John Montefusco

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 25, 1950 in Long Branch, NJ us

High School: Long Branch HS (Long Branch, NJ)

School: Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ)

Debut: September 3, 1974 (Age 24-101d, 11,150th in MLB history)
vs. LAD 9.0 IP, 6 H, 7 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 1, 1986 (Age 35-341d)
vs. MIN 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: John Joseph Montefusco

Nicknames: The Count

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Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.9

W

L

ERA

3.54

G

298

GS

244

SV

IP

1652.1

SO

1081

WHIP

1.281

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1973	23	SFG-min	A	9	2	.818	2.17	24	12		11	1	6	120.0	94	40	29	4	44	2	126	2	0	6				1.150	7.1	0.3	3.3	9.5	2.86	DEC MIDW
1974	24	SFG-min	AA,AAA	15	12	.556	3.18	30	30		17	7	0	221.0	203	96	78	11	63	10	197	8	0	3				1.204	8.3	0.4	2.6	8.0	3.13	AMA,PHX TL,PCL
1974	24	SFG	NL	3	2	.600	4.81	7	5	1	1	1	0	39.1	41	22	21	3	19	0	34	0	0	0	179	80	3.29	1.525	9.4	0.7	4.3	7.8	1.79
1975	25	SFG	NL	15	9	.625	2.88	35	34	1	10	4	0	243.2	210	85	78	11	86	12	215	8	2	6	1018	133	2.57	1.215	7.8	0.4	3.2	7.9	2.50	CYA-4,RoY-1
1976	26	SFG	NL	16	14	.533	2.84	37	36	0	11	6	0	253.1	224	90	80	11	74	8	172	4	1	3	1045	127	2.76	1.176	8.0	0.4	2.6	6.1	2.32	AS
1977	27	SFG	NL	7	12	.368	3.49	26	25	0	4	0	0	157.1	170	82	61	10	46	6	110	3	0	5	689	112	3.10	1.373	9.7	0.6	2.6	6.3	2.39
1978	28	SFG	NL	11	9	.550	3.81	36	36	0	3	0	0	238.2	233	110	101	25	68	6	177	4	3	4	1003	90	3.37	1.261	8.8	0.9	2.6	6.7	2.60
1979	29	SFG	NL	3	8	.273	3.94	22	22	0	0	0	0	137.0	145	64	60	15	51	7	76	2	0	3	585	89	4.21	1.431	9.5	1.0	3.4	5.0	1.49
1980	30	SFG	NL	4	8	.333	4.37	22	17	0	1	0	0	113.1	120	61	55	15	39	6	85	2	1	2	498	81	4.06	1.403	9.5	1.2	3.1	6.8	2.18
1981	31	ATL	NL	2	3	.400	3.49	26	9	4	0	0	1	77.1	75	32	30	9	27	2	34	0	1	2	323	104	4.28	1.319	8.7	1.0	3.1	4.0	1.26
1982	32	SDP	NL	10	11	.476	4.00	32	32	0	1	0	0	184.1	177	93	82	17	41	2	83	3	1	2	770	87	3.73	1.183	8.6	0.8	2.0	4.1	2.02
1983	33	TOT	MLB	14	4	.778	3.31	37	16	9	1	0	4	133.1	133	52	49	9	42	6	67	2	1	1	555	110	3.62	1.313	9.0	0.6	2.8	4.5	1.60
1983	33	SDP	NL	9	4	.692	3.30	31	10	9	1	0	4	95.1	94	38	35	6	32	6	52	1	1	1	398	107	3.52	1.322	8.9	0.6	3.0	4.9	1.63
1983	33	NYY	AL	5	0	1.000	3.32	6	6	0	0	0	0	38.0	39	14	14	3	10	0	15	1	0	0	157	118	3.86	1.289	9.2	0.7	2.4	3.6	1.50
1984	34	NYY-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.69	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	7	1	0	1				0.538	4.2	0.7	0.7	4.8	7.00	CLB IL
1984	34	NYY	AL	5	3	.625	3.58	11	11	0	0	0	0	55.1	55	26	22	5	13	2	23	1	0	1	234	107	3.87	1.229	8.9	0.8	2.1	3.7	1.77
1985	35	NYY	AL	0	0		10.29	3	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	12	8	8	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	34	41	8.54	2.000	15.4	3.9	2.6	2.6	1.00
1986	36	NYY	AL	0	0		2.19	4	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	3	3	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	50	193	5.61	1.135	6.6	1.5	3.6	2.2	0.60
13 Yrs				90	83	.520	3.54	298	244	17	32	11	5	1652.1	1604	728	650	135	513	57	1081	29	10	29	6983	103	3.41	1.281	8.7	0.7	2.8	5.9	2.11
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.520	3.54	37	31	2	4	1	1	207	201	91	82	17	64	7	136	4	1	4	876	103	3.41	1.281	8.7	0.7	2.8	5.9	2.11

SFG (7 yrs)				59	62	.488	3.47	185	175	2	30	11	0	1182.2	1143	514	456	90	383	45	869	23	7	23	5017	105	3.20	1.290	8.7	0.7	2.9	6.6	2.27
NYY (4 yrs)				10	3	.769	3.75	24	18	2	0	0	0	112.2	115	51	47	13	30	2	43	2	0	1	475	105	4.35	1.287	9.2	1.0	2.4	3.4	1.43
SDP (2 yrs)				19	15	.559	3.77	63	42	9	2	0	4	279.2	271	131	117	23	73	8	135	4	2	3	1168	93	3.66	1.230	8.7	0.7	2.3	4.3	1.85
ATL (1 yr)				2	3	.400	3.49	26	9	4	0	0	1	77.1	75	32	30	9	27	2	34	0	1	2	323	104	4.28	1.319	8.7	1.0	3.1	4.0	1.26

NL (10 yrs)				80	80	.500	3.52	274	226	15	32	11	5	1539.2	1489	677	603	122	483	55	1038	27	10	28	6508	103	3.34	1.281	8.7	0.7	2.8	6.1	2.15
AL (4 yrs)				10	3	.769	3.75	24	18	2	0	0	0	112.2	115	51	47	13	30	2	43	2	0	1	475	105	4.35	1.287	9.2	1.0	2.4	3.4	1.43

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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