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John Wockenfuss
Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut August 11, 1974
  vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 15, 1985
Born February 27, 1949 in Welch, WV

Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1967. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 25 DET AL  13   29    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   2  .138  .212  .172   11    5   0   1   0   0   0
 1975 26 DET AL  35  118   15   27   6  3   4   13   0  0  10  15  .229  .287  .432   98   51   1   1   0   0   5
 1976 27 DET AL  60  144   18   32   7  2   3   10   0  3  17  14  .222  .309  .361   94   52   1   0   0   1   3
 1977 28 DET AL  53  164   26   45   8  1   9   25   0  0  14  18  .274  .331  .500  119   82   0   0   0   0   1
 1978 29 DET AL  71  187   23   53   5  0   7   22   0  1  21  14  .283  .357  .422  117   79   1   1   4   1   7
 1979 30 DET AL  87  231   27   61   9  1  15   46   2  2  18  40  .264  .320  .506  117  117   1   2   0   2   9
 1980 31 DET AL 126  372   56  102  13  2  16   65   1  4  68  64  .274  .390  .449  128  167   0   1   4   3   7
 1981 32 DET AL  70  172   20   37   4  0   9   25   0  0  28  22  .215  .322  .395  103   68   0   2   1   0   5
 1982 33 DET AL  70  193   28   58   9  0   8   32   0  0  29  21  .301  .388  .472  136   91   0   2   2   0   3
 1983 34 DET AL  92  245   32   66   8  1   9   44   1  1  31  37  .269  .349  .420  114  103   0   2   1   0   5
 1984 35 PHI NL  86  180   20   52   3  1   6   24   1  0  30  24  .289  .390  .417  126   75   1   0   1   0   4
 1985 36 PHI NL  32   37    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   8   7  .162  .311  .162   35    6   0   0   1   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     795 2072  267  543  73 11  86  310   5 11 277 278  .262  .349  .432  115  896   5  12  14   7  52
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        422   54  111  15  2  18   63   1  2  56  57  .262  .349  .432  115  183   1   2   3   1  11
 Career High    126  372   56  102  13  3  16   65   2  4  68  64  .274  .390  .506  128  167   1   2   4   3   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 25 DET AL   33   26    1   1.0    91| .138  .261| .212  .325| .172  .375| .384  .700|  11  .073  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1975 26 DET AL  130   98   13   3.6    96| .229  .262| .287  .333| .432  .386| .719  .719|  98  .415  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1976 27 DET AL  163  119   15   3.4    88| .222  .259| .309  .324| .361  .366| .670  .690|  94  .429  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1977 28 DET AL  178  120   28   6.3   104| .274  .272| .331  .337| .500  .414| .831  .751| 119  .634   3.6   0.4   0%
 1978 29 DET AL  211  144   27   5.0    96| .283  .265| .357  .330| .422  .390| .779  .720| 117  .567   4.1   0.4   0%
 1979 30 DET AL  254  184   34   4.9   104| .264  .273| .320  .338| .506  .414| .826  .752| 117  .521   4.3   0.4  50%
 1980 31 DET AL  444  282   68   6.5   100| .274  .271| .390  .334| .449  .403| .839  .737| 128  .653  16.7   1.6  20%
 1981 32 DET AL  202  142   23   4.4    92| .215  .261| .322  .326| .395  .379| .717  .705| 103  .528   0.9   0.1   0%
 1982 33 DET AL  224  140   37   7.1    98| .301  .264| .388  .328| .472  .402| .860  .730| 136  .690  10.6   1.0   0%
 1983 34 DET AL  278  187   37   5.3    95| .269  .262| .349  .324| .420  .395| .769  .719| 114  .569   5.2   0.5  50%
 1984 35 PHI NL  211  133   31   6.3    95| .289  .266| .390  .331| .417  .386| .807  .717| 126  .677   7.0   0.7 100%
 1985 36 PHI NL   45   34    2   1.6    97| .162  .263| .311  .332| .162  .393| .473  .724|  35  .144  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     2373 1609  316   5.3    98| .262  .266| .349  .331| .432  .395| .781  .726| 115  .580  43.7   4.3  31%

* 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 ------+
1974 25 DET AL C 13 45 10 4 1 .932 .982 4.23 5.01 5.40 5.89 10 91.7 2 5 6 6 1975 26 DET AL C 34 195 23 4 4 .982 .983 6.41 5.04 6.67 6.00 32 294.3 7 14 26 15 1976 27 DET AL C 59 221 19 15 5 .941 .981 4.07 4.90 5.33 5.75 43 405.0 2 11 39 19 1977 28 DET AL C 37 175 20 3 2 .985 .986 5.27 5.06 5.92 6.01 33 296.7 5 4 20 12 OF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 2.03 0.90 2.34 7 60.0 LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.73 0.78 2.11 6 46.0 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 14.0 DH 3 1978 29 DET AL OF 60 89 2 2 0 .978 .978 1.52 2.13 1.87 2.47 49 438.7 RF 55 72 1 2 0 .973 .979 1.33 1.85 1.69 2.24 44 389.0 LF 6 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 3.00 1.78 3.26 2.21 5 49.7 DH 2 1979 30 DET AL 1B 31 205 18 1 22 .996 .992 7.19 8.85 10.40 10.08 25 193.0 C 20 109 8 2 0 .983 .982 5.85 4.69 7.11 5.46 18 148.0 2 9 18 6 DH 18 OF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.13 0.86 2.46 6 42.0 LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.80 1.06 2.22 5 34.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 1 8.0 1980 31 DET AL 1B 52 415 35 8 41 .983 .992 8.65 8.40 10.02 10.02 45 404.0 DH 28 C 25 123 10 3 2 .978 .986 5.32 4.60 5.68 5.48 23 210.7 6 10 19 5 OF 23 37 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.70 2.15 2.28 2.47 20 153.7 LF 21 32 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.62 1.92 2.21 2.35 18 138.7 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 1.80 2.16 2 15.0 1981 32 DET AL DH 39 1B 25 179 5 3 27 .984 .993 7.36 8.57 9.96 10.06 23 166.3 C 5 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 3.20 4.76 6.26 5.52 2 23.0 0 1 3 0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.00 3.10 2.38 0 8.7 1982 33 DET AL C 24 91 10 2 0 .981 .988 4.21 4.90 5.26 5.69 18 172.7 1 7 18 7 1B 17 122 3 0 9 1.000 .992 7.35 8.51 10.51 9.85 14 107.0 DH 17 OF 10 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.60 2.15 2.18 2.47 8 66.0 RF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.90 1.61 2.27 7 56.0 LF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.90 5.40 2.25 1 10.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1983 34 DET AL DH 39 C 29 141 11 0 2 1.000 .986 5.24 4.76 7.20 5.70 22 190.0 0 9 13 8 1B 13 84 10 2 8 .979 .992 7.23 8.24 7.05 9.90 16 120.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 35 PHI NL 1B 39 231 13 1 20 .996 .992 6.26 8.15 9.33 9.86 32 235.3 C 21 92 7 6 1 .943 .986 4.71 5.68 5.99 6.53 15 148.7 2 10 26 4 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1985 36 PHI NL 1B 7 39 1 0 5 1.000 .993 5.71 8.54 9.00 10.06 4 40.0 C 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 5.45 9.00 6.48 0 5.0 0 2 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 30 DET AL 1B 31 205 18 1 22 .996 .992 7.19 8.85 10.40 10.08 25 193.0 1980 31 DET AL 1B 52 415 35 8 41 .983 .992 8.65 8.40 10.02 10.02 45 404.0 1981 32 DET AL 1B 25 179 5 3 27 .984 .993 7.36 8.57 9.96 10.06 23 166.3 1982 33 DET AL 1B 17 122 3 0 9 1.000 .992 7.35 8.51 10.51 9.85 14 107.0 1983 34 DET AL 1B 13 84 10 2 8 .979 .992 7.23 8.24 7.05 9.90 16 120.0 1984 35 PHI NL 1B 39 231 13 1 20 .996 .992 6.26 8.15 9.33 9.86 32 235.3 1985 36 PHI NL 1B 7 39 1 0 5 1.000 .993 5.71 8.54 9.00 10.06 4 40.0 1982 33 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1983 34 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.15 0 2.0 1984 35 PHI NL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1974 25 DET AL C 13 45 10 4 1 .932 .982 4.23 5.01 5.40 5.89 10 91.7 2 5 6 6 1975 26 DET AL C 34 195 23 4 4 .982 .983 6.41 5.04 6.67 6.00 32 294.3 7 14 26 15 1976 27 DET AL C 59 221 19 15 5 .941 .981 4.07 4.90 5.33 5.75 43 405.0 2 11 39 19 1977 28 DET AL C 37 175 20 3 2 .985 .986 5.27 5.06 5.92 6.01 33 296.7 5 4 20 12 1979 30 DET AL C 20 109 8 2 0 .983 .982 5.85 4.69 7.11 5.46 18 148.0 2 9 18 6 1980 31 DET AL C 25 123 10 3 2 .978 .986 5.32 4.60 5.68 5.48 23 210.7 6 10 19 5 1981 32 DET AL C 5 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 3.20 4.76 6.26 5.52 2 23.0 0 1 3 0 1982 33 DET AL C 24 91 10 2 0 .981 .988 4.21 4.90 5.26 5.69 18 172.7 1 7 18 7 1983 34 DET AL C 29 141 11 0 2 1.000 .986 5.24 4.76 7.20 5.70 22 190.0 0 9 13 8 1984 35 PHI NL C 21 92 7 6 1 .943 .986 4.71 5.68 5.99 6.53 15 148.7 2 10 26 4 1985 36 PHI NL C 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 5.45 9.00 6.48 0 5.0 0 2 0 0 1977 28 DET AL DH 3 1978 29 DET AL DH 2 1979 30 DET AL DH 18 1980 31 DET AL DH 28 1981 32 DET AL DH 39 1982 33 DET AL DH 17 1983 34 DET AL DH 39 1977 28 DET AL LF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.73 0.78 2.11 6 46.0 1978 29 DET AL LF 6 18 0 0 0 1.000 .973 3.00 1.78 3.26 2.21 5 49.7 1979 30 DET AL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.80 1.06 2.22 5 34.0 1980 31 DET AL LF 21 32 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.62 1.92 2.21 2.35 18 138.7 1981 32 DET AL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.00 3.10 2.38 0 8.7 1982 33 DET AL LF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.90 5.40 2.25 1 10.0 1983 34 DET AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1977 28 DET AL OF 9 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 2.03 0.90 2.34 7 60.0 1978 29 DET AL OF 60 89 2 2 0 .978 .978 1.52 2.13 1.87 2.47 49 438.7 1979 30 DET AL OF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 2.13 0.86 2.46 6 42.0 1980 31 DET AL OF 23 37 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.70 2.15 2.28 2.47 20 153.7 1981 32 DET AL OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.20 3.10 2.48 0 8.7 1982 33 DET AL OF 10 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.60 2.15 2.18 2.47 8 66.0 1983 34 DET AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1977 28 DET AL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 14.0 1978 29 DET AL RF 55 72 1 2 0 .973 .979 1.33 1.85 1.69 2.24 44 389.0 1979 30 DET AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.25 1 8.0 1980 31 DET AL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 1.80 2.16 2 15.0 1982 33 DET AL RF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.90 1.61 2.27 7 56.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 269 1212 119 39 17 .972 .984 4.95 4.95 6.03 5.83 216 1985.7 27 82 188 82 1B* 184 1275 85 15 132 .989 .992 7.39 8.45 9.67 9.98 159 1265.7 DH 146 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 110 154 5 2 1 .988 .979 1.45 2.13 1.86 2.46 90 770.0 42 0 69# RF* 69 87 1 2 0 .978 .978 1.28 1.85 1.64 2.24 55 482.0 LF* 42 66 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.64 1.86 2.16 2.27 35 288.0 3B* 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.48 0.00 2.93 0 4.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 567 2641 209 56 150 .981 .988 5.03 5.52 6.37 6.49 465 4026
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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 Willie Hernandez and Dave Bergman.

August 19, 1985: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


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