John Hester
| 26-year-old Catcher |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Date of Birth: September 14, 1983 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | Missoula | 226 | 192 | 36 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 27 | 52 | .271 | .372 | .490 | 862 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 320 | 297 | 38 | 78 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 64 | .263 | .316 | .424 | 740 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile | 328 | 303 | 38 | 81 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 3 | .267 | .302 | .475 | 777 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Reno | 354 | 328 | 61 | 108 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 64 | 13 | .329 | .376 | .537 | 913 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 30 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .429 | 729 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | Missoula | 226 | 192 | .219 | 11.9% | 23.0% | .343 | 46% | 15% | .370 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 320 | 297 | .161 | 6.9% | 20.0% | .305 | 50% | 11% | .323 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Mobile | 328 | 303 | .208 | 4.9% | 23.8% | .327 | 42% | 17% | .328 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Reno | 354 | 328 | .208 | 6.2% | 18.1% | .388 | 44% | 26% | .389 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 30 | 28 | .179 | 6.7% | 23.3% | .300 | 37% | 16% | .316 | ||
Extended Statistics
2009: Reno | 2009: Arizona | 2008: Mobile
| Split Statistics with Reno in 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 47 | 43 | .163 | 1 | 8.5% | 10.6% | .324 | 64% | 8% | .302 | .362 | .465 | .361 |
| May | 76 | 72 | .125 | 0 | 3.9% | 26.3% | .442 | 39% | 33% | .319 | .342 | .444 | .341 |
| June | 73 | 69 | .189 | 2 | 2.7% | 17.8% | .315 | 44% | 22% | .275 | .315 | .464 | .336 |
| July | 93 | 85 | .329 | 4 | 7.5% | 16.1% | .455 | 42% | 29% | .400 | .452 | .729 | .486 |
| August | 65 | 59 | .186 | 2 | 9.2% | 16.9% | .370 | 33% | 33% | .322 | .385 | .508 | .388 |
| AWAY | 170 | 159 | .133 | 3 | 5.3% | 21.2% | .333 | 48% | 19% | .270 | .312 | .403 | .313 |
| HOME | 184 | 169 | .278 | 6 | 7.1% | 15.2% | .437 | 40% | 32% | .385 | .435 | .663 | .460 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 2 | MLB | @ Chi Cubs | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 29 | MLB | @ San Francisco | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 26 | MLB | vs. San Diego | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
October 2009
Baseball America: Hester Pushing For A Job In The MajorsAugust 2009
OSC: Hester Chosen as All-PCL CatcherOSC: John Hester becomes 100th former BayBear to play in majors