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John Stearns
John Hardin Stearns (Bad Dude)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School University of Colorado

Debut September 22, 1974
  vs. MON 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born August 21, 1951 in Denver, CO

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1973. (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 22 PHI NL   1    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  177    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1975 23 NYM NL  59  169   25   32   5  1   3   10   4  1  17  15  .189  .268  .284   57   48   3   2   4   2   6
 1976 24 NYM NL  32  103   13   27   6  0   2   10   1  2  16  11  .262  .364  .379  117   39   0   1   0   1   4
 1977 25 NYM NL 139  431   52  108  25  1  12   55   9  8  77  76  .251  .370  .397  111  171   1   4   7   7  15 AS
 1978 26 NYM NL 143  477   65  126  24  1  15   73  25 13  70  57  .264  .364  .413  121  197   2   6   4   8  11
 1979 27 NYM NL 155  538   58  131  29  2   9   66  15 15  52  57  .243  .312  .355   85  191   3   5   5   4  21 AS
 1980 28 NYM NL  91  319   42   91  25  1   0   45   7  3  33  24  .285  .346  .370  103  118   2   8   1   1   5 AS
 1981 29 NYM NL  80  273   25   74  12  1   1   24  12  2  24  17  .271  .329  .333   91   91   7   1   2   0  10
 1982 30 NYM NL  98  352   46  103  25  3   4   28  17  7  30  35  .293  .349  .415  115  146   5   3   2   2   8 AS
 1983 31 NYM NL   4    0    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 32 NYM NL   8   17    6    3   1  0   0    1   1  0   4   2  .176  .333  .235   64    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     810 2681  334  696 152 10  46  312  91 51 323 294  .260  .341  .375  102 1006  23  30  25  25  80
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        536   67  139  30  2   9   62  18 10  65  59  .260  .341  .375  102  201   5   6   5   5  16
 Career High    155  538   65  131  29  3  15   73  25 15  77  76  .293  .370  .415  121  197   7   8   7   8  21
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 22 PHI NL    2    1    1  27.0    98| .500  .267| .500  .340| .500  .386|1.000  .726| 177  .967   0.2   0.0   0%
 1975 23 NYM NL  193  149   13   2.4    93| .189  .261| .268  .331| .284  .376| .552  .707|  57  .247  -9.9  -1.0  80%
 1976 24 NYM NL  121   83   14   4.5    87| .262  .255| .364  .321| .379  .364| .743  .685| 117  .548   3.2   0.3  33%
 1977 25 NYM NL  520  351   64   4.9    99| .251  .263| .370  .330| .397  .401| .767  .731| 111  .529  11.1   1.1  52%
 1978 26 NYM NL  563  383   75   5.2    91| .264  .257| .364  .324| .413  .378| .777  .703| 121  .602  16.6   1.7  65%
 1979 27 NYM NL  602  451   54   3.2    96| .243  .264| .312  .329| .355  .392| .667  .721|  85  .360  -9.6  -1.0  50%
 1980 28 NYM NL  363  246   44   4.8    93| .285  .263| .346  .325| .370  .382| .716  .707| 103  .559   3.9   0.4  70%
 1981 29 NYM NL  305  219   30   3.7    90| .271  .260| .329  .325| .333  .373| .662  .698|  91  .452  -3.1  -0.3  85%
 1982 30 NYM NL  392  272   51   5.1    94| .293  .264| .349  .327| .415  .384| .764  .711| 115  .582   7.4   0.8  70%
 1983 31 NYM NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 1984 32 NYM NL   21   14    2   3.8    93| .176  .262| .333  .327| .235  .381| .568  .708|  64  .461  -0.6  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3082 2169  348   4.3    94| .260  .262| .341  .327| .375  .385| .716  .712| 102  .502  19.3   1.9  64%

* 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 22 PHI NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.40 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1975 23 NYM NL C 54 297 40 2 9 .994 .985 6.24 5.24 7.01 6.03 46 432.7 2 20 41 24 1976 24 NYM NL C 30 200 20 3 2 .987 .986 7.33 5.16 7.73 5.96 28 256.3 1 5 15 17 1977 25 NYM NL C 127 742 76 15 12 .982 .985 6.44 5.54 7.04 6.49 116 1045.0 8 18 81 51 AS 1B 6 30 3 2 3 .943 .991 5.50 8.32 7.19 9.89 5 41.3 AS 1978 26 NYM NL C 141 711 84 12 7 .985 .985 5.64 5.11 5.95 6.17 134 1202.3 8 27 86 52 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1979 27 NYM NL C 121 628 85 12 11 .983 .985 5.89 5.27 6.23 6.13 113 1029.7 7 26 100 52 AS 1B 16 114 8 0 16 1.000 .992 7.62 8.59 8.43 9.89 14 130.3 AS 3B 11 5 14 2 2 .905 .950 1.73 2.50 2.63 2.89 7 65.0 AS LF 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 1.58 1.55 2.01 6 40.7 AS 1980 28 NYM NL C 74 432 41 7 6 .985 .983 6.39 5.23 6.89 6.09 70 618.0 1 20 60 26 AS 1B 16 120 18 1 10 .993 .992 8.62 8.97 9.70 10.16 15 128.0 AS 3B 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.40 9.00 3.00 0 3.0 AS 1981 29 NYM NL C 66 302 38 6 7 .983 .983 5.15 5.07 5.55 5.93 63 551.7 2 14 42 24 1B 9 58 8 0 4 1.000 .992 7.33 8.68 9.74 10.22 7 61.0 3B 4 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.50 2.48 1.93 2.83 3 28.0 1982 30 NYM NL C 81 379 61 6 9 .987 .985 5.43 5.52 5.61 6.29 79 705.3 2 16 72 49 AS 3B 12 5 13 4 0 .818 .952 1.50 2.43 1.78 2.77 10 91.0 AS 1984 32 NYM NL C 4 20 1 0 1 1.000 .986 5.25 5.67 6.92 6.53 2 27.3 0 2 3 0 1B 2 8 1 0 3 1.000 .989 4.50 8.15 6.75 9.82 1 12.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 25 NYM NL 1B 6 30 3 2 3 .943 .991 5.50 8.32 7.19 9.89 5 41.3 1979 27 NYM NL 1B 16 114 8 0 16 1.000 .992 7.62 8.59 8.43 9.89 14 130.3 1980 28 NYM NL 1B 16 120 18 1 10 .993 .992 8.62 8.97 9.70 10.16 15 128.0 1981 29 NYM NL 1B 9 58 8 0 4 1.000 .992 7.33 8.68 9.74 10.22 7 61.0 1984 32 NYM NL 1B 2 8 1 0 3 1.000 .989 4.50 8.15 6.75 9.82 1 12.0 1978 26 NYM NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1979 27 NYM NL 3B 11 5 14 2 2 .905 .950 1.73 2.50 2.63 2.89 7 65.0 1980 28 NYM NL 3B 1 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 3.00 2.40 9.00 3.00 0 3.0 1981 29 NYM NL 3B 4 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.50 2.48 1.93 2.83 3 28.0 1982 30 NYM NL 3B 12 5 13 4 0 .818 .952 1.50 2.43 1.78 2.77 10 91.0 1974 22 PHI NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.40 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1975 23 NYM NL C 54 297 40 2 9 .994 .985 6.24 5.24 7.01 6.03 46 432.7 2 20 41 24 1976 24 NYM NL C 30 200 20 3 2 .987 .986 7.33 5.16 7.73 5.96 28 256.3 1 5 15 17 1977 25 NYM NL C 127 742 76 15 12 .982 .985 6.44 5.54 7.04 6.49 116 1045.0 8 18 81 51 1978 26 NYM NL C 141 711 84 12 7 .985 .985 5.64 5.11 5.95 6.17 134 1202.3 8 27 86 52 1979 27 NYM NL C 121 628 85 12 11 .983 .985 5.89 5.27 6.23 6.13 113 1029.7 7 26 100 52 1980 28 NYM NL C 74 432 41 7 6 .985 .983 6.39 5.23 6.89 6.09 70 618.0 1 20 60 26 1981 29 NYM NL C 66 302 38 6 7 .983 .983 5.15 5.07 5.55 5.93 63 551.7 2 14 42 24 1982 30 NYM NL C 81 379 61 6 9 .987 .985 5.43 5.52 5.61 6.29 79 705.3 2 16 72 49 1984 32 NYM NL C 4 20 1 0 1 1.000 .986 5.25 5.67 6.92 6.53 2 27.3 0 2 3 0 1979 27 NYM NL LF 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 1.58 1.55 2.01 6 40.7 1979 27 NYM NL OF 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 2.00 1.55 2.32 6 40.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 699 3712 446 63 64 .985 .985 5.95 5.29 6.38 6.19 651 5869.3 31 148 500 295 1B* 49 330 38 3 36 .992 .992 7.51 8.68 8.89 10.03 42 372.7 3B* 29 10 36 7 3 .868 .950 1.59 2.47 2.20 2.82 20 188.3 LF* 6 7 0 2 0 .778 .972 1.17 1.58 1.55 2.01 6 40.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 783 4059 520 75 103 .984 .985 5.85 5.37 6.37 6.28 719 6471
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1979   NYM NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1980   NYM NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1982   NYM NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/4      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977 *
1979
1980 *
1982 *

Hit By Pitch
1977 NL-7-4
1978 NL-8-5

Sac. Flies
1980 NL-8-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1979 NL-21-3

Caught Stealing
1978 NL-13-8
1979 NL-15-8

Power/Speed Number
1978 NL-18.8-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 12.0 (1030) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1973.

December 3, 1974: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Mac Scarce and Del Unser to the New York Mets for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn, and Dave Schneck.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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