Player

Johnny Vander Meer

Player Info
Full Name
John Samuel
Born
November 2, 1914
Prospect Park, NJ, USA
Died
October 6, 1997
Size
6'1" / 190 lbs
B/T
B / L
Debut
April 22, 1937
Final Game
May 7, 1951
Career
15 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1943, 1942, 1939, 1938
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1938 - Sporting News Player of the Year (ML)
1938 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
382
G
.152
AVG
104
H
1
HR
26
RBI
.379
OPS
9
OPS vs Lg
13% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
119-121
W-L
3.44
ERA
346
G
1,294
SO
2
SV
1.39
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1951 Cleveland Indians 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 3.0 2 1
1950 Chicago Cubs 3 4 3.79 32 6 1 73.2 41 59
1949 Cincinnati Reds 5 10 4.90 28 24 0 159.1 76 85
1948 Cincinnati Reds 17 14 3.41 33 33 0 232.0 120 124
1947 Cincinnati Reds 9 14 4.40 30 29 0 186.0 79 87
1946 Cincinnati Reds 10 12 3.17 29 25 0 204.1 94 78
1943 Cincinnati Reds 15 16 2.87 36 36 0 289.0 174 162
1942 Cincinnati Reds 18 12 2.43 33 33 0 244.0 186 102
1941 Cincinnati Reds 16 13 2.82 33 32 0 226.1 202 126
1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 1 3.75 10 7 1 48.0 41 41
1939 Cincinnati Reds 5 9 4.67 30 21 0 129.0 102 95
1938 Cincinnati Reds 15 10 3.12 32 29 0 225.1 125 103
1937 Cincinnati Reds 3 5 3.84 19 9 0 84.0 52 69
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1951 AL 3.0 6.00 3.00 3.000
1950 NL 73.7 5.01 7.21 1.615
1949 NL 159.7 4.28 4.79 1.610 ✓
1948 NL 232.0 4.66 4.81 1.414 ✓
1947 NL 186.0 3.82 4.21 1.468 ✓
1946 NL 204.3 4.14 3.44 1.238 ✓
1943 NL 289.0 5.42 5.04 1.349 ✓
1942 NL 244.0 6.86 3.76 1.189 ✓
1941 NL 226.3 8.03 5.01 1.317 ✓
1940 NL 48.0 7.69 7.69 1.646
1939 NL 129.0 7.12 6.63 1.729
1938 NL 225.3 4.99 4.11 1.243 ✓
1937 NL 84.3 5.55 7.36 1.565
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1951 Cleveland Indians 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1950 Chicago Cubs 35 16 2 0 1 0 1 .125
1949 Cincinnati Reds 33 52 4 0 0 0 5 .077
1948 Cincinnati Reds 41 78 11 2 0 1 6 .141
1947 Cincinnati Reds 31 57 5 2 0 0 3 .088
1946 Cincinnati Reds 33 73 18 2 0 0 6 .247
1943 Cincinnati Reds 40 95 13 1 0 0 9 .137
1942 Cincinnati Reds 37 75 11 1 0 0 7 .147
1941 Cincinnati Reds 35 76 10 1 0 0 6 .132
1940 Cincinnati Reds 12 20 6 2 0 0 6 .300
1939 Cincinnati Reds 30 36 4 1 0 0 1 .111
1938 Cincinnati Reds 33 83 15 0 0 0 6 .181
1937 Cincinnati Reds 21 23 5 0 1 0 2 .217
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1951 AL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1950 NL 17 .125 .286 5.9 52.9 15 0.0
1949 NL 66 .000 .114 9.1 25.8 -29 0.0
1948 NL 89 .064 .179 7.9 23.6 17 1.1
1947 NL 69 .035 .128 4.3 26.1 -29 0.0
1946 NL 75 .027 .346 1.3 28.0 55 0.0
1943 NL 112 .011 .194 8.0 25.0 8 0.0
1942 NL 89 .013 .225 6.7 29.2 12 0.0
1941 NL 87 .013 .172 2.3 20.7 -13 0.0
1940 NL 21 .100 .353 4.8 14.3 109 0.0
1939 NL 46 .028 .154 6.5 21.7 -11 0.0
1938 NL 88 .000 .250 0.0 26.1 3 0.0
1937 NL 26 .087 .313 7.7 26.9 64 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 346 82 404 29 30 .944
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1951 Cleveland Indians P 1 0 3 0 0 1.000
1950 Chicago Cubs P 32 4 14 3 0 .857
1949 Cincinnati Reds P 28 6 33 2 4 .951
1948 Cincinnati Reds P 33 11 39 5 3 .909
1947 Cincinnati Reds P 30 8 31 2 1 .951
1946 Cincinnati Reds P 29 6 33 3 2 .929
1943 Cincinnati Reds P 36 11 67 4 7 .951
1942 Cincinnati Reds P 33 6 51 2 4 .966
1941 Cincinnati Reds P 33 10 47 2 3 .966
1940 Cincinnati Reds P 10 0 9 0 0 1.000
1939 Cincinnati Reds P 30 5 16 3 5 .875
1938 Cincinnati Reds P 32 8 38 3 0 .939
1937 Cincinnati Reds P 19 7 23 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 1 0-0 0 3.0 2 0.00
1940 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1 0-0 0 3.0 2 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1940 World Series Cincinnati Reds 1 0 0 0 0 .000