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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Hardin Stearns
Nickname:   Bad Dude
Born On:   08-21-1951
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Denver, Colorado
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Phillies 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1975 Mets 59 169 25 32 5 1 3 0 10 17 4 15 3 2 2 6 .189 .268 .284
1976 Mets 32 103 13 27 6 0 2 0 10 16 0 11 0 1 1 4 .262 .364 .379
1977 Mets 139 431 52 108 25 1 12 1 55 77 7 76 1 4 7 15 .251 .370 .397
1978 Mets 143 477 65 126 24 1 15 0 73 70 4 57 2 6 8 11 .264 .364 .413
1979 Mets 155 538 58 131 29 2 9 0 66 52 5 57 3 5 4 21 .243 .312 .355
1980 Mets 91 319 42 91 25 1 0 0 45 33 1 24 2 8 1 5 .285 .346 .370
1981 Mets 80 273 25 74 12 1 1 0 24 24 2 17 7 1 0 10 .271 .329 .333
1982 Mets 98 352 46 103 25 3 4 0 28 30 2 35 5 3 2 8 .293 .349 .415
1983 Mets 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 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 GS 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 ZR
1974 Phillies C 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1975 Mets C 54 - - 339 6.3 337 297 40 2 9 2 - - .994 0.00 -
1976 Mets C 30 - - 223 7.4 220 200 20 3 2 1 - - .987 0.00 -
1977 Mets 1B 6 - - 35 5.8 33 30 3 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1977 Mets C 127 - - 833 6.6 818 742 76 15 12 8 - - .982 0.00 -
1978 Mets 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1978 Mets C 141 - - 807 5.7 795 711 84 12 7 8 - - .985 0.00 -
1979 Mets 1B 16 - - 122 7.6 122 114 8 0 16 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Mets 3B 11 - - 21 1.9 19 5 14 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 -
1979 Mets C 121 - - 725 6.0 713 628 85 12 11 7 - - .983 0.00 -
1979 Mets LF 6 - - 9 1.5 7 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.00 -
1980 Mets 1B 16 - - 139 8.7 138 120 18 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1980 Mets 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Mets C 74 - - 480 6.5 473 432 41 7 6 1 - - .985 0.00 -
1981 Mets 1B 9 - - 66 7.3 66 58 8 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Mets 3B 4 - - 7 1.8 6 0 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1981 Mets C 66 - - 346 5.2 340 302 38 6 7 2 - - .983 0.00 -
1982 Mets 3B 12 - - 22 1.8 18 5 13 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 0.00 -
1982 Mets C 81 - - 446 5.5 440 379 61 6 9 2 - - .987 0.00 -
1984 Mets 1B 2 - - 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Mets C 4 - - 21 5.3 21 20 1 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 699 0 0 4,221 6.0 4,158 3,712 446 63 64 31 n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
1B Totals 49 0 0 371 7.6 368 330 38 3 36 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
3B Totals 29 0 0 53 1.8 46 10 36 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .868 0.00 --
LF Totals 6 0 0 9 1.5 7 7 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 0.00 --
10 Years 783 - - 4,654 5.9 4,579 4,059 520 75 103 31 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
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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 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Mets 4 1 .800 - - n/a 56.3 11.3 16.9 - - -
1976 Mets 1 2 .333 - - n/a 51.5 9.4 10.3 - - -
1977 Mets 9 8 .529 - - n/a 35.9 5.7 7.8 - - -
1978 Mets 25 13 .658 - - n/a 31.8 8.4 6.5 - - -
1979 Mets 15 15 .500 - - n/a 59.8 9.4 8.2 - - -
1980 Mets 7 3 .700 - - n/a 0.0 13.3 7.1 - - -
1981 Mets 12 2 .857 - - n/a 273.0 16.1 11.4 - - -
1982 Mets 17 7 .708 - - n/a 88.0 10.1 12.6 - - -
1983 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1984 Mets 1 0 1.000 - - 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 - - n/a 58.3 9.1 8.6 - - -
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John Stearns Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Philadelphia Phillies 9 Undetermined - -
1975 New York Mets 16 Undetermined - -
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 Undetermined - -


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