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John
Rayford		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 175
 
Born: June 2, 1942 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 MAN FL $ 1,600,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
1974 32 VAN JL $ 1,600,000 4 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
1975 33 BRK FL $ 957,600 4 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
1976 34 LOU JL $ 969,000 4 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
1977 35 CLG FL $ 2,500,000 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3
1978 36 CLG FL $ 2,500,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 957,600 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000 4 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 MAN FL 117 297 47 86 14 0 2 15 7 3 23 70 .290 .343 .357 .700 34.9 4.0
1974 32 VAN JL 97 191 15 43 8 4 0 10 2 4 17 55 .225 .289 .309 .598 16.9 1.1
  MAN FL 10 13 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 .308 .438 .308 .745 2.2 0.4
  TOT   107 204 15 47 8 4 0 13 2 4 20 56 .230 .300 .309 .608 19.1 1.4
    AAA   17 66 14 17 5 0 2 7 0 2 10 16 .258 .355 .424 .780 9.5  
1975 33 BRK FL 116 330 34 79 19 3 3 22 10 9 23 81 .239 .297 .342 .639 31.2 3.9
    AAA   19 72 8 23 7 0 2 10 0 0 2 20 .319 .338 .500 .838 10.9  
1976 34 LOU JL 62 114 16 32 9 0 0 3 1 3 5 19 .281 .311 .360 .671 10.5 1.5
    AAA   10 46 6 12 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 8 .261 .320 .391 .711 5.4  
1977 35 CLG FL 98 318 44 94 21 0 7 45 10 5 19 67 .296 .336 .428 .764 43.0 8.1
1978 36 CLG FL 105 317 33 79 18 3 6 32 9 1 7 86 .249 .265 .382 .646 30.2 3.1
1979 37 AAA   78 125 13 42 10 1 0 24 6 1 6 24 .336 .366 .432 .798 18.6  
6 Years Sim 605 1580 189 417 89 10 18 130 39 25 97 379 .264 .309 .367 .676 169.0 22.0
4 Years AAA 124 309 41 94 28 1 4 46 6 3 22 68 .304 .350 .440 .790 44.4  
162 Game Average 423 50 111 23 2 4 34 10 6 25 101 .264 .309 .367 .676 45.3  
Career Highs 117 330 47 94 21 4 7 45 10 9 23 86 .296 .343 .428 .764 43.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1216 146 331 69 4 16 113 31 20 73 272 .272 .315 .375 .690 136.9
vs LH   364 43 86 20 6 2 17 8 5 24 107 .236 .287 .341 .628 33.8
Home 302 730 78 177 35 5 9 64 16 14 50 177 .242 .292 .341 .633 69.7
Away 303 850 111 240 54 5 9 66 23 11 47 202 .282 .323 .389 .713 101.1
RISP   309 0 87 14 3 4 106 0 0 22 72 .282 .331 .385 .716 38.1
Pinch Hitting   146 17 43 8 1 0 17 1 1 15 34 .295 .358 .363 .721 18.9
Close/Late   223 30 62 13 0 3 25 0 0 15 45 .278 .332 .377 .709 26.3
Mar/Apr 70 172 19 48 11 1 2 13 4 3 13 33 .279 .335 .390 .725 21.1
May 106 358 44 94 19 2 4 32 7 3 22 93 .263 .309 .360 .669 38.5
June 117 347 45 87 18 0 2 22 14 8 25 78 .251 .301 .320 .621 32.8
July 112 307 37 71 17 2 5 24 5 3 16 80 .231 .273 .349 .622 27.7
August 108 225 26 62 15 0 5 22 5 6 12 61 .276 .312 .409 .721 26.4
Sep/Oct 92 171 18 55 9 5 0 17 4 2 9 34 .322 .356 .433 .788 24.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 31 MAN FL CF 58 57 513.0 144 2 1 0 .993 2.56 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    LF 4 2 17.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 32 VAN JL CF 40 36 297.9 96 1 2 1 .980 2.93 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    LF 40 1 88.6 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.34 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  MAN FL CF 4 4 22.5 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.80 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  VAN JL 2B 3 1 16.1 3 4 0 1 1.000 3.91 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 1 1 8.1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.22 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  MAN FL LF 4 0 6.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.69 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   CF 44 40 320.4 103 1 2 1 .981 2.92   1.5
      LF 44 1 95.3 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.36   0.0
      2B 3 1 17.3 3 4 0 1 1.000 3.64   0.1
      RF 1 1 8.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.07   0.0
1975 33 BRK FL CF 87 60 549.0 148 1 1 0 .993 2.44 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    RF 18 17 144.0 43 1 1 0 .978 2.75 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1976 34 LOU JL LF 44 16 182.7 27 2 1 0 .967 1.43 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 2 2 17.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.12 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 4 0 10.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 4.36 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1977 35 CLG FL CF 62 55 500.0 132 4 3 1 .978 2.45 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    LF 28 22 200.0 43 1 2 0 .957 1.98 0 0 .000 0  
    C 2 2 17.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.24 0 0 .000 1 0.0
1978 36 CLG FL CF 96 92 758.0 219 4 5 1 .978 2.65 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    LF 3 1 13.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 351 304 2650.7 751 12 12 3 .985 2.59 0 0 .000 0 9.0
  LF 124 42 510.0 101 3 3 0 .972 1.84 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  RF 20 18 154.7 46 1 1 0 .979 2.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 3 2 18.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  2B 3 1 17.3 3 4 0 1 1.000 3.64 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 2 2 17.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.24 0 0 .000 1 0.0
Career Totals   503 369 3367.7 911 23 16 4 .983 2.50 0 0 .000 1 9.5
Career Highs   106 93 771.0 222 5 5 2 .993 2.81 0 0 .000 1  
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  4. Eduardo Ramirez (966)
  5. Bill Melton (962)
  6. Robert Dillon (958)
  7. Maurice Bayer (958)
  8. Roy Nicoletti (957)
  9. Jake Garrido (957)
  10. David Rameriz (956)
History
Drafted in 24th round, 554th overall pick, by Manhattan in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/6/1973, off Casper Monoghan (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1973, off Christopher Lydon (CLG)
Traded from Manhattan to Vancouver on 4/21/1974 (Going to MAN: 3B T. Ealey, P R. Masters. Going to VAN: CF J. Rayford, 2B C. Forrest, LF J. Jiminez)
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 4/1/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $957,600 per year
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 4/1/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $969,000 per year
Released by Vancouver on 4/1/1976
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 5/11/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $969,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Calgary on 2/23/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 3/1/1979 to a minor league contract.Released by Brooklyn on 10/9/1979
 
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