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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Center | Retired (1988, Age 39) | Died (2023, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 5 (1967) |
C | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Barry Zito League | 0 | 17 years (41 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 | 4/22/1949 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1967 | Minors | 58.00 | 6 / 6 | 6 / 6 | 10 / 12 | 10 / 10 | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 | 10 / 10 | 56 / 58 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 66.00 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 10 | 6 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 10 / 13 | 12 / 14 | 5 / 5 | 53 / 66 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 72.00 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 17 | 12 / 15 | 5 / 6 | 7 / 7 | 9 / 11 | 47 / 72 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 67.00 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 10 | 5 / 13 | 4 / 9 | 8 / 11 | 7 / 10 | 33 / 67 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 67.00 | 5 / 11 | 7 / 8 | 6 / 11 | 4 / 5 | 6 / 13 | 4 / 11 | 3 / 8 | 35 / 67 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 0.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 1972 | Majors | 72.94 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 8 / 14 | 3 / 10 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 14 | 4 / 11 | 32 / 72 |
| 1973 | Majors | 59.30 | 134 | 108 | 28 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 12 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 18 / 59 |
| 1974 | Majors | 57.91 | 135 | 109 | 26 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 10 | 13 / 57 |
| 1975 | Majors | 67.16 | 154 | 124 | 8 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 13 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 11 / 67 |
| 1976 | Majors | 69.99 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 13 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 14 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 8 | 12 / 69 |
| 1977 | Majors | 65.43 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 14 | 4 / 65 |
| 1978 | Majors | 63.02 | 162 | 132 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 15 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 3 / 63 |
| 1979 | Majors | 64.59 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 64 |
| 1980 | Majors | 59.76 | 152 | 123 | 10 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 59 |
| 1981 | Majors | 62.79 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 62 |
| 1982 | Majors | 63.79 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 63 |
| 1983 | Majors | 64.88 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 7 | -3 / 7 | -1 / 11 | -5 / 8 | -1 / 5 | 0 / 13 | -10 / 64 |
| 1984 | Majors | 52.96 | 162 | 88 | 0 | 0 / 8 | -2 / 7 | -3 / 5 | -6 / 14 | -1 / 5 | -3 / 5 | -2 / 8 | -17 / 52 |
| 1985 | Majors | 52.25 | 139 | 96 | 23 | -4 / 5 | -2 / 5 | -4 / 11 | -3 / 7 | -7 / 7 | -2 / 8 | -1 / 9 | -23 / 52 |
| 1986 | Majors | 64.42 | 162 | 122 | 0 | -2 / 9 | -2 / 8 | -1 / 10 | -6 / 10 | -5 / 10 | -4 / 7 | 0 / 10 | -20 / 64 |
| 1987 | Majors | 29.96 | 162 | 21 | 0 | -5 / 1 | -2 / 5 | -3 / 6 | -2 / 5 | -1 / 2 | -2 / 8 | -4 / 2 | -19 / 29 |
| 1988 | Majors | 25.69 | 162 | 20 | 0 | -5 / 5 | -1 / 3 | -2 / 7 | -4 / 1 | -1 / 2 | -2 / 5 | -4 / 2 | -19 / 25 |
| Total | 2660 | 1855 | 95 | 22 / 181 | 34 / 176 | 29 / 219 | 26 / 188 | 30 / 176 | 32 / 183 | 40 / 193 | 213 / 1316 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1988-11-01 | John Center has retired from the Atlanta Red Caps |
| 1988-03-28 | The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted John Center to the major league team. |
| 1988-03-28 | John Center has signed with the Atlanta Red Caps for $0.53M per year for 1 year. |
| 1987-03-31 | The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted John Center to the major league team. |
| 1987-03-29 | John Center has signed with the Atlanta Red Caps for $1.33M per year for 1 year. |
| 1986-03-30 | The Colorado Renegades have promoted John Center to the major league team. |
| 1986-03-30 | Trade #1197716 has been completed between the Colorado Renegades and the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches receive Draft Pick - 1987 Round 2 (COL) from the Colorado Renegades in exchange for John Center. |
| 1986-03-29 | John Center has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $1.85M per year for 1 year. |
| 1985-05-30 | Trade #1192132 has been completed between the Baltimore Yellow Stockings and the Cincinnati Red Legs. The Cincinnati Red Legs receive John Center from the Baltimore Yellow Stockings in exchange for Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 CIN (Jeff Durst). |
| 1985-05-01 | John Center of the Baltimore Yellow Stockings is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1985-04-01 | The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have placed John Center on the trade block. |
| 1984-06-01 | The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have removed John Center from the trade block. |
| 1984-04-14 | The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have placed John Center on the trade block. |
| 1983-09-05 | The Cleveland Ironmasters have removed John Center from the trade block. |
| 1983-04-08 | The Cleveland Ironmasters have placed John Center on the trade block. |
| 1980-04-19 | John Center of the Oakland Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 11 days. |
| 1978-03-30 | The Oakland Athletics have promoted John Center to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Elmer Kison to the major league team. |
| 1978-03-30 | John Center has signed with the Oakland Athletics for $5.51M per year for 8 years. |
| 1975-08-29 | John Center of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1974-07-28 | John Center of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1973-05-22 | John Center of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1972-03-29 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Amos Brookens to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Bill Gharrity to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Terry Cook to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted John Center to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Lee Brown to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Joe Bowsfield to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Stan Murphy to the major league team. |
| 1971-10-07 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent Israel Peraza to the minors. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent John Center to the minors. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent Pat Schutz to the minors. |
| 1971-09-30 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted John Center to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent Al Hall to the minors. |
| 1971-03-29 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Dick Hill to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Bud Wilson to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Gary Elliott to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent John Center to the minors. |
| 1970-10-03 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted John Center to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Deion Meche to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent Billy Rochefort to the minors. |
| 1970-04-01 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Dan White to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent John Center to the minors. |
| 1970-03-31 | The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted John Center to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have sent Pat Schutz to the minors. |
| 1968-06-11 | A trade has been completed between the New York Robber Barons and the San Diego Perfect Tens. The San Diego Perfect Tens receive Bump Brantley, Tom Pickett, Erik Scrivener, Rick Gibson, John Center from the New York Robber Barons in exchange for Masanori Boitano, Stephen Lind, Tony Devine, John Clark, Bub Lillis, Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 SD (Mel Blackburn). Protest This Trade. |