Johnny Lindell
John Harlan Lindell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: August 30, 1916 in Greeley, CO
High School: Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte (Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1941
Final Game: May 9, 1954
Died: August 27, 1985 in Newport Beach, CA
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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
1941 24 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1942 25 NYY AL 27 24 24 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .292 .542 53 7 0 0 0 1
1943 26 NYY AL 122 500 441 53 108 17 12 4 51 2 5 51 55 .245 .329 .365 .694 102 161 14 4 4 *O AS
1944 27 NYY AL 149 646 594 91 178 33 16 18 103 5 4 44 56 .300 .351 .500 .851 138 297 16 3 5 *O MVP-17
1945 28 NYY AL 41 181 159 26 45 6 3 1 20 2 1 17 10 .283 .363 .377 .740 111 60 4 3 2 O
1946 29 NYY AL 102 369 332 41 86 10 5 10 40 4 1 32 47 .259 .328 .410 .738 104 136 13 2 3 O3
1947 30 NYY AL 127 513 476 66 131 18 7 11 67 1 2 32 70 .275 .322 .412 .734 104 196 15 1 4 *O
1948 31 NYY AL 88 345 309 58 98 17 2 13 55 0 0 35 50 .317 .387 .511 .898 139 158 8 0 1 O
1949 32 NYY AL 78 246 211 33 51 10 0 6 27 3 0 35 27 .242 .350 .374 .724 92 79 9 0 0 O
1950 33 TOT MLB 43 157 134 18 25 5 2 5 18 0 0 19 26 .187 .292 .366 .658 69 49 6 1 3 O
1950 33 NYY AL 7 25 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .190 .320 .190 .510 35 4 1 0 0 /O
1950 33 STL NL 36 132 113 16 21 5 2 5 16 0 15 24 .186 .287 .398 .685 74 45 5 1 3 O
1953 36 TOT NL 69 133 109 14 33 7 1 4 17 0 0 22 17 .303 .429 .495 .924 141 54 6 2 0 1/3O
1953 36 PIT NL 58 109 91 11 26 6 1 4 15 0 0 16 15 .286 .404 .505 .909 136 46 6 2 0 1/3
1953 36 PHI NL 11 24 18 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 .389 .542 .444 .986 162 8 0 0 0 /1O
1954 37 PHI NL 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .200 .429 .200 .629 71 1 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 854 3122 2795 401 762 124 48 72 404 17 13 289 366 .273 .344 .429 .773 113 1198 91 16 22 0
162 Game Avg. 162 592 530 76 145 24 9 14 77 3 55 69 .273 .344 .429 .773 113 227 17 3 4
NYY (10 yrs) 742 2850 2568 371 707 112 45 63 369 17 13 250 322 .275 .343 .428 .770 114 1098 80 13 19
PHI (2 yrs) 18 31 23 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 5 .348 .516 .391 .907 142 9 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 58 109 91 11 26 6 1 4 15 0 0 16 15 .286 .404 .505 .909 136 46 6 2 0
STL (1 yr) 36 132 113 16 21 5 2 5 16 0 15 24 .186 .287 .398 .685 74 45 5 1 3
AL (10 yrs) 742 2850 2568 371 707 112 45 63 369 17 13 250 322 .275 .343 .428 .770 114 1098 80 13 19
NL (3 yrs) 112 272 227 30 55 12 3 9 35 0 0 39 44 .242 .361 .441 .801 107 100 11 3 3 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
1941 24 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .274 .000 .351 .000 .404 .000 .755 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1942 25 NYY AL 24 18 2 3.0 93 .316 .250 .263 .250 .337 .292 .368 .542 .706 53 .356 -1.6 -0.2 .389 .042 .042
1943 26 NYY AL 500 356 51 3.9 88 .272 .245 .257 .329 .332 .365 .355 .694 .687 102 .513 0.3 0.0 .605 .229 .120 2.7
1944 27 NYY AL 646 441 102 6.3 94 .308 .300 .271 .351 .339 .500 .371 .851 .710 138 .690 26.2 2.7 .791 .276 .200 7.8
1945 28 NYY AL 181 121 21 4.7 92 .297 .283 .267 .363 .340 .377 .363 .740 .704 111 .584 2.4 0.3 .681 .208 .094 1.3
1946 29 NYY AL 369 263 44 4.5 96 .276 .259 .265 .328 .339 .410 .381 .738 .720 104 .533 0.5 0.0 .665 .256 .151 5.7
1947 30 NYY AL 513 366 62 4.5 96 .304 .275 .261 .322 .341 .412 .376 .734 .717 104 .537 -0.2 -0.0 .630 .202 .137 1.8
1948 31 NYY AL 345 220 61 7.4 105 .346 .317 .272 .387 .357 .511 .393 .898 .749 139 .703 16.1 1.6 .881 .307 .194 .0
1949 32 NYY AL 246 169 28 4.4 107 .253 .242 .271 .350 .363 .374 .393 .724 .756 92 .483 -2.3 -0.2 .692 .313 .133 4.0
1950 33 TOT MLB 157 118 14 3.2 112 .194 .187 .275 .292 .355 .366 .425 .658 .779 69 .322 -6.9 -0.7 .600 .321 .179 .0
1950 33 NYY AL 25 18 1 1.5 111 .211 .190 .275 .320 .361 .190 .412 .510 .773 35 .098 -1.9 -0.2 .444 .190 .000
1950 33 STL NL 132 100 13 3.5 112 .190 .186 .275 .287 .353 .398 .427 .685 .780 74 .362 -5.0 -0.5 .629 .345 .212 .0
1953 36 TOT NL 133 82 22 7.1 109 .330 .303 .273 .429 .344 .495 .425 .924 .769 141 .669 8.1 0.8 .951 .394 .193 .0
1953 36 PIT NL 109 71 18 6.7 109 .306 .286 .273 .404 .344 .505 .425 .909 .769 136 .646 5.6 0.5 .901 .396 .220 .0
1953 36 PHI NL 24 11 4 9.6 109 .438 .389 .273 .542 .344 .444 .425 .986 .769 162 .779 2.4 0.2 1.273 .389 .056
1954 37 PHI NL 7 4 0 0.0 109 .500 .200 .274 .429 .345 .200 .424 .629 .769 71 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .750 .400 .000
12 Seasons 3122 2159 407 5.1 97 .293 .273 .267 .344 .343 .429 .379 .773 .722 113 .584 42.3 4.3 .705 .261 .156 27.5
162 Game Avg. 592 410 77 5.1 97 .293 .273 .267 .344 .343 .429 .379 .773 .722 113 .584 8 1 .705 .261 .156 5
NYY (10 yrs) 2850 1973 372 5.1 96 .295 .275 .266 .343 .343 .428 .375 .770 .717 114 .590 39.2 4.0 .699 .251 .152 26.8
PHI (2 yrs) 31 15 4 7.1 109 .444 .348 .273 .516 .344 .391 .425 .907 .769 142 .669 2.4 0.2 1.133 .391 .043
PIT (1 yr) 109 71 18 6.7 109 .306 .286 .273 .404 .344 .505 .425 .909 .769 136 .646 5.6 0.5 .901 .396 .220 .0
STL (1 yr) 132 100 13 3.5 112 .190 .186 .275 .287 .353 .398 .427 .685 .780 74 .362 -5.0 -0.5 .629 .345 .212 .0
AL (10 yrs) 2850 1973 372 5.1 96 .295 .275 .266 .343 .343 .428 .375 .770 .717 114 .590 39.2 4.0 .699 .251 .152 26.8
NL (3 yrs) 272 186 35 5.0 111 .264 .242 .274 .361 .348 .441 .426 .801 .775 107 .521 3.1 0.3 .776 .370 .198 .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
1943 26 NYY AL WS STL W 4 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 1 0 0 0 0 1
1947 30 NYY AL WS BRO W 6 24 18 3 9 3 1 0 7 0 0 5 2 .500 .625 .778 1.403 14 1 1 0 0 0
1949 32 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 12 41 34 4 11 3 1 0 7 0 0 6 8 .324 .439 .471 .910 16 1 1 0 0 1
3 WS 12 41 34 4 11 3 1 0 7 0 0 6 8 .324 .439 .471 .910 16 1 1 0 0 1

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 NYY AL 26 DNP

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
1941 24 NYY AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1942 25 NYY AL 24 0.0% 20.8% 0.0% 4.2% 17% 4.8 6.0 79%
1943 26 NYY AL 500 0.8% 11.0% 10.2% 6.6% 31% 1.08 8.0 110.3 8.6 76%
1944 27 NYY AL 646 2.8% 8.7% 6.8% 10.4% 38% 1.27 10.6 33.0 5.8 81%
1945 28 NYY AL 181 0.6% 5.5% 9.4% 5.5% 22% 0.59 15.9 159.0 8.0 82%
1946 29 NYY AL 369 2.7% 12.7% 8.7% 6.8% 29% 1.47 7.1 33.2 8.3 75%
1947 30 NYY AL 513 2.1% 13.7% 6.2% 7.0% 28% 2.19 6.8 43.3 7.1 77%
1948 31 NYY AL 345 3.8% 14.5% 10.1% 9.3% 33% 1.43 6.2 23.8 5.6 71%
1949 32 NYY AL 246 2.4% 11.0% 14.2% 6.5% 31% 0.77 7.8 35.2 7.8 72%
1950 33 TOT MLB 157 3.2% 16.6% 12.1% 7.6% 48% 1.37 5.2 26.8 7.4 66%
1950 33 NYY AL 25 0.0% 8.0% 16.0% 0.0% 0% 0.50 10.5 10.5 76%
1950 33 STL NL 132 3.8% 18.2% 11.4% 9.1% 57% 1.60 4.7 22.6 7.1 64%
1953 36 TOT NL 133 3.0% 12.8% 16.5% 9.0% 36% 0.77 6.4 27.3 6.4 66%
1953 36 PIT NL 109 3.7% 13.8% 14.7% 10.1% 42% 0.94 6.1 22.8 6.1 66%
1953 36 PHI NL 24 0.0% 8.3% 25.0% 4.2% 14% 0.33 9.0 9.0 67%
1954 37 PHI NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 28.6% 0.0% 0% 1.50 1.7 2.5 0.00 29%
12 Seasons 3122 2.3% 11.7% 9.3% 7.8% 32% 1.27 7.6 38.8 6.9 0.00 76%
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
1954 37 PHI 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
12 Seasons 0 0 33% 0 17 13 57% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
1954 37 PHI NL 7 29% 1 5 1 0 2 1.80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 10 2 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
12 Seasons 7 29% 762 5 1 0 2 1.80 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3 91 3033% 0 0 10 2 20% 1 1 100% 0 0 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
1941 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1942 25 28 25 25 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .240 .240 .280 .520 47 7 0 0 0
1943 26 150 525 466 54 114 18 12 4 55 2 5 51 60 .245 .324 .361 .685 99 168 14 4 4
1944 27 299 1171 1060 145 292 51 28 22 158 7 9 95 116 .275 .339 .439 .778 121 465 30 7 9
1945 28 340 1352 1219 171 337 57 31 23 178 9 10 112 126 .276 .342 .431 .773 120 525 34 10 11
1946 29 442 1721 1551 212 423 67 36 33 218 13 11 144 173 .273 .339 .426 .765 117 661 47 12 14
1947 30 569 2234 2027 278 554 85 43 44 285 14 13 176 243 .273 .335 .423 .758 114 857 62 13 18
1948 31 657 2579 2336 336 652 102 45 57 340 14 13 211 293 .279 .342 .435 .777 117 1015 70 13 19
1949 32 735 2825 2547 369 703 112 45 63 367 17 13 246 320 .276 .343 .430 .772 115 1094 79 13 19
1950 33 778 2982 2681 387 728 117 47 68 385 17 13 265 346 .272 .340 .426 .767 112 1143 85 14 22
1951 34 778 2982 2681 387 728 117 47 68 385 17 13 265 346 .272 .340 .426 .767 112 1143 85 14 22
1952 35 778 2982 2681 387 728 117 47 68 385 17 13 265 346 .272 .340 .426 .767 112 1143 85 14 22
1953 36 847 3115 2790 401 761 124 48 72 402 17 13 287 363 .273 .344 .429 .773 114 1197 91 16 22
1954 37 854 3122 2795 401 762 124 48 72 404 17 13 289 366 .273 .344 .429 .773 113 1198 91 16 22 0

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
1941 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1942 25 29 25 25 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 27
1943 26 128 531 470 63 120 19 13 4 60 2 57 58 .255 .341 .377 .717 60 122
1944 27 156 676 626 100 191 35 17 19 114 5 47 59 .305 .357 .506 .863 113 149
1945 28 43 193 171 30 50 7 3 1 23 2 19 11 .292 .373 .386 .759 24 41
1946 29 107 389 352 46 95 11 6 11 45 4 35 49 .270 .339 .429 .768 50 102
1947 30 132 534 499 74 141 19 8 12 75 1 34 73 .283 .330 .425 .754 70 127
1948 31 92 355 320 58 99 17 2 13 55 0 35 52 .309 .377 .497 .874 61 88
1949 32 82 256 220 33 53 10 0 6 27 3 36 28 .241 .348 .368 .716 28 78
1950 33 45 159 139 18 25 5 2 5 18 0 19 27 .180 .283 .353 .636 14 43
1953 36 72 136 112 14 33 7 1 4 17 0 22 18 .295 .419 .482 .901 22 69
1954 37 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 7
12 Seasons 894 3262 2940 437 807 130 52 75 439 17 306 383 .274 .346 .431 .777 444 854
162 Game Avg. 162 591 533 79 146 24 9 14 80 3 55 69 .274 .346 .431 .777 80 854

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1944-AL-17-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1944 AL--.300--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1944 AL--.500--3rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1944 AL--.851--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1944 AL--149--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1944 AL--594--5th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1944 AL--91--6th

Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--178--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1944 AL--297--1st

Doubles s c a p y
1944 AL--33--7th

Triples s c a p y
1943 AL--12--1st
1944 AL--16--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1944 AL--18--3rd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1944 AL--103--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 AL--70--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1944 AL--138--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1944 AL--102--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1944 AL--26--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1944 AL--2.7--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--67--1st

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1944 AL--.690--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL--4--9th
1945 AL--3--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1944 AL--16--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1944 AL--7.8--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1944 AL--33.0--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1944 AL--441--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1954 NL--born 1916-08-30--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 27 (845), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 16 (897), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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