 -3 7.40 5.74 .990 6.74 6.69 28 71 166 73 31% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Transactions

  • June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.
  • June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed August 21, 1984.
  • March 24, 1993: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
  • May 5, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • May 23, 1993: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
  • December 14, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
  • April 2, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
  • October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 14, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • October 29, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
  • October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 13, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198724Boston Red Sox$62,500Proofing corrections
198825Boston Red Sox$77,000USA Today, 4/1/88
199027Boston Red Sox$125,000USA Today
199128Boston Red Sox$105,000USA Today survey
199229Boston Red Sox$350,0004/2/92 USA Today
199633Seattle Mariners$175,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199734Seattle Mariners$250,0001997 AP survey
199835Seattle Mariners$300,0004/3/98 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,444,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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