2B Johnny Pesky #7
Washington Senators MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/13/1955
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2B JOHNNY PESKY #7 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 303 85 15 9 0 26 25 15 .281 .335 .389 1 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 60 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 80 75 80 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 60 20
Arm: - 40 20
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ BOS Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1954 @ NYY Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1954 BOS Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1954 @ DET Win, 3-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1954 @ BAL Win, 14-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1954 @ CWS Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/1954 @ CWS Win, 10-7 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 0
09/04/1954 NYY Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/01/1954 DET Win, 11-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/29/1954 BAL Loss, 4-6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:09/27/1919
Born in:Portland, OR
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,340
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 114 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 303 85 15 9 0 26 44 25 15 .281 .335 .389 .725 .334 .109 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 328 0 0 0 2 1 0 118 24 1 4 20.0 39.7 4.76 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   217 56 8 5 0 16 30 17 13 0 1 0 .258 .312 .341 .653
Versus Right   86 29 7 4 0 10 14 8 2 0 0 0 .337 .394 .512 .905
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   28 7 1 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .323 .286 .608
May   72 19 6 3 0 10 13 4 3 0 0 0 .264 .303 .431 .733
June   58 17 0 2 0 2 7 3 3 0 0 0 .293 .328 .362 .690
July   40 6 2 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 .150 .244 .200 .444
August   72 22 3 2 0 5 8 6 1 0 1 0 .306 .359 .403 .762
September   33 14 3 2 0 7 8 4 2 0 0 0 .424 .486 .636 1.123
Spring Training   31 6 1 1 0 2 6 5 4 0 1 0 .194 .306 .290 .596
Last Year   303 85 15 9 0 26 44 25 15 0 1 0 .281 .335 .389 .725
2 Years Ago   422 102 20 1 1 38 46 35 20 2 35 1 .242 .300 .301 .601
Career   7208 2003 315 82 16 609 1048 802 362 27 287 26 .278 .351 .351 .702
Home   136 41 5 5 0 15 25 15 7 0 1 0 .301 .371 .412 .783
Road   167 44 10 4 0 11 19 10 8 0 0 0 .263 .305 .371 .676
Grass   303 85 15 9 0 26 44 25 15 0 1 0 .281 .335 .389 .725
Day   177 53 11 5 0 12 22 10 7 0 0 0 .299 .337 .418 .755
Night   126 32 4 4 0 14 22 15 8 0 1 0 .254 .333 .349 .683
As Starter   285 79 15 9 0 23 40 21 14 0 1 0 .277 .327 .393 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   18 6 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Pinch Hitting   14 5 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 .357 .438 .357 .795
Close/Late   63 18 5 2 0 6 10 6 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .429 .776
Inning 1-3   119 35 6 4 0 7 23 12 6 0 0 0 .294 .359 .412 .771
Inning 4-6   88 23 4 3 0 9 9 4 5 0 1 0 .261 .293 .375 .668
Inning 7-9   91 26 4 2 0 10 11 7 2 0 0 0 .286 .337 .374 .710
Extra Innings   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
0 Outs   122 35 5 3 0 3 20 12 6 0 1 0 .287 .351 .377 .728
1 Outs   99 30 8 4 0 8 18 6 5 0 0 0 .303 .343 .465 .808
2 Outs   82 20 2 2 0 15 6 7 4 0 0 0 .244 .303 .317 .620
Scoring Position   65 19 4 2 0 22 8 6 5 0 1 0 .292 .352 .415 .767
Bases Empty   200 52 9 5 0 0 29 17 9 0 0 0 .260 .318 .355 .673
Runner on 1st   38 14 2 2 0 4 7 2 1 0 0 0 .368 .400 .526 .926
Runner on 2nd   29 6 2 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 .207 .233 .345 .578
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .353 .353 .353 .706
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .600 1.029
Two Strikes   111 24 2 4 0 9 13 8 15 0 0 0 .216 .269 .306 .575
First Pitch   61 21 5 1 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .344 .459 .803
Count 0-1   18 5 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 0-2   20 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300
Count 1-0   39 10 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .256 .308 .564
Count 1-1   34 12 1 3 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .559 .912
Count 1-2   33 7 2 1 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 .212 .212 .333 .545
Count 2-0   15 6 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .533 .933
Count 2-1   19 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .263 .421
Count 2-2   31 9 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .419 .710
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 4 1 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 0 .667 .846 .833 1.679
Full Count   27 5 0 1 0 1 4 8 2 0 0 0 .185 .371 .259 .631
Behind in Count   71 15 4 1 0 5 10 0 13 0 1 0 .211 .211 .296 .507
Ahead in Count   79 23 5 1 0 7 12 17 0 0 0 0 .291 .417 .380 .796
Batting Leadoff   236 60 9 7 0 17 34 18 14 0 1 0 .254 .307 .352 .659
Batting 2nd   54 20 6 2 0 6 7 3 1 0 0 0 .370 .404 .556 .959
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   8 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Low Leverage   115 34 7 5 0 8 15 9 4 0 0 0 .296 .347 .443 .790
Medium Leverage   136 37 5 2 0 6 20 10 5 0 1 0 .272 .322 .338 .660
High Leverage   49 14 3 2 0 12 9 6 5 0 0 0 .286 .364 .429 .792
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 Boston - MLB 22 153 622 190 23 3 1 57 86 26 1 4 40 19 14 .305 .332 .357 .689 102 101 3.0
1943 Boston - MLB 23 151 583 148 18 8 2 47 75 30 2 2 50 11 7 .254 .292 .322 .614 87 85 1.8
1944 Boston - MLB 24 153 611 168 31 5 1 52 73 31 1 0 35 20 14 .275 .311 .347 .658 93 93 2.3
1945 Boston - MLB 25 151 574 176 32 7 2 55 98 57 3 2 37 29 18 .307 .371 .397 .768 128 133 5.0
1946 Boston - MLB 26 153 666 210 47 5 1 54 99 58 0 2 25 13 18 .315 .369 .405 .775 119 121 2.1
1947 Boston - MLB 27 151 620 184 32 10 0 54 102 72 1 1 28 12 8 .297 .370 .381 .751 116 116 2.4
1948 Washington - MLB 28 147 579 150 20 8 0 35 86 76 3 1 19 18 11 .259 .347 .321 .669 81 86 1.9
1949 Washington - MLB 29 149 573 165 19 11 1 51 101 102 5 5 18 9 11 .288 .397 .365 .762 110 115 4.0
1950 Washington - MLB 30 152 571 148 21 4 1 42 96 117 4 2 27 15 5 .259 .388 .315 .703 92 100 3.0
1951 Washington - MLB 31 146 536 132 18 9 1 43 73 89 4 2 23 17 12 .246 .357 .319 .676 84 86 1.3
1952 Washington - MLB 32 149 548 145 19 2 5 55 69 84 1 4 25 2 8 .265 .361 .334 .695 100 105 3.1
1953 Washington - MLB 33 124 422 102 20 1 1 38 46 35 1 2 20 3 3 .242 .300 .301 .601 64 64 -1.2
1954 Washington - MLB 34 87 303 85 15 9 0 26 44 25 0 0 15 1 4 .281 .335 .389 .725 93 101 0.5
Total MLB 1866 7208 2003 315 82 16 609 1048 802 26 27 362 169 133 .278 .351 .351 .702 99 102 29.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Boston - MLB SS 149 149 310 453 90 807 44 .945 1338.2 5.13 -6.4 .976
1943 Boston - MLB SS 149 147 342 453 97 834 39 .953 1313.1 5.45 -4.7 .984
1944 Boston - MLB SS 152 150 330 515 106 876 31 .965 1339.1 5.68 -4.8 .990
1945 Boston - MLB SS 149 149 316 479 96 831 36 .957 1318.0 5.43 +0.8 .990
1946 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1946 Boston - MLB SS 152 152 297 416 77 754 41 .946 1352.1 4.75 -28.1 .911
1947 Boston - MLB 3B 4 3 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 +0.6 1.201
1947 Boston - MLB SS 143 143 277 358 81 663 28 .958 1259.2 4.54 -22.7 .920
1948 Washington - MLB 3B 137 137 128 280 24 425 17 .960 1197.0 3.07 +1.9 1.003
1948 Washington - MLB SS 11 7 18 22 5 40 0 1.000 69.0 5.22 -1.1 .944
1949 Washington - MLB 3B 147 147 139 338 39 496 19 .962 1274.1 3.37 +5.8 1.023
1949 Washington - MLB SS 9 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 16.1 5.51 -0.5 .884
1950 Washington - MLB 3B 145 145 129 300 37 447 18 .960 1284.1 3.01 +6.7 1.030
1950 Washington - MLB SS 11 0 6 11 3 18 1 .944 24.0 6.38 -0.1 .950
1951 Washington - MLB 3B 18 18 20 39 3 63 4 .937 163.0 3.26 -0.6 1.015
1951 Washington - MLB SS 119 116 278 376 74 683 29 .958 1037.0 5.68 -3.9 .982
1952 Washington - MLB 2B 97 88 213 298 73 525 14 .973 786.2 5.85 +6.0 1.043
1952 Washington - MLB 3B 19 4 7 8 3 16 1 .938 51.2 2.61 +0.2 1.058
1952 Washington - MLB SS 54 53 125 182 39 320 13 .959 458.1 6.03 -5.8 .962
1953 Washington - MLB 2B 71 70 203 189 45 403 11 .973 634.2 5.56 -7.6 .934
1953 Washington - MLB SS 4 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 14.2 6.14 -0.4 .862
1953 Washington - MLB 3B 38 32 37 58 4 101 6 .941 305.2 2.80 -3.5 .923
1954 Washington - MLB 2B 73 68 189 199 59 394 6 .985 594.2 5.87 -9.0 .929
1954 Washington - MLB SS 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.2 1.049
TOTAL 2B 241 226 605 686 177 1322 31 .977 2016.0 5.76 -10.6 .975
TOTAL 3B 509 486 462 1030 110 1557 65 .958 4302.0 3.12 +11.1 1.014
TOTAL SS 1104 1066 2308 3279 670 5849 262 .955 9543.2 5.27 -77.4 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1941 Signed with the Boston Red Sox.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (55).
04/14/1942 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
06/07/1942 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago White Sox, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
10/21/1942 Finished 2nd in 1942 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (60).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (60).
05/22/1944 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/31/1944 Goes 0-4 against the Cleveland Indians, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
07/09/1944 Was selected to the 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (60).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 55 (60).
10/12/1947 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Washington Senators in exchange for SP Ray Scarborough and RP Scott Cary.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 60 (65).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 65 (65).
10/21/1950 Wins the 1950 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 70 (70).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 70 (70).
09/27/1952 Goes 0-4 against the Boston Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
09/05/1953 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
09/17/1954 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1942 149 2
1944 150 1
1945 149 7
1946 152 3
Year PA Rank
1946 726 1
1947 694 5
1949 685 8
1950 694 6
Year AB Rank
1942 622 5
1944 611 6
1946 666 1
1947 620 4
Year H Rank
1942 190 5
1945 176 7
1946 210 1
1947 184 5
Year TB Rank
1946 270 10
Year 2B Rank
1944 31 9
1945 32 8
1946 47 3
1947 32 10
Year 3B Rank
1943 8 6
1945 7 10
1947 10 7
1949 11 6
1951 9 7
Year SB Rank
1942 19 2
1945 29 6
1947 12 10
1948 18 9
1949 9 8
1950 15 3
Year R Rank
1945 98 5
1946 99 8
1947 102 4
1949 101 8
Year BB Rank
1949 102 6
1950 117 4
1952 84 6
Year IBB Rank
1950 5 5
1951 7 3
Year HP Rank
1949 5 7
Year SH Rank
1942 50 1
1943 57 1
1944 39 1
1945 50 1
1952 18 5
1953 35 5
Year AVG Rank
1942 .305 6
1945 .307 4
1946 .315 7
Year OBP Rank
1945 .371 10
Year RC Rank
1945 88.30 8
Year WAR Rank
1945 4.3 10
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