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Johnny Blanchard

John Edwin Blanchard

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 193 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
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics/Braves 1955-1965

Final Game: September 27, 1965
Died: March 25, 2009 in Robbinsdale, MN
Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1955 22 NYY AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /2
1959 26 NYY AL 65 -4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 2/937
1960 27 NYY AL 107 -2 0 0 0 -3 1 3 -1 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $ 2
1961 28 NYY AL 275 22 -2 0 -1 0 2 8 30 3.1 29 3.0 0.1 $ 2/79
1962 29 NYY AL 278 -1 -1 -1 1 -0 -2 8 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 927/3
1963 30 NYY AL 247 4 0 -1 -1 -5 -3 7 1 0.1 6 0.6 -0.5 $ 97
1964 31 NYY AL 189 4 -1 -1 -1 -0 0 5 5 0.5 6 0.6 -0.1 $ 2/973
1965 32 NYY AL 42 -2 0 0 0 -1 1 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $23,000 2
1965 32 KCA AL 132 -9 0 -1 0 -5 0 4 -11 -1.3 -6 -0.6 -0.7 $ 92
1965 32 MLN NL 12 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /7
8 Seasons 1351 11 -4 -4 -2 -17 -1 38 23 2.2 38 3.9 -1.7 $23,000
NYY (8 yrs) 1207 20 -4 -3 -2 -11 -1 34 34 3.5 44 4.5 -1.0 $23,000
MLN (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
KCA (1 yr) 132 -9 0 -1 0 -5 0 4 -11 -1.3 -6 -0.6 -0.7 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1955 NYY AL 22 C 1 1 1 8.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7.88 7.00 .989 5.62 5.50 0 0 0 0 0
1959 NYY AL 26 C 12 2 1 40.0 27 25 1 1 1 .963 -2 -60 5.85 2.17 .989 6.08 6.04 4 2 5 1 17% 0
1959 NYY AL 26 OF 8 4 1 31.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0 19 2.32 1.00 .980 2.21 2.21
1959 NYY AL 26 RF 7 4 1 30.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0 20 2.37 1.14 .977 1.90 1.89
1959 NYY AL 26 1B 1 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.00 3.00 .990 9.90 9.80
1959 NYY AL 26 LF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
1960 NYY AL 27 C 28 21 15 202.0 160 151 7 2 0 .988 -3 -18 7.04 5.64 .987 5.93 5.92 5 6 8 2 20% 0
1961 NYY AL 28 C 48 42 37 406.2 289 268 18 3 2 .990 -2 -6 6.33 5.96 .989 6.21 6.14 2 11 18 5 22% 1
1961 NYY AL 28 OF 15 12 9 113.0 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2 21 1.91 1.60 .977 2.25 2.22
1961 NYY AL 28 LF 8 7 6 66.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 1.77 1.63 .969 2.00 1.98
1961 NYY AL 28 RF 7 5 3 47.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 2 38 2.30 1.71 .976 2.07 2.04
1962 NYY AL 29 OF 47 44 25 380.2 79 76 2 1 0 .987 3 10 1.84 1.66 .980 2.19 2.18
1962 NYY AL 29 RF 32 29 20 247.1 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 2 11 1.78 1.53 .979 2.00 1.99
1962 NYY AL 29 C 15 10 8 109.0 63 59 1 3 0 .952 -2 -22 4.95 4.00 .989 6.30 6.28 0 3 6 1 14% 0
1962 NYY AL 29 LF 15 15 5 133.1 31 29 1 1 0 .968 1 9 2.02 2.00 .976 2.01 2.00
1962 NYY AL 29 1B 2 2 2 17.0 26 24 0 2 0 .923 -1 -99 12.71 12.00 .990 9.42 9.40
1963 NYY AL 30 OF 64 59 22 488.1 79 76 2 1 0 .987 -5 -13 1.44 1.22 .981 2.16 2.16
1963 NYY AL 30 RF 42 38 15 317.1 48 46 2 0 0 1.000 -7 -25 1.36 1.14 .980 2.01 2.01
1963 NYY AL 30 LF 22 21 7 171.0 29 28 0 1 0 .966 2 11 1.47 1.27 .976 1.90 1.90
1964 NYY AL 31 C 25 22 17 193.2 127 118 7 2 1 .984 -1 -6 5.81 5.00 .990 7.07 7.06 4 10 6 3 33% 1
1964 NYY AL 31 OF 14 14 7 124.1 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -4 1.59 1.57 .980 2.04 2.03
1964 NYY AL 31 RF 8 8 4 70.1 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -12 1.28 1.25 .984 1.88 1.88
1964 NYY AL 31 LF 6 6 3 54.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 1.67 1.67 .975 1.82 1.80
1964 NYY AL 31 1B 3 3 1 25.1 30 27 3 0 5 1.000 1 57 10.66 10.00 .991 9.41 9.40
1965 TOT MLB 32 OF 21 16 12 139.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -21 1.42 1.05 .978 2.04 2.03
1965 TOT AL 32 C 26 24 17 189.0 138 122 12 4 1 .971 -4 -25 6.38 5.15 .988 6.96 6.94 3 7 15 3 17% 0
1965 NYY AL 32 C 12 11 11 98.0 77 67 7 3 0 .961 -1 -12 6.80 6.17 .988 6.96 6.94 2 1 5 2 29% 0
1965 KCA AL 32 OF 20 15 11 131.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -20 1.51 1.10 .978 2.04 2.03
1965 KCA AL 32 RF 19 15 11 131.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -20 1.44 1.11 .978 1.85 1.84
1965 KCA AL 32 C 14 13 6 91.0 61 55 5 1 1 .984 -3 -40 5.93 4.29 .988 6.96 6.94 1 6 10 1 9% 0
1965 MLN NL 32 LF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 1.69 1.70
1965 MLN NL 32 OF 1 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
6 Seasons OF 169 149 76 1276.1 235 227 5 3 0 .987 -2 -2 1.64 1.37 .980 2.15 2.15
7 Seasons C 155 122 96 1148.1 811 750 46 15 5 .982 -14 -15 6.24 5.14 .989 6.43 6.39 18 39 58 15 21% 2
6 Seasons RF 115 99 54 843.1 149 144 4 1 0 .993 -5 -8 1.58 1.29 .979 1.97 1.96
6 Seasons LF 53 50 22 433.0 83 80 1 2 0 .976 3 9 1.68 1.53 .975 1.94 1.93
3 Seasons 1B 6 5 3 45.1 59 54 3 2 5 .966 -0 -5 11.32 9.50 .991 9.45 9.47
8 Seasons TOT 330 276 175 2470.0 1105 1031 54 20 10 .982 -16 -8 3.95 3.29 .987 4.28 4.27 18 39 58 15 21% 2
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1961 AL  9 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1961 AL  4.2 (7th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1799), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196532New York Yankees$23,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$23,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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