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Name Team Age
John Rinker Retired (1962, Age 34) Died (2011, Age 83)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 6, Pick 85
(1950)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bob Gibson League 0 1 years (81 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A  A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  C- A 
Endurance Velocity Control
A- A+ D 
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C+ B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 4/21/1928
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1950 BRO-NYA 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 7 7 0 3 2 2.73 17.18
1952 NYA 1 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 19.1 14 3 3 0 10 14 1.24 1.40
1953 NYA 9 8 21 21 0 0 0 0 117.2 126 69 67 7 66 89 1.63 5.12
1954 NYA 4 8 15 15 0 0 0 0 79.1 86 50 46 9 54 54 1.76 5.22
1955 NYA 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 9 9 0 7 8 1.73 7.36
1958 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 5 5 0 3 5 1.56 5.40
1961 NYN 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 3 0 4 3 1.50 4.50
2095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 14 18 51 40 0 0 1 0 245.1 260 146 140 16 147 175 1.66 5.14
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01John Rinker has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-07-17The New York Metropolitans have waived John Rinker.
1961-10-03The New York Metropolitans have designated John Rinker for assignment.
1961-09-27The New York Metropolitans have promoted John Rinker to the major league team.
1961-09-27The New York Metropolitans have acquired John Rinker from the waiver wire.
1959-04-22The New York Yankees have waived John Rinker.
1958-09-15The New York Yankees have promoted Johny Kucks to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated John Rinker for assignment.
1958-09-10The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Johny Kucks to the minors.
1955-06-03The New York Yankees have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated John Rinker for assignment.
1955-05-23The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Chuck Dudra to the minors.
1955-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Chuck Dudra to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1954-09-27The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mickey McDermott to the minors.
1954-09-03The New York Yankees have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1954-08-07The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Wally Owen to the minors.
1954-07-06The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Gorman to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Ken Talbot to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Wally Owen to the minors.
1954-06-03The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Ken Talbot for assignment.
1954-05-03The New York Yankees have promoted Ken Talbot to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Ted Abernathy to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Mickey McDermott to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ryne Duren to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Tom Gorman to the minors.
1953-07-05The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ted Abernathy to the minors.
1953-07-05The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1953-06-27The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Mike Fosnow for assignment.
1953-05-23The New York Yankees have promoted Ken Talbot to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1953-04-15The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team.
1952-10-12The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1952-09-18The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ryne Duren to the minors.
1952-09-15The New York Yankees have promoted Ryne Duren to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1952-09-14The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Tom Morgan to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Ryne Duren to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Mike Fosnow to the minors.
1952-09-03The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1952-09-03The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team.
1950-06-18The New York Yankees have promoted Dyar Gilbert to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1950-06-15The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mike Fosnow to the minors.
1950-05-08The New York Yankees have promoted Dyar Gilbert to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent John Rinker to the minors.
1950-05-07The New York Yankees have promoted John Rinker to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Dyar Gilbert to the minors.
1950-04-15The New York Yankees have acquired John Rinker from the waiver wire.
1950-04-01The Brooklyn Southmen have waived John Rinker.