Name | Team | Age |
John Starr | Retired (1961, Age 34) | Died (2006, Age 79) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 30 (1950) |
C | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Mark Fidrych League | 0 | 9 years (64 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 | 3/2/1927 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
(2.7 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | DET | 58 | 135 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .443 | .243 | .200 | .170 |
1951 | DET-CLE | 75 | 182 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .249 | .280 | .187 |
1952 | CLE | 50 | 86 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .621 | .284 | .337 | .221 |
1953 | CLE-DET | 50 | 91 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .694 | .309 | .385 | .264 |
1954 | DET | 153 | 464 | 43 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .551 | .271 | .280 | .213 |
1955 | DET | 151 | 483 | 47 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .555 | .267 | .288 | .215 |
1956 | DET | 42 | 107 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .711 | .319 | .393 | .280 |
1957 | DET | 25 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .234 | .233 | .163 |
1958 | DET | 41 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .469 | .219 | .250 | .162 |
1959 | DET | 27 | 54 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .596 | .281 | .315 | .241 |
Total | 672 | 1713 | 169 | 364 | 47 | 13 | 20 | 143 | 125 | 322 | 15 | 11 | 7 | .558 | .268 | .290 | .212 |
Date | Transaction |
1961-11-01 | John Starr has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
1959-09-05 | The Detroit Power have waived John Starr. |
1959-06-12 | The Detroit Power have promoted John Bader to the major league team. The Detroit Power have designated John Starr for assignment. |
1953-10-15 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Blue Streaks and the Detroit Tycoons. The Detroit Tycoons receive John Starr, Brad Lidge, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Blue Streaks in exchange for Jack Shaver. |
1951-04-08 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Blue Streaks and the Detroit Tycoons. The Detroit Tycoons receive Kevin Ward from the Cleveland Blue Streaks in exchange for John Starr, Stu Shinault. |