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John Stephenson
John Herman Stephenson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 13, 1941 in South Portsmouth, KY
High School: South (Portsmouth, KY)
School: William Carey College
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1964
Final Game: September 29, 1973
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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
1964 23 NYM NL 37 62 57 2 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 18 .158 .226 .211 .436 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 5/78
1965 24 NYM NL 62 131 121 9 26 5 0 4 15 0 1 8 19 .215 .264 .355 .619 76 43 7 0 2 0 2 2/9
1966 25 NYM NL 63 153 143 17 28 1 1 1 11 0 0 8 28 .196 .248 .238 .486 38 34 7 2 0 0 0 2/7
1967 26 CHC NL 18 52 49 3 11 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 6 .224 .255 .327 .581 62 16 1 1 1 0 1 2
1968 27 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 SFG NL 22 29 27 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .222 .214 .296 .511 43 8 2 0 1 1 0 /25
1970 29 SFG NL 23 46 43 3 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 7 .070 .109 .093 .202 -45 4 1 0 0 1 0 /27
1971 30 CAL AL 98 308 279 24 61 17 0 3 25 0 0 22 21 .219 .281 .312 .593 74 87 9 3 2 2 6 2
1972 31 CAL AL 66 161 146 14 40 3 1 2 17 0 0 11 8 .274 .342 .349 .691 112 51 7 4 0 0 5 2
1973 32 CAL AL 60 132 122 9 30 5 0 1 9 0 0 7 7 .246 .292 .311 .604 77 38 4 1 2 0 1 2
10 Seasons 451 1076 989 83 214 37 3 12 93 0 1 63 118 .216 .271 .296 .567 64 293 38 12 8 4 15
162 Game Avg. 162 387 355 30 77 13 1 4 33 0 0 23 42 .216 .271 .296 .567 64 105 14 4 3 1 5
NYM (3 yrs) 162 346 321 28 63 6 1 6 28 0 1 20 65 .196 .250 .277 .527 50 89 14 3 2 0 2
CAL (3 yrs) 224 601 547 47 131 25 1 6 51 0 0 40 36 .239 .300 .322 .622 84 176 20 8 4 2 12
SFG (2 yrs) 45 75 70 5 9 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 11 .129 .149 .171 .320 -13 12 3 0 1 2 0
CHC (2 yrs) 20 54 51 3 11 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 6 .216 .245 .314 .559 56 16 1 1 1 0 1
NL (7 yrs) 227 475 442 36 83 12 2 6 42 0 1 23 82 .188 .234 .265 .498 41 117 18 4 4 2 3
AL (3 yrs) 224 601 547 47 131 25 1 6 51 0 0 40 36 .239 .300 .322 .622 84 176 20 8 4 2 12

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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
1964 NYM NL 23 3B 14 6 64.1 30 6 18 6 1 .800 -3.4 -63.4 -3.4 -3.0 -0.5 0 3.36 1.71 .950 2.92 2.60
1964 NYM NL 23 OF 8 2 27.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 4.3 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0 1.30 0.50 .975 1.98 1.72
1964 NYM NL 23 LF 5 2 20.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 29.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 1.74 0.80 .975 1.70 1.34
1964 NYM NL 23 CF 3 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.10
1965 NYM NL 24 C 47 23 244.1 162 146 13 3 1 .981 -2.0 -9.8 -2 5.86 3.38 .988 6.96 5.80 5 13 17 7 29%
1965 NYM NL 24 OF 2 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 1.98 1.75
1965 NYM NL 24 RF 2 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 1.98 1.75
1966 NYM NL 25 C 52 31 302.1 223 187 30 6 4 .973 -4.0 -15.9 -4 6.46 4.17 .987 6.84 5.81 6 17 21 12 36%
1966 NYM NL 25 LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1966 NYM NL 25 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.80
1967 CHC NL 26 C 13 12 109.0 75 67 8 0 2 1.000 1.0 11.0 1 6.19 5.77 .989 6.89 5.85 0 1 9 6 40%
1969 SFG NL 28 C 9 1 30.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.0 -40.0 -1 4.80 1.78 .988 7.05 6.24 0 2 4 0 0%
1969 SFG NL 28 3B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
1970 SFG NL 29 C 9 7 73.0 60 52 8 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.40 6.67 .987 6.85 5.94 0 3 6 2 25%
1970 SFG NL 29 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1970 SFG NL 29 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1971 CAL AL 30 C 88 74 656.2 471 434 33 4 3 .992 -4.0 -7.3 -4 6.40 5.31 .988 6.37 5.63 11 25 31 13 30%
1972 CAL AL 31 C 56 37 346.0 287 273 12 2 2 .993 -5.0 -17.3 -5 7.41 5.09 .985 6.48 5.66 6 14 27 9 25%
1973 CAL AL 32 C 56 32 314.0 248 232 11 5 1 .980 -5.0 -19.1 -5 6.96 4.34 .985 6.05 5.29 6 15 21 7 25%
8 Seasons C 330 217 2075.1 1543 1406 116 21 14 .986 -20.0 -11.6 -20 6.60 4.61 .987 6.53 5.66 34 90 136 56 29%
2 Seasons 3B 15 6 65.1 32 6 18 8 1 .750 -3.9 -71.6 -3.9 -3.0 -1.0 0 3.31 1.60 .953 2.92 2.60
4 Seasons OF 12 4 40.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -8.9 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 0 1.11 0.42 .980 1.99 1.74
3 Seasons LF 7 3 28.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 4.2 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0 1.26 0.57 .975 1.73 1.36
1 Season CF 3 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.10
1 Season RF 2 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 1.98 1.75
10 Seasons TOT 357 227 2181.1 1580 1417 134 29 15 .982 -24.2 -13.3 -4.2 -2.7 -1.6 0 0 -20 6.40 4.34 .968 6.34 5.40 34 90 136 56 29%
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

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Transactions

May 30, 1963: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

June 17, 1967: Sent by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on June 12, 1967. The New York Mets sent a player to be named later and Rob Gardner to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Hendley.

April 17, 1968: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 17, 1968: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 30, 1970: Drafted by the California Angels from the San Francisco Giants in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

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