What years did John Montefusco play?

John Montefusco played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1986.

Was John Montefusco a pitcher?

Yes. John Montefusco pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1081 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Montefusco hit?

John Montefusco hit 4 career home runs with 44 hits.

What was John Montefusco's career batting average?

John Montefusco batted .097 over his career, with 44 hits in 455 at bats.

How many RBI did John Montefusco have?

John Montefusco drove in 18 runs in his career.

What was John Montefusco's career ERA?

John Montefusco finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 90-83 with 1,081 strikeouts.

John Montefusco

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1986)

John Montefusco was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1986 for 4 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 13 seasons. Across 298 career appearances, he went 90-83 with a 3.54 ERA and 1,081 strikeouts. He also batted .097 with 4 home runs. John Montefusco was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16548.1.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 90–83

ERA 3.54

WHIP 1.28

SO 1,081

Pitcher PIV 16548.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 5/25/1950 in Long Branch, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-03
Last Game: 1986-05-01
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: John Joseph Montefusco

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Montefusco — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
90	83	298	244	32	11	5	1652.3	1,604	650	135	513	1,081	3.54	16548.1

Career ERA 3.54 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Montefusco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	SFN	NL	3	2	7	5	1	1	0	39.3	41	21	19	34	4.81	3.63 (-32%)	334.3
1975	SFN	NL	15	9	35	34	10	4	0	243.7	210	78	86	215	2.88	3.71 (+22%)	7319.1
1976	SFN	NL	16	14	37	36	11	6	0	253.3	224	80	74	172	2.84	3.51 (+19%)	5006.4
1977	SFN	NL	7	12	26	25	4	0	0	157.3	170	61	46	110	3.49	4.00 (+13%)	3647.2
1978	SFN	NL	11	9	36	36	3	0	0	238.7	233	101	68	177	3.81	3.69 (-3%)	1994.4
1979	SFN	NL	3	8	22	22	0	0	0	137.0	145	60	51	76	3.94	4.00 (+2%)	-700.8
1980	SFN	NL	4	8	22	17	1	0	0	113.3	120	55	39	85	4.37	3.84 (-14%)	-613.2
1981	ATL	NL	2	3	26	9	0	0	1	77.3	75	30	27	34	3.49	3.58 (+3%)	-1349.0
1982	SDN	NL	10	11	32	32	1	0	0	184.3	177	82	41	83	4.00	3.86 (-4%)	630.8
1983	SDN	NL	9	4	31	10	1	0	4	95.3	94	35	32	52	3.30	3.87 (+15%)	854.4
1983	NYA	AL	5	0	6	6	0	0	0	38.0	39	14	10	15	3.32	3.87 (+14%)	11.6
1984	NYA	AL	5	3	11	11	0	0	0	55.3	55	22	13	23	3.58	3.81 (+6%)	-82.5
1985	NYA	AL	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.0	12	8	2	2	10.29	—	0.0
1986	NYA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	12.3	9	3	5	3	2.19	3.97 (+45%)	-504.5
Career · 14 seasons			90	83	298	244	32	11	5	1,652.1	1,604	650	513	1,081	3.54	—	16,548

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 Montefusco — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
302	455	23	44	7	2	4	18	1	27	219	.097	.152	.147	.300	-3,205

Career AVG .097 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Montefusco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	SFN	NL	7	14	5	4	0	0	2	3	0	1	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SFN	NL	35	80	4	7	0	1	1	2	0	5	44	.087	.257 (-66%)	.327 (-57%)	.374 (-60%)	.701 (-58%)	-740.4
1976	SFN	NL	38	78	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	5	42	.103	.255 (-60%)	.320 (-49%)	.360 (-68%)	.681 (-59%)	-699.4
1977	SFN	NL	26	49	1	6	0	0	1	4	0	3	24	.122	—	—	—	—	-402.9
1978	SFN	NL	37	70	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	32	.057	.257 (-78%)	.323 (-59%)	.378 (-81%)	.702 (-71%)	-770.3
1979	SFN	NL	24	42	3	7	3	1	0	3	0	1	11	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SFN	NL	22	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.033	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ATL	NL	26	15	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SDN	NL	32	58	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	30	.086	.261 (-67%)	.324 (-55%)	.388 (-73%)	.712 (-65%)	-592.5
1983	SDN	NL	31	19	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	11	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	NYA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	NYA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			302	455	23	44	7	2	4	18	1	27	219	.097	—	—	—	—	-3,205

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Montefusco — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	162	226	12	15	2	7	.066
Away	140	229	11	29	2	11	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

John Montefusco — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	161	893.1	819	328	267	638	3.30
Away	137	759.0	785	322	246	443	3.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Montefusco — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-05-01	NYY	MIN	—	2.2	4	2	2	0	1	2
1986-04-26	NYY	CLE	—	5.2	2	0	0	1	0	0
1986-04-12	NYY	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0
1986-04-09	NYY	KCR	—	3.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1985-05-14	NYY	MIN	—	3.1	8	5	5	1	0	1
1985-05-07	NYY	MIN	—	3.1	3	2	2	1	2	1
1985-04-29	NYY	TEX	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1984-09-26	NYY	BAL	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	5	0
1984-09-21	NYY	DET	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	4	1
1984-09-15	NYY	BOS	L	7.2	10	4	4	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Montefusco — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	298	244	82	187	16	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Montefusco — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SFN	P	7	5	0	4	0	0
1975	SFN	P	35	34	11	25	1	0
1976	SFN	P	37	36	12	21	3	0
1977	SFN	P	26	25	10	12	1	0
1978	SFN	P	36	36	8	28	2	2
1979	SFN	P	22	22	9	20	1	2
1980	SFN	P	22	17	6	9	0	1
1981	ATL	P	26	9	6	12	1	1
1982	SDN	P	32	32	11	29	3	0
1983	SDN	P	31	10	3	13	3	0
1983	NYA	P	6	6	2	3	0	0
1984	NYA	P	11	11	1	7	1	1
1985	NYA	P	3	1	1	1	0	0
1986	NYA	P	4	0	2	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

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John Montefusco Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	298

Awards & Honors

John Montefusco — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-10-01
1975	Rookie of the Year
1975	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

John Montefusco — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	NYA	AL	$716,667
1985	NYA	AL	$637,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,354,167

College History

John Montefusco — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	NJ	1970, 1971, 1972

Award Voting History

John Montefusco — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1975	Cy Young Award	NL	4th	2.0	120	0
1975	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	12.0	24	12

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Montefusco

What years did John Montefusco play?: John Montefusco played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1986.
Was John Montefusco a pitcher?: Yes. John Montefusco pitched in the major leagues, recording 90 wins and 1081 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Montefusco hit?: John Montefusco hit 4 career home runs with 44 hits.
What was John Montefusco's career batting average?: John Montefusco batted .097 over his career, with 44 hits in 455 at bats.
How many RBI did John Montefusco have?: John Montefusco drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was John Montefusco's career ERA?: John Montefusco finished with a 3.54 career ERA, going 90-83 with 1,081 strikeouts.