Johnny Riddle

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1905 in Clinton, SC us

Died: December 15, 1998 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, IN

High School: Riverside Military Academy HS (Gainesville, GA)

School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: April 17, 1930 (Age 24-196d, 7,056th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1948 (Age 42-344d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: John Ludy Riddle

Nicknames: Mutt

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Relatives: Brother of Elmer Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

214

.238

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.266

OPS

.555

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1930	24	CHW	AL	25	64	58	7	14	3	1	0	4	0	0	3	6	.241	.290	.328	.618	60	19		1	2	0	0	2

1937	31	TOT	MLB	10	32	29	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.241	.290	.241	.532	39	7	0	1	1		0	2
1937	31	WSH	AL	8	28	26	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.269	.296	.269	.566	46	7		1	1		0	/2
1937	31	BSN	NL	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-24	0	0	0	0		0	/2
1938	32	NYY-min	AA	20	59	52	9	13	3	0	0	4	1		7	2	.250	.339	.308	.647		16		0	0				KCY · AA
1938	32	BSN	NL	19	61	57	6	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	.281	.328	.298	.626	81	17	0	0	0		0	2/H

1939	33	NYY-min	AA	100	304	265	25	62	12	1	3	25	3		27	16	.234	.305	.321	.626		85		0	12				KCY · AA
1940	34	NYY-min	AA	111	314	314		88	15	1	4						.280	.280	.373	.653		117							KCY · AA
1941	35	CIN	NL	10	10	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.300	.300	.600	69	3	0	0	0		0	2

1942	36	CIN-min	A1	95	265	265		70	12	0	1						.264	.264	.321	.585		85							BIR · SOUA
1943	37	CIN-min	A1	92	276	257	20	73	5	0	0	35	2	1	11	12	.284	.316	.304	.619		78		1	7				BIR · SOUA
1944	38	CIN-min	A1	93	298	273	31	90	15	0	0	37	3		17	10	.330	.371	.385	.756		105		1	7				BIR · SOUA
1944	38	CIN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0		0	/2
1945	39	CIN	NL	23	49	45	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	6	.178	.245	.178	.423	20	8	0	0	0		0	2/H

1946	40	BSN-min	AAA	78	264	233	24	65	16	0	3	42	2		20	19	.279	.336	.386	.722		90	7	0	11				INA · AA
1947	41	PIT-min	AAA	79	230	210	17	71	9	0	4	24	0		18	10	.338	.390	.438	.828		92	10	0	2				INA · AA
1948	42	PIT	NL	10	17	15	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450	22	3	1	0	1		0	2
7 Yrs				98	233	214	18	51	4	1	0	11	0	0	13	19	.238	.288	.266	.555	52	57	1	2	4	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	385	354	30	84	7	2	0	18	0	0	21	31	.238	.288	.266	.555	52	94		3	7		0

CIN (3 yrs)				34	59	55	2	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	7	.200	.254	.200	.454	28	11	0	0	0		0
BSN (2 yrs)				21	65	60	6	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	2	.267	.323	.283	.606	75	17	0	0	0		0
WSH (1 yr)				8	28	26	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.269	.296	.269	.566	46	7		1	1		0
PIT (1 yr)				10	17	15	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450	22	3	1	0	1		0
CHW (1 yr)				25	64	58	7	14	3	1	0	4	0	0	3	6	.241	.290	.328	.618	60	19		1	2	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				65	141	130	9	30	1	0	0	4	0	0	10	11	.231	.286	.238	.524	49	31	1	0	1		0
AL (2 yrs)				33	92	84	9	21	3	1	0	7	0	0	3	8	.250	.292	.310	.602	56	26		2	3	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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