John Stearns
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[edit] Biography
John Stearns (John Hardin Stearns) was born on August 21, 1951 in Denver, Colorado. He made his Major League debut on September 22, 1974 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .189 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. Stearns played for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that John Stearns's best season was 1978, when he slugged 15 home runs, stole 25 bases and knocked in 73 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | PHI | N | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NY | N | 59 | 169 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 10 | .189 | .268 | .284 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1976 | NY | N | 32 | 103 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 10 | .262 | .364 | .379 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1977 | NY | N | 139 | 431 | 52 | 108 | 12 | 55 | .251 | .370 | .397 | 25 | 1 | 77 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 1978 | NY | N | 143 | 477 | 65 | 126 | 15 | 73 | .264 | .364 | .413 | 24 | 1 | 70 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 11 |
| 1979 | NY | N | 155 | 538 | 58 | 131 | 9 | 66 | .243 | .312 | .355 | 29 | 2 | 52 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
| 1980 | NY | N | 91 | 319 | 42 | 91 | 0 | 45 | .285 | .346 | .370 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 1981 | NY | N | 80 | 273 | 25 | 74 | 1 | 24 | .271 | .329 | .333 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| 1982 | NY | N | 98 | 352 | 46 | 103 | 4 | 28 | .293 | .349 | .415 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| 1983 | NY | N | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NY | N | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .333 | .235 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 810 | 2681 | 334 | 696 | 46 | 312 | .260 | .341 | .375 | 152 | 10 | 323 | 294 | 25 | 23 | 91 | 25 | 80 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | PHI | N | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | NY | N | C | 54 | 46 | 432.2 | 297 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 1 | .994 |
| 1976 | NY | N | C | 30 | 28 | 256.1 | 200 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 | .987 |
| 1977 | NY | N | C | 127 | 116 | 1045 | 742 | 76 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 51 | 4 | .982 |
| 1977 | NY | N | 1B | 7 | 5 | 41.1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .943 |
| 1978 | NY | N | C | 141 | 134 | 1202.1 | 711 | 84 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 86 | 52 | 6 | .985 |
| 1978 | NY | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | NY | N | 1B | 16 | 14 | 130.1 | 114 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | NY | N | OF | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
| 1979 | NY | N | 3B | 11 | 7 | 65 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .905 |
| 1979 | NY | N | C | 121 | 113 | 1029.2 | 628 | 85 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 52 | 6 | .983 |
| 1979 | NY | N | LF | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
| 1980 | NY | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | NY | N | C | 74 | 70 | 618 | 432 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 26 | 0 | .985 |
| 1980 | NY | N | 1B | 16 | 15 | 128 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1981 | NY | N | 3B | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1981 | NY | N | C | 66 | 63 | 551.2 | 302 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 3 | .983 |
| 1981 | NY | N | 1B | 9 | 7 | 61 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | NY | N | C | 81 | 79 | 705.1 | 379 | 61 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 49 | 1 | .987 |
| 1982 | NY | N | 3B | 12 | 10 | 91 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .818 |
| 1984 | NY | N | C | 4 | 2 | 27.1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | NY | N | 1B | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 3B | 29 | 20 | 188.1 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .868 | ||
| Total | OF | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 | ||
| Total | C | 699 | 651 | 5869.1 | 3712 | 446 | 63 | 64 | 0 | 31 | 500 | 295 | 21 | .985 | ||
| Total | 1B | 50 | 42 | 372.2 | 330 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 | ||
| Total | LF | 6 | 6 | 40.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1969).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973 - signed June 15, 1973).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Del Unser and Mac Scarce to New York Mets in exchange for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn and Dave Schneck (December 3, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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