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Bobby Doerr League
4-3-2023
John Etten Catcher
Retired (1984, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .224 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .578 Status Retired (1984) Option Years 0  
H 469 Age 74 (OS 75) Date of Birth 10-24-1948
HR 14 Drafted Round 5, Pick 74
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(18 games)
RBI 219
SB 24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C  Velocity F    Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B C  (38.7%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1975 TOR
68
204
16
43
9
0
1
24
19
 41 1 0
5
 2 1
.551
.281
.270
.059
.211
1976 TOR
100
335
36
86
18
2
4
44
23
 63 0 3
2
 3 1
.660
.302
.358
.101
.257
1977 TOR
126
438
44
90
11
2
1
44
30
 91 0 3
6
 1 1
.501
.255
.247
.041
.205
1978 TOR
126
431
43
87
11
5
7
43
31
 105 3 1
3
 2 0
.559
.260
.299
.097
.202
1979 TOR
36
131
11
31
4
0
0
6
11
 24 1 1
1
 0 0
.566
.299
.267
.031
.237
1980 TOR
32
117
7
27
5
1
0
9
10
 28 0 1
2
 1 0
.580
.289
.291
.060
.231
1981 TOR
52
185
25
45
5
2
0
14
25
 31 0 1
1
 4 1
.624
.332
.292
.049
.243
1982 TOR
49
180
19
40
7
3
1
18
19
 38 0 1
4
 0 1
.606
.295
.311
.089
.222
1983 TOR
28
69
6
20
4
0
0
17
3
 14 0 0
0
 1 0
.667
.319
.348
.058
.290
Total
617
2090
207
469
74
15
14
219
171
 435 5 11
24
 14 5
.578
.283
.294
.070
.224

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Robin Yount League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01John Etten has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01The Toronto Rush have waived John Etten.
1983-09-16The Toronto Rush have designated John Etten for assignment.
1983-08-13The Toronto Rush have promoted John Etten to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Fred Winston to the major league team.
1983-06-20The Toronto Rush have designated John Etten for assignment.
1983-04-30The Toronto Rush have promoted John Etten to the major league team.
1983-03-25The Toronto Rush have promoted Mike Albosta to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Tom Fridley to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have promoted Bill Parkinson to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have designated Bryan Tischinski for assignment. The Toronto Rush have designated John Etten for assignment. The Toronto Rush have designated Frank Bescher for assignment.
1976-04-16John Etten of the Toronto Rush is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-06-04The Toronto Rush have promoted John Etten to the major league team. The Toronto Rush have designated Christy Kress for assignment.
1970-04-20The Toronto Rush have acquired John Etten from the waiver wire.
1970-04-04The St. Louis Blues have waived John Etten.