John Hester
PosC
B/TR/R
Born1983-09-14
Age (2026)42
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | ROK | Missoula Osprey | 227 | 203 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 75 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .187 | .263 | .330 | .593 | .143 | .268 | 33 | 7 | .260 | 57 | -11 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +6 | -0.0 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia Oaks | 320 | 303 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .221 | .263 | .360 | .622 | .139 | .279 | 27 | 5 | .263 | 59 | -15 | +0 | +0 | +6 | +9 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile BayBears | 331 | 311 | 71 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .228 | .259 | .408 | .668 | .180 | .295 | 31 | 3 | .284 | 76 | -9 | -0 | +0 | +6 | +9 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 385 | 364 | 98 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 91 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .269 | .307 | .431 | .739 | .162 | .338 | 24 | 4 | .316 | 100 | +0 | +1 | -2 | +7 | +11 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | 3 teams | 303 | 273 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .260 | .327 | .436 | .763 | .176 | .333 | 26 | 8 | .325 | 107 | +2 | -1 | -9 | +5 | +9 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 353 | 326 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .199 | .256 | .276 | .532 | .077 | .271 | 29 | 6 | .236 | 39 | -24 | -2 | +0 | +6 | +10 | -1.0 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | 2 teams | 238 | 214 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .253 | .313 | .566 | .126 | .254 | 32 | 7 | .255 | 53 | -13 | -0 | -10 | +4 | +7 | -1.2 |
| 2013 | 29 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 284 | 261 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .188 | .243 | .303 | .546 | .115 | .274 | 36 | 7 | .238 | 40 | -19 | +0 | -0 | +5 | +8 | -0.6 |
| 2014 | 30 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 273 | 250 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .196 | .256 | .300 | .556 | .104 | .288 | 34 | 6 | .244 | 45 | -17 | +1 | +0 | +5 | +8 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | 31 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 25 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .348 | .639 | .087 | .316 | 16 | 4 | .253 | 52 | -1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | -0.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 2739 | 2528 | 554 | 132 | 16 | 60 | 160 | 805 | 22 | 35 | 19 | .219 | .272 | .355 | .627 | .136 | .293 | 29 | 6 | .271 | 65 | -107 | -1 | -21 | +49 | +78 | -0.1 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 600 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 191 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .218 | .271 | .353 | .624 | .135 | .292 | 29 | 6 | .271 | 65 | -25 | -0 | -5 | +12 | +18 | -0.1 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | ROK | Missoula Osprey | 227 | 192 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .271 | .375 | .490 | .865 | .219 | .336 | 23 | 12 | .377 | 146 | +12 | +0 | — | — | +6 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia Oaks | 320 | 297 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .263 | .316 | .424 | .740 | .162 | .305 | 20 | 7 | .329 | 110 | +4 | +0 | — | — | +9 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile BayBears | 331 | 306 | 82 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .268 | .309 | .474 | .782 | .206 | .317 | 24 | 5 | .336 | 115 | +6 | -0 | — | — | +9 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona Diamondbacks | 30 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .429 | .729 | .179 | .300 | 23 | 7 | .322 | 105 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +7 | +1 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Reno Aces | 355 | 329 | 108 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 13 | 3 | .328 | .376 | .535 | .911 | .207 | .387 | 18 | 6 | .398 | 162 | +25 | +1 | — | — | +10 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Arizona Diamondbacks | 106 | 95 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .292 | .347 | .640 | .137 | .295 | 30 | 10 | .290 | 80 | -2 | +0 | -9 | +5 | +3 | -0.2 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Reno Aces | 159 | 138 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .370 | .446 | .667 | 1.113 | .297 | .411 | 16 | 10 | .473 | 220 | +22 | -1 | — | — | +5 | 2.5 |
| 2010 | 26 | INTL | Gigantes del Cibao | 38 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .324 | .441 | .766 | .176 | .333 | 24 | 8 | .330 | 111 | +0 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.2 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 353 | 317 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .252 | .325 | .350 | .675 | .098 | .319 | 23 | 9 | .307 | 93 | -3 | -2 | — | — | +10 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Los Angeles Angels | 95 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .287 | .329 | .617 | .118 | .263 | 26 | 8 | .279 | 72 | -3 | +0 | -10 | +4 | +3 | -0.6 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 143 | 126 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .302 | .421 | .723 | .190 | .298 | 28 | 8 | .311 | 96 | -1 | -0 | — | — | +4 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 29 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 284 | 253 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .237 | .311 | .391 | .702 | .154 | .301 | 26 | 10 | .310 | 96 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +8 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | 30 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 273 | 241 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .261 | .341 | .411 | .752 | .149 | .341 | 26 | 10 | .334 | 114 | +4 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 31 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .333 | .435 | .768 | .130 | .350 | 12 | 4 | .327 | 108 | +0 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 231 | 208 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .291 | .351 | .642 | .135 | .283 | 28 | 9 | .290 | 80 | -5 | +0 | -21 | +17 | +7 | -0.3 | ||