John
Stefero
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 22, 1959 in Usa, SC, SUMTER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 23 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 5 4
1984 24 TAM AL     5 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 6 4 5 5
1985 25 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 6 4 5 4
1986 26 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 7 3 5 4
1987 27 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4
1988 28 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4
1989 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4
1990 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 8 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 23 A   137 481 56 128 13 1 9 56 0 1 103 86 .266 .396 .353 .749 76.7  
1984 24 AA   137 486 57 115 8 0 14 51 0 1 87 98 .237 .353 .340 .692 66.1  
1985 25 AA   137 488 56 136 12 1 7 31 4 2 84 84 .279 .385 .350 .735 72.6  
1986 26 AA   135 494 57 128 14 0 12 42 0 0 74 89 .259 .356 .360 .716 68.4  
1987 27 AA   134 437 62 104 14 2 6 49 2 1 102 80 .238 .382 .320 .703 64.6  
1988 28 AA   133 465 71 119 15 0 10 39 3 1 93 93 .256 .380 .353 .733 70.8  
1989 29 TAM AL 57 179 14 29 3 0 3 19 0 0 18 40 .162 .239 .229 .468 9.0 0.0
1990 30 TAM AL 50 154 10 27 3 0 2 7 0 0 14 43 .175 .243 .234 .476 6.8 0.0
2 Years Sim 107 333 24 56 6 0 5 26 0 0 32 83 .168 .240 .231 .472 15.9 0.0
5 Years AA 676 2370 303 602 63 3 49 212 9 5 440 444 .254 .370 .345 .715 342.4  
1 Years A 137 481 56 128 13 1 9 56 0 1 103 86 .266 .393 .353 .747 76.7  
6 Years Minors 813 2851 359 730 76 4 58 268 9 6 543 530 .256 .374 .347 .721 419.1  
162 Game Average 504 36 84 9 0 7 39 0 0 48 125 .168 .240 .231 .472 24.1  
Career Highs 57 179 14 29 3 0 3 19 0 0 18 43 .175 .243 .234 .476 9.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   219 18 43 3 0 4 19 0 0 24 52 .196 .275 .265 .539 17.2
vs LH   114 6 13 3 0 1 7 0 0 8 31 .114 .172 .167 .339 1.1
Home 56 174 15 29 3 0 2 8 0 0 21 45 .167 .256 .218 .475 10.3
Away 51 159 9 27 3 0 3 18 0 0 11 38 .170 .222 .245 .468 8.0
RISP   87 0 13 1 0 1 19 0 0 6 26 .149 .202 .195 .398 2.6
Pinch Hitting   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Close/Late   50 4 11 1 0 2 8 0 0 5 8 .220 .291 .360 .651 5.6
Mar/Apr 17 54 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 15 .130 .203 .148 .352 0.9
May 19 65 6 16 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 17 .246 .300 .323 .623 6.4
June 14 44 4 13 1 0 2 8 0 0 5 11 .295 .367 .455 .822 7.3
July 13 34 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .029 .081 .029 .110 -2.0
August 18 51 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 .176 .250 .235 .485 3.1
Sep/Oct 26 85 6 10 2 0 1 7 0 0 10 23 .118 .211 .176 .387 2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1989 29 TAM AL C 50 46 416.7 262 17 4 0 .986 6.03 39 9 .231 0 2.1
1990 30 TAM AL C 45 43 380.0 238 15 3 1 .988 5.99 26 6 .231 0 1.3
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 95 89 796.7 500 32 7 1 .987 6.01 65 15 .231 0 3.4
  3B 1 0 3.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   96 89 799.7 500 34 7 1 .987 6.01 65 15 .231 0 3.4
Career Highs   50 46 416.7 262 17 4 1 .988 6.03 39 9 .231 0  
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  1. Bud Bulling (984)
  2. Tom Tischinski (974)
  3. Stan Andrews (969)
  4. Fred Kendall (968)
  5. Pete Daley (968)
  6. Terry McGriff (966)
  7. Tim Laudner (966)
  8. Bob Didier (966)
  9. Steve Korcheck (964)
  10. Dave Rader (960)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 99th overall pick, by Miami in 1980
Released by Miami on 10/13/1982
Drafted in 4th round, 79th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1983
Injured on 4/21/1985 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 4/8/1989, off Willie Hernandez (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/1989, off Doug Drabek (LAD)