Johnny Rizzo
John Costa Rizzo
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 30, 1912 in Houston, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1938
Final Game: September 25, 1942
Died: December 4, 1977 in Houston, TX
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Standard Batting

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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 25 PIT NL 143 617 555 97 167 31 9 23 111 1 54 61 .301 .368 .514 .882 139 285 16 5 3 *O MVP-6
1939 26 PIT NL 94 384 330 49 86 23 3 6 55 0 42 27 .261 .349 .403 .752 103 133 14 3 9 O
1940 27 TOT NL 143 565 505 71 143 19 2 24 72 3 56 50 .283 .357 .471 .828 129 238 6 2 2 *O/5 MVP-29
1940 27 PIT NL 9 34 28 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 5 .179 .324 .214 .538 52 6 1 1 0 /O
1940 27 CIN NL 31 124 110 17 31 6 0 4 17 1 14 14 .282 .363 .445 .808 121 49 1 0 0 O
1940 27 PHI NL 103 407 367 53 107 12 2 20 53 2 37 31 .292 .358 .499 .857 138 183 4 1 2 O/5
1941 28 PHI NL 99 265 235 20 51 9 2 4 24 1 24 34 .217 .295 .323 .618 77 76 8 2 4 O/5
1942 29 BRO NL 78 244 217 31 50 8 0 4 27 2 24 25 .230 .307 .323 .630 83 70 7 0 3 O
5 Seasons 557 2075 1842 268 497 90 16 61 289 7 200 197 .270 .345 .435 .781 116 802 51 12 21
162 Game Avg. 162 604 536 78 145 26 5 18 84 2 58 57 .270 .345 .435 .781 116 233 15 3 6
PIT (3 yrs) 246 1035 913 147 258 55 12 29 168 1 101 93 .283 .360 .464 .824 123 424 31 9 12
PHI (2 yrs) 202 672 602 73 158 21 4 24 77 3 61 65 .262 .333 .430 .764 115 259 12 3 6
BRO (1 yr) 78 244 217 31 50 8 0 4 27 2 24 25 .230 .307 .323 .630 83 70 7 0 3
CIN (1 yr) 31 124 110 17 31 6 0 4 17 1 14 14 .282 .363 .445 .808 121 49 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1938 25 PIT NL 617 407 103 6.8 100 .306 .301 .276 .368 .340 .514 .393 .882 .733 139 .689 28.6 2.8 .854 .312 .213 1.9
1939 26 PIT NL 384 267 46 4.6 102 .269 .261 .278 .349 .343 .403 .397 .752 .740 103 .503 2.7 0.3 .690 .270 .142 .0
1940 27 TOT NL 565 370 85 6.2 96 .276 .283 .268 .357 .333 .471 .386 .828 .719 129 .655 19.7 2.0 .813 .305 .188 5.3
1940 27 PIT NL 34 24 2 2.2 97 .217 .179 .270 .324 .335 .214 .389 .538 .724 52 .229 -1.6 -0.2 .500 .214 .036
1940 27 CIN NL 124 80 18 6.1 99 .293 .282 .273 .363 .338 .445 .393 .808 .730 121 .646 3.4 0.3 .800 .300 .164 1.6
1940 27 PHI NL 407 266 65 6.6 95 .275 .292 .267 .358 .331 .499 .384 .857 .715 138 .680 17.9 1.8 .845 .313 .207 3.6
1941 28 PHI NL 265 196 22 3.0 91 .239 .217 .261 .295 .331 .323 .368 .618 .699 77 .357 -7.2 -0.8 .536 .213 .106 1.6
1942 29 BRO NL 244 177 21 3.2 88 .245 .230 .258 .307 .331 .323 .359 .630 .689 83 .421 -4.7 -0.5 .552 .212 .092 2.7
5 Seasons 2075 1417 277 5.2 97 .275 .270 .270 .345 .336 .435 .385 .781 .721 116 .588 39.2 3.8 .731 .278 .166 12.6
162 Game Avg. 604 412 81 5.2 97 .275 .270 .270 .345 .336 .435 .385 .781 .721 116 .588 11 1 .731 .278 .166 4
PIT (3 yrs) 1035 698 151 5.8 100 .290 .283 .276 .360 .341 .464 .394 .824 .735 123 .617 29.8 3.0 .780 .294 .182 1.9
PHI (2 yrs) 672 462 87 5.1 93 .261 .262 .265 .333 .331 .430 .378 .764 .709 115 .576 10.7 1.0 .715 .274 .168 5.3
BRO (1 yr) 244 177 21 3.2 88 .245 .230 .258 .307 .331 .323 .359 .630 .689 83 .420 -4.7 -0.5 .552 .212 .092 2.7
CIN (1 yr) 124 80 18 6.1 99 .293 .282 .273 .363 .338 .445 .393 .808 .730 121 .646 3.4 0.3 .800 .300 .164 1.6

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 25 143 617 555 97 167 31 9 23 111 1 54 61 .301 .368 .514 .882 139 285 16 5 3
1939 26 237 1001 885 146 253 54 12 29 166 1 96 88 .286 .361 .472 .833 126 418 30 8 12
1940 27 380 1566 1390 217 396 73 14 53 238 4 152 138 .285 .360 .472 .831 127 656 36 10 14
1941 28 479 1831 1625 237 447 82 16 57 262 5 176 172 .275 .350 .450 .801 120 732 44 12 18
1942 29 557 2075 1842 268 497 90 16 61 289 7 200 197 .270 .345 .435 .781 116 802 51 12 21

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1938 25 151 648 586 101 175 32 9 24 116 1 57 65 .299 .366 .507 .873 108 143
1939 26 99 395 348 52 91 24 3 6 58 0 44 28 .261 .349 .399 .749 48 94
1940 27 150 597 535 77 154 20 2 26 79 3 60 53 .288 .362 .479 .840 93 143
1941 28 103 275 247 23 56 10 2 4 27 1 26 35 .227 .305 .332 .637 25 99
1942 29 83 261 234 37 57 9 0 5 32 2 27 26 .244 .322 .346 .668 25 78
5 Seasons 586 2176 1950 290 533 95 16 65 312 7 214 207 .273 .349 .438 .787 299 557
162 Game Avg. 162 602 539 80 147 26 4 18 86 2 59 57 .273 .349 .438 .787 83 557

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1938 NL (6, 28%)
1940 NL (29, 1%)
0.30 Career Shares (593rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1938 NL  .514 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1938 NL  .882 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1938 NL  97 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1938 NL  167 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1938 NL  285 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  23 (5th)
1940 NL  24 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1938 NL  111 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1938 NL  61 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1938 NL  139 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1938 NL  103 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  29 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1938 NL  2.9 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1938 NL  63 (5th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1938 NL  .689 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1938 NL  5 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1938 NL  16 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1938 NL  24.1 (5th)
1940 NL  21.0 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 21 (971), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1568), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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