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John
Mayberry		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 18, 1949 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1976    1977   
Silver Slugger 1975   
Gold Glove 1974   
All-Star Selections 1974    1975    1976    1977   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 19 KCR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5 8 10 9 6 7 7
1969 20 KCR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 10 9 6 7 7
1970 21 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 9 7 8 7
1971 22 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 8 10 9 7 8 8
1972 23 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 10 9 7 8 8
1973 24 KCR AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 7 8 8 6 6 6 8 10 9 7 8 8
1974 25 KCR AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 8 9 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
1975 26 KCR AL $ 5,250,000   9 9 8 8 9 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
1976 27 KCR AL $ 5,250,000   9 9 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 8
1977 28 KCR AL $ 5,250,000   9 9 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 8
1978 29 KCR AL $ 5,250,000   8 8 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 8
1979 30 TAM AL $ 6,400,000   8 8 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5 8 9 9 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,400,000   9 9 8 8 9 8 6 7 6 10 10 10 7 8 8
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
1968 19 KCR AL 19 59 6 13 3 0 1 6 0 0 5 7 .220 .281 .322 .603 5.6 0.7
    AAA   102 419 77 118 14 2 45 92 4 6 57 79 .282 .368 .647 1.014 94.7  
1969 20 KCR AL 34 104 15 22 3 0 6 15 0 0 19 17 .212 .328 .413 .741 16.0 2.7
    AAA   54 219 43 57 9 2 17 32 3 3 32 36 .260 .355 .553 .907 42.4  
1970 21 AAA   135 498 86 123 22 0 30 82 6 5 111 55 .247 .384 .472 .856 95.8  
1971 22 KCR AL 20 55 18 15 2 0 5 12 0 0 16 4 .273 .438 .582 1.020 14.5 3.5
    AAA   135 516 108 161 31 2 34 78 10 6 105 53 .312 .428 .578 1.006 121.9  
1972 23 KCR AL 101 289 45 90 18 0 12 58 1 0 50 21 .311 .414 .498 .912 60.3 13.5
1973 24 KCR AL 156 545 70 134 25 2 25 72 0 0 87 63 .246 .353 .437 .790 83.8 11.9
1974 25 KCR AL 157 528 97 161 17 0 29 82 0 0 97 50 .305 .414 .502 .916 108.0 22.7
1975 26 KCR AL 147 546 96 175 21 5 30 107 1 1 106 56 .321 .434 .542 .976 122.0 29.1
1976 27 KCR AL 155 567 122 179 37 2 38 114 1 0 102 63 .316 .425 .589 1.014 125.0 28.0
1977 28 KCR AL 151 577 105 169 27 4 23 78 4 4 113 74 .293 .410 .473 .883 114.2 25.1
1978 29 KCR AL 155 603 101 177 29 0 22 93 0 0 97 67 .294 .394 .451 .845 102.4 22.9
1979 30 KCR AL 49 181 31 45 10 1 5 26 0 0 36 13 .249 .377 .398 .774 29.8 5.4
11 Years Sim 1144 4054 706 1180 192 14 196 663 7 5 728 435 .291 .402 .490 .892 781.6 165.6
4 Years AAA 426 1652 314 459 76 6 126 284 23 20 305 223 .278 .394 .560 .954 354.8  
162 Game Average 574 99 167 27 1 27 93 0 0 103 61 .291 .402 .490 .892 110.7  
Career Highs 157 603 122 179 37 5 38 114 4 4 113 74 .321 .438 .589 1.020 125.0  
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   2937 523 890 130 12 151 504 6 3 545 256 .303 .414 .510 .924 610.9
vs LH   1117 183 290 62 2 45 159 1 2 183 179 .260 .367 .440 .806 184.4
Home 570 1982 347 583 90 8 108 352 2 3 331 217 .294 .398 .511 .910 394.8
Away 574 2072 359 597 102 6 88 311 5 2 397 218 .288 .404 .471 .875 400.5
RISP   937 0 291 48 4 49 451 0 0 251 93 .311 .451 .527 .978 227.6
Pinch Hitting   39 8 15 3 0 1 9 0 0 8 2 .385 .500 .538 1.038 9.5
Close/Late   392 68 122 15 0 27 80 0 0 75 40 .311 .427 .556 .984 89.3
Mar/Apr 185 656 126 189 31 1 29 111 1 0 134 69 .288 .409 .471 .880 130.0
May 193 675 113 204 40 3 38 128 1 1 131 83 .302 .418 .539 .957 147.3
June 197 677 112 182 31 4 30 98 0 1 125 68 .269 .388 .459 .847 122.8
July 203 740 119 209 27 1 34 114 2 2 107 84 .282 .379 .459 .838 128.1
August 172 639 107 180 25 3 33 100 0 1 113 65 .282 .392 .485 .878 122.2
Sep/Oct 194 667 129 216 38 2 32 112 3 0 118 66 .324 .426 .531 .956 144.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1968 19 KCR AL 1B 19 19 166.0 191 13 3 19 .986 11.06   0.3
1969 20 KCR AL LF 34 34 280.0 55 0 1 0 .982 1.77   0.7
1970 21 KCR AL LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1972 23 KCR AL LF 11 6 63.0 19 0 1 0 .950 2.71   0.2
    1B 9 1 21.0 22 5 0 1 1.000 11.57   0.0
1973 24 KCR AL 1B 100 98 854.7 1020 80 9 83 .992 11.58   1.6
    LF 48 46 404.7 83 2 1 1 .988 1.89   0.5
1974 25 KCR AL 1B 147 140 1196.0 1439 108 16 155 .990 11.64   3.1
    LF 6 0 18.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.45   0.0
1975 26 KCR AL 1B 144 144 1266.3 1590 138 11 146 .994 12.28   3.1
    SS 2 2 18.0 3 7 1 2 .909 5.00   0.1
1976 27 KCR AL 1B 149 148 1283.0 1512 103 6 115 .996 11.33   2.4
    SS 1 1 8.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 11.25   0.2
    LF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 28 KCR AL 1B 151 148 1322.3 1636 107 13 142 .993 11.86   1.9
1978 29 KCR AL 1B 152 150 1370.0 1622 108 13 132 .993 11.36   1.9
    SS 1 0 5.3 1 2 1 2 .750 5.07   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1979 30 KCR AL 1B 48 48 429.0 515 30 1 41 .998 11.43   0.9
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 919 896 7908.3 9547 692 72 834 .993 11.65   15.2
  LF 105 86 775.3 160 2 3 1 .982 1.88   1.4
  SS 4 3 31.3 7 16 2 5 .920 6.61   0.3
Career Totals   1028 985 8715.0 9714 710 77 840 .993 10.76   16.9
Career Highs   154 150 1376.3 1636 145 16 155 .998 12.18    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1968 19 KCR AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 22 KCR AL 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1975 26 KCR AL 7 26 9 9 3 2 2 10 0 0 8 1 .346 .500 .846 1.346
1976 27 KCR AL 18 63 12 15 2 0 4 14 0 0 15 7 .238 .385 .460 .845
1977 28 KCR AL 18 75 11 24 8 0 4 11 0 0 5 11 .320 .366 .587 .953
1978 29 KCR AL 7 33 2 7 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 7 .212 .257 .394 .651
Career Post-Season Batting 55 202 34 56 13 2 12 39 0 0 30 26 .277 .372 .540 .911
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1975-10-.321
1976-3-.316
 On-Base Pct
1974-2-.414
1975-1-.434
1976-3-.425
1977-4-.410
1978-4-.394
CAR-14-.402
 Slugging Pct
1974-9-.502
1975-1-.542
1976-1-.589
1977-8-.473
 OPS
1974-4-.916
1975-1-.976
1976-2-1.014
1977-5-.883
1978-8-.845
CAR-27-.892
 XR
1974-4-108.0
1975-1-122.0
1976-2-125.0
1977-4-114.2
1978-7-102.4
 Games
1973-6-156
1974-1-157
1978-6-155
At-Bats
1978-5-603
 Runs
1976-2-122
1977-3-105
1978-7-101
 Hits
1976-4-179
 Total Bases
1975-3-296
1976-2-334
1977-4-273
1978-10-272
 Doubles
1976-5-37
 Homeruns
1973-6-25
1974-6-29
1975-3-30
1976-1-38
1977-10-23
1978-10-22
RBIs
1975-6-107
1976-3-114
 Walks
1974-5-97
1975-3-106
1976-5-102
1977-2-113
1978-2-97
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 80    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1968
Injured on 4/12/1968 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/9/1968, off Gaylord Perry (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1968, off Moe Drabowsky (SDP)
Injured on 7/30/1969 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/15/1971 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
6/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $5,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1974, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1974
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1975, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Injured on 8/23/1975 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Minnesota on 9/27/1975
Hit for the cycle against Seattle on 10/7/1975
Won Silver Slugger in 1975, hitting .321 with 30 HR, 107 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1976, hitting .375 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Seattle on 5/27/1976
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1976, hitting .364 with 10 HR, 25 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1976, hitting .435 with 6 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1976, hitting .632 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1976, hitting .688 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1976, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1977
Drove in 8 runs against Washington on 4/29/1978
6/1/1978: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $6,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/12/1979 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/3/1979 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for entire career
Traded from Kansas City to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1979 (Going to KCR: DH Reggie Jackson, C Duffy Dyer, RF Larry Hisle. Going to TAM: 3B Kevin Bell, 1B John Mayberry, RF Tony Conigliaro)
 
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