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John Vukovich
John Christopher Vukovich (Vuke)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 11, 1970
  vs. MON 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 23, 1981
Born July 31, 1947 in Sacramento, CA
Died March 8, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 1966. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 22 PHI NL   3    8    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .125  .222  .125   -3    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 23 PHI NL  74  217   11   36   5  0   0   14   2  1  12  34  .166  .211  .189   15   41   1   2   1   1   4
 1973 25 MIL AL  55  128   10   16   3  0   2    9   0  2   9  40  .125  .182  .195    8   25   4   0   0   0   1
 1974 26 MIL AL  38   80    5   15   1  0   3   11   2  1   1  16  .188  .193  .313   44   25   2   2   0   0   2
 1975 27 CIN NL  31   38    4    8   3  0   0    2   0  0   4   5  .211  .286  .289   59   11   4   0   1   0   0
 1976 28 PHI NL   4    8    2    1   0  0   1    2   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .500   69    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 29 PHI NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1979 31 PHI NL  10   15    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .200  .200  .267   25    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 32 PHI NL  49   62    4   10   1  1   0    5   0  1   2   7  .161  .197  .210   12   13   0   1   1   1   2
 1981 33 PHI NL  11    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     277  559   37   90  14  1   6   44   4  5  29 109  .161  .203  .222   20  124  12   5   3   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        327   22   53   8  1   4   26   2  3  17  64  .161  .203  .222   20   73   7   3   2   1   5
 Career High     74  217   11   36   5  1   3   14   2  2  12  40                          41   4   2   1   1   4
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 22 PHI NL    9    7    0   0.0   102| .125  .265| .222  .337| .125  .404| .347  .741|  -3  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1971 23 PHI NL  233  189    9   1.3    92| .166  .260| .211  .326| .189  .380| .400  .706|  15  .107 -24.6  -2.6  66%
 1973 25 MIL AL  141  119    5   1.1    91| .125  .256| .182  .324| .195  .376| .377  .701|   8  .079 -15.8  -1.6   0%
 1974 26 MIL AL   85   72    4   1.5    88| .188  .257| .193  .321| .313  .370| .506  .691|  44  .134  -6.1  -0.6  66%
 1975 27 CIN NL   46   34    4   3.2    98| .211  .268| .286  .339| .289  .387| .575  .725|  59  .362  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1976 28 PHI NL    8    7    1   3.8    95| .125  .267| .125  .334| .500  .381| .625  .715|  69  .472  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1977 29 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .275| .000  .344| .000  .419| .000  .762|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1979 31 PHI NL   15   12    1   2.2   102| .200  .272| .200  .338| .267  .404| .467  .743|  25  .224  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1980 32 PHI NL   66   56    2   1.0    99| .161  .272| .197  .336| .210  .396| .407  .731|  12  .062  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1981 33 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0    95| .000  .267| .000  .333| .000  .383| .000  .716|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      607  500   26   1.4    93| .161  .261| .203  .328| .222  .381| .425  .709|  20  .118 -60.5  -6.3  44%

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 22 PHI NL SS 2 3 4 2 1 .778 .959 3.50 4.25 4.20 5.04 2 15.0 3B 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 5.00 2.60 5.62 2.93 1 8.0 1971 23 PHI NL 3B 74 58 137 9 8 .956 .949 2.64 2.32 3.14 2.80 62 559.0 1973 25 MIL AL 3B 40 28 63 5 3 .948 .950 2.27 2.68 2.67 3.00 34 306.7 1B 13 56 3 0 2 1.000 .992 4.54 8.27 9.37 9.86 3 56.7 SS 1 2 2 0 2 1.000 .952 4.00 4.40 7.20 5.04 0 5.0 1974 26 MIL AL SS 12 17 35 3 6 .945 .965 4.33 4.24 4.99 4.98 11 93.7 3B 12 8 20 1 0 .966 .952 2.33 2.77 3.49 3.12 7 72.3 2B 11 11 13 1 4 .960 .976 2.18 4.56 3.79 5.37 6 57.0 1B 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 8.00 10.00 9.70 0 9.0 1975 27 CIN NL 3B 31 12 37 4 4 .925 .944 1.58 2.58 3.06 2.98 14 144.0 1976 28 PHI NL 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.75 2.60 1.59 2.91 1 17.0 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 11.25 9.90 0 4.0 1979 31 PHI NL 3B 7 0 9 0 1 1.000 .947 1.29 2.50 3.52 2.90 1 23.0 2B 3 2 4 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.53 3.00 5.40 2 18.0 1980 32 PHI NL 3B 34 14 32 2 0 .958 .948 1.35 2.39 2.67 2.87 12 155.0 2B 9 3 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 4.71 3.46 5.47 0 13.0 SS 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 4.30 3.00 4.95 0 6.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.00 0.00 9.00 0 0.3 1981 33 PHI NL 3B 9 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.44 2.47 2.25 2.81 0 16.0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.70 13.50 10.35 0 2.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 3.00 5.40 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 25 MIL AL 1B 13 56 3 0 2 1.000 .992 4.54 8.27 9.37 9.86 3 56.7 1974 26 MIL AL 1B 4 10 0 0 0 1.000 .990 2.50 8.00 10.00 9.70 0 9.0 1976 28 PHI NL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 5.00 8.60 11.25 9.90 0 4.0 1980 32 PHI NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.00 0.00 9.00 0 0.3 1981 33 PHI NL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.70 13.50 10.35 0 2.0 1974 26 MIL AL 2B 11 11 13 1 4 .960 .976 2.18 4.56 3.79 5.37 6 57.0 1979 31 PHI NL 2B 3 2 4 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.53 3.00 5.40 2 18.0 1980 32 PHI NL 2B 9 3 2 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 4.71 3.46 5.47 0 13.0 1981 33 PHI NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 3.00 5.40 0 3.0 1970 22 PHI NL 3B 1 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 5.00 2.60 5.62 2.93 1 8.0 1971 23 PHI NL 3B 74 58 137 9 8 .956 .949 2.64 2.32 3.14 2.80 62 559.0 1973 25 MIL AL 3B 40 28 63 5 3 .948 .950 2.27 2.68 2.67 3.00 34 306.7 1974 26 MIL AL 3B 12 8 20 1 0 .966 .952 2.33 2.77 3.49 3.12 7 72.3 1975 27 CIN NL 3B 31 12 37 4 4 .925 .944 1.58 2.58 3.06 2.98 14 144.0 1976 28 PHI NL 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.75 2.60 1.59 2.91 1 17.0 1979 31 PHI NL 3B 7 0 9 0 1 1.000 .947 1.29 2.50 3.52 2.90 1 23.0 1980 32 PHI NL 3B 34 14 32 2 0 .958 .948 1.35 2.39 2.67 2.87 12 155.0 1981 33 PHI NL 3B 9 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.44 2.47 2.25 2.81 0 16.0 1970 22 PHI NL SS 2 3 4 2 1 .778 .959 3.50 4.25 4.20 5.04 2 15.0 1973 25 MIL AL SS 1 2 2 0 2 1.000 .952 4.00 4.40 7.20 5.04 0 5.0 1974 26 MIL AL SS 12 17 35 3 6 .945 .965 4.33 4.24 4.99 4.98 11 93.7 1980 32 PHI NL SS 5 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 4.30 3.00 4.95 0 6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 212 122 308 22 16 .951 .949 2.03 2.48 2.97 2.90 132 1301.0 2B* 24 17 19 1 4 .973 .978 1.50 4.62 3.56 5.39 8 91.0 1B* 20 74 3 0 2 1.000 .992 3.85 8.29 9.62 9.85 3 72.0 SS* 20 23 42 5 9 .929 .963 3.25 4.26 4.89 4.98 13 119.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 276 236 372 28 31 .956 .957 2.20 3.22 3.45 3.51 156 1584
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Transactions 

January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 1966.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Champion and Don Money to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders, Ken Brett, and Earl Stephenson.

October 22, 1974: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Osburn.

August 5, 1975: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Schneck.

August 24, 1981: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


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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