John Stearns
John Stearns
Full name: John Hardin Stearns
Born: August 21, 1951, Denver, Colorado
First Game: September 22, 1974 ; Final Game: September 30, 1984
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185
Photo by Legend in Time, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
John Stearns
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1974 PHI N Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1974 PHI N
1975 NY N Daily Splits 59 169 25 32 5 1 3 10 17 4 15 2 3 2 0 4 6 4 1 .189 .268 .284 -0.5 1975 NY N
1976 NY N Daily Splits 32 103 13 27 6 0 2 10 16 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 .262 .364 .379 1.1 1976 NY N
1977 NY N Daily Splits 139 431 52 108 25 1 12 55 77 7 76 7 1 4 1 8 15 9 8 .251 .370 .397 2.5 1977 NY N
1978 NY N Daily Splits 143 477 65 126 24 1 15 73 70 4 57 8 2 6 0 5 11 25 13 .264 .364 .413 2.8 1978 NY N
1979 NY N Daily Splits 155 538 58 131 29 2 9 66 52 5 57 4 3 5 0 12 21 15 15 .243 .312 .355 -0.9 1979 NY N
1980 NY N Daily Splits 91 319 42 91 25 1 0 45 33 1 24 1 2 8 0 5 5 7 3 .285 .346 .370 1.6 1980 NY N
1981 NY N Daily Splits 80 273 25 74 12 1 1 24 24 2 17 0 7 1 0 7 10 12 2 .271 .329 .333 0.2 1981 NY N
1982 NY N Daily Splits 98 352 46 103 25 3 4 28 30 2 35 2 5 3 0 5 8 17 7 .293 .349 .415 0.8 1982 NY N
1983 NY N Daily Splits 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 NY N
1984 NY N Daily Splits 8 17 6 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .333 .235 -0.1 1984 NY N
Total Splits 810 2681 334 696 152 10 46 312 323 25 294 25 23 30 1 47 80 91 51 .260 .341 .375 7.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1977 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1977 NL
1980 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 NL
1982 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1982 NL
Total Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1974 PHI N Daily C 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 NY N Daily C 54 46 45 432.2 297 40 2 9 0 2 24 41 1 .994
1976 NY N Daily C 30 28 28 256.1 200 20 3 2 0 1 17 15 0 .987
1977 NY N Daily C 128 116 111 1045 742 76 15 12 0 8 51 81 4 .982
1977 NY N 1B 7 5 2 41.1 30 3 2 3 0 .943
1978 NY N Daily C 141 134 127 1202.1 711 84 12 7 0 8 52 86 6 .985
1978 NY N 3B 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1979 NY N Daily C 121 113 107 1029.2 628 85 12 11 0 7 52 100 6 .983
1979 NY N 1B 16 14 10 130.1 114 8 0 16 0 1.000
1979 NY N 3B 11 7 4 65 5 14 2 2 0 .905
1979 NY N LF 6 6 1 40.2 7 0 2 0 0 .778
1979 NY N OF 6 6 1 40.2 7 0 2 0 0 .778 6 0 0
1980 NY N Daily C 74 70 67 618 432 41 7 6 0 1 26 60 0 .985
1980 NY N 1B 16 15 11 128 120 18 1 10 0 .993
1980 NY N 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1.000
1981 NY N Daily C 66 63 57 551.2 302 38 6 7 0 2 24 42 3 .983
1981 NY N 1B 9 7 5 61 58 8 0 4 0 1.000
1981 NY N 3B 4 3 2 28 0 6 1 0 0 .857
1982 NY N Daily C 81 79 77 705.1 379 61 6 9 0 2 49 72 1 .987
1982 NY N 3B 12 10 9 91 5 13 4 0 0 .818
1984 NY N Daily C 4 2 2 27.1 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.000
1984 NY N 1B 2 1 1 12 8 1 0 3 0 1.000
Total C 700 651 621 5869.1 3712 446 63 64 0 31 295 500 21 .985
Total 1B 50 42 29 372.2 330 38 3 36 0 .992
Total 3B 29 20 15 188.1 10 36 7 3 0 .868
Total LF 6 6 1 40.2 7 0 2 0 0 .778
Total OF 6 6 1 40.2 7 0 2 0 0 .778 6 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1977 NL Daily C 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NL Daily C 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NL Daily C 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total C 3 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions 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 ).
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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