John Montague

John Evans Montague

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 213 lb.

Born: September 12, 1947 in Newport News, VA
High School: Newport HS (Newport News, VA)
School: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1973
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Expos/Angels/Phillies 1973-1980

Final Game: August 28, 1980
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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
1969	21	BAL-min	A	31	58	55	6	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	14	.145	.190	.145	.335		8							MIA · FLOR
1970	22	BAL-min	AAA	26	55	43	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	14	.047	.146	.047	.192		2		0	7	0			ROC · IL
1971	23	BAL-min	AAA	28	41	31	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	6	10	.097	.243	.161	.405		5		0	4	0			ROC · IL
1972	24	WSN-min	AAA	29	81	78	5	14	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	20	.179	.200	.205	.405		16		1	1	0			PNS · IL
1973	25	WSN-min	AAA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			PNS · IL
1973	25	MON	NL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1974	26	MON	NL	46	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.100	.250	.100	.350	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	WSN-min	AAA	20	50	45	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.156	.174	.156	.329		7		0	4	0			MEM · IL
1975	27	TOT	NL	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	MON	NL	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1976	28	PHI-min	AAA	28	76	68	5	12	1	0	1	7	0	0	3	20	.176	.208	.235	.444		16		0	4	1			OKC · AA
1977	29	SEA	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	30	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	31	TOT	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	31	SEA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	31	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	32	CAL	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
7 Yrs				224	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1	0	0	0	0	0

MON (3 yrs)				63	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (3 yrs)				107	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CAL (2 yrs)				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				66	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1	0	0	0	0	0

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
1973	25	MON	NL	4	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.495	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/1
1974	26	MON	NL	46	12	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1975	27	MON	NL	13	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	1
1975	27	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1

1977	29	SEA	AL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$	1
1978	30	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1979	31	SEA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1979	31	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	32	CAL	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$70,000	1
7 Seasons				224	14	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.2	0	$70,000

MON (3 yrs)				63	14	-1	-0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.0	0	$
SEA (3 yrs)				107	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$
CAL (2 yrs)				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$70,000
PHI (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1973	25	MON	NL	1	1	99	.000	.000	.266	.000	.336	.000	.396	.000	.732	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1974	26	MON	NL	12	9	99	.167	.100	.268	.250	.341	.100	.388	.350	.728	-1	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.333	.200	.000
1975	27	TOT	NL	1	1	100		.000	.270	.000	.342	.000	.390	.000	.732	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1975	27	MON	NL	1	1	100		.000	.270	.000	.342	.000	.390	.000	.732	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
7 Yrs				14	11	99	.143	.083	.268	.214	.341	.083	.388	.298	.729	-16	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.273	.167	.000
162 Game Avg.				10	8	99	.143	.083	.268	.214	.341	.083	.388	.298	.729	-16	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.273	.167	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1979	31	CAL	AL	ALCS	BAL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1973	25	MON	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1974	26	MON	NL	12	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	2.00	2.5			1.00	50%
1975	27	TOT	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
1975	27	MON	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
7 Yrs				14	0.0%	35.7%	14.3%	0.0%	0%	2.50	2.4			1.50	50%
MLB Averages					1.9%	12.9%	8.6%	6.3%	27%	1.51	6.9	46.2	8.6	1.09	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1973	25	MON	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.55	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.38	-0.3	0
1974	26	MON	NL	-1.4	-0.1	12	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.59	-0.1	0.1	-0.5	-0.0	0.71	-0.7	0
1975	27	TOT	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	1.78	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.74	-0.3	0
1975	27	MON	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	1.78	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.74	-0.3	0
1975	27	PHI	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1977	29	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1978	30	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1979	31	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0
1979	31	SEA	AL	0.0	0.0
1979	31	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1980	32	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
7 Yrs				-1.9	-0.2	14	-0.0	0.1	-0.2	.67	-0.1	0.1	-0.8	-0.1	0.69	-1.2	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO
1973	25	MON	NL	0		0
1974	26	MON	NL	1	0%	7
1975	27	TOT	NL	0		1
1975	27	MON	NL	0		1
7 Yrs				1	0%	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
1973	25	MON	NL	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	0		0
1974	26	MON	NL	12	50%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1975	27	TOT	NL	1	100%	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	0		0
1975	27	MON	NL	1	100%	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	0		0
7 Yrs				14	50%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					55%																			78%			11%			34%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
1973	25	4	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0
1974	26	50	13	11	1	2	4	.091	.231	.091	.322	-9	1
1975	27	66	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1
1976	28	66	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1
1977	29	113	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1
1978	30	132	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1
1979	31	187	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1
1980	32	224	14	12	1	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	-16	1

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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1973	25	4	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4
1974	26	46	12	10	2	4	.000	.167	.000	.167	46
1975	27	16	1	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	16
3 Yrs		66	14	12	2	5	.000	.143	.000	.143	66
162 Game Avg.		162	34	29	5	12	.000	.143	.000	.143	66

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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