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John Bateman
John Alvin Bateman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.

MLB Debut April 19, 1963
Final Game October 3, 1972
Born July 21, 1940 in Killeen, TX
Died December 3, 1996 (age 56)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 22 LAN NL   42  121   14   31   2   4   5   25   0   0    4   25  .256  .308  .463  .771   115    56   0   0   1   5   1  
 1964 23 LAN NL   44  138   12   28   2   0   8   22   0   0    9   21  .203  .247  .391  .638    91    54   0   3   0   0   1  
 1965 24 LAN NL   51  132    9   26   4   0   4   21   0   0   12   27  .197  .259  .318  .577    87    42   0   3   0   0   5  
 1966 25 LAN NL   69  199   19   59  10   4   7   24   0   0   10   26  .296  .329  .492  .821   119    98   0   1   6   0   6  
 1967 26 LAN NL   27   85    5   15   4   1   2   11   0   0    3   27  .176  .239  .318  .557    84    27   0   0   0   4   1  
 1968 27 NYA AL  101  342   30   96  22   1   7   43   0   1   12   51  .281  .315  .412  .727   109   141   0   0   1   5  12  
 1969 28 MON NL   73  216   24   51   2   0  10   33   0   0    8   52  .236  .261  .384  .645    95    83   1   2   1   0   5  
 1970 29 MON NL   74  178   14   41   8   0   8   29   1   0    7   27  .230  .259  .410  .670    93    73   2   0   0   0   5  
 1971 30 MON NL   69  149    8   32   2   1   2   12   1   0    4   25  .215  .245  .282  .527    76    42   2   0   0   2   7  
 1972 31 CHN NL   87  293   22   89  16   0   4   36   0   0    6   41  .304  .322  .399  .722   104   117   1   0   1   2   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      637 1853  157  468  72  11  57  256   2   1   75  322  .253  .287  .396  .683         733   6   9  10  18  50
 Per 600 PA           567   48  143  22   3  17   78   1   0   23   99                                 224   2   3   3   6  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN      233  675   59  159  22   9  26  103   0   0   38  126  .236  .283  .410  .693         277   0   7   7   9  14
   With MON      216  543   46  124  12   1  20   74   2   0   19  104  .228  .256  .365  .621         198   5   2   1   2  17
   With NYA      101  342   30   96  22   1   7   43   0   1   12   51  .281  .315  .412  .727         141   0   0   1   5  12
   With CHN       87  293   22   89  16   0   4   36   0   0    6   41  .304  .322  .399  .722         117   1   0   1   2   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1017 3330  250  765 123  18  81  375  10  10  172  610  .230  .271  .350  .621        1167  25  31  69  27 123
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1963 22 LAN NL  73   17   5.2   7   2   1  .286   6   11    6  .545   20    7  .741  C    3(+1)e14  188   
 1964 23 LAN NL  20   13   3.3   5   2   1  .400   5   22   19  .864   15    8  .652  C    3(+1)e7    95   
 1965 24 LAN NL  73   10   2.5  14   1   1  .071   2   11   10  .909    9    7  .562  C    4(0)e7    -60   
 1966 25 LAN NL  74   29   5.5   9   1   0  .111   4   21   17  .810   24   14  .632  C    3(0)e9     40   
 1967 26 LAN NL  30    6   2.5   0   0   0  .000   4   15   13  .867   10    4  .714  C    3(0)e6     61   
 1968 27 NYA AL  32   40   4.2  10   3   0  .300  12   65   47  .723   47   26  .644  C    4(0)e10    93   
 1969 28 MON NL  80   20   3.2  15   7   1  .467   5   38   20  .526   17   19  .472  C    4(0)e9     68   
 1970 29 MON NL  38   17   3.3  35   7   1  .200   1   19   13  .684    6    4  .600  C    3(-2)e9    12   
 1971 30 MON NL  35    8   1.9  31   4   0  .129   1   14   11  .786   10    9  .526  C    2(-1)e9   -96   
 1972 31 CHN NL  44   35   4.5   1   0   0  .000  11   42   31  .738   23    8  .742  C    3(-1)e15  176   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          201   3.7 127  27   5  .213  51  258  187  .725  181  106  .631                  67   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1963 22 LAN NL  C     33   226     9    6    0   .975    32   279.0   7.58
 1964 23 LAN NL  C     41   295    16    5    0   .984    39   356.0   7.86
 1965 24 LAN NL  C     39   243    10    2    1   .992    34   288.2   7.89
 1966 25 LAN NL  C     60   357    22    4    4   .990    51   451.0   7.56
 1967 26 LAN NL  C     27   170    12    4    2   .978    26   224.0   7.31
 1968 27 NYA AL  C     92   506    47   12    2   .979    90   778.1   6.39
 1969 28 MON NL  C     60   325    30    5    4   .986    55   466.2   6.85
 1970 29 MON NL  C     50   207     8    1    1   .995    32   328.0   5.90
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1971 30 MON NL  C     41   149    14    1    1   .994    30   255.0   5.75
 1972 31 CHN NL  C     84   503    23   11    5   .980    80   694.0   6.82
                 1B     1    11     0    0    4  1.000     1     9.0  11.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    527  2981   191   51   20   .984   469  4120.2   6.93
                 1B     1    11     0    0    4  1.000     1     9.0  11.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1970 NLCS  MON SFN   L    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1963  LAN  100-62   Robert Rescigno
 1964  LAN   76-86   Robert Rescigno
 1965  LAN   84-78   Dave Jackson, Robert Rescigno
 1966  LAN   78-84   Dave Jackson
 1967  LAN   67-95   Dave Jackson
 1968  NYA   74-88   Ozzie Perez, Dave Jackson
 1969  MON   49-113  Steve Bivens
 1970  MON  102-60   Steve Bivens
 1971  MON   55-107  Steve Bivens
 1972  CHN   67-95   Alan Bosslet

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