John Christensen Stats

John Christensen was born on Monday, September 5, 1960, in Downey, California. Christensen was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1984, with the New York Mets. 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 Christensen baseball stats page.

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John Christensen

John Christensen Autograph on a 1988 Score (#42)

John Christensen Autograph on a 1988 Score (#42)

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Birth Name:   John Lawrence Christensen
Nickname:   None
Born On:   09-05-1960  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Downey, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Troy High School (Fullerton, CA)
College:   Cal State Fullerton
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-13-1984 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-01-1988
Draft:   1981 : 2nd Round (38th)

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John Christensen Pitching Stats

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John Christensen Hitting Stats

1984 24 Mets 5 11 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .273 .308 .455
1985 25 Mets 51 113 10 21 4 1 3 0 13 19 1 23 1 0 0 3 .186 .303 .319
1987 27 Mariners 53 132 19 32 6 1 2 0 12 12 0 28 2 0 0 3 .242 .306 .348
1988 28 Twins 23 38 5 10 4 0 0 0 5 3 1 5 0 0 2 1 .263 .349 .368
4 Years 132 294 36 66 16 2 5 0 33 35 2 58 3 1 2 7 .224 .310 .344

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John Christensen Fielding Stats

1984 Mets LF 3 1 42 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.64
1984 Mets RF 2 1 30 1 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1985 Mets CF 2 0 21 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1985 Mets LF 6 3 93 5 0.8 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45
1985 Mets RF 31 25 714 43 1.4 41 39 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 1.55
1987 Mariners LF 2 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1987 Mariners RF 41 29 798 62 1.5 62 61 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
1988 Twins RF 17 10 253 20 1.2 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
RF Totals 91 65 1,795 126 1.4 123 120 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.85
LF Totals 11 4 147 6 0.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.10
CF Totals 2 0 21 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
4 Years 104 69 1,963 133 1.3 130 127 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.79

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John Christensen Miscellaneous Stats

1984 Mets 0 1 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 3.7 - - -
1985 Mets 1 2 .333 15 1 n/a 37.7 4.9 8.7 - - -
1987 Mariners 2 0 1.000 17 1 8 66.0 4.7 11.0 - - -
1988 Twins 0 0 .000 12 1 1 0.0 7.6 7.6 - - -
4 Years 3 3 .500 46 3 9 58.8 5.1 8.9 - - -

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John Christensen Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1984 New York Mets 35 $40,000.00 - -
1985 New York Mets 7 $60,000.00 - -
1987 Seattle Mariners 42 Undetermined - -
1988 Minnesota Twins 20 Undetermined - -

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