John Mabry
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2007)
John Mabry was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007 for 8 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,322 career games, he hit .263 with 898 hits, 96 home runs, and 446 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 195 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1994-04-23
- Last Game
- 2007-05-17
Full name: John Steven Mabry
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,322 | 3,409 | 382 | 898 | 183 | 6 | 96 | 446 | 7 | 284 | 717 | .263 | .322 | .405 | .727 | -2,243 |
Career AVG .263 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .322 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .405 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .727 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | SLN | NL | 6 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .304 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | SLN | NL | 129 | 388 | 35 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 24 | 45 | .307 | .266 (+15%) | .337 (+3%) | .417 (-3%) | .755 (avg) | -47.2 |
| 1996 | SLN | NL | 151 | 543 | 63 | 161 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 74 | 3 | 37 | 84 | .297 | .269 (+10%) | .340 (avg) | .426 (+1%) | .767 (+1%) | 29.1 |
| 1997 | SLN | NL | 116 | 388 | 40 | 110 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 77 | .284 | .266 (+6%) | .336 (+4%) | .419 (-11%) | .756 (-4%) | -192.3 |
| 1998 | SLN | NL | 142 | 377 | 41 | 94 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 30 | 76 | .249 | .266 (-6%) | .335 (-9%) | .420 (-10%) | .755 (-9%) | -612.6 |
| 1999 | SEA | AL | 87 | 262 | 34 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 60 | .244 | .271 (-10%) | .344 (-14%) | .433 (-8%) | .778 (-10%) | -500.8 |
| 2000 | SEA | AL | 48 | 103 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 | .243 | .270 (-10%) | .344 (-7%) | .437 (-27%) | .782 (-18%) | -290.7 |
| 2000 | SDN | NL | 48 | 123 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 38 | .228 | .270 (-16%) | .344 (-26%) | .437 (+6%) | .782 (-8%) | -290.7 |
| 2001 | SLN | NL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | FLO | NL | 82 | 147 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 44 | .218 | .263 (-18%) | .332 (-10%) | .426 (-9%) | .758 (-9%) | 0.0 |
| 2002 | PHI | NL | 21 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2002 | OAK | AL | 89 | 193 | 27 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 37 | .275 | .261 (+5%) | .331 (-3%) | .416 (+26%) | .747 (+13%) | 0.0 |
| 2003 | SEA | AL | 64 | 104 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 21 | .212 | .264 (-20%) | .332 (-1%) | .422 (-16%) | .754 (-9%) | -125.2 |
| 2004 | SLN | NL | 87 | 240 | 32 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 63 | .296 | .266 (+11%) | .335 (+8%) | .427 (+18%) | .762 (+14%) | 637.6 |
| 2005 | SLN | NL | 112 | 246 | 26 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 63 | .240 | .264 (-9%) | .330 (-11%) | .418 (-3%) | .749 (-6%) | -306.9 |
| 2006 | CHN | NL | 107 | 210 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 57 | .205 | .269 (-24%) | .336 (-16%) | .431 (-25%) | .768 (-21%) | -761.5 |
| 2007 | COL | NL | 28 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .118 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 1,322 | 3,409 | 382 | 898 | 183 | 6 | 96 | 446 | 7 | 284 | 717 | .263 | — | — | — | — | -2,461 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SEA | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2001 | FLO | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 135.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.00 | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | NLCS | SLN | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| 2005 | NLDS1 | SLN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2004 | NLCS | SLN | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| 2004 | NLDS1 | SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 2004 | WS | SLN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 2002 | ALDS2 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1996 | NLCS | SLN | 7 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .261 |
| 1996 | NLDS2 | SLN | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1324 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 652 | 1622 | 188 | 417 | 44 | 201 | .257 |
| Away | 670 | 1787 | 194 | 481 | 52 | 245 | .269 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-17 | COL | AZ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-05-16 | COL | AZ | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007-05-15 | COL | AZ | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-05-13 | COL | SFG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007-05-11 | COL | SFG | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-05-10 | COL | SFG | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-05-09 | COL | STL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-05-06 | COL | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007-05-04 | COL | CIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-05-02 | COL | SFG | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 2 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-05 | MIA | ATL | — | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-05-28 | SEA | TBR | — | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 451 | 334 | 2993 | 251 | 18 | 276 |
| 3B | 129 | 95 | 70 | 150 | 23 | 10 |
| OF | 567 | 384 | 730 | 32 | 13 | 7 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | SLN | OF | 6 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | SLN | 1B | 73 | 66 | 595 | 53 | 4 | 63 |
| 1995 | SLN | OF | 39 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | SLN | 1B | 146 | 139 | 1170 | 76 | 8 | 107 |
| 1996 | SLN | OF | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SLN | 1B | 49 | 38 | 346 | 22 | 1 | 33 |
| 1997 | SLN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SLN | OF | 78 | 67 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | SLN | 1B | 16 | 8 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | SLN | 3B | 38 | 31 | 18 | 46 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | SLN | OF | 80 | 46 | 95 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | SEA | 1B | 20 | 12 | 120 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1999 | SEA | 3B | 24 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | SEA | OF | 43 | 35 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | SEA | 1B | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | SEA | 3B | 22 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
| 2000 | SEA | OF | 19 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | SDN | 1B | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | SDN | OF | 32 | 29 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | SLN | 1B | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | SLN | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | FLO | 1B | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | FLO | OF | 39 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | FLO | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | PHI | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | OAK | 1B | 50 | 7 | 136 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 2002 | OAK | OF | 53 | 43 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | SEA | 1B | 9 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | SEA | OF | 22 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | SLN | 1B | 14 | 11 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | SLN | 3B | 20 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | SLN | OF | 57 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | SLN | 1B | 14 | 5 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | SLN | 3B | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | SLN | OF | 70 | 37 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | CHN | 1B | 51 | 38 | 312 | 29 | 2 | 21 |
| 2006 | CHN | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | CHN | OF | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | COL | 3B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | COL | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 2 |
| First Base | 451 |
| Third Base | 129 |
| Left Field | 190 |
| Center Field | 11 |
| Right Field | 386 |
| Designated Hitter | 21 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | COL | NL | $750,000 |
| 2006 | CHN | NL | $1,075,000 |
| 2005 | SLN | NL | $725,000 |
| 2003 | SEA | AL | $600,000 |
| 2002 | PHI | NL | $500,000 |
| 2000 | SEA | AL | $1,850,000 |
| 1999 | SEA | AL | $1,400,000 |
| 1998 | SLN | NL | $1,400,000 |
| 1997 | SLN | NL | $390,000 |
| 1996 | SLN | NL | $200,000 |
| 1995 | SLN | NL | $109,000 |
| 1994 | SLN | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $9,108,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | PA | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 4th | 4.0 | 140 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
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John Mabry: the record in brief
John Mabry's major league career runs from a debut on April 23, 1994 to a final game on May 17, 2007. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1994 through 2005), the Seattle Mariners (1999 through 2003), the San Diego Padres (2000), the Florida Marlins (2001), the Philadelphia Phillies (2002), the Oakland Athletics (2002), the Chicago Cubs (2006), and the Colorado Rockies (2007). Listed as an outfielder, Mabry threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Mabry is listed at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Mabry was born on October 17, 1970, in Wilmington, DE, USA. On the record, John Mabry was born John Steven Mabry.
In 1,322 games and 3,409 at bats, Mabry batted .263 with 898 hits, adding 96 homers and 446 RBI. Mabry's career OPS of .727 combines a .322 on-base mark with .405 slugging. Mabry hit .263 while the league hit .267 over the same span, a figure close to average. 1996 was Mabry's biggest home run year, with 13. Mabry collected a career-high 161 hits in 1996.
Frequently Asked Questions about John Mabry
- What years did John Mabry play?
- John Mabry played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.
- Was John Mabry a pitcher?
- No. John Mabry was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
- How many home runs did John Mabry hit?
- John Mabry hit 96 career home runs with 898 hits.
- What was John Mabry's career batting average?
- John Mabry batted .263 over his career, with 898 hits in 3,409 at bats.
- How many RBI did John Mabry have?
- John Mabry drove in 446 runs in his career.
- What was John Mabry's career ERA?
- John Mabry finished with a 63.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.