John Sterling
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890)
John Sterling was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1890 for the Philadelphia Athletics. Across 1 career appearance, he went 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA and 1 strikeouts.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 172 lb
- Born
- 1865 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Died
- 11/10/1908 in Gloucester, NJ, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1890-10-12
Full name: John Albert Sterling
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PH4 | AA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 21.60 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 21.60 | — | 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.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .351 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 100.0% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PH4 | AA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
John Sterling: the record in brief
John Sterling's entire major league record comes from the period beginning October 12, 1890. Sterling's only club in the season tables is the Philadelphia Athletics. Sterling played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date in 1865, in Philadelphia, PA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 172 pounds. Sterling died on November 10, 1908, in Gloucester, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name John Albert.
Sterling went 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA in 1 games, 1 of them starts. Also on Sterling's record: 1 strikeouts. Against a 3.88 league ERA for the same seasons, the 21.60 mark was 456.4% worse. Sterling's only pitching season is 1890: 1 games, 1 strikeouts.
Every defensive appearance on record for Sterling, 1 games, came at pitcher.
Frequently Asked Questions about John Sterling
- Was John Sterling a pitcher?
- Yes. John Sterling pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 1 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did John Sterling hit?
- John Sterling hit 0 career home runs.
- What was John Sterling's career batting average?
- John Sterling batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
- What was John Sterling's career ERA?
- John Sterling finished with a 21.60 career ERA, going 0-1 with 1 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did John Sterling have?
- John Sterling recorded 1 career strikeouts.
- Is John Sterling in the Hall of Fame?
- No. John Sterling has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.