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John Wockenfuss
Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 27, 1949 in Welch, WV
High School: Dickenson (Wilmington, DE)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1974
Final Game: August 15, 1985
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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 25 DET AL 13 33 29 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .138 .212 .172 .385 11 5 0 0 0 1 0 2
1975 26 DET AL 35 130 118 15 27 6 3 4 13 0 0 10 15 .229 .287 .432 .719 98 51 5 0 1 1 0 2
1976 27 DET AL 60 163 144 18 32 7 2 3 10 0 3 17 14 .222 .309 .361 .670 94 52 3 1 1 0 0 2
1977 28 DET AL 53 178 164 26 45 8 1 9 25 0 0 14 18 .274 .331 .500 .831 119 82 1 0 0 0 0 2/7D9
1978 29 DET AL 71 211 187 23 53 5 0 7 22 0 1 21 14 .283 .357 .422 .780 117 79 7 1 1 1 4 9/7D
1979 30 DET AL 87 254 231 27 61 9 1 15 46 2 2 18 40 .264 .320 .506 .827 117 117 9 2 1 2 0 32D/79
1980 31 DET AL 126 444 372 56 102 13 2 16 65 1 4 68 64 .274 .390 .449 .839 128 167 7 3 0 1 4 3D27/9
1981 32 DET AL 70 202 172 20 37 4 0 9 25 0 0 28 22 .215 .322 .395 .717 103 68 5 0 0 2 1 D3/27
1982 33 DET AL 70 224 193 28 58 9 0 8 32 0 0 29 21 .301 .388 .472 .860 136 91 3 0 0 2 2 23D/975
1983 34 DET AL 92 278 245 32 66 8 1 9 44 1 1 31 37 .269 .349 .420 .769 114 103 5 0 0 2 1 D23/57
1984 35 PHI NL 86 211 180 20 52 3 1 6 24 1 0 30 24 .289 .390 .417 .807 126 75 4 0 1 0 1 32/5
1985 36 PHI NL 32 45 37 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 7 .162 .311 .162 .473 35 6 3 0 0 0 1 /32
12 Seasons 795 2373 2072 267 543 73 11 86 310 5 11 277 278 .262 .349 .432 .782 115 896 52 7 5 12 14
162 Game Avg. 162 484 422 54 111 15 2 18 63 1 2 56 57 .262 .349 .432 .782 115 183 11 1 1 2 3
DET (10 yrs) 677 2117 1855 246 485 70 10 80 284 4 11 239 247 .261 .346 .439 .785 116 815 45 7 4 12 12
PHI (2 yrs) 118 256 217 21 58 3 1 6 26 1 0 38 31 .267 .376 .373 .750 110 81 7 0 1 0 2
AL (10 yrs) 677 2117 1855 246 485 70 10 80 284 4 11 239 247 .261 .346 .439 .785 116 815 45 7 4 12 12
NL (2 yrs) 118 256 217 21 58 3 1 6 26 1 0 38 31 .267 .376 .373 .750 110 81 7 0 1 0 2

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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 DET AL 25 C 13 10 91.2 59 45 10 4 1 .932 -1.0 -13.1 -1 5.40 4.23 .983 5.89 5.01 2 5 6 6 50%
1975 DET AL 26 C 34 32 294.1 222 195 23 4 4 .982 -2.0 -8.2 -2 6.67 6.41 .983 6.00 5.04 7 14 26 15 37%
1976 DET AL 27 C 59 43 405.0 255 221 19 15 5 .941 -2.0 -5.9 -2 5.33 4.07 .982 5.75 4.90 2 11 39 19 33%
1977 DET AL 28 C 37 33 296.2 198 175 20 3 2 .985 0.0 0.0 0 5.92 5.27 .986 6.01 5.06 5 4 20 12 38%
1977 DET AL 28 OF 9 7 60.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -64.0 -2.2 -1.0 -1.2 -1 0.90 0.67 .983 2.34 2.03
1977 DET AL 28 LF 6 6 46.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -54.8 -2.1 -0.7 -1.4 0 0.78 0.67 .975 2.11 1.73
1977 DET AL 28 DH 3
1977 DET AL 28 RF 3 1 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -94.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -1 1.29 0.67 .950 2.06 1.70
1978 DET AL 29 OF 60 49 438.2 93 89 2 2 0 .978 -2.0 -5.5 -1.0 0.2 -1.1 -1 1.87 1.52 .978 2.47 2.13
1978 DET AL 29 RF 55 44 389.0 75 72 1 2 0 .973 -4.2 -13.0 -3.2 -1.6 -1.5 -1 1.69 1.33 .979 2.24 1.85
1978 DET AL 29 LF 6 5 49.2 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 53.2 2.2 1.8 0.4 0 3.26 3.00 .972 2.21 1.78
1978 DET AL 29 DH 2
1979 DET AL 30 1B 31 25 193.0 224 205 18 1 22 .996 -0.3 -1.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0 10.40 7.19 .992 10.08 8.85
1979 DET AL 30 C 20 18 148.0 119 109 8 2 0 .983 -3.0 -24.3 -3 7.11 5.85 .982 5.46 4.69 2 9 18 6 25%
1979 DET AL 30 DH 18
1979 DET AL 30 OF 6 6 42.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -28.6 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0 0.86 0.67 .975 2.46 2.13
1979 DET AL 30 LF 5 5 34.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -24.7 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.06 0.80 .975 2.22 1.80
1979 DET AL 30 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1980 DET AL 31 1B 52 45 404.0 458 415 35 8 41 .983 -2.7 -8.0 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 0 10.02 8.65 .992 10.02 8.40
1980 DET AL 31 DH 28
1980 DET AL 31 C 25 23 210.2 136 123 10 3 2 .978 -5.0 -28.5 -5 5.68 5.32 .986 5.48 4.60 6 10 19 5 21%
1980 DET AL 31 OF 23 20 153.2 39 37 2 0 1 1.000 -1.4 -10.9 -1.4 -2.1 0.7 0 2.28 1.70 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 31 LF 21 18 138.2 34 32 2 0 1 1.000 -0.8 -6.9 -0.8 -2.0 1.1 0 2.21 1.62 .979 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 31 RF 2 2 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -48.0 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0 1.80 1.50 .967 2.16 1.75
1981 DET AL 32 DH 39
1981 DET AL 32 1B 25 23 166.1 187 179 5 3 27 .984 -1.7 -12.3 -1.7 -1.6 -0.1 0 9.96 7.36 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 DET AL 32 C 5 2 23.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -52.2 -1 6.26 3.20 .988 5.52 4.76 0 1 3 0 0%
1981 DET AL 32 LF 1 0 8.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 55.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.12 3.00 .967 2.39 2.00
1981 DET AL 32 OF 1 0 8.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 55.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.12 3.00 .967 2.49 2.20
1982 DET AL 33 C 24 18 172.2 103 91 10 2 0 .981 -1.0 -6.9 -1 5.26 4.21 .988 5.69 4.90 1 7 18 7 28%
1982 DET AL 33 1B 17 14 107.0 125 122 3 0 9 1.000 -1.5 -16.8 -1.5 -0.9 -0.6 0 10.51 7.35 .992 9.85 8.51
1982 DET AL 33 DH 17
1982 DET AL 33 OF 10 8 66.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -7.3 -0.4 -1.2 0.8 0 2.18 1.60 .981 2.47 2.15
1982 DET AL 33 RF 8 7 56.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -27.9 -1.3 -1.2 -0.1 0 1.61 1.25 .980 2.27 1.90
1982 DET AL 33 LF 2 1 10.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 108.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 5.40 3.00 .983 2.25 1.90
1982 DET AL 33 3B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1983 DET AL 34 DH 39
1983 DET AL 34 C 29 22 190.0 152 141 11 0 2 1.000 1.0 6.3 1 7.20 5.24 .986 5.70 4.76 0 9 13 8 38%
1983 DET AL 34 1B 13 16 120.0 96 84 10 2 8 .979 -2.3 -23.0 -2.3 -2.2 -0.1 0 7.05 7.23 .992 9.90 8.24
1983 DET AL 34 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.60
1983 DET AL 34 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1983 DET AL 34 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1984 PHI NL 35 1B 39 32 235.1 245 231 13 1 20 .996 -0.9 -4.6 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 9.33 6.26 .992 9.86 8.15
1984 PHI NL 35 C 21 15 148.2 105 92 7 6 1 .943 -7.0 -56.5 -7 5.99 4.71 .987 6.53 5.68 2 10 26 4 13%
1984 PHI NL 35 3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.35
1985 PHI NL 36 1B 7 4 40.0 40 39 1 0 5 1.000 -0.5 -15.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0 9.00 5.71 .992 10.06 8.54
1985 PHI NL 36 C 2 0 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -240.0 -1 9.00 2.50 .980 6.48 5.45 0 2 0 0
11 Seasons C 269 216 1985.2 1370 1212 119 39 17 .972 -22.0 -13.3 -22 6.03 4.95 .984 5.83 4.95 27 82 188 82 30%
7 Seasons 1B 184 159 1265.2 1375 1275 85 15 132 .989 -9.9 -9.4 -9.9 -4.8 -5.0 0 9.67 7.39 .992 9.98 8.45
7 Seasons DH 146
7 Seasons OF 110 90 770.0 161 154 5 2 1 .988 -7.7 -12.0 -5.7 -4.7 -0.9 -2 1.86 1.45 .979 2.46 2.13
5 Seasons RF 69 55 482.0 90 87 1 2 0 .978 -7.5 -18.7 -5.5 -3.5 -1.8 -2 1.64 1.28 .978 2.24 1.85
7 Seasons LF 42 35 288.0 69 66 3 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -0.8 -0.2 -1.2 0.9 0 2.16 1.64 .977 2.27 1.86
3 Seasons 3B 4 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -55.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.91 2.48
12 Seasons TOT 567 465 4025.2 2906 2641 209 56 150 .981 -39.8 -11.9 -15.8 -9.7 -5.9 -2 0 -22 6.37 5.03 .969 6.49 5.52 27 82 188 82 30%
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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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1681), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1967.

June 6, 1973: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Mike Nagy to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Bibby.

December 3, 1973: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Larry Elliott (minors).

March 24, 1984: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Glenn Wilson to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Bergman and Willie Hernandez.

August 19, 1985: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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