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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Bettendorf | Retired (1986, Age 38) | Died (2036, Age 88) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 32 (1969) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Branch Rickey League | 0 | 9 years (4 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
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/24/1948 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1976 | AHP | 13 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .469 | .240 | .229 | .208 |
| 1976 | HHP | 16 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | .627 | .333 | .294 | .216 |
| 1976 | LHP | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .755 | .407 | .348 | .304 |
| 1976 | RHP | 27 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .490 | .253 | .237 | .184 |
| 1977 | AHP | 18 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | .785 | .362 | .423 | .288 |
| 1977 | HHP | 12 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .574 | .250 | .324 | .206 |
| 1977 | LHP | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .844 | .400 | .444 | .333 |
| 1977 | RHP | 27 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | .686 | .310 | .377 | .247 |
| 1978 | AHP | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | HHP | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .583 | .167 | .417 | .167 |
| 1978 | LHP | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | RHP | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .762 | .308 | .455 | .182 |
| 1980 | AHP | 25 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | .549 | .277 | .272 | .207 |
| 1980 | HHP | 19 | 68 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | .981 | .378 | .603 | .324 |
| 1980 | LHP | 20 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .577 | .244 | .333 | .205 |
| 1980 | RHP | 38 | 121 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 33 | .781 | .343 | .438 | .273 |
| 1981 | AHP | 16 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .764 | .358 | .406 | .328 |
| 1981 | HHP | 21 | 69 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | .762 | .342 | .420 | .261 |
| 1981 | LHP | 15 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .677 | .357 | .320 | .280 |
| 1981 | RHP | 34 | 108 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 20 | .783 | .347 | .435 | .296 |
| 1982 | AHP | 42 | 161 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 39 | .815 | .362 | .453 | .311 |
| 1982 | HHP | 46 | 160 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 33 | .664 | .320 | .344 | .237 |
| 1982 | LHP | 37 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | .695 | .342 | .353 | .250 |
| 1982 | RHP | 81 | 253 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 59 | .752 | .341 | .411 | .281 |
| 1983 | AHP | 51 | 188 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 46 | .617 | .282 | .335 | .229 |
| 1983 | HHP | 48 | 170 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 26 | .634 | .293 | .341 | .229 |
| 1983 | LHP | 37 | 68 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | .818 | .377 | .441 | .294 |
| 1983 | RHP | 91 | 290 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 60 | .579 | .265 | .314 | .214 |
| 1984 | AHP | 16 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | .622 | .319 | .303 | .258 |
| 1984 | HHP | 19 | 59 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1.009 | .433 | .576 | .373 |
| 1984 | LHP | 17 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .552 | .244 | .308 | .231 |
| 1984 | RHP | 32 | 86 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 19 | .917 | .429 | .488 | .349 |
| 1985 | AHP | 22 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 17 | .595 | .301 | .294 | .247 |
| 1985 | HHP | 24 | 92 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .655 | .286 | .370 | .239 |
| 1985 | LHP | 20 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .756 | .347 | .409 | .273 |
| 1985 | RHP | 40 | 133 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 27 | .583 | .275 | .308 | .233 |
| 1986 | AHP | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .611 | .286 | .325 | .150 |
| 1986 | HHP | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .461 | .167 | .294 | .118 |
| 1986 | LHP | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .697 | .364 | .333 | .133 |
| 1986 | RHP | 16 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .510 | .200 | .310 | .143 |
| Total | AHP | 219 | 803 | 202 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 182 | .657 | .311 | .346 | .252 |
| Total | HHP | 214 | 732 | 183 | 29 | 9 | 19 | 109 | 74 | 130 | .711 | .319 | .392 | .250 |
| Total | LHP | 184 | 338 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 41 | 50 | .691 | .330 | .361 | .251 |
| Total | RHP | 391 | 1197 | 300 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 141 | 100 | 262 | .680 | .310 | .370 | .251 |
| Total | 433 | 1535 | 385 | 53 | 14 | 33 | 189 | 141 | 312 | .683 | .315 | .368 | .251 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1986-11-01 | John Bettendorf has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1986-08-08 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have waived John Bettendorf. |
| 1986-04-25 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have designated John Bettendorf for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have promoted John Bettendorf to the major league team. The Kansas City Prairie Princes have sent Bobby Taylor to the minors. |
| 1978-08-05 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have designated John Bettendorf for assignment. |
| 1978-06-26 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have promoted John Bettendorf to the major league team. |
| 1978-04-04 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have promoted Bunny McKnight to the major league team. The Kansas City Prairie Princes have designated John Bettendorf for assignment. The Kansas City Prairie Princes have designated Steve Justice for assignment. |
| 1976-03-25 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have promoted John Bettendorf to the major league team. |
| 1976-03-25 | The Kansas City Prairie Princes have acquired John Bettendorf from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-09-14 | The San Diego Wizards have waived John Bettendorf. |
| 1974-03-25 | The San Diego Wizards have acquired John Bettendorf from the waiver wire. |
| 1973-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Rotties have waived John Bettendorf. |
| 1973-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Rotties have sent John Bettendorf to the minors. The Pittsburgh Rotties have waived Jim Jones. |
| 1972-06-01 | The Pittsburgh Rotties have promoted John Bettendorf to the major league team. |