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Johnny Gooch

John Beverley Gooch

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 9, 1897 in Smyrna, TN(All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1921 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds/Robins/RedSox 1921-1933

Final Game: September 12, 1933 (Age 35)
Died: May 15, 1975 in Nashville, TN
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN
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Standard Batting

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
1921 23 PIT NL 13 42 38 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 3 .237 .293 .237 .530 41 9 0 1 2
1922 24 PIT NL 105 401 353 45 116 15 3 1 42 1 1 39 15 .329 .403 .397 .800 106 140 5 4 *2
1923 25 PIT NL 66 220 202 16 56 10 2 1 20 2 1 17 13 .277 .336 .361 .698 83 73 1 0 2
1924 26 PIT NL 70 243 224 26 65 6 5 0 25 1 3 16 12 .290 .343 .362 .705 87 81 2 0 2
1925 27 PIT NL 79 237 215 24 64 8 4 0 30 1 0 20 16 .298 .357 .372 .730 82 80 0 2 2
1926 28 PIT NL 86 247 218 19 59 15 1 1 42 1 20 14 .271 .340 .362 .703 86 79 3 6 2
1927 29 PIT NL 101 318 291 22 75 17 2 2 48 0 19 21 .258 .305 .351 .656 70 102 1 8 2
1928 30 TOT NL 73 193 181 16 51 3 3 0 17 0 10 15 .282 .319 .331 .651 70 60 0 6 2
1928 30 PIT NL 31 84 80 7 19 2 1 0 5 0 3 6 .238 .265 .288 .553 42 23 0 5 2
1928 30 BRO NL 42 109 101 9 32 1 2 0 12 0 7 9 .317 .361 .366 .727 92 37 0 1 2
1929 31 TOT NL 93 314 288 22 86 13 5 0 34 4 24 10 .299 .355 .378 .733 85 109 1 1 2
1929 31 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1929 31 CIN NL 92 313 287 22 86 13 5 0 34 4 24 10 .300 .356 .380 .736 86 109 1 1 2
1930 32 CIN NL 82 307 276 29 67 10 3 2 30 0 27 15 .243 .315 .322 .637 58 89 2 1 2
1933 35 BOS AL 37 88 77 6 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 7 .182 .284 .221 .505 34 17 0 0 2
11 Yrs 805 2610 2363 227 662 98 29 7 293 11 5 206 141 .280 .342 .355 .697 80 839 15 29
162 Game Avg. 162 525 476 46 133 20 6 1 59 2 41 28 .280 .342 .355 .697 80 169 3 6
PIT (8 yrs) 551 1792 1621 161 463 73 18 5 215 7 5 137 100 .286 .346 .362 .708 84 587 12 26
BRO (2 yrs) 43 110 102 9 32 1 2 0 12 0 7 9 .314 .358 .363 .721 90 37 0 1
CIN (2 yrs) 174 620 563 51 153 23 8 2 64 4 51 25 .272 .335 .352 .687 72 198 3 2
BOS (1 yr) 37 88 77 6 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 7 .182 .284 .221 .505 34 17 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 768 2522 2286 221 648 97 28 7 291 11 5 195 134 .283 .344 .360 .703 81 822 15 29
AL (1 yr) 37 88 77 6 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 11 7 .182 .284 .221 .505 34 17 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1921 23 PIT NL 13 42 -3 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 2
1922 24 PIT NL 105 401 6 1 0 -1 4 9 0.9 12 22 2.2 .508 .506 2.2 0.3 23 *2
1923 25 PIT NL 66 220 -5 0 0 1 2 -1 -0.1 7 6 0.5 .498 .499 0.4 0.3 4 2
1924 26 PIT NL 70 243 -3 -0 0 2 2 0 -0.0 7 8 0.8 .500 .500 0.6 0.4 6 2
1925 27 PIT NL 79 237 -5 1 0 1 2 -2 -0.2 7 6 0.6 .498 .499 0.5 0.3 5 2
1926 28 PIT NL 86 247 -4 0 0 2 2 0 -0.0 8 8 0.8 .500 .500 0.6 0.4 6 2
1927 29 PIT NL 101 318 -13 0 0 1 3 -9 -1.0 10 1 0.1 .491 .494 -0.0 0.4 0 2
1928 30 PIT NL 31 84 -7 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.5 .477 .496 -0.3 -0.0 -3 2
1928 30 BRO NL 42 109 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.3 0.1 3 2
1929 31 BRO NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .471 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
1929 31 CIN NL 92 313 -5 -0 0 1 3 -1 -0.1 10 8 0.8 .499 .499 0.8 0.3 7 2
1930 32 CIN NL 82 307 -17 1 0 -2 3 -16 -1.4 9 -6 -0.5 .483 .491 -0.3 0.0 -5 2
1933 35 BOS AL 37 88 -7 0 0 0 1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .483 .496 -0.3 0.1 -3 2
11 Seasons 805 2610 -64 3 0 4 22 -35 -3.6 81 46 4.6 .496 .498 4.3 2.5 42
PIT (8 yrs) 551 1792 -34 2 0 5 15 -12 -1.4 55 44 4.2 .498 .499 3.8 2.0 39
BRO (2 yrs) 43 110 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 3 3 0.3 .499 .500 0.3 0.1 3
CIN (2 yrs) 174 620 -22 0 0 -1 5 -17 -1.5 19 2 0.3 .491 .495 0.5 0.4 3
BOS (1 yr) 37 88 -7 0 0 0 1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .483 .496 -0.3 0.1 -3

Advanced Batting

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
1921 23 PIT NL 42 30 3 2.7 108 .257 .237 .301 .293 .351 .237 .414 .530 .765 41 .271 -3.2 -0.3 .448 .105 .000 .0
1922 24 PIT NL 401 242 55 6.1 113 .341 .329 .302 .403 .360 .397 .421 .800 .781 106 .595 5.6 0.5 .773 .178 .068 1.0
1923 25 PIT NL 220 147 24 4.4 109 .293 .277 .296 .336 .355 .361 .412 .698 .767 83 .464 -4.9 -0.5 .626 .173 .084 1.3
1924 26 PIT NL 243 162 27 4.5 106 .307 .290 .292 .343 .348 .362 .407 .705 .755 87 .492 -4.2 -0.4 .599 .134 .071 .0
1925 27 PIT NL 237 153 29 5.0 119 .322 .298 .308 .357 .366 .372 .439 .730 .806 82 .496 -5.9 -0.6 .669 .172 .074 .0
1926 28 PIT NL 247 165 26 4.2 106 .286 .271 .292 .340 .352 .362 .405 .703 .757 86 .465 -3.7 -0.4 .648 .188 .092 1.0
1927 29 PIT NL 318 224 31 3.7 111 .272 .258 .300 .305 .359 .351 .413 .656 .773 70 .404 -13.2 -1.3 .565 .158 .093 .0
1928 30 TOT NL 193 136 19 3.8 110 .307 .282 .291 .319 .356 .331 .414 .651 .770 70 .387 -8.6 -0.8 .538 .105 .050
1928 30 PIT NL 84 66 6 2.4 113 .257 .238 .295 .265 .361 .288 .420 .553 .780 42 .224 -7.3 -0.7 .426 .088 .050
1928 30 BRO NL 109 70 13 5.0 107 .348 .317 .288 .361 .352 .366 .409 .727 .761 92 .516 -1.3 -0.1 .638 .119 .050
1929 31 TOT NL 314 203 39 5.1 116 .309 .299 .298 .355 .361 .378 .434 .733 .795 85 .469 -5.9 -0.5 .683 .177 .080 .0
1929 31 BRO NL 1 1 0 0.0 119 .000 .000 .302 .000 .366 .000 .440 .000 .806 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1929 31 CIN NL 313 202 39 5.1 116 .310 .300 .298 .356 .361 .380 .434 .736 .795 86 .471 -5.6 -0.5 .687 .178 .080 .0
1930 32 CIN NL 307 210 28 3.5 121 .251 .243 .304 .315 .362 .322 .452 .637 .813 58 .284 -17.7 -1.6 .565 .178 .080 .0
1933 35 BOS AL 88 63 5 2.1 108 .200 .182 .283 .284 .355 .221 .408 .505 .763 34 .187 -7.4 -0.7 .444 .182 .039
11 Yrs 2610 1735 286 4.4 112 .296 .280 .298 .342 .358 .355 .422 .697 .780 80 .446 -69.2 -6.6 .625 .165 .075 8.6
162 Game Avg. 525 349 58 4.4 112 .296 .280 .298 .342 .358 .355 .422 .697 .780 80 .446 -69.2 -6.6 .625 .165 .075 2
PIT (8 yrs) 1792 1189 201 4.5 111 .302 .286 .299 .346 .357 .362 .417 .708 .774 84 .478 -36.9 -3.6 .635 .162 .076 5.8
BRO (2 yrs) 110 71 13 4.9 108 .344 .314 .288 .358 .352 .363 .409 .721 .762 90 .509 -1.6 -0.2 .629 .118 .049
CIN (2 yrs) 620 412 67 4.3 118 .282 .272 .301 .335 .361 .352 .443 .687 .804 72 .379 -23.2 -2.0 .624 .178 .080 2.7
BOS (1 yr) 88 63 5 2.1 108 .200 .182 .283 .284 .355 .221 .408 .505 .763 34 .187 -7.4 -0.7 .444 .182 .039
NL (10 yrs) 2522 1672 281 4.5 113 .299 .283 .299 .344 .358 .360 .423 .703 .781 81 .453 -61.8 -5.8 .632 .164 .076 8.6
AL (1 yr) 88 63 5 2.1 108 .200 .182 .283 .284 .355 .221 .408 .505 .763 34 .187 -7.4 -0.7 .444 .182 .039

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
1925 27 PIT NL WS WSH W 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1927 29 PIT NL WS NYY L 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Yrs (2 Series) 6 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 WS 6 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 0 1

Ratio Batting*

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
1921 23 PIT NL 42 0.0% 7.1% 7.1% 0.0% 0% 1.00 12.7 12.7 83%
1922 24 PIT NL 401 0.3% 3.7% 9.7% 4.7% 16% 0.38 23.5 353.0 8.4 84%
1923 25 PIT NL 220 0.5% 5.9% 7.7% 5.9% 23% 0.76 15.5 202.0 10.1 85%
1924 26 PIT NL 243 0.0% 4.9% 6.6% 4.5% 17% 0.75 18.7 9.0 87%
1925 27 PIT NL 237 0.0% 6.8% 8.4% 5.1% 19% 0.80 13.4 7.2 84%
1926 28 PIT NL 247 0.4% 5.7% 8.1% 6.9% 29% 0.70 15.6 218.0 5.2 82%
1927 29 PIT NL 318 0.6% 6.6% 6.0% 6.6% 28% 1.11 13.9 145.5 6.1 84%
1928 30 TOT NL 193 0.0% 7.8% 5.2% 3.1% 12% 1.50 12.1 10.6 86%
1928 30 PIT NL 84 0.0% 7.1% 3.6% 3.6% 16% 2.00 13.3 16.0 88%
1928 30 BRO NL 109 0.0% 8.3% 6.4% 2.8% 9% 1.29 11.2 8.4 84%
1929 31 TOT NL 314 0.0% 3.2% 7.6% 5.7% 21% 0.42 28.8 8.5 89%
1929 31 BRO NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1929 31 CIN NL 313 0.0% 3.2% 7.7% 5.8% 21% 0.42 28.7 8.4 89%
1930 32 CIN NL 307 0.7% 4.9% 8.8% 4.9% 22% 0.56 18.4 138.0 9.2 84%
1933 35 BOS AL 88 0.0% 8.0% 12.5% 2.3% 14% 0.64 11.0 38.5 80%
11 Yrs 2610 0.3% 5.4% 7.9% 5.1% 20% 0.68 16.8 337.6 8.1 85%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.5% 7.8% 6.8% 27% 0.95 11.9 77.5 7.7 80%

Cumulative Batting

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
1921 23 13 42 38 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 3 .237 .293 .237 .530 41 9 0 1
1922 24 118 443 391 47 125 15 3 1 45 2 1 42 18 .320 .393 .381 .774 100 149 5 5
1923 25 184 663 593 63 181 25 5 2 65 4 2 59 31 .305 .374 .374 .748 94 222 6 5
1924 26 254 906 817 89 246 31 10 2 90 5 5 75 43 .301 .366 .371 .736 92 303 8 5
1925 27 333 1143 1032 113 310 39 14 2 120 6 5 95 59 .300 .364 .371 .735 90 383 8 7
1926 28 419 1390 1250 132 369 54 15 3 162 7 5 115 73 .295 .360 .370 .729 89 462 11 13
1927 29 520 1708 1541 154 444 71 17 5 210 7 5 134 94 .288 .350 .366 .716 86 564 12 21
1928 30 593 1901 1722 170 495 74 20 5 227 7 5 144 109 .287 .347 .362 .709 84 624 12 27
1929 31 686 2215 2010 192 581 87 25 5 261 11 5 168 119 .289 .348 .365 .712 84 733 13 28
1930 32 768 2522 2286 221 648 97 28 7 291 11 5 195 134 .283 .344 .360 .703 81 822 15 29
1931 33 768 2522 2286 221 648 97 28 7 291 11 5 195 134 .283 .344 .360 .703 81 822 15 29
1932 34 768 2522 2286 221 648 97 28 7 291 11 5 195 134 .283 .344 .360 .703 81 822 15 29
1933 35 805 2610 2363 227 662 98 29 7 293 11 5 206 141 .280 .342 .355 .697 80 839 15 29

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1921 23 14 43 39 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 .205 .262 .205 .467 2 13
1922 24 110 405 359 41 111 14 3 1 38 1 37 16 .309 .382 .373 .755 50 105
1923 25 69 227 209 15 55 10 2 1 19 2 17 14 .263 .322 .344 .666 23 66
1924 26 74 251 233 26 66 6 5 0 25 1 16 13 .283 .335 .352 .687 27 70
1925 27 84 242 221 21 61 8 4 0 27 1 19 17 .276 .333 .348 .682 25 79
1926 28 90 255 226 19 60 15 1 1 42 1 20 15 .265 .333 .354 .687 26 86
1927 29 106 329 301 21 74 17 2 2 46 0 19 22 .246 .293 .336 .628 29 101
1928 30 77 205 189 16 52 3 3 0 17 0 10 16 .275 .312 .323 .634 19 73
1929 31 98 320 295 20 83 13 5 0 31 4 23 11 .281 .335 .359 .695 35 93
1930 32 86 309 281 25 63 9 3 2 26 0 25 16 .224 .292 .299 .591 24 82
1933 35 39 90 80 5 13 1 1 0 2 0 10 7 .163 .256 .200 .456 4 37
11 Yrs 847 2676 2433 211 646 96 29 7 275 11 199 150 .266 .325 .337 .662 264 805
162 Game Avg. 162 512 465 40 124 18 6 1 53 2 38 29 .266 .325 .337 .662 50 805

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
1922 NL  .403 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1339), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2080), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (285th), 4.6 career WAR/5.9 7yr-peak WAR/5.2 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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