Player

Johnny Pesky

Player Info
Full Name
John Michael
Born
February 27, 1919
Portland, OR, USA
Died
August 13, 2012
Size
5'9" / 168 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 14, 1942
Final Game
September 24, 1954
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1946
1946 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1942 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
1,270
G
.307
AVG
1,455
H
17
HR
404
RBI
.778
OPS
119
OPS vs Lg
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Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1954 Detroit Tigers 20 17 3 0 0 1 5 .176
1954 Washington Senators 49 158 40 4 3 0 17 .253
1953 Detroit Tigers 103 308 90 22 1 2 43 .292
1952 Boston Red Sox 25 67 10 2 0 0 10 .149
1952 Detroit Tigers 69 177 45 4 0 1 26 .254
1951 Boston Red Sox 131 480 150 20 6 3 93 .313
1950 Boston Red Sox 127 490 153 22 6 1 112 .312
1949 Boston Red Sox 148 604 185 27 7 2 111 .306
1948 Boston Red Sox 143 565 159 26 6 3 124 .281
1947 Boston Red Sox 155 638 207 27 8 0 106 .324
1946 Boston Red Sox 153 621 208 43 4 2 115 .335
1942 Boston Red Sox 147 620 205 29 9 2 105 .331
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1954 AL 191 .074 .252 6.8 4.2 75 1.0
1953 AL 342 .097 .297 7.9 2.9 107 2.1
1952 AL 307 .037 .238 18.2 5.2 85 1.0
1951 AL 573 .085 .318 14.7 2.6 126 3.2 ✓
1950 AL 605 .076 .332 17.2 5.1 119 1.1 ✓
1949 AL 713 .078 .314 14.0 2.7 117 2.1 ✓
1948 AL 677 .083 .294 14.6 4.7 108 3.1 ✓
1947 AL 719 .067 .336 10.0 3.1 124 0.0 ✓
1946 AL 703 .092 .349 9.2 4.1 140 2.1 ✓
1942 AL 686 .086 .349 6.1 5.2 131 2.1 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 591 1,175 1,810 111 387 .964
3B 460 522 983 58 121 .963
2B 137 290 321 9 86 .985
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1954 Washington Senators 2B 37 92 91 4 22 .979
1954 Washington Senators SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 Detroit Tigers 2B 73 166 183 3 49 .991
1952 Detroit Tigers 2B 22 27 36 2 12 .969
1952 Detroit Tigers 3B 3 2 5 0 0 1.000
1952 Boston Red Sox 3B 19 16 28 4 0 .917
1952 Boston Red Sox SS 2 3 2 0 1 1.000
1952 Detroit Tigers SS 41 78 101 9 25 .952
1951 Boston Red Sox 2B 5 5 11 0 3 1.000
1951 Boston Red Sox 3B 11 14 19 4 2 .892
1951 Boston Red Sox SS 106 204 340 22 74 .961
1950 Boston Red Sox 3B 116 160 257 11 29 .974
1950 Boston Red Sox SS 8 23 32 2 7 .965
1949 Boston Red Sox 3B 148 184 333 16 48 .970
1948 Boston Red Sox 3B 141 121 303 22 35 .951
1947 Boston Red Sox 3B 22 25 38 1 7 .984
1947 Boston Red Sox SS 133 251 391 16 90 .976
1946 Boston Red Sox SS 153 296 479 25 96 .969
1942 Boston Red Sox SS 147 320 465 37 94 .955
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 7 30 7 0 0 .233
1946 World Series Boston Red Sox 7 30 7 0 0 .233
Managerial record: 147-179 (.451) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1980 Boston Red Sox AL 5 1 4 .200 4
1964 Boston Red Sox AL 160 70 90 .438 8
1963 Boston Red Sox AL 161 76 85 .472 7