John Stearns

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 21, 1951 in Denver, CO us

Died: September 15, 2022 in Denver, CO

Buried: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, CO

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Colorado (Boulder, CO).

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Denver, CO)

School: University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)

Debut: September 22, 1974 (Age 23-032d, 13,594th in major league history)
vs. MON 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 33-040d)
vs. MON 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: John Hardin Stearns

Nicknames: Bad Dude

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.7

2681

696

.260

334

RBI

312

OBP

.341

SLG

.375

OPS

.717

OPS+

102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-13 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 121 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	85 (43-29-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 121 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (36-24-12)

Most Driven In
D Kingman	2
J Milner	2
Self	2
P Mangual	1
M Vail	1
D Unser	1
E Kranepool	1
R Staiger	0

Most Driven In By
B Harrelson	3
L Foster	2
Self	2
J Koosman	1
F MillÃ¡n	1
J Milner	1
B Baldwin	1
M Vail	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	61	3 (2)	Apr 11	NYM		MON	L,6-7	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.09	-0.074	5.39	-0.08%	-0.71	PH
2	62	6 (2)	Apr 15	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-8	6-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.09	0.076	1.69	0.07%	0.06	PH C
3	63	9 (2)	Apr 18	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8	.35	-0.037	.61	-0.04%	-0.78	C
4	64	10	Apr 19	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	11-GF(17)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	3	3.19	-0.233	4.74	-0.21%	-0.89	PH C
5	65	17 (6)	Apr 27	NYM		ATL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	66	34 (16)	May 16 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	7	.99	-0.172	1.86	-0.19%	-1.96	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	67	131 (96)	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	7	1.03	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
8	68	132	Sep 2	NYM		SFG	L,7-10	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	7	.86	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.64	C
9	69	133	Sep 3	NYM		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.167	.359	7	1.09	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.82	C
10	70	134	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.250	.483	7	.72	0.219	.00	0.00%	1.55	C
11	71	135	Sep 5	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.226	.438	7	.93	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.48	C
12	72	136	Sep 6	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.257	.500	7	.40	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.00	C
13	73	137	Sep 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.282	.568	6	.47	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.52	C
14	74	138	Sep 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-5	CG	5	5	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.409	.750	6	.67	0.263	.00	0.00%	3.19	C
15	75	139	Sep 10	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.373	.438	.810	6	1.46	0.195	.00	0.00%	1.27	C
16	76	140	Sep 11	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.314	.345	.412	.757	6	.90	0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.16	C
17	77	141	Sep 12	NYM	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.393	.726	5	1.40	-0.103	.03	0.00%	-0.69	C
18	78	142	Sep 13	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.344	.407	.751	6	1.10	0.150	.01	0.00%	0.77	C
19	79	143	Sep 14	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.306	.353	.403	.756	6	1.59	0.146	.01	0.00%	0.08	C
20	80	145 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.379	.712	5	1.38	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
21	81	146	Sep 16	NYM		STL	W,4-1	CG	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.364	.373	.737	6	1.06	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.50	C
22	82	147	Sep 17	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.358	.357	.715	5	.99	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
23	83	149 (1)	Sep 19	NYM		PIT	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.365	.397	.762	6	.92	0.203	.00	0.00%	0.95	C
24	84	150	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.390	.749	5	1.90	-0.167	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
25	85	151	Sep 21	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.266	.366	.380	.745	5	.99	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
26	86	152	Sep 22	NYM	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	5	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.378	.410	.787	6	.86	0.144	.00	0.00%	2.06	C
27	87	153	Sep 24	NYM		CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.373	.414	.786	6	2.09	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-0.89	C
28	88	155 (1)	Sep 26	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.362	.400	.762	6	.82	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
29	89	158 (2)	Sep 28 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-4	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.376	.396	.772	4	1.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
30	90	160 (1)	Oct 1	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.381	.400	.781	6	1.23	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
31	91	161	Oct 2	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.376	.394	.770	6	.74	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.81	C
32	92	162	Oct 3	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.364	.379	.742	5	2.00	-0.291	.00	0.00%	-2.31	C
							19-13		121	103	13	27	6	0	2	10	16	0	11	1	0	1	0	4	1	2	.262	.364	.379	.742		1.13	-0.062	.28	-0.44%	-0.95

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