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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 23 BOS AL 6.2 147 686 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 7 42 36 .331 .375 .416 .791 119 .374 122 258 8 2 22 1 *6 MVP-3
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 27 BOS AL 7.2 153 703 621 115 208 43 4 2 55 9 8 65 29 .335 .401 .427 .827 126 .388 134 265 8 3 14 1 *6 AS,MVP-4
1947 28 BOS AL 4.5 155 719 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 12 9 72 22 .324 .393 .392 .785 112 .372 119 250 10 0 9 0 *65 MVP-18
1948 29 BOS AL 3.6 143 677 565 124 159 26 6 3 55 3 5 99 32 .281 .394 .365 .759 99 .369 106 206 10 6 7 0 *5/H
1949 30 BOS AL 4.1 148 713 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 8 4 100 19 .306 .408 .384 .792 104 .389 112 232 12 4 5 0 *5
1950 31 BOS AL 3.3 127 605 490 112 153 22 6 1 49 2 1 104 31 .312 .437 .388 .825 104 .401 115 190 13 5 6 2 *5/6H
1951 32 BOS AL 4.4 131 573 480 93 150 20 6 3 41 2 2 84 15 .313 .417 .398 .815 113 .392 122 191 10 2 7 0 *6H5/4 MVP-26
1952 33 2TM AL 0.1 94 307 244 36 55 6 0 1 11 1 5 56 16 .225 .372 .262 .634 77 .312 87 64 3 1 6 2 645H
1952 33 BOS AL -0.5 25 84 67 10 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 15 5 .149 .313 .179 .492 36 .246 43 12 1 1 1 0 5/H6
1952 33 DET AL 0.6 69 223 177 26 45 4 0 1 9 1 2 41 11 .254 .394 .294 .688 93 .338 104 52 2 0 5 2 64H/5
1953 34 DET AL 1.3 103 342 308 43 90 22 1 2 24 3 7 27 10 .292 .353 .390 .743 102 .361 109 120 4 2 5 0 4H
1954 35 2TM AL -0.3 69 191 175 22 43 4 3 1 10 1 1 13 8 .246 .296 .320 .616 73 .289 62 56 4 0 2 1 0 4H/6
1954 35 DET AL 20 20 17 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .176 .300 .353 .653 80 .313 75 6 2 0 0 0 0 H
1954 35 WSH AL -0.3 49 171 158 17 40 4 3 0 9 1 1 10 7 .253 .296 .316 .612 72 .286 61 50 2 0 2 1 0 4H/6
10 Yrs 34.2 1270 5516 4745 867 1455 226 50 17 404 53 49 662 218 .307 .394 .386 .780 107 .374 114 1832 82 25 83 1 6 654H
162 Game Avg 162 704 605 111 186 29 6 2 52 7 6 84 28 .307 .394 .386 .780 107 .374 114 234 10 3 11 1
BOS (8 Yrs) 32.6 1029 4760 4085 776 1277 196 46 13 361 48 39 581 189 .313 .401 .393 .794 110 .381 117 1604 72 23 71 4 65H/4
DET (3 Yrs) 1.9 192 585 502 74 138 26 1 4 34 4 9 71 22 .275 .367 .355 .722 99 .350 106 178 8 2 10 0 2 4H6/5
WSH (1 Yr) -0.3 49 171 158 17 40 4 3 0 9 1 1 10 7 .253 .296 .316 .612 72 .286 61 50 2 0 2 1 0 4H/6
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1946 27 BOS WS 7 31 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233 .258 .233 .491 7 0 0 0 0 /*6
1 Yr 7 31 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 .233 .258 .233 .491 7 0 0 0 0 /*6
162 Game Avg 162 717 694 46 162 0 0 0 0 23 23 23 69 .233 .258 .233 .491 162 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1942 23 BOS AL 686 16 4 1 10 10 41 4.4 18 59 6.2 .530 .527 5.1 2.2 49 *6 MVP-3
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 27 BOS AL 703 24 1 3 9 10 47 5.2 20 67 7.2 .534 .532 6.2 2.2 58 *6 AS,MVP-4
1947 28 BOS AL 719 14 1 1 -1 9 24 2.5 19 43 4.5 .516 .516 4.7 0.8 44 *65 MVP-18
1948 29 BOS AL 677 5 5 3 5 0 18 1.8 18 36 3.6 .512 .511 3.0 0.5 31 *5/H
1949 30 BOS AL 713 10 4 3 5 0 23 2.2 19 41 4.1 .515 .514 3.6 0.5 36 *5
1950 31 BOS AL 605 12 1 2 2 1 17 1.6 17 34 3.3 .512 .510 3.0 0.3 32 *5/6H
1951 32 BOS AL 573 14 2 2 2 7 27 2.7 17 44 4.4 .521 .517 4.1 0.9 42 *6H5/4 MVP-26
1952 33 2TM AL 307 -4 -1 1 -7 4 -8 -0.9 9 2 0.1 .491 .498 0.8 -0.4 9 645H
1952 33 BOS AL 84 -5 -1 0 -1 0 -7 -0.8 3 -4 -0.5 .469 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -3 5/H6
1952 33 DET AL 223 1 1 0 -6 4 -1 -0.1 7 6 0.6 .499 .500 1.3 -0.3 12 64H/5
1953 34 DET AL 342 4 -1 1 -4 3 2 0.2 10 13 1.3 .502 .501 1.7 -0.1 17 4H
1954 35 2TM AL 191 -8 0 1 -3 1 -9 -1.0 6 -3 -0.3 .486 .496 0.1 -0.2 0 4H/6
1954 35 DET AL 20 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 .493 .499 0.0 -1 H
1954 35 WSH AL 171 -7 0 1 -3 1 -8 -0.9 5 -2 -0.3 .483 .495 0.1 -0.2 1 4H/6
10 Yrs 5516 87 15 16 18 45 182 18.6 155 336 34.2 .515 .514 32.2 6.7 319 654H
162 Game Avg 704 11 2 2 2 6 23 2.4 20 43 .515 .514 0.9 41
BOS (8 Yrs) 4760 90 16 14 31 37 189 19.5 132 320 32.6 .519 .518 29.2 7.3 289 65H/4
DET (3 Yrs) 585 4 -1 1 -10 7 1 0.0 18 19 1.9 .500 .501 3.0 -0.4 29 4H6/5
WSH (1 Yr) 171 -7 0 1 -3 1 -8 -0.9 5 -2 -0.3 .483 .495 0.1 -0.2 1 4H/6

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1942 23 BOS AL 686 .374 122 .349 .085 0.3 5.2 6.1 2.6 0.7% 28.72 41.7 63.2 67.5 *6 MVP-3
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 27 BOS AL 703 .388 134 .349 .092 0.3 4.1 9.2 2.7 4.9% 30.78 41.2 52.9 55.1 *6 AS,MVP-4
1947 28 BOS AL 719 .372 119 .336 .067 0.0 3.1 10.0 0.4 0.1% 6.17 38.0 57.1 52.1 *65 MVP-18
1948 29 BOS AL 677 .369 106 .294 .083 0.4 4.7 14.6 1.8 7.9% 15.22 46.4 37.5 70.0 *5/H
1949 30 BOS AL 713 .389 112 .314 .078 0.3 2.7 14.0 2.9 10.9% 31.27 38.0 66.7 61.1 *5
1950 31 BOS AL 605 .401 115 .332 .076 0.2 5.1 17.2 2.2 1.3% 25.43 42.5 66.7 45.7 *5/6H
1951 32 BOS AL 573 .392 122 .318 .085 0.5 2.6 14.7 2.8 2.7% 19.04 38.6 50.0 53.8 *6H5/4 MVP-26
1952 33 2TM AL 307 .312 87 .238 .037 0.3 5.2 18.2 -0.9 -0.8% -4.38 31.5 16.7 47.4 645H
1952 33 BOS AL 84 .246 43 .161 .030 0.0 6.0 17.9 -0.4 -0.8% -4.31 38.5 0.0 63.6 5/H6
1952 33 DET AL 223 .338 104 .267 .040 0.4 4.9 18.4 -0.5 0.0% -0.07 29.4 33.3 40.7 64H/5
1953 34 DET AL 342 .361 109 .297 .097 0.6 2.9 7.9 0.3 0.4% -0.72 35.0 30.0 46.3 4H
1954 35 2TM AL 191 .289 62 .251 .074 0.5 4.2 6.8 -0.7 -0.2% -7.33 38.2 50.0 45.0 4H/6
1954 35 DET AL 20 .313 75 .133 .176 5.0 5.0 15.0 0.1 -0.2% -1.42 80.0 25.0 H
1954 35 WSH AL 171 .286 61 .263 .063 0.0 4.1 5.8 -0.8 0.0% -5.91 34.0 50.0 50.0 4H/6
10 Yrs 5516 .374 114 .319 .079 0.3 4.0 12.0 14.2 27.9% 144.20 40.0 52.0 56.3 654H
MLB Average .333 100 .275 .118 1.7 9.3 9.5 31.6 56.2 45.0
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% Pos Awards
1946 27 BOS WS 31 .259 .000 0.0 9.7 3.2 -0.3 -11.3% -2.50 25.0 50.0 /*6
1 Yr 31 .259 .000 0.0 9.7 3.2 -0.3 -11.3% -2.50 25.0 50.0 /*6
MLB Average .269 .106 1.4 5.5 8.1 31.5 71.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Johnny Pesky born?

Johnny Pesky was born on February 27, 1919.

Where was Johnny Pesky born?

Johnny Pesky was born in Portland, OR.

How tall was Johnny Pesky?

Johnny Pesky was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Johnny Pesky weigh when playing?

Johnny Pesky weighed 168 lbs (76 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Johnny Pesky play?

Johnny Pesky played 10 seasons.

Is Johnny Pesky in the Hall of Fame?

Johnny Pesky has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Johnny Pesky play?

Johnny Pesky was a Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Johnny Pesky have?

Johnny Pesky had 1,455 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Johnny Pesky have?

Johnny Pesky had 17 home runs over his career.

What was Johnny Pesky's average?

Johnny Pesky had a .307 average over his career.

How many teams has Johnny Pesky played for?

Johnny Pesky played for 3 teams; the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals.

How many World Series has Johnny Pesky won?

Johnny Pesky never won a World Series.

When did Johnny Pesky retire?

Johnny Pesky last played in 1954.

What are Johnny Pesky's nicknames?

The Needle is a nickname for Johnny Pesky.

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