By the end of "The Crucible" John Proctor has shown that he is a hero not a stooge.
John had an affair with Abigail but he regretted it. You can tell he regretted it because he claims he will cut off his hand before doing it again. John also told his wife about the affair which shows he does feel bad for it.
John shows he is a good person when he learns that his wife is pregnant. He does not accept the deal the judge offered of letting his wife go until she gives birth because his other friends would still be in jail.
John is a hero because when he learns from Marry Warren that Abigail was lying about people being witches he takes Marry to court so everybody can learn the truth.
At the end of act 4 John tries to be a hero. He does this by "admitting" he was witch but instead of saying he saw other people being witches he claims he saw no one else. John does this to try to get his friends out of jail by saying that they are not witches. This does not work and leaves John being accused about not telling the truth about what he saw so they hang him anyways. This still leaves John as a hero for trying to do a good thing.
I think your points are quite valid about John being a hero, like when you stated he refused the deal that the judge offered him. He knew he could've gotten out of there with his wife safe from harm, but he still tried to help his friends, even if it meant ruining his life to save others.
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