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John Stearns
John Hardin Stearns (Bad Dude)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 21, 1951 in Denver, CO
High School: Thomas Jefferson (Denver, CO)
School: University of Colorado
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1974
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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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
1974 22 PHI NL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1975 23 NYM NL 59 193 169 25 32 5 1 3 10 4 1 17 15 .189 .268 .284 .552 57 48 6 2 3 2 4 2
1976 24 NYM NL 32 121 103 13 27 6 0 2 10 1 2 16 11 .262 .364 .379 .742 117 39 4 1 0 1 0 2
1977 25 NYM NL 139 520 431 52 108 25 1 12 55 9 8 77 76 .251 .370 .397 .767 111 171 15 7 1 4 7 *2/3 AS
1978 26 NYM NL 143 563 477 65 126 24 1 15 73 25 13 70 57 .264 .364 .413 .777 121 197 11 8 2 6 4 *2/5
1979 27 NYM NL 155 602 538 58 131 29 2 9 66 15 15 52 57 .243 .312 .355 .667 85 191 21 4 3 5 5 *235/7 AS
1980 28 NYM NL 91 363 319 42 91 25 1 0 45 7 3 33 24 .285 .346 .370 .716 103 118 5 1 2 8 1 23/5 AS
1981 29 NYM NL 80 305 273 25 74 12 1 1 24 12 2 24 17 .271 .329 .333 .662 91 91 10 0 7 1 2 2/35
1982 30 NYM NL 98 392 352 46 103 25 3 4 28 17 7 30 35 .293 .349 .415 .764 115 146 8 2 5 3 2 25 AS
1983 31 NYM NL 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 32 NYM NL 8 21 17 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 .176 .333 .235 .569 64 4 0 0 0 0 0 /23
11 Seasons 810 3082 2681 334 696 152 10 46 312 91 51 323 294 .260 .341 .375 .717 102 1006 80 25 23 30 25
162 Game Avg. 162 616 536 67 139 30 2 9 62 18 10 65 59 .260 .341 .375 .717 102 201 16 5 5 6 5
NYM (10 yrs) 809 3080 2679 334 695 152 10 46 312 91 51 323 294 .259 .341 .375 .716 102 1005 80 25 23 30 25
PHI (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 1 0 0 0 0 0

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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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1974 PHI NL 22 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 6.30 5.40 0 0 0 0
1975 NYM NL 23 C 54 46 432.2 339 297 40 2 9 .994 2.0 5.5 2 7.01 6.24 .985 6.03 5.24 2 20 41 24 37%
1976 NYM NL 24 C 30 28 256.1 223 200 20 3 2 .987 5.0 23.4 5 7.72 7.33 .986 5.96 5.16 1 5 15 17 53%
1977 NYM NL 25 C 127 116 1045.0 833 742 76 15 12 .982 6.0 6.9 6 7.04 6.44 .985 6.49 5.54 8 18 81 51 39% AS
1977 NYM NL 25 1B 6 5 41.1 35 30 3 2 3 .943 -1.4 -40.6 -1.4 -1.1 -0.3 0 7.19 5.50 .991 9.89 8.32 AS
1978 NYM NL 26 C 141 134 1202.1 807 711 84 12 7 .985 10.0 10.0 10 5.95 5.64 .985 6.17 5.11 8 27 86 52 38%
1978 NYM NL 26 3B 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1979 NYM NL 27 C 121 113 1029.2 725 628 85 12 11 .983 3.0 3.5 3 6.23 5.89 .985 6.13 5.27 7 26 100 52 34% AS
1979 NYM NL 27 1B 16 14 130.1 122 114 8 0 16 1.000 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 0 8.42 7.63 .992 9.89 8.59 AS
1979 NYM NL 27 3B 11 7 65.0 21 5 14 2 2 .905 -1.4 -25.8 -1.4 -1.3 -0.1 0 2.63 1.73 .952 2.89 2.50 AS
1979 NYM NL 27 LF 6 6 40.2 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.9 -56.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 -1 1.55 1.17 .978 2.01 1.58 AS
1979 NYM NL 27 OF 6 6 40.2 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.9 -56.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 -1 1.55 1.17 .978 2.32 2.00 AS
1980 NYM NL 28 C 74 70 618.0 480 432 41 7 6 .985 -1.0 -1.9 -1 6.89 6.39 .983 6.09 5.23 1 20 60 26 30% AS
1980 NYM NL 28 1B 16 15 128.0 139 120 18 1 10 .993 1.8 16.9 1.8 0.4 1.3 0 9.70 8.63 .992 10.16 8.97 AS
1980 NYM NL 28 3B 1 0 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.00 3.00 .933 3.00 2.40 AS
1981 NYM NL 29 C 66 63 551.2 346 302 38 6 7 .983 3.0 6.5 3 5.55 5.15 .983 5.93 5.07 2 14 42 24 36%
1981 NYM NL 29 1B 9 7 61.0 66 58 8 0 4 1.000 -0.5 -9.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0 9.74 7.33 .992 10.22 8.68
1981 NYM NL 29 3B 4 3 28.0 7 0 6 1 0 .857 -0.4 -17.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.93 1.50 .957 2.83 2.48
1982 NYM NL 30 C 81 79 705.1 446 379 61 6 9 .987 9.0 15.3 9 5.61 5.43 .985 6.29 5.52 2 16 72 49 40% AS
1982 NYM NL 30 3B 12 10 91.0 22 5 13 4 0 .818 -3.1 -40.9 -3.1 -0.3 -2.8 0 1.78 1.50 .959 2.77 2.43 AS
1984 NYM NL 32 C 4 2 27.1 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -43.9 -1 6.91 5.25 .986 6.52 5.68 0 2 3 0 0%
1984 NYM NL 32 1B 2 1 12.0 9 8 1 0 3 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 6.75 4.50 .989 9.82 8.15
10 Seasons C 699 651 5869.1 4221 3712 446 63 64 .985 36.0 7.4 36 6.38 5.95 .985 6.19 5.29 31 148 500 295 37%
5 Seasons 1B 49 42 372.2 371 330 38 3 36 .992 -0.3 -1.0 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 0 8.89 7.51 .992 10.03 8.68
5 Seasons 3B 29 20 188.1 53 10 36 7 3 .868 -4.5 -28.7 -4.5 -1.7 -2.8 0 2.20 1.59 .955 2.82 2.47
1 Season LF 6 6 40.2 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.9 -56.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 -1 1.55 1.17 .978 2.01 1.58
1 Season OF 6 6 40.2 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.9 -56.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 -1 1.55 1.17 .978 2.32 2.00
11 Seasons TOT 783 719 6471.0 4654 4059 520 75 103 .984 29.3 5.4 -5.7 -2.9 -2.8 -1 0 36 6.37 5.85 .969 6.28 5.37 31 148 500 295 37%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977 *
1979
1980 *
1982 *

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1977 NL--7--4th
1978 NL--8--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1980 NL--8--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1979 NL--21--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1978 NL--13--8th
1979 NL--15--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1978 NL--18.8--7th

                           

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1973.

December 3, 1974: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Mac Scarce and Del Unser to the New York Mets for Don Hahn, Tug McGraw and Dave Schneck.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

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