John Stearns

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1951 in Denver, CO us

Died: September 15, 2022 in Denver, CO

Buried: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, CO

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Colorado (Boulder, CO).

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO)

School: University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)

Debut: September 22, 1974 (Age 23-032d, 13,594th in major league history)
vs. MON 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 33-040d)
vs. MON 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: John Hardin Stearns

Nicknames: Bad Dude

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.7

2681

696

.260

334

RBI

312

OBP

.341

SLG

.375

OPS

.717

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	Apr 28	NYM		PIT	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	14	Apr 29	NYM		PIT	L,0-10	GS	38	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
3	15	Apr 30	NYM		PIT	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16	May 1	NYM		SDP	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	17	May 2	NYM		SDP	W,6-2	GS	29	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
6	19 (1)	May 3 (2)	NYM		SDP	W,7-4	GS	29	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
7	21 (1)	May 6	NYM		SFG	L,4-6	GS	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	C 3B
8	23 (1)	May 8	NYM		LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
9	25 (1)	May 10	NYM		LAD	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
10	27 (1)	May 13	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
11	28	May 14	NYM	@	SDP	L,6-10	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
12	29	May 15	NYM	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	30	May 16	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	31	May 17	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
15	32	May 18	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
16	33	May 19	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C 1B
17	34	May 20	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	C 1B
18	35	May 22	NYM	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
19	36	May 23	NYM	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
20	37	May 24	NYM	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
21	38	May 25	NYM		PHI	W,13-3	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	39	May 26	NYM		PHI	L,5-7	CG	50	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	40	May 27	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	41	May 29	NYM		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	43 (1)	May 31	NYM		CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	44	Jun 1	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	45	Jun 2	NYM	@	PHI	L,7-9	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
28	46	Jun 3	NYM	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
29	47	Jun 5	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	C
30	48	Jun 6	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
31	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYM		CIN	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
32	51	Jun 10	NYM		CIN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	53 (1)	Aug 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	52	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	54	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
35	55	Aug 12	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
36	56	Aug 13	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
37	57	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	58	Aug 15	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
39	59	Aug 16	NYM		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	60	Aug 18	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
41	61	Aug 19	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
42	62	Aug 20	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	63	Aug 21	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
44	65 (1)	Aug 23	NYM	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
45	66	Aug 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
46	67	Aug 25	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
47	68	Aug 26	NYM		HOU	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
48	69	Aug 27	NYM		HOU	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
49	70	Aug 28	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
50	72 (1)	Aug 30	NYM		CIN	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
51	73	Aug 31	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	75 (1)	Sep 2	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-8	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
53	76	Sep 4	NYM		ATL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
54	77	Sep 5	NYM		ATL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
55	78	Sep 6	NYM		ATL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
56	79	Sep 7 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
57	81 (1)	Sep 8	NYM	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
58	82	Sep 9	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
59	83	Sep 11	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	C
60	84	Sep 12	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	47	12.1	5	2	0	7	0	C
61	86 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
62	87	Sep 16 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	88	Sep 17	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
64	89	Sep 18	NYM		STL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	90	Sep 19	NYM		STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
66	91	Sep 20	NYM		STL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
67	92	Sep 21	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	11	1	0	12	1	C
68	93	Sep 22	NYM		PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
69	94	Sep 23	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
70	95	Sep 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
71	96	Sep 25	NYM	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
72	97	Sep 26	NYM	@	MON	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
73	99 (1)	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
74	100	Sep 29	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
75	101	Sep 30	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
76	102	Oct 1	NYM		CHC	T,2-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							79gm		640.2	360	52	7	419	11