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Johnny Mize
John Robert Mize (The Big Cat)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 7, 1913 in Demorest, GA
Schools: Piedmont College
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1930. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1936
Final Game: September 26, 1953
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1981.
Died: June 2, 1993 in Demorest, GA
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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
1936 23 STL NL 126 469 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 1 50 32 .329 .402 .577 .979 161 239 4 1 4 3/O
1937 24 STL NL 145 621 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 2 56 57 .364 .427 .595 1.021 172 333 5 5 0 *3 AS,MVP-10
1938 25 STL NL 149 609 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 0 74 47 .337 .422 .614 1.036 175 326 14 4 0 *3 MVP-12
1939 26 STL NL 153 670 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 0 92 49 .349 .444 .626 1.070 178 353 9 4 10 *3 AS,MVP-2
1940 27 STL NL 155 666 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 7 82 49 .314 .404 .636 1.039 176 368 10 5 0 *3 AS,MVP-2
1941 28 STL NL 126 547 473 67 150 39 8 16 100 4 70 45 .317 .406 .535 .941 156 253 8 1 3 *3 AS,MVP-9
1942 29 NYG NL 142 607 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 3 60 39 .305 .380 .521 .901 161 282 8 5 1 *3 AS,MVP-5
1946 33 NYG NL 101 445 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 3 62 26 .337 .437 .576 1.013 185 217 5 5 1 3 AS,MVP-16
1947 34 NYG NL 154 664 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 2 74 42 .302 .384 .614 .998 160 360 6 4 0 *3 AS,MVP-3
1948 35 NYG NL 152 658 560 110 162 26 4 40 125 4 94 37 .289 .395 .564 .959 156 316 7 4 0 *3 AS,MVP-17
1949 36 TOT 119 470 411 63 108 16 0 19 64 1 0 54 21 .263 .354 .440 .794 112 181 5 4 1 *3 AS
1949 36 NYG NL 106 442 388 59 102 15 0 18 62 1 50 19 .263 .351 .441 .792 111 171 5 3 1 3
1949 36 NYY AL 13 28 23 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 .261 .393 .435 .828 119 10 0 1 0 /3
1950 37 NYY AL 90 305 274 43 76 12 0 25 72 0 1 29 24 .277 .351 .595 .946 142 163 4 2 0 3 MVP-17
1951 38 NYY AL 113 372 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 1 0 36 24 .259 .339 .398 .736 102 132 7 4 0 3 MVP-30
1952 39 NYY AL 78 150 137 9 36 9 0 4 29 0 0 11 15 .263 .327 .416 .743 111 57 6 2 0 3
1953 40 NYY AL 81 118 104 6 26 3 0 4 27 0 0 12 17 .250 .339 .394 .733 100 41 1 2 0 3 AS
15 Seasons 1884 7371 6443 1118 2011 367 83 359 1337 28 1 856 524 .312 .397 .562 .959 158 3621 99 52 20
162 Game Avg. 162 634 554 96 173 32 7 31 115 2 74 45 .312 .397 .562 .959 158 311 9 4 2
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
STL (6 yrs) 854 3582 3121 546 1048 218 66 158 653 14 424 279 .336 .419 .600 1.018 171 1872 50 20 17
NYG (5 yrs) 655 2816 2452 473 733 110 16 157 505 13 340 163 .299 .389 .549 .938 155 1346 31 21 3
NYY (5 yrs) 375 973 870 99 230 39 1 44 179 1 1 92 82 .264 .342 .463 .805 117 403 18 11 0
NL (11 yrs) 1509 6398 5573 1019 1781 328 82 315 1158 27 764 442 .320 .405 .577 .983 164 3218 81 41 20
AL (5 yrs) 375 973 870 99 230 39 1 44 179 1 1 92 82 .264 .342 .463 .805 117 403 18 11 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
1949 36 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1950 37 NYY AL WS PHI W 4 15 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .133 .133 .267 2 0 0 0 0 0
1951 38 NYY AL WS NYG W 4 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 .444 .429 .873 3 0 0 0 0 1
1952 39 NYY AL WS BRO W 5 18 15 3 6 1 0 3 6 0 0 3 1 .400 .500 1.067 1.567 16 0 0 0 0 0
1953 40 NYY AL WS BRO W 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (5 Series) 18 47 42 5 12 2 0 3 9 0 0 5 3 .286 .362 .548 .909 23 0 0 0 0 1
5 WS 18 47 42 5 12 2 0 3 9 0 0 5 3 .286 .362 .548 .909 23 0 0 0 0 1
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1936 STL NL 23 1B 97 969 897 66 6 63 .994 9.93 .990 9.91
1936 STL NL 23 OF 8 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 1.63 .969 2.25 0-0-8
1937 STL NL 24 1B 144 1392 1308 67 17 104 .988 9.55 .989 6.94 AS,MVP-10
1938 STL NL 25 1B 140 1405 1297 93 15 117 .989 9.93 .992 7.14 MVP-12
1939 STL NL 26 1B 152 1457 1348 90 19 123 .987 9.46 .989 6.58 AS,MVP-2
1940 STL NL 27 1B 153 1470 1376 80 14 105 .990 9.52 .990 6.54 AS,MVP-2
1941 STL NL 28 1B 122 1247 1157 82 8 104 .994 10.16 .989 8.20 AS,MVP-9
1942 NYG NL 29 1B 138 1475 1393 74 8 98 .995 10.63 .989 7.25 AS,MVP-5
1946 NYG NL 33 1B 101 1022 928 83 11 80 .989 10.01 .991 9.28 AS,MVP-16
1947 NYG NL 34 1B 154 1505 1381 118 6 120 .996 9.73 .991 6.49 AS,MVP-3
1948 NYG NL 35 1B 152 1483 1359 111 13 114 .991 9.67 .990 6.58 AS,MVP-17
1949 TOT 36 1B 107 1028 953 68 7 82 .993 9.54 .991 8.99 AS
1949 NYG NL 36 1B 101 977 906 65 6 77 .994 9.61 .991 8.98
1949 NYY AL 36 1B 6 51 47 3 1 5 .980 8.33 .988 9.15
1950 NYY AL 37 1B 72 523 490 31 2 73 .996 7.24 .989 8.51 MVP-17
1951 NYY AL 38 1B 93 680 632 44 4 86 .994 7.27 .990 8.49 MVP-30
1952 NYY AL 39 1B 27 239 218 18 3 32 .987 8.74 .988 8.88
1953 NYY AL 40 1B 15 120 113 7 0 19 1.000 8.00 .989 8.85 AS
15 Seasons 1B 1667 16015 14850 1032 133 1320 .992 9.53 .990 7.58
1 Season OF 8 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 1.63 .969 2.25 0-0-8
15 Seasons TOT 1675 16028 14862 1033 133 1320 .992 9.49 .982 7.55 0-0-8
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1937 (1B)
1939 *
1940 (1B)
1941 (1B)
1942 (1B)
1946 (1B)
1947 (1B)
1948 (1B)
1949 (1B)
1953 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1952-AL-Babe Ruth Award

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1937-NL-10-22%
1938-NL-12-8%
1939-NL-2-53%
1940-NL-2-62%
1941-NL-9-14%
1942-NL-5-28%
1946-NL-16-4%
1947-NL-3-43%
1948-NL-17-7%
1950-AL-17-3%
1951-AL-30-1%
2.46 Career Shares (55th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1936 NL--.329--8th
1937 NL--.364--2nd
1938 NL--.337--2nd
1939 NL--.349--1st
1940 NL--.314--5th
1941 NL--.317--5th
1942 NL--.305--5th
Career--.312--85th

On-Base% s c a p y
1936 NL--.402--7th
1937 NL--.427--2nd
1938 NL--.422--4th
1939 NL--.444--2nd
1940 NL--.404--3rd
1941 NL--.406--5th
1942 NL--.380--8th
1947 NL--.384--10th
1948 NL--.395--5th
Career--.397--68th

Slugging % s c a p y
1936 NL--.577--3rd
1937 NL--.595--2nd
1938 NL--.614--1st
1939 NL--.626--1st
1940 NL--.636--1st
1941 NL--.535--3rd
1942 NL--.521--1st
1947 NL--.614--2nd
1948 NL--.564--2nd
Career--.562--17th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1936 NL--.979--3rd
1937 NL--1.021--3rd
1938 NL--1.036--1st
1939 NL--1.070--1st
1940 NL--1.039--1st
1941 NL--.941--3rd
1942 NL--.901--3rd
1947 NL--.998--2nd
1948 NL--.959--2nd
Career--.959--21st

Games Played s c a p y
1938 NL--149--7th
1939 NL--153--5th
1940 NL--155--2nd
1947 NL--154--4th
1948 NL--152--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1940 NL--579--6th
1947 NL--586--8th
1948 NL--560--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1939 NL--670--9th
1940 NL--666--4th
1947 NL--664--9th
1948 NL--658--6th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1937 NL--103--6th
1939 NL--104--5th
1940 NL--111--2nd
1942 NL--97--3rd
1947 NL--137--1st
1948 NL--110--3rd
Career--1118--220th

Hits s c a p y
1937 NL--204--3rd
1938 NL--179--5th
1939 NL--197--3rd
1940 NL--182--3rd
1942 NL--165--6th
1947 NL--177--6th
Career--2011--244th

Total Bases s c a p y
1937 NL--333--2nd
1938 NL--326--1st
1939 NL--353--1st
1940 NL--368--1st
1941 NL--253--8th
1942 NL--282--2nd
1946 NL--217--8th
1947 NL--360--2nd
1948 NL--316--2nd
Career--3621--125th

Doubles s c a p y
1937 NL--40--2nd
1938 NL--34--7th
1939 NL--44--3rd
1941 NL--39--1st
Career--367--208th

Triples s c a p y
1938 NL--16--1st
1939 NL--14--3rd
1940 NL--13--3rd
1941 NL--8--9th
1942 NL--7--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1936 NL--19--5th
1937 NL--25--4th
1938 NL--27--3rd
1939 NL--28--1st
1940 NL--43--1st
1941 NL--16--10th
1942 NL--26--2nd
1946 NL--22--2nd
1947 NL--51--1st
1948 NL--40--1st
Career--359--71st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1936 NL--93--9th
1937 NL--113--3rd
1938 NL--102--5th
1939 NL--108--3rd
1940 NL--137--1st
1941 NL--100--3rd
1942 NL--110--1st
1946 NL--70--10th
1947 NL--138--1st
1948 NL--125--2nd
Career--1337--80th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1938 NL--74--6th
1939 NL--92--3rd
1940 NL--82--5th
1941 NL--70--10th
1948 NL--94--3rd
Career--856--182nd

Singles s c a p y
1937 NL--132--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1936 NL--161--3rd
1937 NL--172--2nd
1938 NL--175--2nd
1939 NL--178--1st
1940 NL--176--1st
1941 NL--156--3rd
1942 NL--161--2nd
1947 NL--160--2nd
1948 NL--156--2nd
Career--158--18th

Runs Created s c a p y
1937 NL--141--2nd
1938 NL--136--1st
1939 NL--156--1st
1940 NL--147--1st
1941 NL--103--5th
1942 NL--106--3rd
1946 NL--93--5th
1947 NL--137--2nd
1948 NL--124--2nd
Career--1433--92nd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1936 NL--35--6th
1937 NL--57--2nd
1938 NL--56--2nd
1939 NL--66--1st
1940 NL--60--1st
1941 NL--38--6th
1942 NL--40--4th
1946 NL--44--2nd
1947 NL--48--2nd
1948 NL--45--2nd
Career--513--40th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1936 NL--3.4--6th
1937 NL--5.6--2nd
1938 NL--5.5--2nd
1939 NL--6.3--1st
1940 NL--6.0--1st
1941 NL--3.8--6th
1942 NL--4.3--3rd
1946 NL--4.5--2nd
1947 NL--4.6--2nd
1948 NL--4.4--2nd
Career--50.7--39th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1936 NL--57--9th
1937 NL--72--2nd
1938 NL--77--1st
1939 NL--86--1st
1940 NL--87--1st
1941 NL--63--3rd
1942 NL--58--2nd
1946 NL--43--9th
1947 NL--79--1st
1948 NL--70--3rd
Career--809--90th

Times On Base s c a p y
1937 NL--265--3rd
1938 NL--257--4th
1939 NL--293--1st
1940 NL--269--1st
1942 NL--230--7th
1947 NL--255--7th
1948 NL--260--4th
Career--2919--207th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1936 NL--.768--4th
1937 NL--.822--2nd
1938 NL--.817--1st
1939 NL--.828--1st
1940 NL--.813--1st
1941 NL--.779--2nd
1942 NL--.772--3rd
1947 NL--.763--2nd
1948 NL--.751--2nd
Career--.766--15th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 NL--5--4th
1938 NL--4--8th
1940 NL--5--8th
1942 NL--5--7th
1946 NL--5--2nd
1947 NL--4--8th
1948 NL--4--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1940 NL--12.0--5th

AB per HR s c a p y
1936 NL--21.789--5th
1937 NL--22.400--4th
1938 NL--19.667--3rd
1939 NL--20.143--3rd
1940 NL--13.465--1st
1941 NL--29.563--7th
1942 NL--20.808--3rd
1947 NL--11.490--2nd
1948 NL--14.000--2nd
Career--17.947--68th

Oldest s c a p y
1950 AL--born 1913-01-07--8th
1951 AL--born 1913-01-07--6th
1952 AL--born 1913-01-07--7th
1953 AL--born 1913-01-07--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 50 (26), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 202 (38), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 175 (59), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 47 (90), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1930 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1934: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 15, 1935: Returned to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Cincinnati Reds following previous purchase.

December 11, 1941: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants for Bill Lohrman, Johnny McCarthy, Ken O'Dea and $50,000.

August 22, 1949: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the New York Giants for $40,000.

November 25, 1953: Released by the New York Yankees.

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