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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Meares | Retired (1991, Age 36) | Died (2020, Age 65) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 18 (1977) |
LF | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Tim Raines League | 0 | 7 years (28 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/6/1955 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (1B) |
| (99.0 %) | (97.4 %) | (77.1 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1980 | LF | CHN | 8 | 7 | 62.0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.47 | 1.000 |
| CF | CHN | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | .857 | |
| RF | CHN | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1981 | LF | CHN | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.000 |
| CF | CHN | 28 | 28 | 244.33 | 81 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2.91 | .975 | |
| 1982 | LF | CHN | 17 | 11 | 106.0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.95 | .958 |
| CF | CHN | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.42 | 1.000 | |
| RF | CHN | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1.59 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | CF | MIN | 12 | 12 | 103.0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.18 | 1.000 |
| RF | MIN | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | .909 | |
| 1985 | 1B | MIN-BOS | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 70 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 9.55 | .986 |
| LF | MIN-BOS | 73 | 40 | 449.66 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.12 | 1.000 | |
| CF | MIN-BOS | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 1.000 | |
| RF | MIN-BOS | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | 1B | BOS | 16 | 16 | 141.33 | 165 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 10.51 | 1.000 |
| LF | BOS | 34 | 0 | 91.66 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 | 1.000 | |
| CF | BOS | 13 | 13 | 115.0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.80 | .958 | |
| RF | BOS | 11 | 11 | 89.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | 1B | BOS | 23 | 23 | 176.0 | 182 | 174 | 7 | 1 | 20 | -7 | 9.26 | .995 |
| LF | BOS | 34 | 0 | 78.66 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.17 | 1.000 | |
| CF | BOS | 14 | 14 | 124.0 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 | .971 | |
| RF | BOS | 15 | 15 | 123.0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | LF | BOS | 34 | 24 | 245.66 | 60 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2.09 | .950 |
| CF | BOS | 81 | 79 | 675.66 | 178 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2.34 | .989 | |
| RF | BOS | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.37 | 1.000 | |
| 1989 | 1B | MIN | 15 | 15 | 130.66 | 128 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 8.75 | .992 |
| LF | MIN | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| CF | MIN | 33 | 29 | 263.0 | 75 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2.53 | .987 | |
| RF | MIN | 16 | 16 | 140.0 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1.99 | 1.000 | |
| 1990 | 1B | CLE | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 |
| SS | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | .500 | |
| LF | CLE | 11 | 11 | 96.0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.78 | .950 | |
| CF | CLE | 22 | 19 | 171.0 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2.16 | .953 | |
| RF | CLE | 8 | 7 | 63.33 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 63 | 62 | 522.99 | 555 | 537 | 15 | 3 | 39 | -12 | 9.50 | .995 | |
| SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | .500 | ||
| LF | 216 | 98 | 1174.64 | 279 | 274 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2.10 | .982 | ||
| CF | 213 | 204 | 1780.99 | 488 | 475 | 2 | 11 | 2 | -9 | 2.41 | .977 | ||
| RF | 65 | 64 | 548.33 | 140 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2.28 | .993 | ||
| Total | 558 | 428 | 4027.95 | 1464 | 1424 | 19 | 21 | 42 | -18 | 3.22 | .986 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1991-11-01 | John Meares has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1991-03-03 | The Cleveland cavaliers have sent George Pickering to the minors. The Cleveland cavaliers have waived John Meares. |
| 1990-06-28 | John Meares of the Cleveland cavaliers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1990-04-05 | The Cleveland cavaliers have acquired John Meares from the waiver wire. |
| 1990-03-07 | The Minnesota Ka-Zars have designated John Meares for assignment. |
| 1989-04-05 | The Minnesota Ka-Zars have acquired John Meares from the waiver wire. |
| 1989-04-01 | The Boston Arctic Monkeys have promoted Kevin Kosman to the major league team. The Boston Arctic Monkeys have promoted Max Richards to the major league team. The Boston Arctic Monkeys have designated Chaz Michael for assignment. The Boston Arctic Monkeys have designated John Meares for assignment. |
| 1987-08-08 | John Meares of the Boston Murder City Devils is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1985-05-02 | The Boston Murder City Devils have acquired John Meares from the waiver wire. |
| 1985-04-28 | The Minnesota Devil Dinosaurs have promoted Horacio Butto to the major league team. The Minnesota Devil Dinosaurs have designated John Meares for assignment. |
| 1984-09-09 | A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Plodders and the Chicago Scotties. The Chicago Scotties receive Ernie Turner from the Minnesota Plodders in exchange for John Meares. |
| 1982-06-19 | The Chicago Scotties have promoted Rusty Staub to the major league team. The Chicago Scotties have sent John Meares to the minors. |
| 1981-05-16 | John Meares of the Chicago Scotties is injured and is expected to be out 46 days. |
| 1980-08-25 | John Meares of the Chicago Scotties is injured and is expected to be out 16 days. |
| 1980-08-05 | The Chicago Scotties have promoted John Meares to the major league team. |
| 1980-05-03 | The Chicago Scotties have sent John Meares to the minors. |
| 1980-03-07 | The Chicago Scotties have promoted Jim Glade to the major league team. The Chicago Scotties have promoted Frank Giles to the major league team. The Chicago Scotties have promoted John Meares to the major league team. |