What years did John Montague play?

John Montague played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1980.

Was John Montague a pitcher?

Yes. John Montague pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 260 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Montague hit?

John Montague hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What were John Montague's career stats?

In 223 games, John Montague went 24-26 with a 4.76 ERA, 260 strikeouts, 546.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves.

What position did John Montague play?

John Montague played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Montague and how much did he weigh?

John Montague was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 213 pounds.

What was John Montague's career ERA?

John Montague finished with a 4.76 career ERA, going 24-26 with 260 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Montague have?

John Montague recorded 260 career strikeouts.

Is John Montague in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Montague has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Montague

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1980)

John Montague was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1980 for 4 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 8 seasons. Across 223 career appearances, he went 24-26 with a 4.76 ERA, 260 strikeouts, and 21 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 24–26

ERA 4.76

WHIP 1.50

SO 260

Pitcher PIV -7201.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 213 lb
Born: 9/12/1947 in Newport News, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-09-09
Last Game: 1980-08-28

Full name: John Evans Montague

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Montague — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	26	223	17	2	0	21	546.2	595	289	57	226	260	4.76	-7201.4

Career ERA 4.76 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 25.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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John Montague Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1973	MON	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	7.2	8	3	2	7	3.52	—	0.0
1974	MON	NL	3	4	46	1	0	3	82.2	73	29	38	43	3.16	3.63 (+13%)	-456.9
1975	MON	NL	0	1	12	0	0	2	17.2	23	11	6	9	5.60	3.71 (-51%)	-953.7
1975	PHI	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	8	5	4	1	9.00	—	0.0
1977	SEA	AL	8	12	47	15	2	4	182.1	193	87	75	98	4.29	4.00 (-7%)	-1779.3
1978	SEA	AL	1	3	19	0	0	2	43.2	52	30	24	14	6.18	3.69 (-68%)	-546.9
1979	SEA	AL	6	4	41	1	0	1	116.1	125	72	47	60	5.57	4.00 (-39%)	-1531.8
1979	CAL	AL	2	0	14	0	0	6	17.2	16	10	9	6	5.09	4.00 (-27%)	-789.1
1980	CAL	AL	4	2	37	0	0	3	73.2	97	42	21	22	5.13	3.84 (-34%)	-1143.6
Career · 9 seasons			24	26	223	17	2	21	546.2	595	289	226	260	4.76	—	-7,201

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.

Career Batting Statistics

John Montague — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
224	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.083	.214	.083	.298	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 68.0% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 78.3% below league average.

Career OPS .298 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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John Montague Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	MON	NL	4	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	MON	NL	46	10	1	2	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	MON	NL	13	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SEA	AL	47	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SEA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SEA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CAL	AL	37	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			224	12	1	2	5	.083	—	—	—	—	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

John Montague — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

John Montague — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	ALCS	CAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

John Montague — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	0	0	4.0	4	4	2	2	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

John Montague — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1979	ALCS	CAL	0	1	2	0	0	4.0	4	4	2	2	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

John Montague — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	114	8	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	110	4	0	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

John Montague — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	114	290.1	285	127	113	149	3.94
Away	109	256.1	310	162	113	111	5.69

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Montague — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1980-08-28	LAA	BAL	—	2.0	9	6	6	0	0	0
1980-08-21	LAA	BAL	—	2.0	5	4	4	0	2	1
1980-08-08	LAA	MIN	SV	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	1
1980-08-06	LAA	SEA	W	3.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1980-08-05	LAA	SEA	—	2.1	6	4	4	0	0	0
1980-07-31	LAA	DET	—	3.0	5	3	3	1	0	1
1980-07-28	LAA	DET	W	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1980-07-26	LAA	CLE	—	4.1	7	8	6	3	3	0
1980-07-23	LAA	DET	—	2.2	3	2	1	2	2	0
1980-07-19	LAA	TOR	L	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Montague — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	223	17	29	82	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Montague — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	MON	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1974	MON	P	46	1	6	5	3	1
1975	MON	P	12	0	0	3	1	0
1975	PHI	P	3	0	0	2	0	1
1977	SEA	P	47	15	11	33	0	1
1978	SEA	P	19	0	2	5	1	0
1979	SEA	P	41	1	5	21	1	0
1979	CAL	P	14	0	1	0	1	0
1980	CAL	P	37	0	4	13	0	1

Career Games by Position

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John Montague Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	223

College History

John Montague — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	VA	1965, 1966

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John Montague: the record in brief

John Montague's major league career runs from a debut on September 9, 1973 to a final game on August 28, 1980. Club by club, the record runs the Montreal Expos (1973 to 1975), the Philadelphia Phillies (1975), the Seattle Mariners (1977 through 1979), and the California Angels (1979 to 1980). Born on September 12, 1947, in Newport News, VA, USA, Montague is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-2 and 213 pounds. Montague's full given name, per the bio, is John Evans Montague.

Montague's career pitching line is 24 wins, 26 losses and a 4.76 ERA over 223 appearances. The totals include 260 strikeouts and 21 saves. The league ERA over Montague's seasons was 3.81, so the 4.76 figure ran 25.0% worse than average. The best win total was 8, in 1977. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.29 in 1977, when the league's was 4.00.

Montague made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-1 record and 9.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 1979.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Montague

What years did John Montague play?: John Montague played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1980.
Was John Montague a pitcher?: Yes. John Montague pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 260 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Montague hit?: John Montague hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did John Montague play for?: John Montague played for 4 teams: the Montreal Expos (1973–1975), the Philadelphia Phillies (1975), the Seattle Mariners (1977–1979), and the California Angels (1979–1980).
What were John Montague's career stats?: In 223 games, John Montague went 24-26 with a 4.76 ERA, 260 strikeouts, 546.2 innings pitched, and 21 saves.
What position did John Montague play?: John Montague played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Montague and how much did he weigh?: John Montague was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 213 pounds.
What was John Montague's career ERA?: John Montague finished with a 4.76 career ERA, going 24-26 with 260 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Montague have?: John Montague recorded 260 career strikeouts.
Is John Montague in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Montague has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.