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Historical player · 1942–1954

Johnny Pesky

B/T L/R · HT 69 · WT 168 · Born 2/27/1919 · From Portland, OR USA · Debut 1942-04-14 · Final 1954-09-24

Career · batting

G
1,270
 
 
AB
4,745
 
 
H
1,455
 
 
HR
17
 
 
RBI
404
 
 
SB
53
 
 
BB
662
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.307 · 0.780
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1942–1952

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HR
13
#218 on the Red Sox
1 C. Berry
1 E. Valdez
Hits
1,277
#19 on the Red Sox
4 N. Garciaparra
29 D. Lewis
RBI
361
#51 on the Red Sox
5 J. Piersall
1 R. Burleson
SB
48
#53 on the Red Sox
3 I. Flagstead
1 M. Menosky
Runs
776
#11 on the Red Sox
146 D. Pedroia
24 X. Bogaerts
BB
581
#17 on the Red Sox
4 J. Cronin
20 B. Goodman

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1952–1954

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HR
4
#375 on the Tigers
1 W. Betemit
1 R. Young
Hits
138
#291 on the Tigers
3 M. Mahtook
1 I. Brown
RBI
34
#400 on the Tigers
1 R. Bridges
1 O. Virgil
SB
4
#323 on the Tigers
1 D. Baker
1 D. Baker
Runs
74
#269 on the Tigers
2 D. Bartell
1 L. Burke
BB
71
#215 on the Tigers
1 E. Ainsmith
1 B. Lush

Career with the Washington Senators · 1954–1954

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Hits
40
#562 on the Senators
1 O. Alvarez
1 T. Roig
RBI
9
#659 on the Senators
1 S. Agnew
1 A. Woods
SB
1
#496 on the Senators
1 B. Abernathy
Runs
17
#574 on the Senators
1 D. Baker
1 J. Centeno
BB
10
#629 on the Senators
1 A. Avila
1 D. Baker

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
17
#3,438 all-time MLB
1 J. Abbott
1 N. Yost
Hits
1,455
#726 all-time MLB
1 E. Smith
1 R. Smalley
RBI
404
#1,607 all-time MLB
1 D. Mientkiewicz
1 D. Mitchell
SB
53
#1,678 all-time MLB
1 L. Blackburne
1 G. Altman

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1942 Red Sox AL 147620105205 299 2 51 124236 0.3310.416
1946 Red Sox AL 153621115208 434 2 55 96529 0.3350.427
1947 Red Sox AL 155638106207 278 0 39 127222 0.3240.392
1948 Red Sox AL 143565124159 266 3 55 39932 0.2810.365
1949 Red Sox AL 148604111185 277 2 69 810019 0.3060.384
1950 Red Sox AL 127490112153 226 1 49 210431 0.3120.388
1951 Red Sox AL 13148093150 206 3 41 28415 0.3130.398
1952 Red Sox AL 25671010 20 0 2 0155 0.1490.179
1952 Tigers AL 691772645 40 1 9 14111 0.2540.294
1953 Tigers AL 1033084390 221 2 24 32710 0.2920.390
1954 Tigers AL 201753 00 1 1 031 0.1760.3000.353
1954 Senators AL 491581740 43 0 9 1107 0.2530.2960.316
Career 1,270 4,745 867 1,455 226 50 17 404 53 662 218 0.307 0.394 0.386

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
SS59101.01,1751,810111387
3B46000.052298358121
2B13735297.7290321986

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2007Veterans - PlayersBallot
2005Veterans - PlayersBallot
2003Veterans - PlayersBallot
1960BBWAA1202Ballot
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