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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.7

2681

696

.260

334

RBI

312

OBP

.341

SLG

.375

OPS

.717

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 15	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-8	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
2	9 (2)	Apr 18	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	10	Apr 19	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	GF	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	34 (23)	May 16 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	131 (96)	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
6	132	Sep 2	NYM		SFG	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	133	Sep 3	NYM		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
8	134	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
9	135	Sep 5	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
10	136	Sep 6	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
11	137	Sep 7	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	138	Sep 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
13	139	Sep 10	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
14	140	Sep 11	NYM	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	141	Sep 12	NYM	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
16	142	Sep 13	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
17	143	Sep 14	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
18	145 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
19	146	Sep 16	NYM		STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
20	147	Sep 17	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
21	149 (1)	Sep 19	NYM		PIT	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
22	150	Sep 20	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	151	Sep 21	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	152	Sep 22	NYM	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	153	Sep 24	NYM		CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
26	155 (1)	Sep 26	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
27	158 (2)	Sep 28 (2)	NYM		MON	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
28	160 (1)	Oct 1	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	11	1	0	12	0	C
29	161	Oct 2	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
30	162	Oct 3	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
							30gm		256.1	200	20	3	223	2