John Stearns

Catcher

1974—1984

BORN

August 21, 1951, in Denver, CO

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HT / WT

6-0 / 185

MLB DEBUT

September 22, 1974

FINAL GAME

September 30, 1984

PRIMARY TEAM

New York Mets

.260

BATTING AVERAGE

696

HITS

19.7

WAR

.341

ON-BASE PCT

46

19.5

WAR7

.375

SLUGGING

.717

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

3.9

WAR PER SEASON

John Stearns

— # 77 RANKED AT POSITION —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Catchers

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Stearns	19.7	19.5	14.7	12.5	19.6	3.9
AVG HOFer	53.5	35.0	25.5	17.5	44.3	4.4

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does John Stearns Rank?

Ranking Among Catchers by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
79	65	71	46	75

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Catchers