John Raifstanger
John Thomas Raifstanger
Born: June 2, 1973
Great Barrington, MA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 33 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Springfield College
Career: 1994-1998
John Raifstanger compiled a career batting average of .255 with 17 home runs and 134 RBI in his 464-game career with the Utica Blue Sox, Sarasota Red Sox, Michigan Battle Cats and Trenton Thunder. He began playing during the 1994 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 40 | 151 | 130 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | .238 | .331 | .300 | .631 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 102 | 367 | 326 | 52 | 88 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 63 | .270 | .342 | .353 | .695 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 111 | 416 | 345 | 55 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 48 | .290 | .398 | .388 | .786 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 95 | 289 | 256 | 26 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 51 | .230 | .304 | .316 | .621 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 43 | 180 | 145 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 37 | .255 | .391 | .421 | .812 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 20 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .159 | .260 | .273 | .533 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 419 | 1471 | 1264 | 182 | 322 | 63 | 3 | 17 | 134 | 23 | 23 | 178 | 240 | .255 | .348 | .350 | .698 | 442 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 3B | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 2B | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.500 | ||||
| 1994 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 2B | 33 | 57 | 84 | 6 | 16 | .959 | 4.273 | ||||
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1994 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | .880 | 2.750 | ||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 1B | 49 | 435 | 20 | 4 | 41 | .991 | 9.286 | ||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 2B | 33 | 67 | 67 | 6 | 20 | .957 | 4.061 | ||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | OF | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 1B | 8 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 9.500 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 2B | 54 | 104 | 123 | 8 | 25 | .966 | 4.204 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | OF | 38 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.289 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | LF | 20 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | RF | 20 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 1B | 29 | 171 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .978 | 6.138 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | OF | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.529 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 2B | 16 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 4 | .977 | 2.688 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | RF | 10 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 2B | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 3.333 | ||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 1B | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.250 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | OF | 26 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.923 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 1B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | LF | 17 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 2B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 464 | 1107 | 396 | 42 | 137 | .973 | 3.239 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Utica Blue Sox | CHA | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | Michigan Battle Cats | BOS | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | BOS |
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