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Johnny Niggeling

John Arnold Niggeling

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: July 10, 1903 in Remsen, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1938
Teams (by GP): Browns/Senators/Reds/Braves/Bees 1938-1946

Final Game: September 1, 1946
Died: September 16, 1963 in Le Mars, IA
Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Remsen, IA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:16AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #790. Cal Eldred… #791. Hugh Daily… #792. Frank Linzy… #793. JOHNNY NIGGELING… #794. Al Holland… #795. Cy Blanton… #796. Jose Guzman… 

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
1938 34 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 11 46 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1939 35 CIN NL 2 1 .667 5.80 10 5 1 2 1 0 40.1 51 28 26 2 13 20 2 0 0 185 67 1.587 11.4 0.4 2.9 4.5 1.54
1940 36 SLB AL 7 11 .389 4.45 28 20 6 10 0 0 153.2 148 88 76 9 69 82 5 0 8 670 104 1.412 8.7 0.5 4.0 4.8 1.19
1941 37 SLB AL 7 9 .438 3.80 24 20 3 13 1 0 168.1 168 83 71 17 63 68 1 0 1 733 114 1.372 9.0 0.9 3.4 3.6 1.08
1942 38 SLB AL 15 11 .577 2.66 28 27 1 16 3 0 206.1 173 76 61 10 93 107 11 0 7 885 140 1.289 7.5 0.4 4.1 4.7 1.15
1943 39 TOT AL 10 10 .500 2.59 26 26 0 12 3 0 201.1 149 67 58 7 74 97 6 0 4 823 129 1.108 6.7 0.3 3.3 4.3 1.31
1943 39 SLB AL 6 8 .429 3.17 20 20 0 7 0 0 150.1 122 61 53 7 57 73 6 0 3 628 106 1.191 7.3 0.4 3.4 4.4 1.28
1943 39 WSH AL 4 2 .667 0.88 6 6 0 5 3 0 51.0 27 6 5 0 17 24 0 0 1 195 366 0.863 4.8 0.0 3.0 4.2 1.41
1944 40 WSH AL 10 8 .556 2.32 24 24 0 14 2 0 206.0 164 65 53 5 88 121 4 0 5 848 141 1.223 7.2 0.2 3.8 5.3 1.38
1945 41 WSH AL 7 12 .368 3.16 26 25 1 8 2 0 176.2 161 80 62 7 73 90 3 0 5 754 98 1.325 8.2 0.4 3.7 4.6 1.23
1946 42 TOT MLB 5 7 .417 3.56 16 14 1 6 0 0 96.0 93 45 38 3 42 34 2 0 3 420 96 1.406 8.7 0.3 3.9 3.2 0.81
1946 42 WSH AL 3 2 .600 4.03 8 6 1 3 0 0 38.0 39 22 17 1 21 10 1 0 0 173 84 1.579 9.2 0.2 5.0 2.4 0.48
1946 42 BSN NL 2 5 .286 3.26 8 8 0 3 0 0 58.0 54 23 21 2 21 24 1 0 3 247 107 1.293 8.4 0.3 3.3 3.7 1.14
9 Seasons 64 69 .481 3.22 184 161 13 81 12 0 1250.2 1111 534 447 60 516 620 34 0 34 5329 114 1.301 8.0 0.4 3.7 4.5 1.20
162 Game Avg. 13 14 .481 3.22 36 32 3 16 2 0 247 219 105 88 12 102 122 7 0 7 1050 114 1.301 8.0 0.4 3.7 4.5 1.20
WSH (4 yrs) 24 24 .500 2.61 64 61 2 30 7 0 471.2 391 173 137 13 199 245 8 0 11 1970 123 1.251 7.5 0.2 3.8 4.7 1.23
SLB (4 yrs) 35 39 .473 3.46 100 87 10 46 4 0 678.2 611 308 261 43 282 330 23 0 19 2916 116 1.316 8.1 0.6 3.7 4.4 1.17
BSN (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 3.45 10 8 0 3 0 0 60.0 58 25 23 2 22 25 1 0 4 258 101 1.333 8.7 0.3 3.3 3.8 1.14
CIN (1 yr) 2 1 .667 5.80 10 5 1 2 1 0 40.1 51 28 26 2 13 20 2 0 0 185 67 1.587 11.4 0.4 2.9 4.5 1.54
AL (7 yrs) AL 59 63 .484 3.11 164 148 12 76 11 0 1150.1 1002 481 398 56 481 575 31 0 30 4886 118 1.289 7.8 0.4 3.8 4.5 1.20
NL (3 yrs) NL 5 6 .455 4.40 20 13 1 5 1 0 100.1 109 53 49 4 35 45 3 0 4 443 83 1.435 9.8 0.4 3.1 4.0 1.29

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1938 34 BSN NL 2.0 0 2 1 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
1939 35 CIN NL 40.1 5 28 23 1 1.0 -5 -0.7 $
1940 36 SLB AL 153.2 20 88 101 -1 1.0 13 1.7 $
1941 37 SLB AL 168.1 20 83 104 -2 1.0 21 2.6 $
1942 38 SLB AL 206.1 27 76 108 -2 1.0 32 3.8 $
1943 39 SLB AL 150.1 20 61 71 -3 1.0 10 1.5 $
1943 39 WSH AL 51.0 6 6 24 0 1.0 18 2.1 $
1944 40 WSH AL 206.0 24 65 103 -4 1.0 38 4.3 $
1945 41 WSH AL 176.2 25 80 85 0 1.0 5 -0.2 $
1946 42 WSH AL 38.0 6 22 20 -1 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1946 42 BSN NL 58.0 8 23 30 0 1.0 7 0.8 $
9 Seasons 1250.2 161 534 670 -12 1.0 136 15.6 $
WSH (4 yrs) 471.2 61 173 232 -5 1.0 59 6.0 $
SLB (4 yrs) 678.2 87 308 384 -8 1.0 76 9.6 $
BSN (2 yrs) 60.0 8 25 31 0 1.0 6 0.7 $
CIN (1 yr) 40.1 5 28 23 1 1.0 -5 -0.7 $

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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
1938 34 BSN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 /1
1939 35 CIN NL 10 16 13 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .154 .214 .154 .368 -0 2 0 0 2 1
1940 36 SLB AL 28 54 51 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .176 .208 .196 .404 4 10 0 0 1 1
1941 37 SLB AL 24 67 60 1 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 16 .167 .206 .167 .373 -2 10 4 0 4 1
1942 38 SLB AL 28 81 72 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .139 .184 .139 .323 -9 10 5 1 5 1
1943 39 TOT AL 26 75 67 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 13 .119 .157 .134 .291 -15 9 1 0 5 1
1943 39 SLB AL 20 57 49 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 .061 .115 .061 .177 -49 3 1 0 5 1
1943 39 WSH AL 6 18 18 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .278 .333 .611 81 6 0 0 0 /1
1944 40 WSH AL 24 77 69 2 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 17 .130 .178 .159 .338 -1 11 3 0 4 1
1945 41 WSH AL 26 61 59 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .119 .148 .136 .283 -14 8 4 0 0 1
1946 42 TOT MLB 16 34 29 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .138 .167 .172 .339 -4 5 2 0 4 1
1946 42 WSH AL 8 14 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 50 3 1 0 2 /11
1946 42 BSN NL 8 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 2 1 0 2 /11
9 Seasons 184 466 420 16 59 4 1 0 17 0 1 20 100 .140 .181 .155 .336 -5 65 19 1 25
162 Game Avg. 162 410 370 14 52 4 1 0 15 0 18 88 .140 .181 .155 .336 -5 57 17 1 22
WSH (4 yrs) 64 170 157 7 23 3 1 0 6 0 0 7 34 .146 .183 .178 .361 7 28 8 0 6
SLB (4 yrs) 100 259 232 6 32 1 0 0 10 0 1 11 55 .138 .180 .142 .323 -12 33 10 1 15
BSN (2 yrs) 10 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .111 .158 .111 .269 -23 2 1 0 2
CIN (1 yr) 10 16 13 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .154 .214 .154 .368 -0 2 0 0 2
AL (7 yrs) 164 429 389 13 55 4 1 0 16 0 1 18 89 .141 .181 .157 .338 -5 61 18 1 21
NL (3 yrs) 20 37 31 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 .129 .182 .129 .311 -13 4 1 0 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 34 BSN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1939 35 CIN NL 16 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1940 36 SLB AL 54 -7 0 0 0 0 4 1 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ 1
1941 37 SLB AL 67 -9 0 0 0 0 5 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1942 38 SLB AL 81 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1943 39 SLB AL 57 -9 -1 0 0 0 3 1 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.7 0.0 $ 1
1943 39 WSH AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
1944 40 WSH AL 77 -9 0 0 0 0 5 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1945 41 WSH AL 61 -9 0 0 0 0 4 1 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1946 42 WSH AL 14 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /11
1946 42 BSN NL 20 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /11
9 Seasons 466 -60 -1 0 0 0 30 10 -21 -2.5 -21 -2.2 -0.3 $
WSH (4 yrs) 170 -19 0 0 0 0 11 3 -5 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $
SLB (4 yrs) 259 -36 -1 0 0 0 17 6 -14 -1.5 -14 -1.5 0.0 $
BSN (2 yrs) 21 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
CIN (1 yr) 16 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1938 BSN NL 34 P 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
1939 CIN NL 35 P 10 40.1 9 1 6 2 2 .778 1.56 0.70 .960 2.19 2.16
1940 SLB AL 36 P 28 153.2 33 9 22 2 5 .939 1.82 1.11 .956 2.04 2.01
1941 SLB AL 37 P 24 168.1 33 9 24 0 0 1.000 1.76 1.38 .960 2.14 2.11
1942 SLB AL 38 P 28 206.1 39 3 36 0 0 1.000 1.70 1.39 .957 2.31 2.30
1943 TOT AL 39 P 26 26 12 201.1 48 10 38 0 5 1.000 2.15 1.85 .963 2.27 2.30
1943 SLB AL 39 P 20 20 7 150.1 35 10 25 0 4 1.000 2.10 1.75 .963 2.27 2.30
1943 WSH AL 39 P 6 6 5 51.0 13 0 13 0 1 1.000 2.29 2.17 .963 2.28 2.30
1944 WSH AL 40 P 24 206.0 36 7 29 0 2 1.000 1.57 1.50 .960 2.09 2.10
1945 WSH AL 41 P 26 176.2 33 6 25 2 2 .939 1.58 1.19 .955 2.24 2.23
1946 TOT MLB 42 P 16 96.0 25 5 19 1 1 .960 2.25 1.50 .957 2.15 2.11
1946 WSH AL 42 P 8 38.0 8 1 6 1 1 .875 1.66 0.88 .951 2.01 1.99
1946 BSN NL 42 P 8 58.0 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.64 2.13 .960 2.23 2.22
9 Seasons P 184 26 12 1250.2 256 50 199 7 17 .973 1.79 1.35 .959 2.18 2.17
9 Seasons TOT 184 26 12 1250.2 256 50 199 7 17 .973 1.79 1.35 .959 2.18 2.17
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1942 AL  3.8 (6th)
1943 AL  3.6 (6th)
1944 AL  4.3 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1942 AL  2.66 (7th)
1943 AL  2.59 (9th)
1944 AL  2.32 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  15 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1942 AL  .577 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1943 AL  1.108 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 AL  7.546 (2nd)
1943 AL  6.661 (2nd)
1944 AL  7.165 (2nd)
1945 AL  8.202 (5th)
Career  7.995 (114th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 AL  4.667 (5th)
1943 AL  4.336 (9th)
1944 AL  5.286 (2nd)
1945 AL  4.585 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1942 AL  107 (5th)
1944 AL  121 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1942 AL  3 (9th)
1943 AL  3 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 AL  17 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL  93 (5th)
1943 AL  74 (8th)
1944 AL  88 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL  0.218 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1945 AL  12 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1940 AL  8 (5th)
1942 AL  7 (3rd)
1943 AL  4 (9th)
1944 AL  5 (8th)
1945 AL  5 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL  5 (3rd)
1942 AL  11 (1st)
1943 AL  6 (2nd)
1944 AL  4 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1942 AL  140 (8th)
1943 AL  129 (6th)
1944 AL  141 (5th)
Career  114 (228th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  22 (8th)
1943 AL  17 (6th)
1944 AL  22 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  2.4 (8th)
1943 AL  2.2 (6th)
1944 AL  2.5 (6th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1942 AL  1.000 (1st)
1943 AL  1.000 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1940 AL  born 1903-07-10 (9th)
1941 AL  born 1903-07-10 (8th)
1942 AL  born 1903-07-10 (7th)
1943 AL  born 1903-07-10 (5th)
1944 AL  born 1903-07-10 (6th)
1945 AL  born 1903-07-10 (5th)
1946 AL  born 1903-07-10 (3rd)
1946 NL  born 1903-07-10 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 37 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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