John Wockenfuss was born on Sunday, February 27, 1949, in Welch, West Virginia. Wockenfuss was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1974, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Wockenfuss baseball stats page.
"The problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him." - Detroit Tigers Manager (1979-1995) Sparky Anderson in It Ain't Over 'til It's Over (Steve Goldman, Basic Books, Managers 2.0, Page 394)
John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#472) |
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John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1974 | 25 | Tigers | 13 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .212 | .172 |
1975 | 26 | Tigers | 35 | 118 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .229 | .287 | .432 |
1976 | 27 | Tigers | 60 | 144 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .309 | .361 |
1977 | 28 | Tigers | 53 | 164 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .331 | .500 |
1978 | 29 | Tigers | 71 | 187 | 23 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .283 | .357 | .422 |
1979 | 30 | Tigers | 87 | 231 | 27 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .264 | .320 | .506 |
1980 | 31 | Tigers | 126 | 372 | 56 | 102 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 65 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .274 | .390 | .449 |
1981 | 32 | Tigers | 70 | 172 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .215 | .322 | .395 |
1982 | 33 | Tigers | 70 | 193 | 28 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .301 | .388 | .472 |
1983 | 34 | Tigers | 92 | 245 | 32 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 31 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .269 | .349 | .420 |
1984 | 35 | Phillies | 86 | 180 | 20 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .289 | .390 | .417 |
1985 | 36 | Phillies | 32 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .162 | .311 | .162 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 795 | 2,072 | 267 | 543 | 73 | 11 | 86 | 2 | 310 | 277 | 14 | 278 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 52 | .262 | .349 | .432 |
John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1974 Tigers | C | 13 | 10 | 275 | 59 | 4.5 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .932 | 5.40 |
1975 Tigers | C | 34 | 32 | 883 | 222 | 6.5 | 218 | 195 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 15 | .982 | 6.67 |
1976 Tigers | C | 59 | 43 | 1,215 | 255 | 4.3 | 240 | 221 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19 | .941 | 5.33 |
1977 Tigers | C | 37 | 33 | 890 | 198 | 5.4 | 195 | 175 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | .985 | 5.92 |
1977 Tigers | LF | 6 | 6 | 138 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.78 |
1977 Tigers | RF | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
1978 Tigers | LF | 6 | 5 | 147 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.31 |
1978 Tigers | RF | 55 | 44 | 1,167 | 75 | 1.4 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.69 |
1979 Tigers | 1B | 31 | 25 | 579 | 224 | 7.2 | 223 | 205 | 18 | 1 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.40 |
1979 Tigers | C | 20 | 18 | 444 | 119 | 6.0 | 117 | 109 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | .983 | 7.11 |
1979 Tigers | LF | 5 | 5 | 102 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.06 |
1979 Tigers | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1980 Tigers | 1B | 52 | 45 | 1,212 | 458 | 8.8 | 450 | 415 | 35 | 8 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.02 |
1980 Tigers | C | 25 | 23 | 632 | 136 | 5.4 | 133 | 123 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 5 | .978 | 5.68 |
1980 Tigers | LF | 21 | 18 | 414 | 34 | 1.6 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
1980 Tigers | RF | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1981 Tigers | 1B | 25 | 23 | 498 | 187 | 7.5 | 184 | 179 | 5 | 3 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.98 |
1981 Tigers | C | 5 | 2 | 69 | 16 | 3.2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.26 |
1981 Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
1982 Tigers | 1B | 17 | 14 | 321 | 125 | 7.4 | 125 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.51 |
1982 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1982 Tigers | C | 24 | 18 | 518 | 103 | 4.3 | 101 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | .981 | 5.26 |
1982 Tigers | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1982 Tigers | RF | 8 | 7 | 168 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
1983 Tigers | 1B | 13 | 16 | 360 | 96 | 7.4 | 94 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 7.05 |
1983 Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1983 Tigers | C | 29 | 22 | 570 | 152 | 5.2 | 152 | 141 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1983 Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Phillies | 1B | 39 | 32 | 705 | 245 | 6.3 | 244 | 231 | 13 | 1 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.34 |
1984 Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Phillies | C | 21 | 15 | 446 | 105 | 5.0 | 99 | 92 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | .943 | 5.99 |
1985 Phillies | 1B | 7 | 4 | 120 | 40 | 5.7 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1985 Phillies | C | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 269 | 216 | 5,957 | 1,370 | 5.1 | 1,331 | 1,212 | 119 | 39 | 17 | 27 | 188 | 82 | .972 | 6.03 | |
1B Totals | 184 | 159 | 3,795 | 1,375 | 7.5 | 1,360 | 1,275 | 85 | 15 | 132 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.68 | |
RF Totals | 69 | 55 | 1,446 | 90 | 1.3 | 88 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.64 | |
LF Totals | 42 | 35 | 858 | 69 | 1.6 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
12 Years | 568 | 465 | 12,068 | 2,904 | 5.1 | 2,848 | 2,640 | 208 | 56 | 150 | 27 | 188 | 82 | .981 | 6.37 |
John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1974 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1975 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1976 Tigers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 10.3 | 14.4 | - | - | - |
1977 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1978 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1979 Tigers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Tigers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 23.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1981 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | 39 | 19.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 30 | 0 | 39 | 27.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1984 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 0 | n/a | 30.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1985 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 18.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 5 | 11 | .313 | 193 | 1 | 146 | 24.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
John WockenfussJohn Wockenfuss Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1974 Detroit Tigers | 45 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Detroit Tigers | 45 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Detroit Tigers | 45 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Detroit Tigers | 14 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Detroit Tigers | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
John Wockenfuss Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss was a Major League Baseball player with the Detroit Tigers (1974-1983), and Philadelphia Phillies (1984-1985). When Fuss, his nickname, made his big league debut on August 11, 1974, he became the first Dickinson High School (Wilmington, Delaware) graduate to reach the majors!
John Wockenfuss Rookie Card | 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#13 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that John Wockenfuss was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum & Hall of Fame in 1993? Their goal is to celebrate the history, preserve the legacy, and honor the heroes of the sports within Delaware and those who have brought recognition to Delaware by their accomplishments elsewhere. His plaque reads:
John Wockenfuss
John Wockenfuss, a four-sport star at Dickinson High School, was a 42nd round free agent draft pick of the Washington Senators in 1967. He got his shot at the majors seven years later when he was called up by the Detroit Tigers in 1974.
Once there, he played 10 years, then two more with the Phillies before retiring in 1985. He compiled a .262 batting average and played every position except pitcher and third base.
In 1974, he was picked Delaware's Athlete of the Year. The popular Wockenfuss returned to the Detroit organization as a minor league manager after his playing career ended, and moved rapidly up the ladder from Class A to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He was released after only 24 games of the 1990 season. He later held the managing helm of the Carolina Mudcats, a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate in the Double-A Southern League. "There were a lot of blockades along the way" Wokenfuss said, "But I was "just too stubborn to give up". "My dad always taught me that you can not replace hustle". John, who saw action in the Wilmington semi-pro league, remains an excellent role model and instructor for young athletes.
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