John Milner
John David Milner (The Hammer)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 28, 1949 in Atlanta, GA
High School: South Fulton (East Point, GA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1971
Final Game: October 3, 1982
Died: January 4, 2000 in Atlanta, GA
Relatives: Cousin of Eddie Milner
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 NYM NL 21 LF 3 3 23.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 36.5 0.7 1.0 -0.3 0 3.52 3.00 .967 1.88 1.53
1971 NYM NL 21 OF 3 3 23.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 36.5 0.7 1.0 -0.3 0 3.52 3.00 .978 2.19 1.93
1972 NYM NL 22 OF 91 84 754.1 173 160 7 6 0 .965 -7.1 -11.3 -5.1 -2.8 -2.4 -2 1.99 1.84 .978 2.18 1.96 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 LF 88 81 728.1 168 157 7 4 0 .976 -4.1 -6.8 -3.1 -1.6 -1.5 -1 2.03 1.86 .974 1.92 1.67 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 1B 10 10 85.0 79 73 6 0 9 1.000 0.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 8.36 7.90 .992 9.73 8.42 RoY-3
1972 NYM NL 22 RF 3 3 26.0 3 1 0 2 0 .333 -3.0 -138.5 -2.0 -1.2 -0.9 -1 0.35 0.33 1.000 2.04 1.73 RoY-3
1973 NYM NL 23 1B 95 93 832.0 827 771 47 9 66 .989 -1.9 -2.7 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 0 8.85 8.61 .992 9.83 8.40
1973 NYM NL 23 LF 29 29 247.0 39 33 4 2 0 .949 -3.8 -18.5 -5.8 -0.3 -5.6 2 1.35 1.28 .977 2.05 1.67
1973 NYM NL 23 OF 29 29 247.0 39 33 4 2 0 .949 -3.8 -18.5 -5.8 -0.3 -5.6 2 1.35 1.28 .977 2.23 1.96
1974 NYM NL 24 1B 133 131 1187.0 1231 1147 77 7 103 .994 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.7 0.1 0 9.28 9.20 .991 7.58 7.52
1975 NYM NL 25 OF 31 29 253.2 66 63 2 1 0 .985 -0.2 -0.9 0.8 -0.6 1.4 -1 2.31 2.10 .977 2.29 2.01
1975 NYM NL 25 LF 30 28 242.2 63 60 2 1 0 .984 0.1 0.5 1.1 -0.3 1.4 -1 2.30 2.07 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 NYM NL 25 1B 29 23 211.1 231 204 25 2 21 .991 3.0 17.0 3.0 0.3 2.7 0 9.75 7.90 .990 9.97 8.52
1975 NYM NL 25 CF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.64 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.45
1976 NYM NL 26 LF 112 111 916.2 200 191 6 3 2 .985 -0.7 -0.9 2.3 -0.5 2.7 -3 1.93 1.76 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 NYM NL 26 OF 112 111 916.2 205 195 7 3 2 .985 -0.7 -0.9 2.3 -0.5 2.7 -3 1.98 1.80 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 NYM NL 26 1B 12 4 50.2 46 44 2 0 4 1.000 -1.0 -23.7 -1.0 -0.9 -0.1 0 8.17 3.83 .991 9.97 8.61
1977 NYM NL 27 1B 87 81 715.2 724 672 48 4 64 .994 3.0 5.0 2.0 -0.3 2.4 1 9.05 8.28 .991 9.89 8.31
1977 NYM NL 27 OF 22 19 148.0 31 28 2 1 1 .968 -1.0 -8.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 1.82 1.36 .977 2.26 1.93
1977 NYM NL 27 LF 21 19 146.0 30 27 2 1 1 .967 -0.8 -6.6 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 0 1.79 1.38 .973 1.93 1.51
1977 NYM NL 27 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1978 PIT NL 28 OF 69 66 477.2 119 118 1 0 0 1.000 4.7 11.8 4.7 3.8 0.9 0 2.24 1.72 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 PIT NL 28 LF 68 66 476.2 116 115 1 0 0 1.000 4.8 12.1 4.8 3.9 0.9 0 2.19 1.71 .978 1.99 1.55
1978 PIT NL 28 1B 28 16 164.1 185 169 13 3 15 .984 -1.0 -7.3 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 9.97 6.50 .992 9.98 8.32
1978 PIT NL 28 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1979 PIT NL 29 LF 64 60 448.1 116 109 2 5 1 .957 -4.4 -11.8 -1.4 -1.8 0.4 -3 2.23 1.73 .971 2.01 1.58
1979 PIT NL 29 OF 64 60 448.1 119 112 2 5 1 .958 -4.4 -11.8 -1.4 -1.8 0.4 -3 2.29 1.78 .980 2.33 2.00
1979 PIT NL 29 1B 48 25 270.1 276 255 18 3 27 .989 -3.2 -14.2 -3.2 0.8 -4.0 0 9.09 5.69 .992 9.89 8.59
1980 PIT NL 30 1B 70 52 511.1 539 502 32 5 48 .991 -4.5 -10.6 -4.5 -4.2 -0.3 0 9.40 7.63 .992 10.16 8.97
1980 PIT NL 30 OF 11 8 62.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -2.9 -56.1 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 -2 1.16 0.73 .978 2.31 1.98
1980 PIT NL 30 LF 10 8 61.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -2.8 -55.1 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 -2 1.18 0.80 .978 2.07 1.68
1980 PIT NL 30 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1981 TOT NL 31 1B 29 25 213.2 235 213 17 5 16 .979 0.4 2.2 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 1 9.69 7.93 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 PIT NL 31 1B 8 4 48.0 50 48 1 1 2 .980 -1.5 -37.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 0 9.19 6.13 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 PIT NL 31 LF 8 7 58.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -14.5 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.71 1.38 .973 2.13 1.79
1981 PIT NL 31 OF 8 7 58.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -14.5 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.86 1.50 .983 2.33 2.02
1981 MON NL 31 1B 21 21 165.2 185 165 16 4 14 .978 1.9 13.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 1 9.83 8.62 .992 10.22 8.68
1982 TOT NL 32 1B 6 2 27.0 26 24 2 0 5 1.000 -0.8 -35.6 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 0 8.67 4.33 .992 10.23 8.88
1982 MON NL 32 1B 5 2 26.0 25 23 2 0 4 1.000 -0.8 -36.9 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 0 8.65 5.00 .992 10.25 8.88
1982 PIT NL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.90
11 Seasons 1B 547 462 4268.1 4399 4074 287 38 378 .991 -7.4 -2.1 -9.4 -7.5 -1.9 2 9.20 7.97 .991 9.29 8.29
10 Seasons OF 440 416 3388.2 782 737 26 19 4 .976 -15.4 -5.5 -6.4 -2.4 -4.3 -9 2.03 1.73 .979 2.28 1.98
10 Seasons LF 433 412 3347.2 761 719 25 17 4 .978 -11.7 -4.2 -3.7 -0.6 -3.3 -8 2.00 1.72 .975 2.00 1.61
4 Seasons RF 6 3 30.0 3 1 0 2 0 .333 -3.4 -136.0 -2.4 -1.5 -1.0 -1 0.30 0.17 1.000 2.04 1.75
1 Season CF 2 1 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -32.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.64 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.45
12 Seasons TOT 987 878 7657.0 5181 4811 313 57 382 .989 -22.8 -3.6 -15.8 -9.9 -6.2 -9 2 6.02 5.19 .979 6.19 5.48
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1971 NYM NL 21 9 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 0
1972 NYM NL 22 117 94 117 117 0 0 10 0 0 0 88 0 3 91 19 0
1973 NYM NL 23 129 122 129 129 0 0 95 0 0 0 29 0 0 29 6 0
1974 NYM NL 24 137 131 137 133 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
1975 NYM NL 25 91 52 91 56 0 0 29 0 0 0 30 2 0 31 0 37 1
1976 NYM NL 26 127 115 127 117 0 0 12 0 0 0 112 0 0 112 0 12 0
1977 NYM NL 27 131 100 131 109 0 0 87 0 0 0 21 0 1 22 0 25 1
1978 PIT NL 28 108 82 108 92 0 0 28 0 0 0 68 0 1 69 0 22 0
1979 PIT NL 29 128 85 128 102 0 0 48 0 0 0 64 0 0 64 0 32 0
1980 PIT NL 30 114 60 114 78 0 0 70 0 0 0 10 0 1 11 0 40 3
1981 PIT NL 31 34 11 34 16 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 22 1
1981 MON NL 31 31 21 31 21 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1982 PIT NL 32 33 0 33 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
1982 MON NL 32 26 2 26 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
12 Seasons 1215 878 1215 985 0 0 547 0 0 0 433 2 6 440 0 287 8
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 -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1972 NYM NL 22 349 67% 74% 26% 15 100% 0 74 4 69 1 5 7 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 2 100%
1973 NYM NL 23 3559 66% 76% 24% 180 94% 1 773 80 688 5 52 46 28 7 2 6 9 1 7 1 5 66 1 0 0 56 1 9 2 7 12 92%
1974 NYM NL 24 5262 67% 78% 27% 229 95% 3 1146 81 1061 5 77 76 48 11 0 4 7 2 4 1 3 103 4 0 0 90 4 13 4 9 18 89%
1975 NYM NL 25 929 58% 77% 26% 58 97% 0 201 16 183 2 20 23 16 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 21 1 0 1 19 2 2 0 2 4 100%
1976 NYM NL 26 233 68% 75% 23% 9 89% 0 43 5 37 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
1977 NYM NL 27 3164 65% 78% 25% 152 95% 3 672 45 622 4 58 50 25 12 3 5 4 0 4 0 3 64 3 2 0 58 5 6 1 5 4 100%
1978 PIT NL 28 755 62% 79% 24% 42 93% 0 171 14 155 2 15 12 7 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 15 0 0 1 13 1 2 0 2 5 100%
1979 PIT NL 29 1142 62% 76% 25% 57 84% 1 257 23 231 3 13 16 9 5 0 2 3 0 3 0 3 28 1 0 1 27 2 1 0 1 6 33%
1980 PIT NL 30 2234 58% 79% 26% 91 93% 0 506 26 474 6 30 32 23 5 0 2 5 0 5 0 4 48 0 0 0 47 0 1 0 1 5 80%
1981 MON NL 31 692 56% 83% 28% 44 93% 0 166 7 158 2 21 16 11 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 3 14 0 1 2 13 3 1 0 1 2 100%
1981 PIT NL 31 203 67% 80% 30% 11 82% 0 50 6 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1982 MON NL 32 118 52% 78% 20% 6 100% 0 24 3 20 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 100%
1982 PIT NL 32 5 20% 40% 20% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 18645 64% 78% 26% 894 94% 8 4084 310 3743 32 297 282 173 54 6 25 38 4 32 2 26 379 11 3 5 340 19 38 7 31 60 85%
MLB Averages 59% 79% 27% 94% 89%

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%
1971 NYM NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 101 68% 70% 31% 17 53%
1972 NYM NL 22 4 0 4 0 1 7 0 5 0 1 32 27 0 38 5 1 12 8 0 13 2 0 11 11 0 106 53 50.0% 52 1 0.9% 6 3184 64% 75% 26% 370 45%
1973 NYM NL 23 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 1 1 16 13 1 8 3 1 6 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 35 23 65.7% 10 2 5.7% 2 1036 70% 74% 25% 114 32%
1975 NYM NL 25 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 15 13 0 15 3 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 40 19 47.5% 20 1 2.5% 1 1094 62% 77% 26% 134 46%
1976 NYM NL 26 3 0 3 0 2 6 0 4 0 2 35 24 0 24 2 1 13 8 0 9 0 1 25 22 1 106 56 52.8% 46 3 2.8% 3 3873 67% 76% 27% 419 46%
1977 NYM NL 27 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 8 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 3 21.4% 10 1 7.1% 1 619 67% 76% 30% 73 38%
1978 PIT NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 12 0 10 4 0 7 3 0 5 2 0 8 8 0 44 29 65.9% 15 0 0.0% 1 2076 65% 78% 28% 230 50%
1979 PIT NL 29 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 12 3 1 16 7 0 9 2 0 9 7 0 63 31 49.2% 31 1 1.6% 1 1976 59% 80% 28% 250 44%
1980 PIT NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 5 41.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 248 67% 77% 25% 24 33%
1981 PIT NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 262 59% 77% 27% 31 35%
10 Seasons 17 0 17 0 6 25 0 15 1 6 139 108 1 121 22 4 67 31 1 41 6 2 61 56 1 429 223 52.0% 196 9 2.1% 16 14469 65% 76% 27% 1662 44%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 59% 79% 26% 47%

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%
1972 NYM NL 22 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 116 81% 75% 28% 7 14%
1977 NYM NL 27 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 11 36% 82% 27% 1 0%
1978 PIT NL 28 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 5 40% 60% 0% 0
1980 PIT NL 30 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 4 100% 100% 50% 1 0%
4 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 136 76% 76% 27% 9 11%
MLB Averages 43.0% 3.1% 59% 79% 26% 52%

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%
1975 NYM NL 25 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 45 42% 62% 24% 6 33%
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 45 42% 62% 24% 6 33%
MLB Averages 43.3% 2.2% 59% 79% 26% 57%

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