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Hester saw more playing time than expected last season after the Angels' top two backstops, Chris Iannetta and Bobby Wilson, both missed time with injuries. He wasn't able to take advantage of the sit...
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Agreed to a minor league contract with the Angels in April of 2012.
May 14, 2013 – John Hester News
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Hester went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs against Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | XBH | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | AA | MOB | 92 | 331 | 306 | 38 | 82 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .268 | .302 | .474 | .776 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | REN | 91 | 354 | 328 | 61 | 108 | 45 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .329 | .376 | .537 | .913 |
| 2009 | 25 | MAJ | ARI | 15 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .300 | .429 | .729 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Ren | 37 | 159 | 138 | 34 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .370 | .440 | .667 | 1.107 |
| 2010 | 26 | MAJ | ARI | 38 | 106 | 95 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .292 | .347 | .640 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Nor | 82 | 310 | 279 | 22 | 70 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .251 | .324 | .341 | .665 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Ren | 10 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .326 | .421 | .747 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Sal | 26 | 105 | 92 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .282 | .402 | .684 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Nor | 10 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .342 | .471 | .813 |
| 2012 | 28 | MAJ | LAA | 39 | 95 | 85 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .287 | .329 | .616 |
| 2013 | 29 | AAA | Sal | 20 | 75 | 65 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .333 | .415 | .748 |
| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 38 | 99 | 90 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .283 | .322 | .605 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 92 | 231 | 208 | 27 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .291 | .351 | .642 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No Yes No| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | AA | MOB | 331 | 306 | 4.8% | 23.6% | 0.21 | 75% | .327 | .206 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | REN | 354 | 328 | 6.2% | 18.1% | 0.34 | 80% | .388 | .208 |
| 2009 | 25 | MAJ | ARI | 30 | 28 | 6.7% | 23.3% | 0.29 | 75% | .300 | .179 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Ren | 159 | 138 | 10.1% | 16.4% | 0.62 | 81% | .419 | .297 |
| 2010 | 26 | MAJ | ARI | 106 | 95 | 10.4% | 30.2% | 0.34 | 66% | .295 | .136 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Nor | 310 | 279 | 8.7% | 23.9% | 0.36 | 73% | .325 | .090 |
| 2011 | 27 | AAA | Ren | 43 | 38 | 9.3% | 14% | 0.67 | 84% | .290 | .158 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Sal | 105 | 92 | 8.6% | 30.5% | 0.28 | 65% | .298 | .185 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Nor | 38 | 34 | 7.9% | 21.1% | 0.38 | 76% | .320 | .206 |
| 2012 | 28 | MAJ | LAA | 95 | 85 | 8.4% | 26.3% | 0.32 | 71% | .263 | .117 |
| 2013 | 29 | AAA | Sal | 75 | 65 | 12% | 34.7% | 0.35 | 60% | .378 | .169 |
| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 99 | 90 | 9.1% | 28.3% | 0.32 | 69% | .283 | .111 | ||
| Career | MAJ | 231 | 208 | 9.1% | 27.7% | 0.33 | 69% | .283 | .135 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▲ Games By Position
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Best Matchups for John Hester (by OPS, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Lopez | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Scott Richmond | TEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| George Sherrill | KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Tim Stauffer | SD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| J.A. Happ | TOR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
| Kevin Gregg | CHI-N | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Tommy Hunter | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Oliver Perez | SEA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Alexi Ogando | TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Matt Harrison | TEX | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.850 |
Worst Matchups for John Hester (by OPS, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Perez | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Robbie Ross | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dan Runzler | SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bryan Shaw | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Reynolds | AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Sipp | AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Smith | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pedro Strop | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ramon Troncoso | CHI-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jonny Venters | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2011
When Miguel Montero was sidelined by knee surgery, Hester was called up from Triple-A Reno to work as the backup behind Chris Snyder. As the variance between his Triple-A and big league numbers suggest, we're probably looking at a catcher destined to be a career No. 2. Hester offers a little bit of pop, which is all most clubs will ask of their part-time backstops. If he can improve his contact rate, there's enough here for him to be a $1 option as a second catcher in NL-only leagues. Unfortunately, the signing of Henry Blanco hurts his chances of opening the season in Arizona.
2010
Hester formed the other half of a formidable pair of catchers at Triple-A Reno last season, hitting .328/.375/.539 in 329 at-bats while sharing time with Luke Carlin. Neither backstop looks like a future big league starter, but they'll be competing to eventually back up Miguel Montero, depending on how Chris Snyder's future with the club unfolds. Hester received a late-season taste of Arizona when Snyder was shut down with a back injury, homering as a pinch-hitter in his first big league at-bat, but he ultimately did not get enough at-bats to reveal just how inflated his numbers were from playing in the Pacific Coast League.
