Johnny Neun

John Henry Neun

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 28, 1900 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1925
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Braves 1925-1931

Final Game: September 27, 1931
Died: March 28, 1990 in Baltimore, MD
Buried: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
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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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1920	19	MBG	D	97	372	372		98	10	5	1						.263	.263	.325	.589		121				MBG · BLRI
1921	20	MBG	D	96	377	377		129	25	7	9						.342	.342	.517	.859		195				MBG · BLRI
1922	21	BIR	A	152	563	563		185	25	16	6						.329	.329	.462	.790		260				BIR · SOUA
1923	22	BIR	A	145	509	509		163	22	8	5						.320	.320	.424	.745		216				BIR · SOUA
1924	23	STP	AA	162	629	629		222	38	18	5						.353	.353	.494	.847		311				STP · AA
1925	24	DET	AL	60	85	75	15	20	3	3	0	4	2	3	9	12	.267	.345	.387	.732	87	29	0	0	3
1926	25	DET	AL	97	274	242	47	72	14	4	0	15	4	7	27	26	.298	.370	.388	.759	97	94	1	4	3
1927	26	DET	AL	79	250	204	38	66	9	4	0	27	22	7	35	13	.324	.427	.407	.834	116	83	2	8	3
1928	27	DET	AL	36	116	108	15	23	3	1	0	5	2	2	7	10	.213	.261	.259	.520	36	28	0	1	3

1929	28	BLT,TOL	AA	149	591	591		185	31	4	10						.313	.313	.430	.743		254				BLT,TOL · IL,AA
1930	29	BSN	NL	81	243	212	39	69	12	2	2	23	9		21	18	.325	.389	.429	.818	100	91	1	9	3
1931	30	BSN	NL	79	117	104	17	23	1	3	0	11	2		11	14	.221	.302	.288	.590	61	30	1	1	3
1932	31	NYY-min	AA	159	622	622		212	29	9	2						.341	.341	.426	.767		265				NWK · IL
1933	32	NYY-min	AA	158	606	606		187	27	10	6						.309	.309	.416	.724		252				NWK · IL
1934	33	NYY-min	AA	77	157	157		40	10	0	1						.255	.255	.338	.592		53				NWK · IL
1935	34	NYY-min	C	97	341	341		110	20	5	4						.323	.323	.446	.768		152				AKR · MATL
1936	35	NYY-min	B	123	412	412		130	17	5	6						.316	.316	.425	.740		175				NFK · PIED
1937	36	NYY-min	B																							NFK · PIED
6 Yrs				432	1085	945	171	273	42	17	2	85	41	19	110	93	.289	.366	.376	.742	91	355	5	23
162 Game Avg.				162	407	354	64	102	16	6	1	32	15		41	35	.289	.366	.376	.742	91	133	2	9

DET (4 yrs)				272	725	629	115	181	29	12	0	51	30	19	78	61	.288	.369	.372	.741	92	234	3	13
BSN (2 yrs)				160	360	316	56	92	13	5	2	34	11		32	32	.291	.360	.383	.743	88	121	2	10

AL (4 yrs)				272	725	629	115	181	29	12	0	51	30	19	78	61	.288	.369	.372	.741	92	234	3	13
NL (2 yrs)				160	360	316	56	92	13	5	2	34	11		32	32	.291	.360	.383	.743	88	121	2	10

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1925	24	DET	AL	60	85	-2	-1	0	0	-1	-3	-0.3	3	-1	0.0	.495	.498	0.0	-0.1	-1	$	3
1926	25	DET	AL	97	274	-1	-2	0	1	-2	-4	-0.4	9	5	0.5	.496	.498	0.4	-0.1	4	$	3
1927	26	DET	AL	79	250	7	2	0	-2	-2	5	0.5	8	13	1.3	.506	.503	1.5	-0.4	15	$	3
1928	27	DET	AL	36	116	-10	-0	0	0	-1	-12	-1.2	4	-8	-0.8	.467	.493	-0.8	-0.1	-8	$	3

1930	29	BSN	NL	81	243	1	0	0	-2	-3	-3	-0.3	7	4	0.4	.497	.498	0.6	-0.4	6	$	3
1931	30	BSN	NL	79	117	-5	-0	0	0	-1	-7	-0.7	3	-3	-0.4	.491	.496	-0.3	-0.2	-3	$	3
6 Seasons				432	1085	-9	-1	0	-3	-11	-24	-2.4	33	9	1.0	.494	.498	1.4	-1.3	12	$

DET (4 yrs)				272	725	-6	-1	0	-1	-7	-14	-1.4	23	9	1.0	.495	.498	1.1	-0.7	10	$
BSN (2 yrs)				160	360	-4	-0	0	-2	-4	-10	-1.0	10	0	0.0	.494	.497	0.3	-0.6	2	$

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG
1925	DET	AL	24	1B	13	8	8	104	99	4	1	5	.990	7.92	.988	10.46
1926	DET	AL	25	1B	49	48	48	458	433	22	3	34	.993	9.29	.990	10.77
1927	DET	AL	26	1B	53	52	50	590	548	30	12	45	.980	10.91	.988	10.71
1928	DET	AL	27	1B	25	21	20	201	180	16	5	16	.975	7.84	.990	10.42
1930	BSN	NL	29	1B	55	50	47	466	431	31	4	46	.991	8.40	.990	10.22
1931	BSN	NL	30	1B	36	13	13	169	159	9	1	15	.994	4.67	.990	10.11
	6 Seasons			1B	231	192	186	1988	1850	112	26	161	.987	8.49	.989	10.47
	6 Seasons			TOT	231	192	186	1988	1850	112	26	161	.987	8.49	.989	10.47

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y 1927 AL 22 (3rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1927 AL 22 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 2 (2153), Average HOFer ≈ 144
JAWS	First Base (361st), 1.0 career WAR/1.0 7yr-peak WAR/1.0 JAWS Average HOF 1B (out of 18) = 62.3 career WAR/40.7 7yr-peak WAR/51.5 JAWS

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Transactions

December 11, 1928: Purchased by Toledo (American Association) from the Detroit Tigers.
October 7, 1929: Drafted by the Boston Braves from Baltimore (International) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.
December 1, 1931: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Braves.

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