Johnny Niggeling

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 10, 1903 in Remsen, IA us

Died: September 16, 1963 in Le Mars, IA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Remsen, IA

Last Game: September 1, 1946 (Age 43-053d)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Arnold Niggeling

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.22

184

161

1250.2

620

WHIP

1.301

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1929	25	3.3	Waterloo	MSVL	D		15	4	.789		3.34	23						175.0	158	65			45							1.160	8.1		2.3
1930	26	1.2	Evansville	IIIL	B		19	10	.655	2.89	3.86	35						224.0	207	96	72		84							1.299	8.3		3.4
1931	27	1.1	Des Moines	WL	A		17	12	.586	3.65	4.43	37						244.0	205	120	99		107							1.279	7.6		3.9

1933	29		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA		14	18	.438		4.50	38						268.0	293	134	112		73							1.366	9.8		2.5
1933	29	1.1	Kansas City	AA	AA		4	11	.267	5.10	6.05	17						113.0	154	76	64		23							1.566	12.3		1.8
1933	29	2.9	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	A		8	6	.571	3.06	3.32	18						141.0	126	52	48		48							1.234	8.0		3.1
1933	29	-1.2	Nashville	SOUA	A		2	1	.667		3.86	3						14.0	13	6			2							1.071	8.4		1.3
1934	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	BOS	17	10	.630	3.09	4.05	35						198.0	205	89	68		70							1.389	9.3		3.2
1934	30	2.0	Kansas City	AA	AA		0	1	.000	6.00	6.00	1						3.0	3	2	2		3							2.000	9.0		9.0
1934	30	3.5	Reading	NYPL	A	BOS	17	9	.654	3.05	4.02	34						195.0	202	87	66		67							1.379	9.3		3.1
1935	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		9	3	.750	1.22	2.18	21	8					103.0	90	25	14		24							1.107	7.9		2.1
1935	31	3.0	Kansas City	AA	AA	PIT	0	1	.000	1.50	4.50	3						12.0	16	6	2		3							1.583	12.0		2.3
1935	31	3.1	Oklahoma City	TL	A		9	2	.818	1.19	1.88	18	8					91.0	74	19	12		21							1.044	7.3		2.1
1936	32	3.8	Kansas City	AA	AA	CHW	18	15	.545	3.64	4.18	48			16			267.0	271	124	108		87		147	6	2	2		1.341	9.1		2.9	5.0	1.69
1937	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	NYY	9	14	.391			36	19		3			149.0	175	108	89		66		71	8	1	4
1937	33	5.0	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	7	12	.368	5.38	6.52	29	19		3			149.0	175	108	89		66		71	8	1	4		1.617	10.6		4.0	4.3	1.08
1937	33	4.2	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	2	2	.500			7
1938	34	5.9	Indianapolis	AA	AA		14	11	.560	4.31	5.08	32	28	4	15	2		211.0	200	119	101		86		113	5	1	5		1.355	8.5		3.7	4.8	1.31
1938	34	4.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	1	0	1.000	9.00	9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	11	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1939	35	7.2	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	15	7	.682	3.13	3.68	22	22	0	18	2		164.0	142	67	57		54		108	5	0	3		1.195	7.8		3.0	5.9	2.00
1939	35	5.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	2	1	.667	5.80	6.25	10	5	1	2	1	0	40.1	51	28	26	2	13	1	20	2	0	0	185	1.587	11.4	0.4	2.9	4.5	1.54
1940	36	7.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	11	.389	4.45	5.15	28	20	6	10	0	0	153.2	148	88	76	9	69	3	82	5	0	8	670	1.412	8.7	0.5	4.0	4.8	1.19
1941	37	8.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	9	.438	3.80	4.44	24	20	3	13	1	0	168.1	168	83	71	17	63	9	68	1	0	1	733	1.372	9.0	0.9	3.4	3.6	1.08
1942	38	9.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	15	11	.577	2.66	3.32	28	27	1	16	3	0	206.1	173	76	61	10	93	10	107	11	0	7	885	1.289	7.5	0.4	4.1	4.7	1.15
1943	39		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-WSH	10	10	.500	2.59	3.00	26	26	0	12	3	0	201.1	149	67	58	7	74	4	97	6	0	4	823	1.108	6.7	0.3	3.3	4.3	1.31
1943	39	9.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	6	8	.429	3.17	3.65	20	20	0	7	0	0	150.1	122	61	53	7	57	4	73	6	0	3	628	1.191	7.3	0.4	3.4	4.4	1.28
1943	39	9.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	4	2	.667	0.88	1.06	6	6	0	5	3	0	51.0	27	6	5	0	17	0	24	0	0	1	195	0.863	4.8	0.0	3.0	4.2	1.41
1944	40	10.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	10	8	.556	2.32	2.84	24	24	0	14	2	0	206.0	164	65	53	5	88	6	121	4	0	5	848	1.223	7.2	0.2	3.8	5.3	1.38
1945	41	11.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	7	12	.368	3.16	4.08	26	25	1	8	2	0	176.2	161	80	62	7	73	1	90	3	0	5	754	1.325	8.2	0.4	3.7	4.6	1.23
1946	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BSN	5	7	.417	3.56	4.22	16	14	1	6	0	0	96.0	93	45	38	3	42	6	34	2	0	3	420	1.406	8.7	0.3	3.9	3.2	0.81
1946	42	12.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	2	5	.286	3.26	3.57	8	8	0	3	0	0	58.0	54	23	21	2	21	4	24	1	0	3	247	1.293	8.4	0.3	3.3	3.7	1.14
1946	42	12.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	2	.600	4.03	5.21	8	6	1	3	0	0	38.0	39	22	17	1	21	2	10	1	0	0	173	1.579	9.2	0.2	5.0	2.4	0.48
1947	43	19.1	Sioux City	WL	A	NYG	12	8	.600	3.41	4.14	20			14	1		161.0	161	74	61		46		87	2		3		1.286	9.0		2.6	4.9	1.89
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		64	69	.481	3.22	3.84	184	161	13	81	12	0	1250.2	1111	534	447	60	516	40	620	34	0	34	5329	1.301	8.0	0.4	3.7	4.5	1.20
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		159	112	.587			347	77	4	66	5		2164.0	2107	1021	781		742		526	26	4	17
All Levels (18 Seasons)							223	181	.552			531	238	17	147	17	0	3414.2	3218	1555	1228	60	1258	40	1146	60	4	51	5329

AA (7 seasons)					Minors		60	60	.500			159	69	4	52	4		919.0	961	502	423		322		439	24	4	14
A (5 seasons)					Minors		65	38	.631		3.81	130	8		14	1		846.0	781	358	286		291		87	2		3		1.267	8.3		3.1
B (1 season)					Minors		19	10	.655	2.89	3.86	35						224.0	207	96	72		84							1.299	8.3		3.4
D (1 season)					Minors		15	4	.789		3.34	23						175.0	158	65			45							1.160	8.1		2.3