John Hester

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 235lb (193cm, 106kg)

Born: September 14, 1983 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 33rd round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 13th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Marist School (Atlanta, GA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: August 28, 2009 (Age 25-348d, 19,636th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 16, 2013 (Age 30-002d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: CSE

Full Name: John Graves Hester

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

208

.216

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.351

OPS

.645

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-20 / in Starts: 15-12
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	68 (31-27-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
Self	3
E Aybar	1
P Bourjos	0
K Calhoun	0
H Kendrick	0
A Callaspo	0

Most Driven In By
T Hunter	4
M Trout	3
Self	3
A Pujols	2
M Trumbo	1
A Romine	1

2012 Batting Game Log

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2012 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	54	34 (33)	May 12	LAA	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.80	0.058	.72	0.03%	0.51	C
2	55	36 (1)	May 14	LAA		OAK	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2						C
3	56	39 (2)	May 17	LAA		CHW	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.23	-0.072	.89	-0.03%	-0.82	C
4	57	41 (1)	May 19	LAA	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	8	1.88	-0.077	1.43	-0.04%	-0.54	C
5	58	42	May 20	LAA	@	SDP	L,2-3	11-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						C
6	59	44 (1)	May 22	LAA	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9	.34	-0.007	.25	0.00%	-0.53	C
7	60	45	May 23	LAA	@	OAK	W,3-1	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9						C
8	61	47 (1)	May 25	LAA	@	SEA	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	1.56	-0.124	1.40	-0.07%	-0.67	C
9	62	48	May 26	LAA	@	SEA	W,5-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	2	.19	-0.005	.18	0.00%	-0.15	C
10	63	52 (3)	May 30	LAA		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	9						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	64	53	Jun 1	LAA		TEX	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353	.721	9	.92	0.079	1.36	0.07%	0.52	C
12	65	55 (1)	Jun 3	LAA		TEX	L,3-7	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.409	.526	.935	9	.88	0.153	1.48	0.15%	1.11	C
13	66	56	Jun 4	LAA		SEA	L,6-8	2-GF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.423	.500	.923	9	1.52	0.018	1.87	0.01%	0.33	PH C
14	67	59 (2)	Jun 8	LAA	@	COL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.462	.862	8	.55	-0.053	.60	-0.03%	-0.58	C
15	68	60	Jun 9	LAA	@	COL	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.371	.419	.791	8	.37	0.011	.42	0.01%	-0.54	C
16	69	61	Jun 10	LAA	@	COL	W,10-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.389	.739	8	1.08	-0.078	1.31	-0.06%	-1.35	C
17	70	62	Jun 11	LAA	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.364	.385	.748	8	1.33	-0.009	1.65	-0.01%	0.23	C
18	71	64 (1)	Jun 13	LAA	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.349	.682	8	1.25	-0.136	1.48	-0.10%	-1.15	C
19	72	66 (1)	Jun 16	LAA		ARI	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.327	.326	.653	9	.74	-0.054	.92	-0.04%	-1.10	C
20	73	69 (2)	Jun 19	LAA		SFG	W,12-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.320	.641	9	.24	-0.009	.28	-0.01%	-0.48	C
21	74	72 (2)	Jun 23	LAA		LAD	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.322	.321	.643	9	1.57	-0.031	1.96	-0.02%	-0.27	C
22	75	74 (1)	Jun 26	LAA	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.349	.404	.753	9	.81	-0.065	1.14	-0.06%	0.55	C
23	76	77 (2)	Jun 29	LAA	@	TOR	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.364	.458	.821	9	1.32	0.263	1.81	0.22%	1.64	C
24	77	78	Jun 30	LAA	@	TOR	L,2-11	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.288	.364	.458	.821	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	78	79	Jul 1	LAA	@	TOR	W,10-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.270	.343	.429	.771	9	.90	-0.084	1.26	-0.07%	-0.09	C
26	79	81 (1)	Jul 3	LAA	@	CLE	L,5-9	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.329	.409	.738	9	1.32	0.057	1.80	0.05%	0.99	C
27	80	82	Jul 4	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.324	.403	.727	7	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.15	C
28	81	83	Jul 5	LAA		BAL	W,9-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.312	.386	.697	9	1.44	-0.111	2.09	-0.10%	-1.18	C
29	82	84	Jul 6	LAA		BAL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.304	.375	.679	9	.92	-0.045	1.37	-0.04%	-0.37	C
30	83	86 (1)	Jul 8	LAA		BAL	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.293	.360	.653	9	.31	-0.026	.46	-0.02%	-1.04	C
31	84	87	Jul 13	LAA	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.282	.346	.629	9	.99	-0.078	1.41	-0.07%	-0.74	C
32	85	88	Jul 14	LAA	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.282	.346	.629	9						C
33	86	90 (1)	Jul 16	LAA	@	DET	L,6-8	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.350	.645	9	1.55	-0.033	2.19	-0.03%	-0.30	C
34	87	92 (1)	Jul 18	LAA	@	DET	L,2-7	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.289	.341	.630	9	.36	-0.019	.50	-0.02%	-0.41	C
35	88	93	Jul 19	LAA	@	DET	L,1-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.289	.341	.630	9						C
36	89	95 (1)	Jul 21	LAA		TEX	L,2-9	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.293	.337	.631	9	.34	0.017	.64	0.02%	0.45	C
37	90	97 (1)	Jul 23	LAA		KCR	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.293	.337	.631	9						C
38	91	98	Jul 24	LAA		KCR	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.287	.329	.617	9	.69	-0.036	.93	-0.03%	-0.37	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	92	145 (46)	Sep 14	LAA	@	KCR	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.287	.329	.617	9						C
							19-20		95	85	14	18	1	0	3	4	8	0	25	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	.212	.287	.329	.617		.94	-0.496	1.16	-0.27%	-6.48

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