John Hester
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| 28-year-old Catcher |
| Baltimore Orioles |
| Date of Birth: September 14, 1983 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | Missoula | 226 | 192 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 27 | 52 | .271 | .372 | .490 | 862 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 320 | 297 | 38 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 64 | .263 | .316 | .424 | 740 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile | 328 | 303 | 38 | 81 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 3 | .267 | .302 | .475 | 777 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Reno | 354 | 328 | 61 | 108 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 64 | 13 | .329 | .376 | .537 | 913 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 30 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .429 | 729 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Reno | 159 | 138 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 2 | .370 | .440 | .667 | 1107 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Arizona | 106 | 95 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1 | .211 | .292 | .347 | 639 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk | 310 | 279 | 22 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 74 | 0 | .251 | .323 | .341 | 664 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Reno | 43 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .263 | .326 | .421 | 747 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | Missoula | 226 | 192 | .219 | 11.9% | 23.0% | .343 | 46% | 15% | 34 | 6.46 | .370 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 320 | 297 | .161 | 6.9% | 20.0% | .305 | 50% | 11% | 39 | 4.76 | .323 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile | 328 | 303 | .208 | 4.9% | 23.8% | .327 | 42% | 17% | 43 | 5.03 | .328 | 100 | 104 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Reno | 354 | 328 | .208 | 6.2% | 18.1% | .388 | 44% | 26% | 59 | 6.67 | .389 | 118 | 139 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 30 | 28 | .179 | 6.7% | 23.3% | .300 | 37% | 16% | 3 | 3.68 | .316 | 99 | 95 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Reno | 159 | 138 | .297 | 10.1% | 16.4% | .419 | 34% | 31% | 35 | 9.64 | .459 | 136 | 181 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Arizona | 106 | 95 | .136 | 10.4% | 30.2% | .295 | 37% | 25% | 8 | 2.70 | .280 | 90 | 77 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk | 310 | 279 | .090 | 8.7% | 23.9% | .325 | 33% | 25% | 25 | 2.97 | .301 | 95 | 84 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Reno | 43 | 38 | .158 | 9.3% | 14.0% | .290 | 46% | 12% | 5 | 4.35 | .324 | 93 | 85 |
Extended Statistics
2011: Norfolk | 2011: Reno | 2010: Arizona
| Split Statistics with Norfolk in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| May | 73 | 70 | .057 | 0 | 2.7% | 19.2% | .321 | 33% | 22% | .257 | .288 | .314 | .271 |
| June | 78 | 71 | .084 | 1 | 7.7% | 32.1% | .378 | 40% | 28% | .254 | .321 | .338 | .299 |
| July | 88 | 78 | .141 | 3 | 10.2% | 22.7% | .273 | 29% | 22% | .231 | .318 | .372 | .310 |
| August | 65 | 55 | .054 | 1 | 13.8% | 21.5% | .325 | 32% | 28% | .255 | .354 | .309 | .310 |
| September | 6 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 16.7% | 16.7% | .500 | 25% | 75% | .400 | .500 | .600 | .477 |
| AWAY | 176 | 155 | .109 | 4 | 10.8% | 29.0% | .330 | 38% | 21% | .239 | .330 | .348 | .309 |
| HOME | 134 | 124 | .065 | 1 | 6.0% | 17.2% | .320 | 28% | 31% | .266 | .313 | .331 | .291 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 4 | AAA | vs. Durham | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2 | AAA | vs. Durham | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 31 | AAA | vs. Gwinnett | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 29 | AAA | vs. Charlotte | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 28 | AAA | @ Gwinnett | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| August 27 | AAA | @ Gwinnett | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 23 | AAA | @ Durham | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| August 20 | AAA | vs. Durham | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 19 | AAA | vs. Charlotte | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 17 | AAA | vs. Charlotte | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
July 2010
OSC: Hester, Macias Power Aces Past 51s, 11-9October 2009
Baseball America: Hester Pushing For A Job In The MajorsAugust 2009
OSC: Hester Chosen as All-PCL CatcherOSC: John Hester becomes 100th former BayBear to play in majors