C John Vance #33
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
C JOHN VANCE #33 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 580 159 29 6 2 85 43 37 .274 .326 .355 18 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ CHC Win, 5-1 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
10/01/1974 @ CHC Win, 7-6 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1974 SEA Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1974 SEA Win, 4-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 SEA Win, 6-5 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 KC Win, 6-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
09/25/1974 KC Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
09/24/1974 KC Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ SEA Win, 6-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ SEA Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/03/1944
Born in:Bayonne, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$87,500
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 4th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 580 159 29 6 2 85 65 43 37 .274 .326 .355 .682 .316 .081 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 145 634 5 0 0 15 0 6 206 37 18 13 58.1 65.2 3.87 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 35 6 0 1 22 20 15 8 0 0 0 .304 .385 .383 .767
Versus Right   465 124 23 6 1 63 45 28 29 6 0 5 .267 .312 .348 .660
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   86 25 4 2 0 8 14 4 6 0 0 2 .291 .337 .384 .721
May   111 33 7 2 1 24 13 5 9 0 0 1 .297 .333 .423 .757
June   108 24 6 0 0 15 9 9 9 1 0 2 .222 .292 .278 .569
July   104 28 2 1 1 16 9 9 4 2 0 0 .269 .322 .337 .658
August   83 25 6 1 0 13 8 7 4 3 0 0 .301 .344 .398 .742
September   80 21 3 0 0 7 10 7 5 0 0 0 .263 .322 .300 .622
October   8 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   30 7 0 1 0 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 .233 .273 .300 .573
Last Year   571 168 29 4 10 74 73 47 35 2 0 4 .294 .351 .412 .763
2 Years Ago   583 178 29 4 10 76 87 48 51 2 0 3 .305 .360 .420 .780
Career   6202 1811 356 57 127 826 823 493 578 44 2 46 .292 .346 .429 .776
Home   282 71 11 3 0 38 36 23 15 5 0 2 .252 .308 .312 .620
Road   298 88 18 3 2 47 29 20 22 1 0 3 .295 .345 .396 .741
Grass   580 159 29 6 2 85 65 43 37 6 0 5 .274 .326 .355 .682
Day   163 49 7 3 2 30 22 12 8 3 0 2 .301 .350 .417 .767
Night   417 110 22 3 0 55 43 31 29 3 0 3 .264 .317 .331 .648
As Starter   569 155 29 6 2 85 63 43 37 6 0 5 .272 .326 .355 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Pinch Hitting   11 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Close/Late   129 44 9 1 1 21 20 10 12 0 0 1 .341 .393 .450 .842
Inning 1-3   177 38 7 1 0 22 16 15 8 2 0 2 .215 .281 .266 .546
Inning 4-6   211 58 8 3 1 32 21 17 14 3 0 2 .275 .330 .355 .686
Inning 7-9   177 58 12 2 1 31 26 11 13 1 0 1 .328 .368 .435 .803
Extra Innings   15 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
0 Outs   176 43 10 1 0 9 34 24 17 2 0 2 .244 .338 .312 .651
1 Outs   208 69 10 2 2 47 19 12 5 4 0 3 .332 .370 .428 .798
2 Outs   196 47 9 3 0 29 12 7 15 0 0 0 .240 .266 .316 .582
Scoring Position   189 62 11 2 2 79 20 10 14 6 0 1 .328 .354 .439 .794
Bases Empty   292 71 10 3 0 0 29 24 17 0 0 2 .243 .305 .298 .603
Runner on 1st   99 26 8 1 0 6 16 9 6 0 0 2 .263 .336 .364 .700
Runner on 2nd   45 13 1 0 0 9 5 5 3 0 0 0 .289 .360 .311 .671
Runner on 3rd   21 10 2 0 0 13 3 0 1 2 0 0 .476 .435 .571 1.006
Runner on 1st & 2nd   52 16 3 0 0 7 7 4 1 0 0 1 .308 .368 .365 .734
Runner on 1st & 3rd   30 13 2 1 1 19 3 0 1 0 0 0 .433 .433 .667 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   18 3 1 0 0 10 0 1 6 2 0 0 .167 .190 .222 .413
Bases Loaded   23 7 2 1 1 21 2 0 2 2 0 0 .304 .280 .609 .889
Two Strikes   212 42 9 0 1 22 23 15 37 1 0 3 .198 .260 .255 .514
First Pitch   110 37 7 3 0 22 13 0 0 2 0 1 .336 .336 .455 .791
Count 0-1   49 12 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 .255 .286 .541
Count 0-2   35 7 1 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .229 .429
Count 1-0   72 19 5 0 0 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 .264 .257 .333 .590
Count 1-1   61 17 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .279 .344 .623
Count 1-2   78 13 2 0 0 6 5 0 17 0 0 1 .167 .177 .192 .370
Count 2-0   18 8 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .722 1.167
Count 2-1   37 16 4 1 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .432 .432 .595 1.027
Count 2-2   60 14 3 0 1 8 8 0 9 1 0 2 .233 .254 .333 .587
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   20 7 0 0 0 2 4 11 0 0 0 0 .350 .581 .350 .931
Full Count   39 8 3 0 0 5 6 15 8 0 0 0 .205 .426 .282 .708
Behind in Count   162 32 5 0 0 17 12 0 20 1 0 2 .198 .206 .228 .434
Ahead in Count   148 51 9 2 1 27 24 28 0 2 0 0 .345 .444 .453 .897
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 2nd   79 21 4 0 0 9 10 9 5 0 0 0 .266 .341 .316 .657
Batting 3rd   13 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
Batting 4th   18 5 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 .278 .409 .278 .687
Batting 5th   333 85 18 4 2 53 34 18 25 2 0 5 .255 .302 .351 .653
Batting 6th   128 41 6 2 0 17 14 11 5 4 0 0 .320 .364 .398 .762
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   249 63 10 2 0 16 24 12 14 1 0 3 .253 .294 .309 .604
Medium Leverage   207 57 10 1 0 27 25 21 15 3 0 0 .275 .338 .333 .671
High Leverage   123 39 9 3 2 42 16 10 8 2 0 2 .317 .372 .488 .860
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Dallas - FABL 19 147 527 144 23 8 16 69 66 42 5 3 74 11 5 .273 .331 .438 .769 119 121 4.0
1965 Dallas - FABL 20 146 523 143 31 5 8 74 77 58 4 6 60 10 10 .273 .347 .398 .745 114 120 4.1
1966 Dallas - FABL 21 144 521 166 30 5 11 76 63 38 3 4 42 8 4 .319 .366 .459 .824 135 141 5.9
1967 Dallas - FABL 22 145 520 159 34 5 8 73 74 52 6 5 57 5 4 .306 .372 .437 .809 146 147 6.6
1968 Dallas - FABL 23 152 568 163 40 5 11 62 63 33 4 4 52 10 2 .287 .328 .433 .762 140 145 4.6
1969 Dallas - FABL 24 153 580 160 26 2 16 71 79 42 3 4 58 12 4 .276 .326 .410 .736 114 114 1.6
1970 Dallas - FABL 25 158 604 183 43 6 16 87 85 38 6 6 73 8 9 .303 .347 .474 .821 124 130 3.7
1971 Dallas - FABL 26 155 625 188 42 7 19 79 91 52 3 2 39 15 10 .301 .356 .482 .838 143 147 5.9
1972 Dallas - FABL 27 159 583 178 29 4 10 76 87 48 3 2 51 11 5 .305 .360 .420 .780 134 134 4.8
1973 Dallas - FABL 28 154 571 168 29 4 10 74 73 47 4 2 35 10 10 .294 .351 .412 .763 119 122 2.3
1974 Dallas - FABL 29 158 580 159 29 6 2 85 65 43 5 6 37 18 13 .274 .326 .355 .682 91 104 0.6
Total FABL 1671 6202 1811 356 57 127 826 823 493 46 44 578 118 76 .292 .346 .429 .776 125 129 44.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Alexandria - R 17 55 206 74 11 9 6 50 46 46 1 2 19 11 4 .359 .475 .587 1.062 165 160 2.7
1963 San Bernardino - A 18 104 385 126 27 9 25 76 58 15 3 3 38 7 8 .327 .355 .639 .994 173 191 6.0
1963 Denver - AAA 18 20 67 11 4 1 0 5 6 11 0 0 5 0 2 .164 .282 .254 .536 46 56 -0.1
Total COW 104 385 126 27 9 25 76 58 15 3 3 38 7 8 .327 .355 .639 .994 173 191
Total GSL 55 206 74 11 9 6 50 46 46 1 2 19 11 4 .359 .475 .587 1.062 165 160
Total CL 20 67 11 4 1 0 5 6 11 0 0 5 0 2 .164 .282 .254 .536 46 56
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Alexandria - R C 42 42 291 44 2 335 0 1.000 364.2 8.27 +2.4 1.103 0 95 29 30.5
1962 Alexandria - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Alexandria - R CF 10 9 19 0 0 20 1 .950 79.1 2.16 -2.9 .857
1963 San Bernardino - A P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.9 .000
1963 Denver - AAA C 9 9 42 5 2 47 0 1.000 79.0 5.35 +0.3 1.000 1 9 4 44.4
1963 San Bernardino - A C 84 84 440 57 4 503 6 .988 741.2 6.03 -0.4 1.085 5 97 34 35.1
1963 San Bernardino - A 1B 2 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 12.1 6.57 -0.4 1.045
1963 Denver - AAA 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 4.1 2.08 -0.2 .500
1963 San Bernardino - A 3B 6 6 6 12 1 18 0 1.000 53.0 3.06 +0.1 .958
1963 Denver - AAA CF 9 9 24 0 0 25 1 .960 74.0 2.92 +0.4 .960
1963 San Bernardino - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.2 1.005
1964 Dallas - MLB C 135 134 790 76 6 877 11 .987 1157.0 6.74 -4.4 .828 2 106 32 30.2
1964 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Dallas - MLB C 133 132 797 95 7 896 4 .996 1175.0 6.83 -1.0 .877 13 95 38 40.0
1965 Dallas - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Dallas - MLB C 130 129 712 78 4 792 2 .997 1137.2 6.25 +1.1 .885 13 84 40 47.6
1967 Dallas - MLB C 128 128 759 95 6 860 6 .993 1152.2 6.67 +1.3 .940 3 107 49 45.8
1967 Dallas - MLB 1B 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 0.0 .000
1968 Dallas - MLB C 17 9 59 7 0 66 0 1.000 106.1 5.59 -0.1 1.034 1 9 3 33.3
1968 Dallas - MLB 1B 122 120 1100 75 80 1188 13 .989 993.0 10.65 +1.8 1.026
1968 Dallas - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Dallas - MLB CF 21 17 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 147.0 2.20 -3.7 .899
1969 Dallas - MLB C 8 5 27 4 0 32 1 .969 50.0 5.58 +0.0 .000 1 5 4 80.0
1969 Dallas - MLB CF 140 138 295 4 0 306 7 .977 1231.2 2.18 -19.4 .915
1970 Dallas - MLB C 28 27 188 13 2 202 1 .995 239.2 7.55 -0.3 1.001 3 17 5 29.4
1970 Dallas - MLB 1B 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Dallas - MLB CF 122 122 267 14 1 295 14 .953 1059.2 2.39 -7.9 .949
1971 Dallas - MLB C 29 28 185 14 1 199 0 1.000 252.0 7.11 -2.5 .734 5 21 5 23.8
1971 Dallas - MLB 1B 30 24 244 15 24 261 2 .992 216.1 10.78 +0.9 1.050
1971 Dallas - MLB CF 97 96 250 11 0 263 2 .992 836.0 2.81 -1.0 .974
1972 Dallas - MLB C 10 7 41 5 1 46 0 1.000 67.0 6.18 +0.1 1.013 0 7 2 28.6
1972 Dallas - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Dallas - MLB CF 144 143 348 11 0 365 6 .984 1256.0 2.57 -4.1 .962
1973 Dallas - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1973 Dallas - MLB 1B 23 8 106 9 11 115 0 1.000 92.1 11.21 +0.8 1.001
1973 Dallas - MLB CF 144 140 322 17 0 351 12 .966 1217.0 2.51 -12.8 .942
1974 Dallas - MLB CF 113 111 303 8 0 313 2 .994 989.0 2.83 -12.2 .945
1974 Dallas - MLB C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1974 Dallas - MLB 1B 34 34 311 18 24 333 4 .988 304.0 9.74 -0.4 .968
TOTAL P 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.9 .000
TOTAL C 757 734 4333 493 35 4857 31 .994 6527.2 6.65 -3.6 .902 47 652 245 37.6
TOTAL 1B 221 188 1782 117 139 1918 19 .990 1634.2 10.46 +2.7 1.017
TOTAL 3B 12 6 6 13 1 20 1 .950 60.1 2.83 -0.1 .897
TOTAL CF 802 785 1865 65 1 1975 45 .977 6895.1 2.52 -63.3 .946
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 24th overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of high school Jay (Jay; Brooklyn, NY).
07/29/1962 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/30/1962 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
03/17/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
04/06/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
07/10/1963 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/12/1963 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1963 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1963 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/13/1964 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
05/22/1964 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/05/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/24/1964 Finished 2nd in 1964 FABL CA Kellogg Award voting.
01/07/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
06/25/1965 Injured (hand contusion),out for 3 days.
04/17/1966 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/31/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
07/01/1967 Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
06/01/1968 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
08/05/1968 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
04/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
09/27/1969 Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament),out for 3 months.
04/10/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
08/31/1970 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1970 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
03/21/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
05/01/1972 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
07/10/1972 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/23/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/20/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/03/1972 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/21/1973 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/15/1973 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for one week.
04/09/1974 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/27/1974 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 3
Year PA Rank
1971 682 10
Year AB Rank
1970 604 7
1971 625 3
Year H Rank
1968 163 9
1970 183 3
1971 188 2
1972 178 3
Year TB Rank
1968 246 4
1971 301 4
Year 2B Rank
1965 31 7
1967 34 4
1968 40 3
1970 43 4
1971 42 3
Year 3B Rank
1964 8 4
1971 7 8
Year RBI Rank
1974 85 9
Year R Rank
1972 87 10
Year SF Rank
1965 6 5
Year EBH Rank
1968 56 3
1971 68 4
Year AVG Rank
1966 .319 1
1967 .306 2
1968 .287 5
1970 .303 9
1971 .301 10
1972 .305 2
Year OBP Rank
1967 .372 5
Year SLG Rank
1968 .433 6
1971 .482 8
Year RC Rank
1967 86.20 8
1968 82.39 9
1971 105.44 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1967 6.12 4
1968 5.33 10
1972 5.61 9
Year ISO Rank
1971 .181 10
Year wOBA Rank
1966 .362 9
1967 .360 4
1968 .340 9
Year OPS Rank
1967 .809 8
Year WAR Rank
1966 6.0 7
1967 7.0 3
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