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Johnny Mize

John Robert Mize (The Big Cat)

Hall of Famer

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 7, 1913 in Demorest, GA
School: Piedmont College
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1930. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1936
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants/Yankees 1936-1953
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
Buried: Yonah View Memorial Gardens,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 MLB 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 MLB 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

Hall of Fame
1960 BBWAA (16.7%)
1962 BBWAA ( 8.8%)
1964 BBWAA (26.9%)
1964 Run Off ( 6.0%)
1966 BBWAA (26.8%)
1967 BBWAA (30.5%)
1967 Run Off ( 4.6%)
1968 BBWAA (36.4%)
1969 BBWAA (34.1%)
1970 BBWAA (42.0%)
1971 BBWAA (43.6%)
1972 BBWAA (39.6%)
1973 BBWAA (41.3%)
1981 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1981 by Veteran's Committee

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 (56th)

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 (69th)

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 (18th)

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 (223rd)

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 (250th)

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 (128th)

Doubles s c a p y
1937 NL  40 (2nd)
1938 NL  34 (7th)
1939 NL  44 (3rd)
1941 NL  39 (1st)
Career  367 (216th)

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 (72nd)

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 (81st)

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 (185th)

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 (17th)

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 (94th)

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 (3rd)
1946 NL  44 (2nd)
1947 NL  48 (2nd)
1948 NL  45 (2nd)
Career  513 (41st)

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  3.9 (6th)
1942 NL  4.3 (3rd)
1946 NL  4.5 (2nd)
1947 NL  4.6 (2nd)
1948 NL  4.4 (2nd)
Career  50.8 (41st)

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 (91st)

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 (210th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1936 NL  .768 (4th)
1937 NL  .823 (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  21.8 (5th)
1937 NL  22.4 (4th)
1938 NL  19.7 (3rd)
1939 NL  20.1 (3rd)
1940 NL  13.5 (1st)
1941 NL  29.6 (7th)
1942 NL  20.8 (3rd)
1947 NL  11.5 (2nd)
1948 NL  14.0 (2nd)
Career  17.9 (69th)

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

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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 (99), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Dick Allen (862)
  7. Vladimir Guerrero (860)
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  10. Joe DiMaggio (848) *
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  3. Todd Helton (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Todd Helton (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Todd Helton (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hank Greenberg (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Hank Greenberg (919) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Hank Greenberg (915) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Hank Greenberg (909) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Chuck Klein (857) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Chuck Klein (869) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Andres Galarraga (871)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Moises Alou (866)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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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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