NAME     : John Stephens
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/15/1979
  AGE      : 23
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $642,000 through 2003 (Extension : $2,400,000, 4 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .936)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : D
  Groundball Pct.      : 50
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.96  7  7  0  29 16 127.0 124  77  70  44  95 
  At Home        5.81  4  4  0  14  9  66.2  74  45  43  24  45 
  Away           4.03  3  3  0  15  7  60.1  50  32  27  20  50 
  Last Week      3.52  1  0  0   1  1   7.2   5   3   3   4   5 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        9.49  0  1  0  10  0  12.1  15  16  13   7  12 
  May            3.46  1  1  0   6  3  26.0  26  11  10   4  16 
  June           5.36  2  3  0   6  6  40.1  36  24  24  14  30 
  July           4.28  3  1  0   5  5  33.2  37  19  16  13  23 
  August         4.30  1  1  0   2  2  14.2  10   7   7   6  14 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
 
  Total ERA   : 4.96
  Total Wins  : 7
  Total Losses: 7
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 3
  Total K's   : 95
  Total BB's  : 44
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/22/2002 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 5/16/2003... Had first career hit on 6/20/2003, off Chad Zerbe (SF)...