#49 John Christensen, Centerfield, 38 yrs, No Team - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#49 John Christensen, Centerfield, 38 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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John Christensen

9/5/1960
38
USA,CA,DOWNEY
6"3
215

Centerfield
R
R

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Loyal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Minor League Contract
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11 Year(s), 83 Days (1975 total Days)
83 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 83 Days (1975 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	3	1	4	3
Versus LHP	4	3	1	4	3
Versus RHP	5	3	1	4	3
Talent	5	4	2	5	4

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1
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2
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 9 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 4

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
6/16	COL	L 4-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#6
6/17	@PHI	W 3-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
6/18	@PHI	W 7-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#6
6/19	@PHI	L 2-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#2
6/20	@STL	L 2-3	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	#6
6/21	@STL	L 1-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
6/22	@STL	W 11-10	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	#6
6/23	@STL	W 6-3	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
6/24	@FLA	W 2-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
6/25	@FLA	L 0-10	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	77	282	59	6	0	1	16	12	25	65	.209	.276	.241	.517	.400	.032
Projected	77	282	59	6	0	1	16	12	25	65	.209	.276	.241	.517	.400	.032

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	77	308	1	1	0	12	0	0	68	7	0	0	.0	17.7	2.0

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	79	17	1	0	0	2	4	4	16	0	0	0	.215	.253	.228	.481
vs. RHP	203	42	5	0	1	14	8	21	49	0	0	1	.207	.284	.246	.531
Close/Late	29	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	8	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331
Scoring Position	47	10	3	0	0	14	0	6	9	0	0	0	.213	.302	.277	.578
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	38	133	29	4	0	1	11	6	14	35	.218	.293	.271	.563
Road	39	149	30	2	0	0	5	6	11	30	.201	.261	.215	.476
March/April	25	89	21	2	0	0	5	3	9	25	.236	.313	.258	.572
May	29	100	22	1	0	1	6	6	11	18	.220	.297	.260	.557
June	23	93	16	3	0	0	5	3	5	22	.172	.214	.204	.419

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1987	152	550	157	34	2	9	70	56	47	2	4	91	1	0	.285	.342	.404	.745	NYM
1988	153	557	174	34	2	4	64	74	57	2	2	85	0	1	.312	.377	.402	.779	NYM
1989	153	609	207	40	3	12	66	101	68	1	3	80	1	1	.340	.405	.475	.880	NYM,NL
1990	159	645	213	37	5	10	82	105	63	4	3	88	1	0	.330	.392	.450	.841	NYM
1991	157	629	215	38	5	10	97	121	70	0	2	90	0	0	.342	.407	.466	.872	NYM,NL,NL
1992	156	632	194	29	1	18	74	110	70	1	1	85	0	0	.307	.376	.441	.818	NYM
1993	129	349	99	16	5	5	38	50	30	3	2	46	0	0	.284	.344	.401	.745	NYM
1994	151	546	183	39	0	10	70	92	56	1	3	95	0	0	.335	.396	.462	.858	NYM
1995	151	582	180	42	2	5	62	79	70	2	2	87	0	1	.309	.384	.414	.798	NYM
1996	116	379	125	17	0	4	70	50	32	2	1	61	0	0	.330	.384	.406	.790	KC
1997	155	544	166	26	2	1	75	57	70	3	2	107	0	0	.305	.386	.366	.752	SF
1998	77	282	59	6	0	1	16	12	25	1	0	65	0	0	.209	.276	.241	.517	SF
Total	1709	6304	1972	358	27	89	784	907	658	22	25	980	3	3	.313	.378	.421	.799

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1984, A	102	404	139	24	2	20	65	74	46	48	2	0	.344	.404	.562	.966
1984, AA	36	133	36	12	2	3	24	16	16	17	1	0	.271	.347	.459	.805
1985, AA	108	418	132	30	3	14	46	64	42	61	2	1	.316	.377	.502	.879
1985, AAA	28	99	29	9	0	5	21	14	7	17	0	0	.293	.336	.535	.872
1986, AAA	138	563	181	25	2	20	82	74	59	73	0	0	.321	.383	.480	.863

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1988	7	27	10	3	1	0	6	4	3	3	0	0	.370	.433	.556	.989
1990	4	18	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541
1991	7	30	6	1	0	0	4	2	2	3	0	0	.200	.250	.233	.483
1992	4	17	6	1	0	0	2	1	1	4	0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801
1994	8	35	11	5	0	1	7	7	1	11	0	0	.314	.333	.543	.876
1995	6	21	5	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	0	0	.238	.385	.238	.623
1996	13	49	11	3	0	0	3	3	6	6	0	0	.224	.309	.286	.595
Total	49	197	53	14	1	1	25	20	19	34	0	0	.269	.333	.365	.699

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Centerfield

178

183

.995

662.2

2.49

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 55th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1984...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1987, off Rick Rhoden (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1987, off Paul Assenmacher (HOU)...
Injured on 3/12/1988 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/5/1988...
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1989, hitting .383 with 5 HR, 18 RBI...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Atlanta on 6/20/1990...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1990, hitting .591 with 1 HR, 2 RBI...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 9/2/1991...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration...
10/23/1992: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against San Diego on 5/9/1994...
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/13/1996 to a 1-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/1/1996...
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/13/1997 to a 2-year deal worth $1,420,420 per year...
Retired in 1998.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG 1989 - .340 - 3rd 1990 - .330 - 5th 1991 - .342 - 6th 1994 - .335 - 5th	OBP 1989 - .405 - 7th 1991 - .407 - 10th	Hits 1989 - 207 - 1st 1990 - 213 - 2nd 1991 - 215 - 1st 1992 - 194 - 5th 1995 - 180 - 10th	Doubles 1989 - 40 - 10th	Runs 1990 - 105 - 10th 1991 - 121 - 10th

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