John Papa
John Paul Papa
Born: December 5, 1940
Bridgeport, CT US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1958-1966
Major League Statistics
John Papa compiled a career record of 37 wins and 55 losses and a 4.62 ERA in his 181-game pitching career with the Knoxville Smokies, Bluefield Orioles, Aberdeen Pheasants, Fox Cities Foxes, Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds, Little Rock Travelers, Rochester Red Wings, Elmira Pioneers, Hawaii Islanders, Asheville Tourists and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
 Bluefield Orioles |
 Aberdeen Pheasants |
 Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 San Diego Padres |
 Asheville Tourists |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 47.0 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 41 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.32 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 148.0 | 132 | 86 | 71 | 8 | 114 | 122 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.37 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 103.0 | 88 | 64 | 50 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7.07 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 10 | 61 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9.72 | 6 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.02 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 179.0 | 136 | 76 | 60 | 10 | 82 | 5 | 130 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.66 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5.23 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 93.0 | 85 | 59 | 54 | 15 | 66 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.80 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 55 | .402 | 4.62 | 181 | 113 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 795.0 | 700 | 469 | 408 | 64 | 575 | 19 | 625 | 23 | 5 | 59 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 34 | 61 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .117 | .117 | .117 | .233 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 18 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .132 | .175 | .158 | .333 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds | 17 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .091 | .130 | .091 | .221 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 30 | 66 | 55 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .164 | .179 | .182 | .360 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 24 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .034 | .034 | .034 | .069 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 19 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .105 | .111 | .216 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 187 | 292 | 262 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 91 | .115 | .131 | .122 | .253 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 34 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .765 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | P | 18 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .824 | .778 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds | P | 17 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.176 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 29 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 21 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.476 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .867 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | P | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| Totals | 172 | 43 | 111 | 4 | 1 | .975 | .895 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Appalachian League | Bluefield Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1958 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | BAL | ||
| 1959 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | BAL | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Fox Cities Foxes | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL |
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