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Johnny Miljus
John Kenneth Miljus (Jovo or Big Serb)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.
Schools Duquesne University, University of Pittsburgh

Debut October 2, 1915
Final Game September 25, 1929
Born June 30, 1895 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died February 11, 1976 in Fort Harrison, MT

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1915 20 PBS FL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     0       0  0.00  3.00  inf 1.000
 1917 22 BRO NL   0   1   4   1   1   0   3  0   15.0   14    3    1   0    8    9   3   1    70       1  0.60  2.78  464 1.467
 1920 25 BRO NL   1   0   9   0   0   0   8  0   23.3   24   10    8   2    4    9   0   1    99       1  3.09  3.23  105 1.200
 1921 26 BRO NL   6   3  28   9   3   0   9  1   93.7  115   49   44   1   27   37   2   1   408       0  4.23  3.89   92 1.516
 1927 32 PIT NL   8   3  19   6   3   2  11  0   75.7   62   21   16   0   17   24   0   2   297       0  1.90  4.11  216 1.044
 1928 33 TOT      6  11  32  14   4   0  10  2  120.3  136   73   56   3   53   45   3   2   564       0  4.19  4.10   98 1.571
         PIT NL   5   7  21  10   3   0   7  1   69.7   90   48   41   2   33   26   3   1   334       0  5.30  4.06   77 1.766
         CLE AL   1   4  11   4   1   0   3  1   50.7   46   25   15   1   20   19   0   1   230       0  2.66  4.16  156 1.303
 1929 34 CLE AL   8   8  34  15   4   0  14  2  128.3  174   93   74  10   64   42   3   3   616       0  5.19  4.45   86 1.855
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .527  29  26 127  45  15   2  56  5  457.3  526  249  199  16  173  166  11  10  2054       2  3.92  4.07  104 1.528
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  10  50  17   5   0  22  1  180.7  207   98   78   6   68   65   4   3   812   0   0  3.92  4.07  104 1.528
 Career High      8  11  34  15   4   2  14  2  128.3  174   93   74  10   64   45   3   3   616   0   1  1.90  4.45  216 1.044

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1917 22 BRO NL   4    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1920 25 BRO NL  10    6    0    2   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .429  .667  206    4   0           0    
 1921 26 BRO NL  28   30    1    5   0  0   0    2   0  1   0   2  .167  .167  .167  -13    5   0           0    
 1927 32 PIT NL  19   28    2    5   1  0   0    2   0      0   7  .179  .179  .214    2    6   1           0    
 1928 33 TOT     32   41    4   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  10  .268  .286  .293   50   12   0           0    
         PIT NL  21   26    4    8   0  0   0    3   0      1   5  .308  .333  .308   66    8   0           0    
         CLE AL  11   15    0    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .200  .200  .267   21    4   0           0    
 1929 34 CLE AL  34   43    7   11   4  1   0    5   0  1   0  12  .256  .256  .395   63   17   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      128  153   14   34   6  2   0   12   0  2   2  35  .222  .232  .288   34   44   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        194   18   43   8  3   0   15   0  3   3  44  .222  .232  .288   34   56   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     34   43    7   11   4  1   0    5   0  1   1  12                          17   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1917 22 BRO NL    5    5    0   0.0    81| .000  .260| .000  .318| .000  .343| .000  .661|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1     
 1920 25 BRO NL    7    4    2  13.6    94| .333  .281| .429  .335| .667  .374|1.096  .709| 206  .909   0.8   0.1   0%
 1921 26 BRO NL   30   26    1   1.0   110| .167  .303| .167  .354| .167  .417| .334  .771| -13  .060  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1927 32 PIT NL   29   24    1   1.1   110| .179  .299| .179  .358| .214  .412| .393  .770|   2  .070  -4.1  -0.4     
 1928 33 TOT      42   30    4   3.6   111| .268  .293| .286  .359| .293  .417| .579  .775|  50  .369  -3.1  -0.3   0%
         PIT NL   27   18    3   4.5   112| .308  .295| .333  .361| .308  .420| .641  .780|  66  .467  -1.4  -0.1     
         CLE AL   15   12    1   2.2   109| .200  .290| .200  .355| .267  .412| .467  .767|  21  .200  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1929 34 CLE AL   45   35    4   3.0   116| .256  .297| .256  .364| .395  .429| .651  .793|  63  .291  -2.7  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       158  124   12   2.6   110| .222  .295| .232  .357| .288  .415| .520  .772|  34  .254 -15.3  -1.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1915 20 PBS FL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1917 22 BRO NL P 4 0 4 2 0 .667 .952 1.00 1.77 2.40 2.88 1 15.0 1920 25 BRO NL P 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 .957 1.00 1.76 3.48 2.82 0 23.3 1921 26 BRO NL P 28 4 33 1 1 .974 .954 1.32 1.52 3.55 2.67 9 93.7 1927 32 PIT NL P 19 4 23 0 2 1.000 .957 1.42 1.29 3.21 2.33 6 75.7 1928 33 TOT P 32 5 25 1 1 .968 .962 0.94 1.31 2.24 2.42 14 120.4 PIT NL P 21 2 15 0 1 1.000 .966 0.81 1.27 2.20 2.41 10 69.7 CLE AL P 11 3 10 1 0 .929 .956 1.18 1.37 2.31 2.43 4 50.7 1929 34 CLE AL P 34 9 28 3 1 .925 .959 1.09 1.29 2.60 2.34 15 128.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1915 20 PBS FL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1917 22 BRO NL P 4 0 4 2 0 .667 .952 1.00 1.77 2.40 2.88 1 15.0 1920 25 BRO NL P 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 .957 1.00 1.76 3.48 2.82 0 23.3 1921 26 BRO NL P 28 4 33 1 1 .974 .954 1.32 1.52 3.55 2.67 9 93.7 1927 32 PIT NL P 19 4 23 0 2 1.000 .957 1.42 1.29 3.21 2.33 6 75.7 1928 33 TOT P 32 5 25 1 1 .968 .962 0.94 1.31 2.24 2.42 14 120.4 PIT NL P 21 2 15 0 1 1.000 .966 0.81 1.27 2.20 2.41 10 69.7 CLE AL P 11 3 10 1 0 .929 .956 1.18 1.37 2.31 2.43 4 50.7 1929 34 CLE AL P 34 9 28 3 1 .925 .959 1.09 1.29 2.60 2.34 15 128.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 127 22 123 7 6 .954 .958 1.14 1.40 2.85 2.47 45 457.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 127 22 123 7 6 .954 .958 1.14 1.40 2.86 2.47 45 457
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1927   WS    PIT NYY     L   2   0   1.35  0  1  0  0   6.2   4   1   4   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1927   WS    PIT NYY     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Shutouts
1927 NL-2-5

Games Finished
1929 AL-14-8

Youngest Player
1915 FL-20-2

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1600) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 10, 1928: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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