John Wockenfuss

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 27, 1949 in Welch, WV us

Died: August 19, 2022 in Wilmington, DE

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE).

High School: Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE)

Debut: August 11, 1974 (Age 25-165d, 13,528th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 15, 1985 (Age 36-169d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

2072

543

.262

267

RBI

310

OBP

.349

SLG

.432

OPS

.782

OPS+

115

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-35 / in Starts: 15-28
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 178 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	93 (47-29-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 178 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	108 (53-36-19)

Most Driven In
Self	9
J Thompson	5
M Stanley	4
S Kemp	3
R Staub	2
L Parrish	1
B Oglivie	1

Most Driven In By
Self	9
R LeFlore	5
T Veryzer	3
P Mankowski	2
A RodrÃguez	2
M Stanley	1
S Kemp	1
T Fuentes	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	109	1	Apr 7	DET		KCR	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.87	-0.054	2.17	-0.04%	-0.34	PH C
2	110	6 (4)	Apr 13	DET	@	TOR	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.88	-0.074	3.47	-0.05%	-0.24	PH
3	111	7	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	7	.98	0.217	1.12	0.15%	1.29	C
4	112	9 (1)	Apr 16	DET	@	KCR	W,8-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	8	3.94	-0.250	3.72	-0.14%	-1.20	PH
5	113	10	Apr 17	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773	7	1.14	0.010	1.18	0.01%	0.03	C
6	114	16 (5)	Apr 24 (2)	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.385	.599	7	.71	-0.055	.76	-0.04%	-0.53	C
7	115	20 (3)	Apr 30	DET	@	MIN	L,3-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.357	.557	9	.28	-0.007	.27	0.00%	-0.16	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	116	24 (3)	May 7	DET		MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.444	.708	7	1.18	0.006	1.14	0.00%	0.39	C
9	117	32 (7)	May 15 (2)	DET	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.591	.895	7	1.62	0.257	1.85	0.18%	1.53	C
10	118	33	May 17	DET	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.520	.789	8	1.09	-0.087	1.00	-0.05%	-0.66	DH
11	119	35 (1)	May 20	DET	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.467	.725	3	.88	-0.099	.64	-0.04%	-1.15	C RF
12	120	42 (6)	May 29	DET		SEA	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.618	.903	7	1.35	0.115	.81	0.04%	1.07	C
13	121	44 (1)	May 31	DET		OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.568	.850	6	1.27	-0.016	.54	0.00%	-0.47	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	122	48 (3)	Jun 5	DET	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.610	.912	7	.64	0.058	.39	0.02%	0.50	C
15	123	52 (3)	Jun 9	DET	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.340	.605	.945	7	1.56	0.159	.89	0.05%	0.74	C
16	124	55 (2)	Jun 12	DET	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.578	.931	7	.54	-0.017	.32	-0.01%	0.21	C
17	125	62 (6)	Jun 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.327	.531	.858	7	.75	-0.073	.37	-0.02%	-0.90	C
18	126	65 (2)	Jun 22	DET		NYY	L,11-12	6-9	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.362	.627	.990	7	1.94	0.337	1.07	0.11%	2.95	C
19	127	66	Jun 24	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.355	.600	.955	8	1.35	-0.079	.52	-0.02%	-0.52	C
20	128	68 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.354	.586	.940	7	1.19	-0.024	.43	-0.01%	-0.30	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	129	74 (5)	Jul 2	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.362	.574	.936	7	.87	0.008	.83	0.00%	0.25	C
22	130	76 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.378	.591	.969	7	.71	0.069	.54	0.03%	1.59	C
23	131	77	Jul 4	DET	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.385	.671	1.056	6	.77	0.105	.62	0.05%	1.42	RF
24	132	79 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG(12)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.398	.658	1.055	6	.98	0.232	.55	0.08%	0.96	C
25	133	80	Jul 6	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.379	.623	1.003	3	.69	-0.068	.31	-0.02%	-0.50	DH
26	134	82 (1)	Jul 9	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.374	.600	.974	7	1.16	0.066	.21	0.01%	0.03	C
27	135	84 (1)	Jul 11	DET		TOR	W,9-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.379	.595	.974	7	.63	0.047	.10	0.00%	0.82	C
28	136	86 (1)	Jul 13	DET	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.384	.581	.965	7	.75	0.007	.16	0.00%	0.11	C
29	137	91 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	DET	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.560	.935	8	1.14	-0.070	.09	0.00%	-0.78	C
30	138	93 (1)	Jul 22	DET		KCR	L,4-5	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.371	.554	.926	6	4.41	-0.115	.42	-0.01%	-0.45	PH RF
31	139	97 (3)	Jul 26	DET	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.367	.542	.909	7	.32	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.17	C
32	140	98	Jul 27	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.354	.520	.874	7	1.36	-0.132	.14	-0.01%	-1.31	C
33	141	99	Jul 29	DET	@	TEX	W,13-6	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.364	.577	.941	7	.32	0.035	.04	0.00%	3.42	C
34	142	100	Jul 30	DET	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG(12)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.358	.569	.927	7	1.88	-0.173	.27	-0.02%	-0.91	C
35	143	101	Jul 31	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.354	.584	.938	7	1.23	-0.011	.11	0.00%	0.35	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	144	102	Aug 3	DET	@	MIN	L,1-11	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.354	.578	.931	7	.43	-0.035	.02	0.00%	-0.29	C
37	145	105 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	DET		TEX	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.346	.563	.909	7	.67	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.66	C
38	146	108 (2)	Aug 8	DET		MIL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.343	.561	.904	7	.45	0.013	.01	0.00%	-1.08	C
39	147	109	Aug 9 (1)	DET		MIL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.343	.556	.898	7	1.06	0.069	.01	0.00%	0.51	C
40	148	113 (3)	Aug 13	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.343	.558	.901	7	1.05	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.86	C
41	149	118 (4)	Aug 18	DET		NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.340	.554	.894	7	6.34	-0.192	.01	0.00%	-0.82	PH C
42	150	124 (5)	Aug 24 (1)	DET	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.541	.875	7	.82	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
43	151	126 (1)	Aug 26	DET		CAL	L,4-7	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.329	.529	.858	7	1.26	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.22	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	152	132 (5)	Sep 2	DET		OAK	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.528	.862	7	.63	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
45	153	135 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	DET		BAL	W,8-7	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.331	.524	.856	9	4.41	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH C
46	154	136	Sep 5 (2)	DET		BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.329	.517	.846	6	.57	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.81	LF
47	155	139 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		BAL	W,12-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.327	.514	.841	6	1.25	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.37	LF
48	156	144 (4)	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.327	.510	.837	6	1.10	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.59	LF
49	157	147 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.321	.500	.821	7	.97	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.57	LF
50	158	148	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.320	.494	.813	6	1.05	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.13	LF
51	159	150 (1)	Sep 18	DET		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.324	.497	.821	9	.60	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
52	160	152 (1)	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.328	.500	.828	8	4.28	0.287	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
53	161	159 (6)	Sep 29	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.331	.500	.831	7	.47	0.049	.00	0.00%	1.72	LF
							18-35		178	164	26	45	8	1	9	25	14	0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.331	.500	.831		1.08	0.117	.44	0.27%	4.14

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