Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 8.5 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor: San Juan del Sur (2014) - 16th place, 3rd out.
- Voted out in Episode 3, "Actions vs. Accusations" (Day 6).
- Cumulative time: In-game - 5.5 days; Exile Island - 1 day.
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S29: San Juan del Sur | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.26 | 1.04 | - | - | - | 0.26 | 1.04 |
| Career | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.26 | 1.04 | - | - | - | 0.26 | 1.04 |
John Rocker - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
25%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
32%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
John Rocker - Challenge record
S29:
San Juan del Sur 
Tribal/team challenge record (0-for-3):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 1 IC: "Temple of Syrinx" - Gives Coyopa a lead by solo-hoisting Baylor for bag retrieval, landing the climbing rope, and helping people climb the last wall, but Coyopa loses.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 2 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Loses in his bout against Jon, and Coyopa loses again, 5-4.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 3 IC: "Game of Throw-Ins" - Paired with Jaclyn, sinks a shot vs. Drew/Reed, but Coyopa loses again, 3-2.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- San Juan del Sur: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 2 RC: "Parallel Universe" - Loses to Julie, gets exiled (with Jeremy).
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 0 |
| 2nd place: | -- |
| Played: | 3 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Sat out: | -- |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | -- |
| Mean% Finish: | -- |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
John Rocker - Tribal Council record
S29:
San Juan del Sur 
Idols held/played (1/0):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 2: After seeing Jeremy's Exile Island clue, follows the directions to dig at Coyopa camp, and in short order, finds Coyopa's "hidden" idol.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 3: Refuses to catch on to various clues, gets voted out with the idol in his pocket.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/3):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 1: Nadiya Anderson (voted out, 5-3-1).
VAP - Votes against (5):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 3: Five votes, from Alec, Baylor, Jaclyn, Josh, and Wes (voted out, 5-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- San Juan del Sur: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | -- |
| Votes voided: | -- |
| VFB: | 1 |
| Tribals: | 3 |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | -- |
| Received: | -- |
John Rocker - Pictures
S29: San Juan del Sur image gallery -
San Juan del Sur intro shot -
San Juan del Sur intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview, with Julie -
Whoa? He was a pro athlete? You don't say! (Also, a vocal proponent of PED use.) -
Reading the Day Zero treemail, with Julie -
Day 1, not raising his hand for having made fire -
Day 1, pre-tribal split -
Excited to be on the orange tribe with Nadiya -
Cheering on Val, pre-Ep1 RC -
Whoa, that didn't go so well -
Taking a nap at Coyopa camp, circa Ep1 -
In camp, with a machete (and Josh) -
Oh great, that Wes kid has figured out my secret identity -
Claiming to be John Wetteland -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Go! -
Preparing to act as a step-stool -
More bag retrieval -
Getting a bag dropped on his head -
Securing the rope climb for Coyopa -
Boosting Val up the wall climb -
More puzzle -
Coyopa, about to lose, Ep1 IC -
Arriving back in camp -
Coyopa, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst, Ep1 Tribal -
So long, Nadiya -
Looking over at the reward, pre-Ep2 RC -
Ready to beat Reed at rock-paper-scissors -
Hugging Julie, pre-Ep2 RC -
Ready to go, Ep2 RC -
Both John and Julie are almost through the third and final ball stage -
Julie surges ahead -
Dammit -
Can't believe he lost to a girl -
Not happy about the loss, Probst -
Ready to be exiled -
Heading out -
Yay. Here we are. -
Picking urns, Ep2 exile -
Sharing Jeremy's clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Watching the first Kelley vs Jaclyn bout -
Yay, Jaclyn won -
Diving in, ready to battle -
Swimming out to the platform -
Ready to battle Jon -
Jon-John is on -
Battling Jon, Sumo at Sea -
More Sumo at Sea -
Losing -
Watching the final Kelley vs. Jaclyn bout -
Another challenge, another loss -
Returning to camp, tossing the flag -
Learning that Val apparently has two idols -
Really? -
Johnny Rock finds what he's looking for -
All idoled up, Ep2 -
Floating a vote-split plan to Wes and Josh -
Seems legit -
Filling in Val on his plans to help her, Ep2 -
Story checks out -
Coyopa, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Enjoying the Baylor-Val argument -
Waiting for Probst to tally the votes, round 1 -
Val! Why didn't you play your idol?! -
Protecting Val by voting her off -
Ep3: Jeremy's going to be mad that I voted Val out, but come on! I told her to play her idol! I did all I could! -
Learning Josh flipped his vote to ensure Val tied with Baylor -
I did all I could! It was my alliance's fault! -
Letting Wes volunteer for the Ep3 RC -
Watching the start of the Ep3 RC -
Jubilation! Coyopa (ok, Wes) finally wins! -
Catfishing -
Pretty sure they'll keep me around now, even though Alec is an avid fisherman -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Ready to go (with Jaclyn) -
About to score for Coyopa -
Listening to Natalie's criticism -
Telling Natalie she looks like a man, post-Ep3 IC -
Pull down this stuff, let's fight -
Heading back to camp -
This flag is secure -
I think I've got a strategy worked out -
Getting Baylor and Jaclyn to vote for Dale -
...against you, technically -
Oh, by the way... -
Coyopa heads to Tribal again, Ep3 -
Coyopa, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Stay the course, keep the tribe strong, etc. -
Learning that Jaclyn's voting for a dude -
Nope, no need to worry -
Not liking how this vote read is turning out, Ep3 -
Well played -
No backpack, though -
The end, plus an idol
John Rocker - Interviews
S29:
San Juan del Sur Pre-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (9/17/14): "Controversial Survivor player John Rocker on what he'll do if recognized"
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (10/9/14): "John Rocker - 'I Chose to Look Like an [Expletive]'"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (10/9/14): "John Rocker talks about that big Survivor blow-up"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (10/9/14): "Exit Interview with the Latest Player Voted Off San Juan del Sur - 10/09/14"
John Rocker - Bio
S29:
San Juan del Sur From his official CBS Survivor: San Juan del Sur cast bio page:
"Occupation: Former Major League Baseball Player
Inspiration in Life: My father. The majority of the values, ethics and moral that have made me who I am and shape me to this today. I learned from watching how he conducted himself. My father passed in 2007 and I still find myself wanting that ability to ask his advice on certain things because his direction was so important to me for many years.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and golfing.
Pet Peeves: Rude, lazy, selfish people and traffic.
3 Words to Describe You: Intense, self-motivating and responsible.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be? 1) Vodka 2) Toothbrush 3) Razor
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Jeff Kent because we have a similar background as an MLB player. We have a strong understanding of teamwork but are also very driven to attain individual success though Jeff is a bit more subdued than I am.
Reason for Being on Survivor: To have an extremely unique life experience and to immerse myself in high level competition and like I’ve done my entire life, figure out a way to be the best.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: I have world class athletic abilities and leadership skills. I have the ability to read people and morph my personality in a way that lets me mesh with people from all walks of life.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: A relatively significant part of Survivor depends on athletic ability and I spent more than a decade of my life physically competing at the highest level. I still retain much of that physical ability as well as the mental toughness that is required. I also possess a high quality of outdoor survival skills which will be valuable to those around me as well as leadership skills and the ability to influence people and easily make friends.
What Does It Mean to You to Play Survivor with Your Loved One? To me, playing Survivor with my loved one means having the opportunity to engage in a very unique experience together. Life is about creating new experiences which many times can bind individuals together on a more intimate level. I am hoping that Survivor will do this for Julie and me."