John Stephenson
1964–1973 · bats L / throws R · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
451G
.216AVG
.271OBP
.296SLG
More career statistics
214H
12HR
93RBI
0SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 1,076 | 989 | 83 | 214 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 93 | 63 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 293 | .216 | .271 | .296 | .567 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1971-05-01 to 1971-05-23
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1965-09-16 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1971-05-01 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | 1964-07-03 | 1 in 65 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 234 | 542 | 108 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 57 | .219 | .268 | .300 |
| Away | 217 | 534 | 106 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 61 | .214 | .247 | .292 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .159 | .149 | .182 |
| May | 57 | 141 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 15 | .328 | .369 | .420 |
| June | 82 | 177 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | .216 | .260 | .284 |
| July | 107 | 278 | 53 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 28 | .205 | .230 | .282 |
| August | 101 | 266 | 49 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 22 | .202 | .256 | .280 |
| September | 69 | 151 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 20 | .187 | .252 | .306 |
| October | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 32 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .108 | .116 | .123 |
| san-francisco-giants | 28 | 66 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | .333 | .394 | .483 |
| houston-astros | 27 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .095 | .121 | .095 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 27 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .281 | .328 | .368 |
| minnesota-twins | 26 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .238 | .286 | .349 |
| athletics | 25 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .197 | .258 | .230 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .209 | .265 | .209 |
| cincinnati-reds | 24 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .212 | .255 | .365 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  New York Mets | 37 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | .158 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Mets | 62 | 121 | 26 | 4 | 15 | – | .215 | – | – |
| 1966 | New York Mets | 63 | 143 | 28 | 1 | 11 | – | .196 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Chicago Cubs | 18 | 49 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1969 |  San Francisco Giants | 22 | 27 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1970 | San Francisco Giants | 23 | 43 | 3 | – | 6 | – | .070 | – | – |
| 1971 |  California Angels | 98 | 279 | 61 | 3 | 25 | – | .219 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels | 66 | 146 | 40 | 2 | 17 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1973 | California Angels | 60 | 122 | 30 | 1 | 9 | – | .246 | – | – |