Johnny Blanchard
John Edwin Blanchard
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: February 26, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN
High School: Central (Minneapolis, MN)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1955
Final Game: September 27, 1965
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 22 NYY AL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1959 26 NYY AL 49 66 59 6 10 1 0 2 4 0 0 7 12 .169 .258 .288 .546 53 17 2 0 0 0 0 2/937
1960 27 NYY AL 53 107 99 8 24 3 1 4 14 0 0 6 17 .242 .292 .414 .707 95 41 2 1 1 0 1 2
1961 28 NYY AL 93 275 243 38 74 10 1 21 54 1 0 27 28 .305 .382 .613 .995 168 149 6 4 0 1 9 2/79
1962 29 NYY AL 93 278 246 33 57 7 0 13 39 0 0 28 32 .232 .309 .419 .728 97 103 3 1 0 3 0 927/3
1963 30 NYY AL 76 247 218 22 49 4 0 16 45 0 0 26 30 .225 .305 .463 .768 112 101 5 0 1 2 3 97
1964 31 NYY AL 77 189 161 18 41 8 0 7 28 1 0 24 24 .255 .344 .435 .779 115 70 6 0 0 4 4 2/973
1965 32 TOT MLB 74 186 164 12 30 3 0 4 16 0 0 17 20 .183 .258 .274 .532 52 45 4 1 0 4 3 29/7
1965 32 TOT AL 64 174 154 11 29 3 0 3 14 0 0 15 19 .188 .259 .266 .525 51 41 4 1 0 4 3 29
1965 32 NYY AL 12 42 34 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 7 3 .147 .286 .265 .550 59 9 1 0 0 1 2 2
1965 32 KCA AL 52 132 120 10 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 8 16 .200 .250 .267 .517 48 32 3 1 0 3 1 92
1965 32 MLN NL 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 79 4 0 0 0 0 0 /7
8 Seasons 516 1352 1193 137 285 36 2 67 200 2 0 136 163 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 526 28 7 2 14 20
162 Game Avg. 162 424 375 43 89 11 1 21 63 1 0 43 51 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 165 9 2 1 4 6
NYY (8 yrs) 454 1208 1063 126 260 34 2 64 187 2 0 126 146 .245 .325 .461 .786 115 490 25 6 2 11 19
MLN (1 yr) 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 79 4 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 52 132 120 10 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 8 16 .200 .250 .267 .517 48 32 3 1 0 3 1
AL (8 yrs) 506 1340 1183 136 284 36 2 66 198 2 0 134 162 .240 .318 .441 .759 108 522 28 7 2 14 20
NL (1 yr) 10 12 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .400 .650 79 4 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 22 NYY AL 4 3 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .265 .250 .344 .000 .395 .250 .740 -27 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1959 26 NYY AL 66 51 4 2.1 95 .178 .169 .256 .258 .326 .288 .391 .546 .717 53 .206 -3.9 -0.4 .471 .237 .119 .0
1960 27 NYY AL 107 78 12 4.1 96 .256 .242 .256 .292 .329 .414 .392 .707 .721 95 .463 -1.3 -0.1 .623 .232 .172 .0
1961 28 NYY AL 275 176 56 8.5 100 .272 .305 .258 .382 .332 .613 .401 .995 .734 168 .751 22.3 2.1 1.034 .424 .309 1.9
1962 29 NYY AL 278 195 33 4.6 100 .216 .232 .260 .309 .331 .419 .404 .728 .736 97 .499 -1.4 -0.1 .688 .301 .187 .0
1963 30 NYY AL 247 177 31 4.7 95 .190 .225 .255 .305 .322 .463 .394 .768 .716 112 .554 2.9 0.3 .730 .358 .239 .0
1964 31 NYY AL 189 130 24 5.0 97 .254 .255 .257 .344 .325 .435 .399 .779 .724 115 .572 4.2 0.4 .754 .335 .180 1.8
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 142 12 2.3 91 .181 .183 .250 .258 .320 .274 .383 .532 .703 52 .260 -10.1 -1.1 .457 .195 .091 .0
1965 32 TOT AL 174 133 11 2.2 91 .191 .188 .250 .259 .319 .266 .382 .525 .702 51 .253 -9.8 -1.1 .442 .175 .078 .0
1965 32 NYY AL 42 31 3 2.6 91 .129 .147 .250 .286 .319 .265 .382 .550 .702 59 .310 -1.6 -0.2 .533 .324 .118 .0
1965 32 KCA AL 132 102 8 2.1 91 .210 .200 .250 .250 .319 .267 .382 .517 .702 48 .234 -8.2 -0.9 .414 .133 .067 .0
1965 32 MLN NL 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .259 .250 .323 .400 .392 .650 .715 79 .357 -0.3 0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0
8 Seasons 1352 952 172 4.9 97 .223 .239 .256 .317 .327 .441 .397 .758 .723 108 .547 12.0 1.0 .717 .318 .202 3.9
162 Game Avg. 424 299 54 4.9 97 .223 .239 .256 .317 .327 .441 .397 .758 .723 108 .547 4 0 .717 .318 .202 1
NYY (8 yrs) 1208 841 163 5.2 97 .227 .245 .257 .325 .328 .461 .398 .786 .726 115 .574 20.5 1.9 .754 .337 .216 3.9
MLN (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .259 .250 .323 .400 .392 .650 .715 79 .357 -0.3 0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0
KCA (1 yr) 132 102 8 2.1 91 .210 .200 .250 .250 .319 .267 .382 .517 .702 48 .235 -8.2 -0.9 .414 .133 .067 .0
AL (8 yrs) 1340 943 171 4.9 97 .225 .240 .256 .318 .327 .441 .397 .759 .723 108 .548 12.4 1.0 .717 .316 .201 3.9
NL (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 94 .000 .100 .259 .250 .323 .400 .392 .650 .715 79 .357 -0.3 0.0 .667 .500 .300 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 27 NYY AL WS PIT L 5 11 11 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091 7 0 0 0 0 0
1961 28 NYY AL WS CIN W 4 12 10 4 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 .400 .500 1.100 1.600 11 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 NYY AL WS SFG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 NYY AL WS LAD L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 31 NYY AL WS STL L 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (5 Series) 15 31 29 6 10 4 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 .345 .387 .690 1.077 20 0 0 0 0 0
5 WS 15 31 29 6 10 4 0 2 5 0 0 2 2 .345 .387 .690 1.077 20 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 22 NYY AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.50 75%
1959 26 NYY AL 66 3.0% 18.2% 10.6% 4.6% 30% 1.71 4.9 29.5 14.8 0.67 68%
1960 27 NYY AL 107 3.7% 15.9% 5.6% 7.5% 33% 2.83 5.8 24.8 7.1 0.84 73%
1961 28 NYY AL 275 7.6% 10.2% 9.8% 11.6% 43% 1.04 8.7 11.6 4.5 0.56 71%
1962 29 NYY AL 278 4.7% 11.5% 10.1% 7.2% 35% 1.14 7.7 18.9 6.3 0.70 73%
1963 30 NYY AL 247 6.5% 12.2% 10.5% 8.1% 41% 1.15 7.3 13.6 4.8 0.80 70%
1964 31 NYY AL 189 3.7% 12.7% 12.7% 7.9% 37% 1.00 6.7 23.0 5.8 0.81 71%
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 2.2% 10.8% 9.1% 3.8% 23% 1.18 8.2 41.0 10.3 0.70 77%
1965 32 TOT AL 174 1.7% 10.9% 8.6% 3.5% 21% 1.27 8.1 51.3 11.0 0.70 78%
1965 32 NYY AL 42 2.4% 7.1% 16.7% 4.8% 40% 0.43 11.3 34.0 11.3 0.53 74%
1965 32 KCA AL 132 1.5% 12.1% 6.1% 3.0% 17% 2.00 7.5 60.0 10.9 0.76 80%
1965 32 MLN NL 12 8.3% 8.3% 16.7% 8.3% 100% 0.50 10.0 10.0 5.0 0.75 67%
8 Seasons 1352 5.0% 12.1% 10.1% 7.8% 37% 1.20 7.3 17.8 6.0 0.71 72%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 22 NYY AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 26 NYY AL 0 0 27% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1960 27 NYY AL 2 0 15% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
1961 28 NYY AL 2 0 20% 101 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 35% 18 12 6 2 1 1 3 2 1
1962 29 NYY AL 4 0 27% 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 57% 10 6 4 3 2 1 8 0 7
1963 30 NYY AL 1 0 10% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27% 9 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
1964 31 NYY AL 1 0 19% 56 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 42% 6 4 2 3 3 0 3 0 3
1965 32 TOT MLB 0 0 18% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 TOT AL 0 0 19% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 NYY AL 0 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 KCA AL 0 0 26% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1965 32 MLN NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 10 0 19% 368 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 17 41% 52 36 16 12 9 3 17 2 14
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 22 NYY AL 4 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 26 NYY AL 65 89% 10 28 2 0 0 2.20 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 10 2 20% 45 2 4% 4 1 25% 7 2 29% 0
1960 27 NYY AL 107 90% 24 23 4 0 2 2.27 4 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 100% 30 2 7% 12 3 25% 79 11 14% 5 3 60% 4 3 75% 0
1961 28 NYY AL 275 90% 74 26 7 4 6 2.07 21 1 7 19 2 14 7 0 0 0 62 6 10% 23 3 13% 179 33 18% 22 11 50% 10 4 40% 0
1962 29 NYY AL 278 86% 57 25 3 1 3 2.12 13 0 9 12 1 8 5 0 1 0 0% 56 3 5% 23 4 17% 198 27 14% 20 8 40% 10 4 40% 0
1963 30 NYY AL 247 90% 49 14 1 0 0 1.02 16 2 8 15 1 8 8 0 1 1 100% 55 5 9% 23 9 39% 169 30 18% 13 7 54% 12 5 42% 0
1964 31 NYY AL 189 89% 41 31 8 1 5 1.76 7 0 1 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 41 6 15% 13 7 54% 124 23 19% 13 12 92% 11 6 55% 0
1965 32 TOT MLB 186 80% 30 30 4 1 3 1.30 4 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 29 4 14% 15 4 27% 118 12 10% 9 5 56% 9 0 0% 0
1965 32 TOT AL 174 79% 29 23 3 0 1 1.17 3 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 27 4 15% 14 4 29% 111 11 10% 8 4 50% 8 0 0% 0
1965 32 NYY AL 42 81% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 23 2 9% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1965 32 KCA AL 132 78% 24 23 3 0 1 1.17 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 3 13% 11 3 27% 88 9 10% 7 3 43% 8 0 0% 0
1965 32 MLN NL 12 100% 1 7 1 1 2 1.74 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 1351 88% 285 177 29 7 19 1.86 67 3 36 62 5 42 25 0 3 2 67% 284 28 10% 119 32 27% 914 138 15% 86 47 55% 63 24 38% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 22 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 23 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 24 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 25 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -27 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 26 50 70 62 6 10 1 0 2 4 0 0 8 12 .161 .257 .274 .531 49 17 2 0 0 0 0
1960 27 103 177 161 14 34 4 1 6 18 0 0 14 29 .211 .278 .360 .639 77 58 4 1 1 0 1
1961 28 196 452 404 52 108 14 2 27 72 1 0 41 57 .267 .341 .512 .854 132 207 10 5 1 1 10
1962 29 289 730 650 85 165 21 2 40 111 1 0 69 89 .254 .329 .477 .806 119 310 13 6 1 4 10
1963 30 365 977 868 107 214 25 2 56 156 1 0 95 119 .247 .323 .474 .797 117 411 18 6 2 6 13
1964 31 442 1166 1029 125 255 33 2 63 184 2 0 119 143 .248 .326 .467 .794 117 481 24 6 2 10 17
1965 32 516 1352 1193 137 285 36 2 67 200 2 0 136 163 .239 .317 .441 .758 108 526 28 7 2 14 20

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 22 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1
1959 26 51 70 62 7 11 1 0 2 5 0 8 13 .177 .271 .290 .562 5 49
1960 27 56 114 106 9 27 3 1 4 16 0 7 18 .255 .307 .415 .722 14 53
1961 28 93 278 245 39 76 10 1 22 56 1 28 28 .310 .388 .629 1.017 58 93
1962 29 93 281 248 34 59 7 0 13 40 0 29 32 .238 .317 .423 .740 34 93
1963 30 76 249 220 24 51 4 0 17 48 0 27 30 .232 .313 .482 .795 33 76
1964 31 77 190 161 19 42 8 0 7 30 1 25 24 .261 .353 .441 .794 26 77
1965 32 74 191 167 14 33 3 0 4 19 0 19 20 .198 .277 .287 .565 14 74
8 Seasons 521 1377 1212 146 299 36 2 69 214 2 144 165 .247 .327 .450 .777 184 516
162 Game Avg. 162 428 377 45 93 11 1 21 67 1 45 51 .247 .327 .450 .777 57 516

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1961 AL--9--4th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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