John Bateman Stats

John Bateman was born on Sunday, July 21, 1940, in Killeen, Texas. Bateman was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1963, with the Houston Colt .45s. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Bateman baseball stats page.
"He's (John Bateman) colorful. He was the most colorful rookie I've ever seen. I'm not comparing him to the guys who have been around longer, but for a kid he's a natural. The way he hustles, what he says...if he can develop at all, the fans ought to love him. Even the umpires respect him now. When they miss a pitch, he has a habit of holding the ball out there, to show them where it was. They hate to be shown up, and earlier in the season they got on him about it. But now they know that's just the way he catches. He's telling them: 'You missed that one, and I want the next one.'" - Teammate Lum Harris in Baseball Digest (March 1964, Mickey Herskowitz, 'Friskiest of the Colts', Page 61)

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John Bateman

John Bateman Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#86)

John Bateman Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#86)
 

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Birth Name:   John Alvin Bateman
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-21-1940  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Killeen, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-03-1996 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Cemetery:   Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
High School:   Lawton High School (Lawton, OK)
College:   Cameron Junior College (Lawton, OK)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   04-19-1963 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-03-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Bateman

John Bateman Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Bateman

John Bateman Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 23 Colt .45s 128 404 23 85 8 6 10 0 59 13 1 103 4 4 9 9 .210 .249 .334
1964 24 Colt .45s 74 221 18 42 8 0 5 0 19 17 5 48 0 2 1 9 .190 .249 .294
1965 25 Astros 45 142 15 28 3 1 7 0 14 12 3 37 1 2 0 9 .197 .256 .380
1966 26 Astros 131 433 39 121 24 3 17 0 70 20 9 74 4 6 5 17 .279 .315 .467
1967 27 Astros 76 252 16 48 9 0 2 0 17 17 11 53 0 2 2 9 .190 .245 .250
1968 28 Astros 111 350 28 87 19 0 4 0 33 23 16 46 3 4 3 16 .249 .297 .337
1969 29 Expos 74 235 16 49 4 0 8 0 19 12 6 44 1 0 1 7 .209 .250 .328
1970 30 Expos 139 520 51 123 21 5 15 1 68 28 9 75 5 3 1 15 .237 .275 .383
1971 31 Expos 139 492 34 119 17 3 10 2 56 19 3 87 6 5 4 27 .242 .273 .350
1972 32 Expos 18 29 0 7 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 .241 .313 .276
1972 32 Phillies 82 252 10 56 9 0 3 0 17 8 6 39 1 3 1 4 .222 .246 .294
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,017 3,330 250 765 123 18 81 3 375 172 69 610 25 31 27 123 .230 .271 .350
John Bateman

John Bateman Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1963 Colt .45s C 115 111 2,891 794 6.9 771 690 81 23 7 16 54 37 .971 7.20
1964 Colt .45s C 72 67 1,742 449 6.2 443 400 43 6 4 10 38 11 .987 6.87
1965 Astros C 39 38 1,042 264 6.8 260 234 26 4 3 4 12 10 .985 6.74
1966 Astros C 121 120 3,069 809 6.7 794 731 63 15 14 21 49 26 .981 6.99
1967 Astros C 71 70 1,814 535 7.5 529 483 46 6 5 10 30 17 .989 7.87
1968 Astros C 108 105 2,643 750 6.9 739 690 49 11 6 9 44 12 .985 7.55
1969 Expos C 66 64 1,633 466 7.1 459 433 26 7 5 11 36 13 .985 7.59
1970 Expos C 137 136 3,544 901 6.6 886 824 62 15 19 9 51 40 .983 6.75
1971 Expos C 137 133 3,417 794 5.8 782 726 56 12 12 8 72 34 .985 6.18
1972 Expos C 7 5 147 29 4.1 29 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.33
1972 Phillies C 80 74 1,881 499 6.2 485 447 38 14 6 6 43 23 .972 6.96
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 953 923 23,823 6,290 6.6 6,177 5,686 491 113 81 104 430 223 .982 7.00
10 Years 953 923 23,823 6,290 6.6 6,177 5,686 491 113 81 104 430 223 .982 7.00
John Bateman

John Bateman Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 40.4 3.9 6.8 - - -
1964 Colt .45s 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 44.2 4.6 11.6 - - -
1965 Astros 0 1 .000 6 0 n/a 20.3 3.8 10.1 - - -
1966 Astros 0 0 .000 11 0 n/a 25.5 5.9 6.2 - - -
1967 Astros 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 126.0 4.8 14.8 - - -
1968 Astros 1 1 .500 3 0 n/a 87.5 7.6 10.6 - - -
1969 Expos 0 2 .000 8 0 n/a 29.4 5.3 12.4 - - -
1970 Expos 8 4 .667 2 0 n/a 34.7 6.9 7.6 - - -
1971 Expos 1 0 1.000 4 0 n/a 49.2 5.7 8.8 - - -
1972 Expos 0 0 .000 12 0 n/a 0.0 7.3 9.7 - - -
1972 Phillies 0 1 .000 3 0 n/a 84.0 6.5 14.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 10 10 .500 72 0 n/a 41.1 5.5 8.9 - - -
John Bateman

John Bateman Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Houston Colt .45s 7 Undetermined - -
1964 Houston Colt .45s 7 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 7 Undetermined - -
1966 Houston Astros 7 Undetermined - -
1967 Houston Astros 7 Undetermined - -
1968 Houston Astros 7 Undetermined - -
1969 Montreal Expos 2 Undetermined - -
1970 Montreal Expos 2 Undetermined - -
1971 Montreal Expos 2 Undetermined - -
1972 Montreal Expos 2 Undetermined - -
1972 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that on May 17, 1963, John Bateman caught the first ever no-hitter in Houston franchise history? Don Nottebart held the Philadelphia Phillies hitless in a 4-1 Colt .45s win.

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