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Johnny Vander Meer

John Samuel Vander Meer (The Dutch Master or Double No-Hit)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 2, 1914 in Prospect Park, NJ
High School: Midland Park HS (Midland Park, NJ)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1933. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1937
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cubs/Indians 1937-1951

Final Game: May 7, 1951
Died: October 6, 1997 in Tampa, FL
Buried: Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1937 22 CIN NL 21 26 23 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 .217 .280 .304 .584 62 7 0 0 1 1
1938 23 CIN NL 33 88 83 6 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 .181 .181 .181 .361 0 15 1 0 5 1 AS,MVP-18
1939 24 CIN NL 30 46 36 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 .111 .179 .139 .318 -14 5 0 0 7 1 AS
1940 25 CIN NL 12 21 20 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .333 .400 .733 101 8 0 0 0 1
1941 26 CIN NL 35 87 76 6 10 1 0 0 4 0 2 18 .132 .154 .145 .299 -16 11 1 0 9 1
1942 27 CIN NL 37 89 75 7 11 1 0 0 3 0 6 26 .147 .210 .160 .370 9 12 1 0 8 1 AS,MVP-20
1943 28 CIN NL 40 112 95 9 13 1 0 0 5 1 9 28 .137 .212 .147 .359 5 14 2 0 8 1 AS
1946 31 CIN NL 33 75 73 6 18 2 0 0 2 0 1 21 .247 .257 .274 .531 52 20 1 0 1 1 MVP-24
1947 32 CIN NL 31 69 57 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 18 .088 .133 .123 .256 -32 7 1 0 9 1
1948 33 CIN NL 41 89 78 6 11 2 0 1 2 0 7 21 .141 .212 .205 .417 15 16 1 0 4 1 MVP-19
1949 34 CIN NL 33 66 52 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 6 17 .077 .172 .077 .249 -31 4 0 0 8 1
1950 35 CHC NL 35 17 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 .125 .176 .250 .426 11 4 0 0 0 1
1951 36 CLE AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
13 Yrs 382 786 685 58 104 12 2 1 26 1 0 41 201 .152 .200 .180 .379 6 123 8 0 60
162 Game Avg. 162 333 290 25 44 5 1 0 11 0 17 85 .152 .200 .180 .379 6 52 3 0 25
CIN (11 yrs) 346 768 668 57 102 12 1 1 26 1 40 192 .153 .201 .178 .379 6 119 8 0 60
CLE (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 35 17 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 .125 .176 .250 .426 11 4 0 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 381 785 684 58 104 12 2 1 26 1 41 201 .152 .200 .180 .380 6 123 8 0 60
AL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

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 Awards
1937 22 CIN NL 21 26 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $3,500 1
1938 23 CIN NL 33 88 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $ 1 AS,MVP-18
1939 24 CIN NL 30 46 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $12,000 1 AS
1940 25 CIN NL 12 21 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .519 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1941 26 CIN NL 35 87 -13 0 0 0 10 -3 -0.3 3 0 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 -0.0 0 $ 1
1942 27 CIN NL 37 89 -9 0 0 0 9 -0 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1 AS,MVP-20
1943 28 CIN NL 40 112 -12 0 0 0 9 -3 -0.3 3 1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 1 $ 1 AS
1946 31 CIN NL 33 75 -5 0 0 0 7 3 0.3 3 5 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1 MVP-24
1947 32 CIN NL 31 69 -12 0 0 0 7 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .483 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $ 1
1948 33 CIN NL 41 89 -10 -0 0 0 9 -0 -0.0 3 3 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ 1 MVP-19
1949 34 CIN NL 33 66 -11 0 0 0 7 -4 -0.4 2 -1 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 $ 1
1950 35 CHC NL 35 17 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1951 36 CLE AL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
13 Seasons 382 786 -95 0 0 0 81 -12 -1.4 25 13 -1.3 .497 .499 -1.3 -0.1 13 $15,500
CIN (11 yrs) 346 768 -92 0 0 0 79 -12 -1.4 25 13 -1.3 .496 .499 -1.3 -0.1 13 $15,500
CLE (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
CHC (1 yr) 35 17 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1937 22 CIN NL 26 19 2 2.8 97 .313 .217 .274 .280 .335 .304 .388 .584 .723 62 .296 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .174 .087
1938 23 CIN NL 88 74 3 1.1 97 .250 .181 .272 .181 .336 .181 .387 .361 .723 0 .072 -11.4 -1.2 .217 .000 .000
1939 24 CIN NL 46 39 1 0.7 105 .154 .111 .283 .179 .349 .139 .404 .318 .753 -14 .030 -6.0 -0.6 .250 .111 .028
1940 25 CIN NL 21 14 3 5.8 99 .353 .300 .273 .333 .338 .400 .393 .733 .731 101 .625 0.1 0.0 .643 .150 .100
1941 26 CIN NL 87 76 2 0.7 94 .172 .132 .266 .154 .336 .145 .375 .299 .711 -16 .038 -11.9 -1.3 .194 .039 .013
1942 27 CIN NL 89 73 3 1.1 87 .224 .147 .256 .210 .328 .160 .356 .370 .684 9 .095 -8.7 -1.0 .277 .093 .013
1943 28 CIN NL 112 92 3 0.9 89 .194 .137 .264 .212 .332 .147 .358 .359 .690 5 .060 -11.6 -1.3 .286 .116 .011 .0
1946 31 CIN NL 75 57 5 2.4 90 .346 .247 .259 .257 .334 .274 .363 .531 .697 52 .271 -4.8 -0.5 .375 .041 .027
1947 32 CIN NL 69 62 1 0.4 106 .128 .088 .274 .133 .349 .123 .406 .256 .756 -32 .013 -11.0 -1.1 .189 .088 .035
1948 33 CIN NL 89 72 3 1.1 99 .179 .141 .265 .212 .339 .205 .393 .417 .732 15 .073 -9.4 -1.0 .338 .154 .064 .0
1949 34 CIN NL 66 56 1 0.5 105 .114 .077 .272 .172 .345 .077 .406 .249 .752 -31 .016 -9.9 -1.0 .208 .115 .000
1950 35 CHC NL 17 14 1 1.9 107 .286 .125 .268 .176 .345 .250 .416 .426 .761 11 .160 -2.3 -0.2 .357 .188 .125
1951 36 CLE AL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .260 .000 .340 .000 .382 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
13 Yrs 786 649 28 1.2 96 .213 .152 .267 .200 .337 .180 .381 .379 .719 6 .084 -88.6 -9.2 .280 .089 .028 1.0
162 Game Avg. 333 275 12 1.2 96 .213 .152 .267 .200 .337 .180 .381 .379 .719 6 .084 -88.6 -9.2 .280 .089 .028
CIN (11 yrs) 768 634 27 1.1 96 .213 .153 .267 .201 .337 .178 .380 .379 .718 6 .082 -86.0 -8.9 .279 .087 .025 1.0
CLE (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .260 .000 .340 .000 .382 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
CHC (1 yr) 17 14 1 1.9 107 .286 .125 .268 .176 .345 .250 .416 .426 .761 11 .160 -2.3 -0.2 .357 .188 .125
NL (12 yrs) 785 648 28 1.2 96 .214 .152 .267 .200 .337 .180 .381 .380 .719 6 .084 -88.3 -9.2 .281 .089 .028 1.0
AL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .260 .000 .340 .000 .382 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1940 25 CIN NL WS DET W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1938 CIN NL 23 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CIN NL 24 DNP
1942 CIN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CIN NL 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (3 GP) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1937 22 CIN NL 26 0.0% 26.9% 7.7% 3.9% 20% 3.50 3.3 62%
1938 23 CIN NL 88 0.0% 26.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 41.5 68%
1939 24 CIN NL 46 0.0% 21.7% 6.5% 2.2% 25% 3.33 3.6 36.0 57%
1940 25 CIN NL 21 0.0% 14.3% 4.8% 9.5% 33% 3.00 6.7 81%
1941 26 CIN NL 87 0.0% 20.7% 2.3% 1.2% 10% 9.00 4.2 19.0 67%
1942 27 CIN NL 89 0.0% 29.2% 6.7% 1.1% 9% 4.33 2.9 25.0 55%
1943 28 CIN NL 112 0.0% 25.0% 8.0% 0.9% 8% 3.11 3.4 19.0 60%
1946 31 CIN NL 75 0.0% 28.0% 1.3% 2.7% 11% 21.00 3.5 36.5 69%
1947 32 CIN NL 69 0.0% 26.1% 4.4% 2.9% 40% 6.00 3.2 28.5 57%
1948 33 CIN NL 89 1.1% 23.6% 7.9% 3.4% 27% 3.00 3.7 78.0 39.0 1.63 63%
1949 34 CIN NL 66 0.0% 25.8% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.83 3.1 10.4 1.80 53%
1950 35 CHC NL 17 0.0% 52.9% 5.9% 5.9% 50% 9.00 1.8 0.33 41%
1951 36 CLE AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
13 Yrs 786 0.1% 25.6% 5.2% 1.9% 14% 4.90 3.4 685.0 26.3 1.45 61%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.2% 9.2% 6.3% 27% 1.00 9.6 60.0 8.3 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1937 22 CIN NL -1.3 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1938 23 CIN NL -11.4 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 24 CIN NL -6.0 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 25 CIN NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 26 CIN NL -12.0 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 27 CIN NL -8.7 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 28 CIN NL -11.6 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 31 CIN NL -4.8 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 32 CIN NL -11.0 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 33 CIN NL -9.4 -1.0 33 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 1.03 -0.5 -0.1 -5.0 -0.5 0.87 -5.2 0
1949 34 CIN NL -9.9 -1.0 46 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .71 -0.7 0.4 -5.0 -0.5 0.89 -7.0 0
1950 35 CHC NL -2.3 -0.2 13 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .73 -0.3 0.1 -3.1 -0.3 0.87 -3.5 0
1951 36 CLE AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.08 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
13 Yrs -88.7 -9.2 93 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 .83 -1.5 0.3 -13.4 -1.3 0.88 -15.9 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 33 CIN NL 0 0 29% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
1949 34 CIN NL 0 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1950 35 CHC NL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 36 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 0 0 40% 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 46% 7 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 33 CIN NL 89 100% 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 200% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 16 1 6% 0 0 0 0 0
1949 34 CIN NL 66 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 133% 10 0 0% 12 2 17% 32 4 13% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1950 35 CHC NL 17 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 7 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1951 36 CLE AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 173 100% 104 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 60 750% 14 8 57% 16 3 19% 55 5 9% 5 2 40% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 51% 453% 44% 33% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1937 22 21 26 23 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 .217 .280 .304 .584 62 7 0 0 1
1938 23 54 114 106 8 20 0 1 0 2 0 2 30 .189 .204 .208 .411 14 22 1 0 6
1939 24 84 160 142 9 24 1 1 0 3 0 5 40 .169 .197 .190 .387 7 27 1 0 13
1940 25 96 181 162 15 30 3 1 0 3 0 6 43 .185 .214 .216 .430 18 35 1 0 13
1941 26 131 268 238 21 40 4 1 0 7 0 8 61 .168 .195 .193 .388 8 46 2 0 22
1942 27 168 357 313 28 51 5 1 0 10 0 14 87 .163 .199 .185 .384 8 58 3 0 30
1943 28 208 469 408 37 64 6 1 0 15 1 23 115 .157 .202 .176 .378 7 72 5 0 38
1944 29 208 469 408 37 64 6 1 0 15 1 23 115 .157 .202 .176 .378 7 72 5 0 38
1945 30 208 469 408 37 64 6 1 0 15 1 23 115 .157 .202 .176 .378 7 72 5 0 38
1946 31 241 544 481 43 82 8 1 0 17 1 24 136 .170 .210 .191 .401 14 92 6 0 39
1947 32 272 613 538 46 87 10 1 0 19 1 27 154 .162 .202 .184 .386 9 99 7 0 48
1948 33 313 702 616 52 98 12 1 1 21 1 34 175 .159 .203 .187 .390 10 115 8 0 52
1949 34 346 768 668 57 102 12 1 1 26 1 40 192 .153 .201 .178 .379 6 119 8 0 60
1950 35 381 785 684 58 104 12 2 1 26 1 41 201 .152 .200 .180 .380 6 123 8 0 60
1951 36 382 786 685 58 104 12 2 1 26 1 0 41 201 .152 .200 .180 .379 6 123 8 0 60

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1937 22 22 27 24 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 .208 .269 .292 .561 2 21
1938 23 35 94 89 7 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 .191 .191 .191 .382 3 33
1939 24 32 48 38 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 .105 .171 .132 .302 1 30
1940 25 13 23 22 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .318 .348 .409 .757 3 12
1941 26 36 91 80 7 11 1 0 0 5 0 2 19 .138 .159 .150 .309 2 35
1942 27 39 96 81 9 13 1 0 0 4 0 7 28 .160 .227 .173 .400 3 37
1943 28 42 118 100 10 14 1 0 0 5 1 10 29 .140 .218 .150 .368 3 40
1946 31 34 80 78 7 21 2 0 0 2 0 1 22 .269 .278 .295 .573 6 33
1947 32 32 71 59 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 19 .085 .129 .119 .248 1 31
1948 33 43 92 81 6 11 2 0 1 2 0 7 22 .136 .205 .198 .402 3 41
1949 34 34 71 55 8 5 0 0 0 8 0 8 18 .091 .206 .091 .297 1 33
1950 35 37 20 18 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 .167 .250 .389 .639 1 35
1951 36 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
13 Yrs 400 832 726 68 116 12 3 1 31 1 46 211 .160 .210 .189 .399 29 382
162 Game Avg. 162 337 294 28 47 5 1 0 13 0 19 85 .160 .210 .189 .399 12 382

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1956 BBWAA ( 1.6%)
1958 BBWAA (13.2%)
1960 BBWAA (11.5%)
1962 BBWAA ( 3.1%)
1964 BBWAA (25.4%)
1964 Run Off (10.0%)
1966 BBWAA (23.8%)
1967 BBWAA (29.8%)
1967 Run Off (11.4%)
1968 BBWAA (27.9%)
1969 BBWAA (27.9%)
1970 BBWAA (29.3%)
1971 BBWAA (27.2%)

All-Star Games
1938 (P)
1939
1942 *
1943 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1938 ML Major League Player of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1938 NL (18, 2%)
1942 NL (20, 3%)
1946 NL (24, 2%)
1948 NL (19, 4%)
0.11 Career Shares (885th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1948 NL  5.0 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1951 AL  born 1914-11-02 (10th)

                           

Similarity Scores

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