Johnny Vander Meer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: November 2, 1914 in Prospect Park, NJ us

Died: October 6, 1997 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

High School: Midland Park HS (Midland Park, NJ)

Last Game: May 7, 1951 (Age 36-186d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: John Samuel Vander Meer

Nicknames: The Dutch Master or Double No-Hit

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

119

121

ERA

3.44

346

286

2104.2

1294

WHIP

1.393

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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
1933	18	-6.7	Dayton	MATL	C		11	10	.524	4.28	5.31	32						183.0	206	108	87		74							1.530	10.1		3.6
1934	19	-7.5	Scranton	NYPL	A		11	8	.579	3.73	4.94	32						164.0	171	90	68		69							1.463	9.4		3.8
1935	20	-6.6	Scranton	NYPL	A		7	10	.412	5.35	6.02	24						133.0	153	89	79		90							1.827	10.4		6.1
1936	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A1	CIN	19	7	.731	3.08	3.66	40			21			236.1	180	96	81		141		313	4	0	10		1.358	6.9		5.4	11.9	2.22
1936	21	-6.5	Nashville	SOUA	A1	CIN	0	1	.000	7.25	8.87	10			0			22.1	29	22	18		25		18	1	0	5		2.418	11.7		10.1	7.3	0.72
1936	21	-2.3	Durham	PIED	B	CIN	19	6	.760	2.65	3.11	30			21			214.0	151	74	63		116		295	3	0	5		1.248	6.4		4.9	12.4	2.54
1937	22	-6.8	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	5	11	.313	3.34	4.63	17	16		11	1		105.0	82	54	39		80		74	2	0	10		1.543	7.0		6.9	6.3	0.93
1937	22	-7.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	5	.375	3.84	4.38	19	10	3	4	0	0	84.1	63	41	36	0	69	0	52	2	0	1	380	1.565	6.7	0.0	7.4	5.5	0.75
1938	23	-6.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	15	10	.600	3.12	3.55	32	29	0	16	3	0	225.1	177	89	78	12	103	1	125	3	0	5	948	1.243	7.1	0.5	4.1	5.0	1.21
1939	24	-5.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	9	.357	4.67	5.30	30	21	4	8	0	0	129.0	128	76	67	7	95	2	102	2	2	3	593	1.729	8.9	0.5	6.6	7.1	1.07
1940	25	-3.2	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	6	4	.600	2.40	2.83	14	14					105.0	76	33	28		65							1.343	6.5		5.6
1940	25	-4.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	1	.750	3.75	4.50	10	7	2	2	0	1	48.0	38	24	20	3	41	3	41	1	1	1	224	1.646	7.1	0.6	7.7	7.7	1.00
1941	26	-3.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	13	.552	2.82	3.30	33	32	0	18	6	0	226.1	172	83	71	8	126	0	202	1	0	3	945	1.317	6.8	0.3	5.0	8.0	1.60
1942	27	-1.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	18	12	.600	2.43	2.88	33	33	0	21	4	0	244.0	188	78	66	6	102	2	186	1	0	4	1017	1.189	6.9	0.2	3.8	6.9	1.82
1943	28	-1.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	15	16	.484	2.87	3.18	36	36	0	21	3	0	289.0	228	102	92	5	162	8	174	3	0	6	1204	1.349	7.1	0.2	5.0	5.4	1.07

1946	31	1.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	12	.455	3.17	3.39	29	25	0	11	4	0	204.1	175	77	72	11	78	1	94	0	0	1	847	1.238	7.7	0.5	3.4	4.1	1.21
1947	32	2.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	14	.391	4.40	5.03	30	29	0	9	3	0	186.0	186	104	91	11	87	7	79	3	0	3	816	1.468	9.0	0.5	4.2	3.8	0.91
1948	33	4.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	14	.548	3.41	3.76	33	33	0	14	3	0	232.0	204	97	88	15	124	8	120	1	0	2	993	1.414	7.9	0.6	4.8	4.7	0.97
1949	34	5.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	10	.333	4.90	5.19	28	24	2	7	3	0	159.2	172	92	87	12	85	4	76	2	0	5	712	1.610	9.7	0.7	4.8	4.3	0.89
1950	35	6.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	4	.429	3.79	5.62	32	6	17	0	0	1	73.2	60	46	31	10	59	1	41	2	0	3	338	1.615	7.3	1.2	7.2	5.0	0.69
1951	36	5.7	Oakland	PCL	AAA		2	6	.250	5.14	5.43	13	13		3	1		63.0	78	38	36		35		37	1	0	2		1.794	11.1		5.0	5.3	1.06
1951	36	6.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	1	.000	18.00	18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	17	3.000	24.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1952	37	9.8	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN	11	10	.524	2.31	3.05	24	24					195.0	157	66	50		79							1.210	7.2		3.6
1953	38	14.6	Burlington	IIIL	B	CIN	3	4	.429	3.21	5.27	19	4		3	0		70.0	75	41	25	3	46		39	0	0	2		1.729	9.6	0.4	5.9	5.0	0.85
1954	39	15.5	Colonial Heights-Petersbu	PIED	B	CIN	1	3	.250	3.86	6.86	10	2		0	0		21.0	26	16	9	0	11		14	0	0	1		1.762	11.1	0.0	4.7	6.0	1.27
1955	40	18.7	Daytona Beach	FLOR	D		0	0				2
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 (13 seasons)					Majors		119	121	.496	3.44	3.91	346	286	28	131	29	2	2104.2	1799	915	805	100	1132	37	1294	21	3	37	9034	1.393	7.7	0.4	4.8	5.5	1.14
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		76	73	.510			227	73		38	2		1275.1	1204	631	502	3	690		477	7	0	25
All Levels (21 Seasons)							195	194	.501			573	359	28	169	31	2	3380.0	3003	1546	1307	103	1822	37	1771	28	3	62	9034

AAA (1 season)					Minors		2	6	.250	5.14	5.43	13	13		3	1		63.0	78	38	36		35		37	1	0	2		1.794	11.1		5.0	5.3	1.06
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		22	25	.468	2.60	3.40	55	54		11	1		405.0	315	153	117		224		74	2	0	10		1.331	7.0		5.0
A (2 seasons)					Minors		18	18	.500	4.45	5.42	56						297.0	324	179	147		159							1.626	9.8		4.8
A1 (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	7.25	8.87	10			0			22.1	29	22	18		25		18	1	0	5		2.418	11.7		10.1	7.3	0.72
B (3 seasons)					Minors		23	13	.639	2.86	3.87	59	6		24	0		305.0	252	131	97	3	173		348	3	0	8		1.393	7.4		5.1	10.3	2.01
C (1 season)					Minors		11	10	.524	4.28	5.31	32						183.0	206	108	87		74							1.530	10.1		3.6
D (1 season)					Minors		0	0				2