Name | Team | Age |
John Strickland | Retired (1986, Age 37) | 40 |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 1, Pick 3 (1970) |
1B | B/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Old Jeter Wood League | 0 | 13 years (148 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 3/29/1949 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) |
(38.1 %) | (38.1 %) | (28.8 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1973 | HOU | 107 | 425 | 52 | 126 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 38 | 87 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .841 | .351 | .489 | .296 |
1974 | HOU | 130 | 487 | 82 | 143 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 73 | 58 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .848 | .369 | .478 | .294 |
1975 | HOU | 130 | 516 | 78 | 152 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 60 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .850 | .368 | .483 | .295 |
1976 | HOU | 123 | 489 | 78 | 139 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 52 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .839 | .352 | .487 | .284 |
1977 | HOU | 117 | 473 | 81 | 152 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 102 | 45 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .939 | .381 | .558 | .321 |
1978 | HOU | 110 | 410 | 63 | 127 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 53 | 86 | 10 | 4 | 3 | .883 | .388 | .495 | .310 |
1979 | ATL-SD | 131 | 507 | 83 | 159 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 93 | 59 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 10 | .931 | .384 | .546 | .314 |
1980 | SD | 130 | 518 | 89 | 169 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 105 | 50 | 93 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .939 | .389 | .550 | .326 |
1981 | SD | 130 | 515 | 81 | 151 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 96 | 58 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 8 | .844 | .363 | .482 | .293 |
1982 | SD | 130 | 525 | 94 | 164 | 33 | 6 | 26 | 97 | 63 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .931 | .384 | .547 | .312 |
1983 | SD | 133 | 315 | 66 | 107 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 42 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.015 | .418 | .597 | .340 |
1984 | SD | 142 | 362 | 61 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 44 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .880 | .382 | .497 | .304 |
1985 | SD | 129 | 318 | 55 | 94 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .843 | .352 | .491 | .296 |
1986 | SD | 73 | 79 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .411 | .506 | .291 |
Total | 1715 | 5939 | 977 | 1816 | 298 | 99 | 248 | 1008 | 665 | 1061 | 87 | 32 | 62 | .890 | .376 | .515 | .306 |
Date | Transaction |
1986-11-01 | John Strickland now holds the league record for career batting average. |
1986-11-01 | John Strickland has retired from the San Diego Marines |
1983-11-01 | John Strickland now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage. |
1983-11-01 | John Strickland now holds the league record for career slugging percentage. |
1983-08-27 | John Strickland of the San Diego Marines is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
1979-04-05 | Trade #1477604 has been completed between the Atlanta Hornets and the San Diego Marines. The San Diego Marines receive John Strickland from the Atlanta Hornets in exchange for Chip Marshall, Bo Hogan. |
1979-04-01 | The Atlanta Hornets have removed John Strickland from the trade block. |
1978-10-17 | The Houston Lastros have placed John Strickland on the trade block. |
1978-04-03 | John Strickland of the Houston Lastros is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
1977-06-17 | John Strickland of the Houston Lastros is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
1976-08-06 | John Strickland of the Houston Lastros is injured and is expected to be out 7 days. |
1976-05-17 | John Strickland of the Houston Lastros is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
1973-05-08 | John Strickland of the Houston Lastros is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
1973-04-30 | The Houston Lastros have promoted John Strickland to the major league team. The Houston Lastros have designated Dick Maxwell for assignment. |