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John Stephenson
John Herman Stephenson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School William Carey College

Debut April 14, 1964
  vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1973
Born April 13, 1941 in South Portsmouth, KY

Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 23 NYM NL  37   57    2    9   0  0   1    2   0  0   4  18  .158  .226  .211   26   12   0   0   0   1   0
 1965 24 NYM NL  62  121    9   26   5  0   4   15   0  1   8  19  .215  .264  .355   76   43   2   0   2   0   7
 1966 25 NYM NL  63  143   17   28   1  1   1   11   0  0   8  28  .196  .248  .238   38   34   0   0   0   2   7
 1967 26 CHC NL  18   49    3   11   3  1   0    5   0  0   1   6  .224  .255  .327   62   16   1   0   1   1   1
 1968 27 CHC NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 28 SFG NL  22   27    2    6   2  0   0    3   0  0   0   4  .222  .214  .296   43    8   1   1   0   0   2
 1970 29 SFG NL  23   43    3    3   1  0   0    6   0  0   2   7  .070  .109  .093  -45    4   0   1   0   0   1
 1971 30 CAL AL  98  279   24   61  17  0   3   25   0  0  22  21  .219  .281  .312   74   87   2   2   6   3   9
 1972 31 CAL AL  66  146   14   40   3  1   2   17   0  0  11   8  .274  .342  .349  112   51   0   0   5   4   7
 1973 32 CAL AL  60  122    9   30   5  0   1    9   0  0   7   7  .246  .292  .311   77   38   2   0   1   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     451  989   83  214  37  3  12   93   0  1  63 118  .216  .271  .296   64  293   8   4  15  12  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        355   30   77  13  1   4   33   0  0  23  42  .216  .271  .296   64  105   3   1   5   4  14
 Career High     98  279   24   61  17  1   4   25   0  1  22  28  .219  .281  .312   74   87   2   2   6   4   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 23 NYM NL   62   48    3   1.7    91| .158  .260| .226  .317| .211  .386| .437  .703|  26  .164  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1965 24 NYM NL  131  105    9   2.3    90| .215  .254| .264  .316| .355  .383| .619  .700|  76  .257  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1966 25 NYM NL  153  122    7   1.6    94| .196  .261| .248  .319| .238  .393| .486  .713|  38  .137 -12.1  -1.3   0%
 1967 26 CHC NL   52   40    4   2.7    94| .224  .264| .255  .327| .327  .387| .582  .714|  62  .331  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1968 27 CHC NL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .260| .000  .319| .000  .366| .000  .685|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1969 28 SFG NL   29   25    1   1.1    94| .222  .258| .214  .328| .296  .383| .510  .711|  43  .077  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1970 29 SFG NL   46   42    0   0.0   103| .070  .267| .109  .340| .093  .408| .202  .748| -45  .000  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1971 30 CAL AL  308  231   24   2.8    86| .219  .247| .281  .318| .312  .366| .593  .684|  74  .339  -9.0  -1.0   0%
 1972 31 CAL AL  161  113   16   3.8    78| .274  .240| .342  .307| .349  .346| .691  .654| 112  .522   2.1   0.2   0%
 1973 32 CAL AL  132   98   11   3.0    87| .246  .250| .292  .317| .311  .368| .603  .685|  77  .339  -3.6  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1076  826   75   2.4    88| .216  .252| .271  .318| .296  .374| .567  .692|  64  .281 -46.3  -5.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 23 NYM NL 3B 14 6 18 6 1 .800 .941 1.71 2.60 3.36 2.93 6 64.3 OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.73 1.30 1.98 2 27.7 LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.34 1.74 1.70 2 20.7 CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 1965 24 NYM NL C 47 146 13 3 1 .981 .988 3.38 5.80 5.86 6.96 23 244.3 5 13 17 7 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 1 5.0 1966 25 NYM NL C 52 187 30 6 4 .973 .987 4.17 5.81 6.46 6.84 31 302.3 6 17 21 12 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 1 7.0 1967 26 CHC NL C 13 67 8 0 2 1.000 .989 5.77 5.85 6.19 6.89 12 109.0 0 1 9 6 1969 28 SFG NL C 9 15 1 1 0 .941 .988 1.78 6.24 4.80 7.05 1 30.0 0 2 4 0 3B 1 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1970 29 SFG NL C 9 52 8 0 1 1.000 .987 6.67 5.94 7.40 6.85 7 73.0 0 3 6 2 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1971 30 CAL AL C 88 434 33 4 3 .992 .988 5.31 5.63 6.40 6.37 74 656.7 11 25 31 13 1972 31 CAL AL C 56 273 12 2 2 .993 .985 5.09 5.66 7.41 6.48 37 346.0 6 14 27 9 1973 32 CAL AL C 56 232 11 5 1 .980 .985 4.34 5.29 6.96 6.05 32 314.0 6 15 21 7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 23 NYM NL 3B 14 6 18 6 1 .800 .941 1.71 2.60 3.36 2.93 6 64.3 1969 28 SFG NL 3B 1 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1965 24 NYM NL C 47 146 13 3 1 .981 .988 3.38 5.80 5.86 6.96 23 244.3 5 13 17 7 1966 25 NYM NL C 52 187 30 6 4 .973 .987 4.17 5.81 6.46 6.84 31 302.3 6 17 21 12 1967 26 CHC NL C 13 67 8 0 2 1.000 .989 5.77 5.85 6.19 6.89 12 109.0 0 1 9 6 1969 28 SFG NL C 9 15 1 1 0 .941 .988 1.78 6.24 4.80 7.05 1 30.0 0 2 4 0 1970 29 SFG NL C 9 52 8 0 1 1.000 .987 6.67 5.94 7.40 6.85 7 73.0 0 3 6 2 1971 30 CAL AL C 88 434 33 4 3 .992 .988 5.31 5.63 6.40 6.37 74 656.7 11 25 31 13 1972 31 CAL AL C 56 273 12 2 2 .993 .985 5.09 5.66 7.41 6.48 37 346.0 6 14 27 9 1973 32 CAL AL C 56 232 11 5 1 .980 .985 4.34 5.29 6.96 6.05 32 314.0 6 15 21 7 1964 23 NYM NL CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 1964 23 NYM NL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.34 1.74 1.70 2 20.7 1966 25 NYM NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 1 7.0 1970 29 SFG NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1964 23 NYM NL OF 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.50 1.73 1.30 1.98 2 27.7 1965 24 NYM NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 1 5.0 1966 25 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.06 1 7.0 1970 29 SFG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1965 24 NYM NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 1 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 330 1406 116 21 14 .986 .987 4.61 5.66 6.60 6.53 217 2075.3 34 90 136 56 3B* 15 6 18 8 1 .750 .941 1.60 2.60 3.31 2.92 6 65.3 OF* 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.42 1.74 1.11 1.99 4 40.7 7 3 2# LF* 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.36 1.25 1.72 3 28.7 CF* 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 RF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.80 1.98 1 5.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 357 1417 134 29 15 .982 .986 4.34 5.40 6.40 6.34 227 2181
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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. The New York Mets sent John Stephenson (June 17, 1967) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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