John Stearns Stats

John Stearns was born on Tuesday, August 21, 1951, in Denver, Colorado. Stearns was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1974, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Stearns baseball stats page.
"Dave (Kingman) has the personality of a tree trunk. He's not a bad guy, but if you try to talk to him, about all he does in grunt." - John Stearns in Baseball's Greatest Quotes (1982)

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John Stearns

John Stearns Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#334)

John Stearns Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#334)
 

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Birth Name:   John Hardin Stearns
Nickname:   Bad Dude
Born On:   08-21-1951  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Denver, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver, CO)
College:   University of Colorado
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-22-1974 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   1973 : 1st Round (2nd)
John Stearns

John Stearns 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 Stearns

John Stearns Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 23 Phillies 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1975 24 Mets 59 169 25 32 5 1 3 0 10 17 4 15 3 2 2 6 .189 .268 .284
1976 25 Mets 32 103 13 27 6 0 2 0 10 16 0 11 0 1 1 4 .262 .364 .379
1977 26 Mets 139 431 52 108 25 1 12 1 55 77 7 76 1 4 7 15 .251 .370 .397
1978 27 Mets 143 477 65 126 24 1 15 0 73 70 4 57 2 6 8 11 .264 .364 .413
1979 28 Mets 155 538 58 131 29 2 9 0 66 52 5 57 3 5 4 21 .243 .312 .355
1980 29 Mets 91 319 42 91 25 1 0 0 45 33 1 24 2 8 1 5 .285 .346 .370
1981 30 Mets 80 273 25 74 12 1 1 0 24 24 2 17 7 1 0 10 .271 .329 .333
1982 31 Mets 98 352 46 103 25 3 4 0 28 30 2 35 5 3 2 8 .293 .349 .415
1983 32 Mets 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 33 Mets 8 17 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .176 .333 .235
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 810 2,681 334 696 152 10 46 1 312 323 25 294 23 30 25 80 .260 .341 .375
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John Stearns Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Phillies C 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
1975 Mets C 54 46 1,298 339 6.3 337 297 40 2 9 2 41 24 .994 7.01
1976 Mets C 30 28 769 223 7.4 220 200 20 3 2 1 15 17 .987 7.72
1977 Mets 1B 6 5 123 35 5.8 33 30 3 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .943 7.24
1977 Mets C 127 116 3,135 833 6.6 818 742 76 15 12 8 81 51 .982 7.04
1978 Mets 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1978 Mets C 141 134 3,607 807 5.7 795 711 84 12 7 8 86 52 .985 5.95
1979 Mets 1B 16 14 390 122 7.6 122 114 8 0 16 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.45
1979 Mets 3B 11 7 195 21 1.9 19 5 14 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.63
1979 Mets C 121 113 3,089 725 6.0 713 628 85 12 11 7 100 52 .983 6.23
1979 Mets LF 6 6 120 9 1.5 7 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.58
1980 Mets 1B 16 15 384 139 8.7 138 120 18 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.70
1980 Mets 3B 1 0 9 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1980 Mets C 74 70 1,854 480 6.5 473 432 41 7 6 1 60 26 .985 6.89
1981 Mets 1B 9 7 183 66 7.3 66 58 8 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.74
1981 Mets 3B 4 3 84 7 1.8 6 0 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.93
1981 Mets C 66 63 1,655 346 5.2 340 302 38 6 7 2 42 24 .983 5.55
1982 Mets 3B 12 10 273 22 1.8 18 5 13 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 1.78
1982 Mets C 81 79 2,116 446 5.5 440 379 61 6 9 2 72 49 .987 5.61
1984 Mets 1B 2 1 36 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
1984 Mets C 4 2 82 21 5.3 21 20 1 0 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.91
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 699 651 17,608 4,221 6.0 4,158 3,712 446 63 64 31 500 295 .985 6.38
1B Totals 49 42 1,116 371 7.6 368 330 38 3 36 n/a n/a n/a .992 8.90
3B Totals 29 20 564 53 1.8 46 10 36 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .868 2.20
LF Totals 6 6 120 9 1.5 7 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.58
10 Years 783 719 19,408 4,654 5.9 4,579 4,059 520 75 103 31 500 295 .984 6.37
John Stearns

John Stearns Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Mets 4 1 .800 8 1 n/a 56.3 11.3 16.9 - - -
1976 Mets 1 2 .333 3 1 n/a 51.5 9.4 10.3 - - -
1977 Mets 9 8 .529 12 1 n/a 35.9 5.7 7.8 - - -
1978 Mets 25 13 .658 6 0 n/a 31.8 8.4 6.5 - - -
1979 Mets 15 15 .500 12 0 n/a 59.8 9.4 8.2 - - -
1980 Mets 7 3 .700 6 0 n/a 0.0 13.3 7.1 - - -
1981 Mets 12 2 .857 7 0 n/a 273.0 16.1 11.4 - - -
1982 Mets 17 7 .708 6 3 n/a 88.0 10.1 12.6 - - -
1983 Mets 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1984 Mets 1 0 1.000 2 1 n/a 0.0 8.5 17.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 91 51 .641 63 11 n/a 58.3 9.1 8.6 - - -
John Stearns

John Stearns Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 9 $15,000.00 - -
1975 New York Mets 16 $16,000.00 - -
1976 New York Mets 16 $35,000.00 - -
1977 New York Mets 12 $45,000.00 Stats -
1978 New York Mets 12 Undetermined - -
1979 New York Mets 12 Undetermined Stats -
1980 New York Mets 12 Undetermined Stats -
1981 New York Mets 12 Undetermined - -
1982 New York Mets 12 Undetermined Stats -
1983 New York Mets 12 Undetermined - -
1984 New York Mets 12 $400,000.00 - -




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