John Wetteland
John Karl Wetteland
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 21, 1966 in San Mateo, CA
High School: Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, CA)
Drafted
by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 25, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1989
Final Game: September 20, 2000
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Standard Batting

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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
1989 22 LAD NL 31 26 21 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .190 .333 -5 4 0 0 5 0 0 1
1990 23 LAD NL 22 8 7 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .571 .714 89 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1991 24 LAD NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1992 25 MON NL 67 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-22
1993 26 MON NL 70 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-24
1994 27 MON NL 52 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 29 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-19
1997 30 TEX AL 7 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 31 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-16
1999 32 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6
2000 33 TEX AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 273 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 30 25 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 11 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 7 0 0 5 0 0
TEX (4 yrs) 24 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (3 yrs) 59 34 28 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 11 .143 .143 .286 .429 19 8 0 0 6 0 0
MON (3 yrs) 189 16 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 2 0 0 3 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 248 50 41 3 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 19 .146 .146 .244 .390 7 10 0 0 9 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 25 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 645 2 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1989 22 LAD NL 26 23 1 1.2 90 .273 .143 .253 .143 .320 .190 .376 .333 .696 -5 .093 -2.9 -0.3 .222 .048 .048
1990 23 LAD NL 8 7 1 3.8 96 .000 .143 .262 .143 .328 .571 .393 .714 .721 89 .437 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .429 .429 .0
1992 25 MON NL 6 5 0 0.0 91 1.000 .200 .258 .200 .323 .200 .380 .400 .703 15 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1993 26 MON NL 5 5 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .277 .000 .343 .000 .422 .000 .764 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1994 27 MON NL 5 4 0 0.0 110 .333 .250 .276 .250 .343 .250 .431 .500 .774 31 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1997 30 TEX AL 1 0 2 113 1.000 1.000 .277 1.000 .347 2.000 .438 3.000 .785 645 0.8 0.1 1.000 1.000
12 Seasons 51 44 4 2.4 95 .273 .167 .260 .167 .327 .286 .391 .452 .717 24 .265 -4.4 -0.5 .343 .119 .119 .0
162 Game Avg. 30 26 2 2.4 95 .273 .167 .260 .167 .327 .286 .391 .452 .717 24 .265 -4.4 -0.5 .343 .119 .119
MON (3 yrs) 16 14 0 0.0 102 .400 .154 .269 .154 .335 .154 .408 .308 .744 -16 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .182 .000 .000
LAD (3 yrs) 34 30 2 1.8 91 .188 .143 .255 .143 .322 .286 .381 .429 .703 19 .179 -3.1 -0.3 .333 .143 .143 .0
TEX (4 yrs) 1 0 2 113 1.000 1.000 .277 1.000 .347 2.000 .438 3.000 .785 645 0.8 0.1 1.000 1.000
NL (6 yrs) 50 44 2 1.2 95 .238 .146 .260 .146 .326 .244 .389 .390 .716 7 .092 -5.3 -0.5 .286 .098 .098 .0
AL (6 yrs) 1 0 2 113 1.000 1.000 .277 1.000 .347 2.000 .438 3.000 .785 645 0.8 0.1 1.000 1.000

Postseason Batting

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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
1996 29 NYY AL WS ATL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 NYY AL 29 DNP
1998 TEX AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 TEX AL 32

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1989 22 LAD NL 26 0.0% 38.5% 0.0% 3.9% 33% 2.1 7.0 1.25 5.00 42% 19% 0.0% 0%
1990 23 LAD NL 8 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 12.5% 100% 7.0 7.0 2.3 1.50 2.00 63% 0% 100.0% 50%
1992 25 MON NL 6 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.3 0.00 17% 50% 0.0% 0%
1993 26 MON NL 5 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 20% 0%
1994 27 MON NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 4.0 0.50 0.50 60% 0% 0.0% 0%
1997 30 TEX AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100% 1.0 0.00 100% 100% 0.0% 0%
12 Seasons 51 2.0% 37.3% 0.0% 5.9% 43% 2.2 42.0 5.3 0.90 3.00 43% 16% 11.1% 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 22 LAD NL 1 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1990 23 LAD NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1992 25 MON NL 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
1993 26 MON NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 27 MON NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 30 TEX AL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 1 0 50% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1989 22 LAD NL 26 8% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 6 0 0% 4 2 50% 17 3 18% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1990 23 LAD NL 8 63% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 2 29% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1992 25 MON NL 6 17% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1993 26 MON NL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1994 27 MON NL 5 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1997 30 TEX AL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 51 20% 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 9 82% 14 0 0% 10 3 30% 43 7 16% 6 3 50% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1989 22 LAD NL 20 71 3.55 54 76% 11% 28% 39% 22% 89% 0% 68% 69% 70% 0% 0 0 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 13% 6 0 0
1990 23 LAD NL 6 13 2.17 11 85% 18% 36% 0% 45% 82% 0% 69% 56% 50% 0% 0 0 17% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 2 0 0
1992 25 MON NL 6 21 3.50 14 67% 50% 36% 0% 14% 50% 0% 33% 29% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
1993 26 MON NL 5 14 2.80 11 79% 27% 55% 0% 18% 73% 0% 57% 25% 80% 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
1994 27 MON NL 5 13 2.60 10 77% 0% 30% 30% 40% 100% 0% 77% 70% 80% 0% 0 0 20% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1997 30 TEX AL 1 1 1.00 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 43 133 3.09 101 76% 18% 33% 24% 26% 82% 0% 62% 60% 67% 0% 0 0 9% 4 3 0% 0 0 35% 8 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 22 31 26 21 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .190 .333 -5 4 0 0 5 0 0
1990 23 53 34 28 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 11 .143 .143 .286 .429 19 8 0 0 6 0 0
1991 24 59 34 28 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 11 .143 .143 .286 .429 19 8 0 0 6 0 0
1992 25 126 40 33 3 5 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 15 .152 .152 .273 .424 19 9 0 0 7 0 0
1993 26 196 45 37 3 5 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 18 .135 .135 .243 .378 5 9 0 0 8 0 0
1994 27 248 50 41 3 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 19 .146 .146 .244 .390 7 10 0 0 9 0 0
1995 28 248 50 41 3 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 19 .146 .146 .244 .390 7 10 0 0 9 0 0
1996 29 249 50 41 3 6 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 19 .146 .146 .244 .390 7 10 0 0 9 0 0
1997 30 256 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0
1998 31 264 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0
1999 32 269 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0
2000 33 273 51 42 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .167 .167 .286 .452 24 12 0 0 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1989 22 31 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 31
1990 23 22 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 22
1992 25 67 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 67
1993 26 70 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 70
1994 27 73 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 52
1997 30 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 7
6 Seasons 270 44 44 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 19 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 249
162 Game Avg. 162 26 26 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 249

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2006 BBWAA ( 0.8%)

All-Star Games
1996
1998 *
1999 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1996 AL Rolaids Relief
1996 ML WS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1992 NL (22, 0%)
1993 NL (24, 0%)
1996 AL (19, 1%)
1998 AL (16, 1%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1999 AL (6, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (240th)

                                         

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