John Stearns stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 1984

Catcher

Age 75 · 6' 0"

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John Stearns played 11 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1984.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
810
AB
2,681
R
334
H
696
HR
46
RBI
312
SB
91
AVG
.260

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1974PHI1201000.500
1975NYM5916925323104.189
1976NYM3210313272101.262
1977NYM1394315210812559.251
1978NYM14347765126157325.264
1979NYM1555385813196615.243
1980NYM9131942910457.285
1981NYM80273257412412.271
1982NYM983524610342817.293
1983NYM4020000.000
1984NYM81763011.176

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,082
TB
1,006
XBH
208
HBP
25
IBB
25
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1974PHI2100000
1975NYM1934892400
1976NYM1213981000
1977NYM520171387700
1978NYM563197408400
1979NYM602191404500
1980NYM363118261100
1981NYM30591140200
1982NYM392146322200
1984NYM21410000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
18.5
RC
377.9
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.116
SECA
.251
BB/K
1.10
AB/HR
58.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1974PHI0.10.512.3.0000000
1975NYM0.214.42.7.0950.21.156.30
1976NYM1.315.45.3.1170.31.551.50
1977NYM3.270.25.6.1460.31.035.90
1978NYM5.179.15.7.1490.31.231.80
1979NYM1.262.13.9.1120.20.959.80
1980NYM2.145.75.1.0850.21.400
1981NYM1.834.34.4.0620.21.42730
1982NYM3.654.55.6.1220.20.9880
1984NYM-0.11.93.7.0590.4200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
75 yearsAug 21, 1951
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Denver, CO
College
Colorado

What were John Stearns's career stats?

John Stearns played 11 seasons for the Phillies and the Mets. He was a career .260 hitter with 696 hits, 46 home runs and 312 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

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