John Bateman

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: July 21, 1940 in Fort Sill, OK us

Died: December 3, 1996 in Sand Springs, OK

Buried: Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, OK

Debut: April 19, 1963 (Age 22-272d, 12,095th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1972 (Age 32-074d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: John Alvin Bateman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

3330

765

.230

250

RBI

375

OBP

.271

SLG

.351

OPS

.621

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 81 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 12 tying, 22 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	45
MON	33
PHI	3

Platoon
vs RHP	54
vs LHP	27

Home/Road
Home	42
Away	39

Outs
1	31
2	26
0	24

11 Opps
NYM	12
CHC	12
PHI	10
STL	10
PIT	8
ATL/MLN	7
CIN	6
HOU	6
LAD	5
SFG	4
MON	1

62 Pitchers
Gary Gentry	4
Dick Ellsworth	4
Lowell Palmer	3
Chris Short	3
Bob Buhl	3
Bob Gibson	2
Don Cardwell	2
Ken Holtzman	2
Ray Sadecki	2
Don Wilson	2
Vern Law	2
Bill Hands	2
Tom Seaver	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Ken Johnson	1
John Purdin	1
Tony Cloninger	1
Skip Pitlock	1
Jim Maloney	1
Roy Face	1
Juan Marichal	1
Wayne Granger	1
Denny Lemaster	1
Larry Jackson	1
Bob O'Brien	1
Bob Johnson	1
Mike Torrez	1
Ernie McAnally	1
Nelson Briles	1
Hank Fischer	1
Dick Selma	1
Ron Taylor	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Nick Willhite	1
Al Jackson	1
John Tsitouris	1
Chi-Chi Olivo	1
Fred Green	1
Dave Eilers	1
Dave Roberts	1
Ron Herbel	1
Larry Dierker	1
Ted Davidson	1
Ray Washburn	1
Ted Abernathy	1
Bill Laxton	1
Jim Merritt	1
Don Drysdale	1
Reggie Cleveland	1
Jay Hook	1
Roger Craig	1
Ernie Broglio	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Ron Cook	1
Jim McGlothlin	1
Pete Richert	1
Bob Miller	1
Julio Navarro	1
Ron Reed	1
Luke Walker	1
Carl Willey	1
Larry Jaster	1

16 Parks
Parc Jarry (MON)	24
Astrodome (HOU)	13
Colt Stad (HOU)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	6
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	6
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
Forbes Fld (PIT)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	3
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	36
8	4
78	4
9	3
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	77
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	49
1--	12
12-	9
-2-	5
123	3
--3	2
1-3	1

129 RBI
RISP	20
0 on	49
1 on	19
2 on	10
3 on	3
Any on	32

Inning
1	7
2	11
3	2
4	11
5	12
6	7
7	13
8	7
9	11

1-3	20
4-6	30
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	8
+1	10
Tied	18
-1	9
-2	14
-3	4
-4..	10

Ahead	26
Tied	18
Behind	37

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	80
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	27
7th	26
6th	18
4th	7
5th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	31
Low Lev	35

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1963-04-21 (2)	HOU	@	LAD	Pete Richert	ahead 3-2	t 3	2	1--	2	6	2	0.203	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Goss Scores
2	2	2	1	1963-05-09	HOU	@	CIN	Jim Maloney	behind 0-10	t 8	0	---	1	8	2	0.000	0%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1963-05-14	HOU		NYM	Carl Willey	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	1	8	2	0.208	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1963-05-15	HOU		NYM	Al Jackson	behind 1-7	b 9	1	12-	3	8	2	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Aspromonte Scores; H. Goss Scores
5	5	5	1	1963-05-28	HOU	@	STL	Ernie Broglio	ahead 4-3	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.117	76%		Home Run
6	6	6	1	1963-07-27	HOU		NYM	Roger Craig	tied 0-0	b 8	0	---	1	7	2	0.292	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1963-07-28	HOU		NYM	Jay Hook	ahead 5-2	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.041	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1963-08-15	HOU	@	STL	Ray Sadecki	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	2	0.226	76%		Home Run; E. Fazio Scores; R. Staub Scores
9	9	9	1	1963-08-16	HOU	@	MLN	Tony Cloninger	tied 0-0	t 1	2	--3	2	4	2	0.193	68%		Home Run; P. Runnels Scores
10	10	10	1	1963-08-26	HOU		MLN	Hank Fischer	behind 3-5	b 4	2	12-	3	4	2	0.407	67%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run; P. Runnels Scores; J. Wynn Scores
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1964-04-29	HOU		LAD	Nick Willhite	behind 0-3	b 7	2	1--	2	8	2	0.175	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. White Scores
12	12	2	1	1964-06-07 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	Fred Green	ahead 5-3	t 9	1	---	1	8	2	0.040	97%		Home Run
13	13	3	1	1964-06-23	HOU	@	STL	Ron Taylor	behind 3-4	t 7	2	---	1	8	2	0.206	43%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1964-06-28 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.117	35%		Home Run
15	15	5	1	1964-07-14 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	John Tsitouris	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	8	2	0.112	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1965-04-18 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	Vern Law	behind 0-1	t 2	1	1--	2	7	2	0.203	59%		Home Run; J. Wynn Scores
17	17	2	2	1965-04-18 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	Roy Face	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.098	92%		Home Run
18	18	3	1	1965-04-21	HOU	@	PHI	Chris Short	behind 1-3	t 4	1	---	1	7	2	0.111	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	4	1	1965-04-25	HOU		PIT	Don Cardwell	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.110	84%		Home Run
20	20	5	1	1965-05-09 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 0-2	t 5	1	1--	2	8	2	0.234	47%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Kasko Scores
21	21	6	1	1965-05-18	HOU		LAD	John Purdin	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	---	1	8	2	0.070	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	7	1	1965-05-21	HOU		SFG	Ron Herbel	behind 0-7	b 8	1	---	1	8	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1966-04-19	HOU		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 1-5	b 4	2	---	1	8	2	0.058	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	2	1	1966-05-01	HOU	@	ATL	Chi-Chi Olivo	ahead 4-0	t 7	2	12-	3	8	2	0.045	99%		Home Run; R. Staub Scores; L. Maye Scores
25	25	3	1	1966-05-18 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	1	7	2	0.123	80%		Home Run
26	26	4	1	1966-05-20	HOU		PHI	Bob Buhl	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	1	8	2	0.114	79%		Home Run (LF-CF)
27	27	5	1	1966-05-25	HOU		NYM	Dave Eilers	ahead 6-1	b 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.003	100%		Home Run
28	28	6	1	1966-05-28 (2)	HOU		PIT	Woodie Fryman	behind 1-5	b 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.018	3%		Home Run
29	29	7	1	1966-05-29	HOU		PIT	Vern Law	behind 0-2	b 7	1	1--	2	7	2	0.350	54%		Home Run; D. Giusti Scores
30	30	8	1	1966-06-11	HOU		CHC	Bill Hands	behind 0-7	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
31	31	9	1	1966-06-12	HOU		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2	7	2	0.234	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Aspromonte Scores
32	32	10	1	1966-06-18	HOU	@	CHC	Bill Hands	behind 1-3	t 2	1	12-	3	8	2	0.260	59%		Home Run; C. Harrison Scores; L. Maye Scores
33	33	11	1	1966-07-08	HOU	@	STL	Bob Gibson	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	2	0.197	67%		Home Run; S. Jackson Scores
34	34	12	1	1966-07-16	HOU	@	ATL	Ken Johnson	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	1	6	2	0.151	45%		Home Run
35	35	13	1	1966-08-03	HOU	@	PHI	Larry Jackson	behind 4-7	t 9	1	--3	2	9	PH	0.047	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Heath Scores
36	36	14	1	1966-08-09	HOU	@	CHC	Dick Ellsworth	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.149	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	15	2	1966-08-09	HOU	@	CHC	Dick Ellsworth	behind 3-5	t 9	0	-2-	2	7	2	0.348	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Staub Scores
38	38	16	1	1966-08-26	HOU		CHC	Ken Holtzman	behind 1-4	b 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.042	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	17	1	1966-09-07	HOU	@	STL	Larry Jaster	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---	1	4	2	0.092	86%		Home Run
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1967-04-16	HOU	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 5-7	t 6	2	1--	2	8	2	0.283	45%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Aspromonte Scores
41	41	2	1	1967-06-06	HOU	@	STL	Ray Washburn	tied 1-1	t 7	1	1--	2	8	2	0.325	83%		Home Run (LF-CF); B. Aspromonte Scores
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1968-04-19	HOU	@	PHI	Chris Short	behind 0-2	t 8	1	---	1	7	2	0.092	17%		Home Run (LF-CF)
43	43	2	1	1968-05-02	HOU		STL	Nelson Briles	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	1	8	2	0.073	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	3	1	1968-07-05	HOU	@	ATL	Ted Davidson	tied 4-4	t 4	0	---	1	8	2	0.150	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	4	1	1968-08-14	HOU	@	PHI	Chris Short	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.223	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Rader Scores
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1969-04-10	MON	@	NYM	Gary Gentry	behind 0-2	t 2	2	---	1	6	2	0.097	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
47	47	2	1	1969-04-19	MON		CHC	Ken Holtzman	behind 2-5	b 7	0	1-3	3	8	2	0.309	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Jones Scores; G. Sutherland Scores
48	48	3	1	1969-04-30	MON		NYM	Tom Seaver	behind 0-1	b 7	2	---	1	8	2	0.258	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
49	49	4	1	1969-05-14	MON		HOU	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.118	64%		Home Run
50	50	5	1	1969-05-22	MON	@	HOU	Don Wilson	behind 3-7	t 9	1	---	1	7	2	0.007	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	6	1	1969-08-03 (1)	MON		HOU	Don Wilson	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	1	7	2	0.124	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	7	1	1969-09-15	MON		CHC	Ted Abernathy	ahead 6-1	b 5	2	-2-	2	7	2	0.024	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Laboy Scores
53	53	8	1	1969-09-21	MON		PHI	Lowell Palmer	behind 5-6	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.252	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1970-05-12	MON	@	NYM	Don Cardwell	behind 3-8	t 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.018	3%		Home Run
55	55	2	1	1970-05-26	MON		PHI	Dick Selma	behind 1-3	b 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.032	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	3	1	1970-05-30	MON	@	CIN	Jim McGlothlin	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	12-	3	6	2	0.217	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Fairly Scores; J. Fairey Scores
57	57	4	1	1970-06-11	MON		CIN	Jim Merritt	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	12-	3	6	2	0.142	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Phillips Scores; C. Laboy Scores
58	58	5	1	1970-06-12	MON		HOU	Ron Cook	tied 1-1	b 1	2	12-	3	6	2	0.247	79%		Home Run; G. Sutherland Scores; C. Laboy Scores
59	59	6	1	1970-06-24	MON	@	PHI	Lowell Palmer	ahead 6-0	t 9	0	---	1	6	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	7	1	1970-06-27	MON		NYM	Gary Gentry	behind 0-6	b 5	0	1--	2	6	2	0.059	12%		Home Run; J. Gosger Scores
61	61	8	1	1970-06-28	MON		NYM	Ray Sadecki	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.111	55%		Home Run
62	62	9	1	1970-07-02	MON		STL	Mike Torrez	tied 1-1	b 1	1	123	4	6	2	0.215	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Jones Scores; R. Staub Scores; J. Gosger Scores
63	63	10	1	1970-07-24 (2)	MON		SFG	Skip Pitlock	tied 4-4	b 6	0	---	1	5	2	0.168	74%		Home Run (Deep CF)
64	64	11	1	1970-08-21	MON		ATL	Julio Navarro	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.058	94%		Home Run
65	65	12	1	1970-08-27	MON		HOU	Larry Dierker	behind 1-2	b 4	2	-2-	2	6	2	0.249	65%		Home Run; B. Bailey Scores
66	66	13	1	1970-09-12	MON		PHI	Lowell Palmer	tied 2-2	b 6	1	1--	2	6	2	0.258	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Fairly Scores
67	67	14	1	1970-09-18 (2)	MON		CHC	Bob Miller	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	2	0.097	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
68	68	15	1	1970-09-29	MON	@	PHI	Bill Laxton	ahead 8-3	t 9	0	1--	2	6	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Laboy Scores
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
69	69	1	1	1971-04-13	MON		NYM	Gary Gentry	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	2	0.104	75%		Home Run
70	70	2	1	1971-05-16	MON	@	CIN	Wayne Granger	ahead 6-2	t 8	1	12-	3	4	2	0.020	100%		Home Run; R. Hunt Scores; R. Staub Scores
71	71	3	1	1971-05-22	MON		PIT	Luke Walker	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	4	2	0.084	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
72	72	4	1	1971-06-02	MON	@	LAD	Bob O'Brien	behind 0-5	t 7	1	---	1	7	2	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
73	73	5	1	1971-06-08	MON		SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 4-0	b 4	1	---	1	7	2	0.033	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
74	74	6	1	1971-06-18	MON	@	PIT	Bob Johnson	tied 2-2	t 7	2	123	4	5	2	0.409	95%		Home Run; R. Hunt Scores; C. Mashore Scores; B. Bailey Scores
75	75	7	1	1971-07-25	MON		STL	Reggie Cleveland	tied 0-0	b 4	2	123	4	7	2	0.333	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Day Scores; R. Staub Scores; R. Fairly Scores
76	76	8	1	1971-08-08	MON	@	CIN	Ross Grimsley	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	0.121	34%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	9	1	1971-08-21	MON		SFG	Gaylord Perry	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.109	83%		Home Run (Deep CF)
78	78	10	1	1971-09-07	MON		NYM	Gary Gentry	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	1	8	2	0.083	82%		Home Run
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
79	79	1	1	1972-06-21	PHI	@	ATL	Ron Reed	tied 1-1	t 2	2	-2-	2	8	2	0.196	68%		Home Run; T. Harmon Scores
80	80	2	1	1972-06-25	PHI	@	MON	Ernie McAnally	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.155	65%		Home Run
81	81	3	1	1972-08-18	PHI		HOU	Dave Roberts	behind 2-4	b 7	1	---	1	8	2	0.134	29%		Home Run

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