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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 25 NYY AL 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27
1953 36 TOT NL 6 17 .261 4.66 32 26 4 15 1 0 199.0 195 122 103 17 139 118 6 0 11 910 95 1.678 8.8 0.8 6.3 5.3 0.85
1953 36 PIT NL 5 16 .238 4.71 27 23 3 13 1 0 175.2 173 106 92 17 116 102 6 0 8 798 94 1.645 8.9 0.9 5.9 5.2 0.88
1953 36 PHI NL 1 1 .500 4.24 5 3 1 2 0 0 23.1 22 16 11 0 23 16 0 0 3 112 99 1.929 8.5 0.0 8.9 6.2 0.70
2 Seasons 8 18 .308 4.47 55 28 19 15 1 1 251.2 247 147 125 20 161 146 7 1 12 1141 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91
162 Game Avg. 7 15 .308 4.47 45 23 16 12 1 1 206 202 120 102 16 132 120 6 1 10 935 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91
PIT (1 yr) 5 16 .238 4.71 27 23 3 13 1 0 175.2 173 106 92 17 116 102 6 0 8 798 94 1.645 8.9 0.9 5.9 5.2 0.88
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.24 5 3 1 2 0 0 23.1 22 16 11 0 23 16 0 0 3 112 99 1.929 8.5 0.0 8.9 6.2 0.70
NYY (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27
NL (1 yr) 6 17 .261 4.66 32 26 4 15 1 0 199.0 195 122 103 17 139 118 6 0 11 910 95 1.678 8.8 0.8 6.3 5.3 0.85
AL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1942 25 NYY AL
1953 36 TOT NL
1953 36 PIT NL
1953 36 PHI NL
2 Seasons
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1942 25 NYY AL 52 3 1
1953 36 TOT NL 195 17 11
1953 36 PIT NL 173 17 8
1953 36 PHI NL 22 0 3
2 Seasons 247 20 12
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1942 25 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1943 26 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1944 27 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1945 28 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1946 29 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1947 30 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1948 31 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1949 32 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1950 33 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1951 34 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1952 35 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27 91
1953 36 8 18 .308 4.47 55 28 19 15 1 1 251.2 247 147 125 20 161 146 7 1 12 1141 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91 94

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1942 25 2 3 .400 4.42 53.0 59 29 26 3 25 28 1 1.585 10.0 4.2 4.8 1.12 0.5 23
1953 36 10 12 .455 4.26 203.0 192 107 96 17 137 120 6 1.621 8.5 6.1 5.3 0.88 0.8 32
2 Seasons 12 15 .444 4.29 256.0 251 136 122 20 162 148 7 1.613 8.8 5.2 0.91 0.7 55

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--8.819--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--5.337--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL--118--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1953 NL--15--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1953 NL--139--1st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--.769--9th

Losses s c a p y
1953 NL--17--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1953 NL--103--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 NL--11--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1953 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1953 NL--910--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1942 AL--15--9th

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1567), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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