John Pacella
John Lewis Pacella
Born: September 15, 1956
Brooklyn, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 4 (1974 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Connetquot HS (Oakdale, NY)
Career: 1974-1988
Major League Statistics
John Pacella compiled a career record of 81 wins and 94 losses, with 27 saves, and a 3.85 ERA in his 332-game pitching career with the Marion Mets, Wausau Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Jackson Mets, Tidewater Tides, Columbus Clippers, Charlotte O's, Rochester Red Wings, Nashville Sounds, Toledo Mud Hens and Denver Zephyrs. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
 Wausau Mets |
 Lynchburg Mets |
 Tidewater Tides |
 Jackson Mets |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Charlotte O's |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Denver Zephyrs |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.02 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.82 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 132.0 | 124 | 71 | 56 | 8 | 58 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1976 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 185.0 | 151 | 97 | 67 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 119 | 9 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.97 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93.0 | 100 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.07 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73.0 | 75 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5.03 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 110 | 71 | 57 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.62 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48.0 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.68 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 129 | 65 | 58 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.47 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 155.0 | 149 | 84 | 77 | 14 | 91 | 4 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.11 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 113.0 | 92 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 0 | 0 | 4.28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.3 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.23 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 122.7 | 90 | 47 | 44 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.90 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 68.3 | 63 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.67 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41.7 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 81 | 94 | .463 | 3.85 | 332 | 191 | 69 | 39 | 11 | 27 | 1387.3 | 1277 | 737 | 593 | 80 | 713 | 28 | 977 | 45 | 25 | 109 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | 12 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .167 | .182 | .348 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | 19 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .119 | .159 | .143 | .302 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 169 | 103 | 92 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .130 | .167 | .185 | .351 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Marion Mets | P | 12 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .870 | 1.667 |
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Wausau Mets | P | 19 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | .811 | 1.579 |
| 1976 | A | CARL | Lynchburg Mets | P | 26 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | .773 | 1.308 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | .955 | 1.235 |
| 1977 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.273 |
| 1978 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 1978 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 19 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .625 | .789 |
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.269 |
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 27 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .900 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | P | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 22 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .900 | .818 |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | P | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 37 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .875 | .757 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .256 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .115 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 332 | 84 | 195 | 41 | 15 | .872 | .840 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | Appalachian League | Marion Mets | NYN | ||
| 1975 | A | Midwest League | Wausau Mets | NYN | ||
| 1976 | A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Mets | NYN | ||
| 1977 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1978 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1982 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1984 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | DET | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL |
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