John Montefusco

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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

High School: Middletown Township HS (Middletown, NJ)

School: Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ)

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

ERA

3.54

298

244

1652.1

1081

WHIP

1.281

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1973	23	2.5	Decatur	MIDW	A	SFG	9	2	.818	2.18	3.00	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
1974	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SFG	15	12	.556	3.18	3.91	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
1974	24	-0.3	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	7	3	.700	3.27	4.09	11	11		7	3	0	77.0	60	35	28	6	26	4	90	3	0	2		1.117	7.0	0.7	3.0	10.5	3.46
1974	24	1.7	Amarillo	TL	AA	SFG	8	9	.471	3.13	3.81	19	19		10	4	0	144.0	143	61	50	5	37	6	107	5	0	1		1.250	8.9	0.3	2.3	6.7	2.89
1974	24	-3.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	2	.600	4.81	5.03	7	5	1	1	1	0	39.1	41	22	21	3	19	0	34	0	0	0	179	1.525	9.4	0.7	4.3	7.8	1.79
1975	25	-2.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	15	9	.625	2.88	3.14	35	34	1	10	4	0	243.2	210	85	78	11	86	12	215	8	2	6	1018	1.215	7.8	0.4	3.2	7.9	2.50
1976	26	-1.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	16	14	.533	2.84	3.20	37	36	0	11	6	0	253.1	224	90	80	11	74	8	172	4	1	3	1045	1.176	8.0	0.4	2.6	6.1	2.32
1977	27	-0.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	12	.368	3.49	4.69	26	25	0	4	0	0	157.1	170	82	61	10	46	6	110	3	0	5	689	1.373	9.7	0.6	2.6	6.3	2.39
1978	28	0.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	11	9	.550	3.81	4.15	36	36	0	3	0	0	238.2	233	110	101	25	68	6	177	4	3	4	1003	1.261	8.8	0.9	2.6	6.7	2.60
1979	29	0.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	8	.273	3.94	4.20	22	22	0	0	0	0	137.0	145	64	60	15	51	7	76	2	0	3	585	1.431	9.5	1.0	3.4	5.0	1.49
1980	30	1.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	4	8	.333	4.37	4.84	22	17	0	1	0	0	113.1	120	61	55	15	39	6	85	2	1	2	498	1.403	9.5	1.2	3.1	6.8	2.18
1981	31	2.3	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	3	.400	3.49	3.72	26	9	4	0	0	1	77.1	75	32	30	9	27	2	34	0	1	2	323	1.319	8.7	1.0	3.1	4.0	1.26
1982	32	3.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	10	11	.476	4.00	4.54	32	32	0	1	0	0	184.1	177	93	82	17	41	2	83	3	1	2	770	1.183	8.6	0.8	2.0	4.1	2.02
1983	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	SDP	14	4	.778	3.31	3.51	37	16	9	1	0	4	133.1	133	52	49	9	42	6	67	2	1	1	555	1.313	9.0	0.6	2.8	4.5	1.60
1983	33	4.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	9	4	.692	3.30	3.59	31	10	9	1	0	4	95.1	94	38	35	6	32	6	52	1	1	1	398	1.322	8.9	0.6	3.0	4.9	1.63
1983	33	4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	0	1.000	3.32	3.32	6	6	0	0	0	0	38.0	39	14	14	3	10	0	15	1	0	0	157	1.289	9.2	0.7	2.4	3.6	1.50
1984	34	8.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1	0	1.000	0.69	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
1984	34	5.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	3	.625	3.58	4.23	11	11	0	0	0	0	55.1	55	26	22	5	13	2	23	1	0	1	234	1.229	8.9	0.8	2.1	3.7	1.77
1985	35	6.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		10.29	10.29	3	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	12	8	8	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	34	2.000	15.4	3.9	2.6	2.6	1.00
1986	36	7.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		2.19	2.19	4	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	9	3	3	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	50	1.135	6.6	1.5	3.6	2.2	0.60
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		90	83	.520	3.54	3.97	298	244	17	32	11	5	1652.1	1604	728	650	135	513	57	1081	29	10	29	6983	1.281	8.7	0.7	2.8	5.9	2.11
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		25	14	.641	2.75	3.48	57	45	0	28	8	6	354.0	303	137	108	16	108	12	330	11	0	10		1.161	7.7	0.4	2.7	8.4	3.06
All Levels (14 Seasons)							115	97	.542	3.40	3.88	355	289	17	60	19	11	2006.1	1907	865	758	151	621	69	1411	40	10	39	6983	1.260	8.6	0.7	2.8	6.3	2.27

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		8	3	.727	2.90	3.60	14	14	0	7	3	0	90.0	66	36	29	7	27	4	97	4	0	3		1.033	6.6	0.7	2.7	9.7	3.59
AA (1 season)					Minors		8	9	.471	3.13	3.81	19	19		10	4	0	144.0	143	61	50	5	37	6	107	5	0	1		1.250	8.9	0.3	2.3	6.7	2.89
A (1 season)					Minors		9	2	.818	2.18	3.00	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