John Montefusco
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[edit] Biography
Born on May 25, 1950 in Long Branch, New Jersey, John Montefusco (John Joseph Montefusco) played for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees over the course of his 13 year career. Montefusco broke into the bigs on September 3, 1974 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 2.88 ERA in 243.2 innings pitched in 1975, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Montefusco's best season was 1975, when he posted a 2.88 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 215 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SF | N | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.81 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.1 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | N | 35 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2.88 | 215 | 85 | 78 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 243.2 | 210 | 11 | 86 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| 1976 | SF | N | 37 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 2.84 | 172 | 90 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 253.1 | 224 | 11 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 1977 | SF | N | 26 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 3.49 | 110 | 82 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157.1 | 170 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1978 | SF | N | 36 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 3.81 | 177 | 110 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 238.2 | 233 | 25 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 1979 | SF | N | 22 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 3.94 | 76 | 64 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 145 | 15 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980 | SF | N | 22 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4.37 | 85 | 61 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 120 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | ATL | N | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3.49 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77.1 | 75 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | SD | N | 32 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 4.00 | 83 | 93 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184.1 | 177 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1983 | SD | N | 31 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3.30 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95.1 | 94 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | NY | A | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3.32 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | Total | 37 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3.31 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133.1 | 133 | 9 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1984 | NY | A | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3.58 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | NY | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NY | A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 274 | 226 | 80 | 80 | 3.52 | 1038 | 677 | 603 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1539.2 | 1489 | 122 | 483 | 55 | 28 | 27 | |
| Total | AL | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3.75 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.2 | 115 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 298 | 244 | 90 | 83 | 3.54 | 1081 | 728 | 650 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1652.1 | 1604 | 135 | 513 | 57 | 29 | 29 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SF | N | P | 7 | 5 | 39.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | SF | N | P | 35 | 34 | 243.2 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 0 | .973 |
| 1976 | SF | N | P | 37 | 36 | 253.1 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 0 | .917 |
| 1977 | SF | N | P | 26 | 25 | 157.1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 0 | .957 |
| 1978 | SF | N | P | 36 | 36 | 238.2 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 2 | .947 |
| 1979 | SF | N | P | 22 | 22 | 137 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .967 |
| 1980 | SF | N | P | 22 | 17 | 113.1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1981 | ATL | N | P | 26 | 9 | 77.1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .947 |
| 1982 | SD | N | P | 32 | 32 | 184.1 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | .930 |
| 1983 | SD | N | P | 31 | 10 | 95.1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .842 |
| 1983 | NY | A | P | 6 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | Total | P | 37 | 16 | 133.1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .875 | |
| 1984 | NY | A | P | 11 | 11 | 55.1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .889 |
| 1985 | NY | A | P | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | NY | A | P | 4 | 0 | 12.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 298 | 244 | 1652.1 | 82 | 187 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 221 | 56 | 4 | .944 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SF | N | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .333 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | N | 35 | 80 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .087 | .141 | .150 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | SF | N | 38 | 78 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | .103 | .165 | .115 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | SF | N | 26 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .122 | .173 | .184 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SF | N | 37 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .132 | .071 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | SF | N | 24 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .186 | .286 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | SF | N | 22 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .033 | .094 | .033 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | N | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SD | N | 32 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .086 | .145 | .103 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | SD | N | 31 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .053 | .143 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NY | A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | Total | 37 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .053 | .143 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NY | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NY | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NY | A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 278 | 455 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 18 | .097 | .152 | .147 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 219 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 302 | 455 | 23 | 44 | 4 | 18 | .097 | .152 | .147 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 219 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (November 6, 1972).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Craig Landis to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Doyle Alexander (December 12, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (March 6, 1982).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Yankees in exchange for $200000 and 2 players to be named later (August 26, 1983); San Diego Padres received Dennis Rasmussen and Edwin Rodriguez (September 12, 1983).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by New York Yankees (March 17, 1986).
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