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Johnnie Wittig

John Carl Wittig (Hans)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 16, 1914 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1938
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedSox 1938-1949

Final Game: June 22, 1949
Died: February 24, 1999 in Nassawadox, VA
Buried: Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, MD
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1935	21	JHN	C	9	7	.563	3.89	31						169.0	198	106	73		86							1.680	10.5		4.6			JHN · MATL
1936	22	JHN	C	8	14	.364	6.53	36						164.0	222	132	119		56							1.695	12.2		3.1			JHN · MATL
1937	23	CHC-min	D,AA,B	9	16	.360	0.38	41						235.0	203	33	10		124							1.391	7.8		4.7			DOV,BLT,PTH · ESHL,IL,PIED
1938	24	BLT	AA	10	9	.526	5.29	32	19					143.0	146	90	84		92							1.664	9.2		5.8			BLT · IL
1938	24	NYG	NL	2	3	.400	4.81	13	6	4	2	0	0	39.1	41	22	21	4	26	14	0	0	1	183	80	1.703	9.4	0.9	5.9	3.2	0.54
1939	25	SFG-min	AA	8	7	.533	4.02	33	22					170.0	167	94	76		85							1.482	8.8		4.5			JER · IL
1939	25	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	7.56	5	2	0	1	0	0	16.2	18	15	14	0	14	4	1	0	2	82	54	1.920	9.7	0.0	7.6	2.2	0.29

1940	26	SFG-min	AA	9	6	.600	3.02	22	16					128.0	118	44	43		37							1.211	8.3		2.6			JER · IL
1941	27	NYG	NL	3	5	.375	5.59	25	9	8	0	0	0	85.1	111	57	53	5	45	47	1	1	5	400	67	1.828	11.7	0.5	4.7	5.0	1.04

1942	28	SFG-min	AA	11	10	.524	3.45	27	18		9	3		133.0	98	52	51		84	63	1	0	2			1.368	6.6		5.7	4.3	0.75	JER · IL
1943	29	NYG	NL	5	15	.250	4.23	40	22	12	4	1	4	164.0	172	85	77	14	76	56	0	0	1	714	81	1.512	9.4	0.8	4.2	3.1	0.74

1946	32	CIN-min	AAA	1	7	.125	4.31	27	5		1	0		71.0	78	41	34		33	52	1	1	3			1.563	9.9		4.2	6.6	1.58	SYR · IL
1947	33	CLE-min	AAA	8	12	.400	4.71	39	20		7	0		168.0	183	109	88		64	76	0	0	6			1.470	9.8		3.4	4.1	1.19	BLT · IL
1948	34	CLE-min	AAA	8	16	.333	4.81	33	29		12	1		191.0	207	124	102		83	99	1	0	5			1.518	9.8		3.9	4.7	1.19	BLT · IL
1949	35	BAL-min	AAA	4	1	.800	4.17	31	1		0	0		69.0	63	34	32		35	34	4	0	1			1.420	8.2		4.6	4.4	0.97	BLT · IL
1949	35	BOS	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	57	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1950	36	BAL-STL-min	AAA	8	6	.571	5.48	31	16		6	0		120.0	150	87	73		54	63	0	0	1			1.700	11.2		4.0	4.7	1.17	BLT,ROC · IL
1951	37	STL-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.84	19	0		0	1		38.0	32	16	12		27	13	0	0	3			1.553	7.6		6.4	3.1	0.48	ROC · IL
5 Yrs				10	25	.286	4.89	84	39	25	7	1	4	307.1	344	181	167	23	163	121	2	1	9	1388	74	1.650	10.1	0.7	4.8	3.5	0.74
162 Game Avg.				6	14	.286	4.89	46	22	14	4	1	2	170	190	100	92	13	90	67	1	1	5	767	74	1.650	10.1	0.7	4.8	3.5	0.74

NYG (4 yrs)				10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	57	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

NL (4 yrs)				10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75
AL (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	9	57	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1938	24	NYG	NL	39.1	13	6	22	5.03	4.40	0.22	0.00	100.2	4.18	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.472	.498	$
1939	25	NYG	NL	16.2	5	2	15	8.10	4.10	0.15	0.00	97.1	3.84	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.6	-6	.358	.496	$

1941	27	NYG	NL	85.1	25	9	57	6.01	4.13	-0.11	0.00	103.2	4.37	-15	-1.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-6	.437	.490	$

1943	29	NYG	NL	164.0	40	22	85	4.66	3.96	-0.26	0.00	100.1	4.22	-8	-0.9	1.0	-0.1	0.4	6	.477	.494	$

1949	35	BOS	AL	2.0	1	0	2	9.00	4.88	0.16	0.00	108.0	5.09	-1	-0.1	.0	0.0	0.0	-1	.419	.500	$
5 Seasons				307.1	84	39	181	5.30	4.07	-0.13	0.00	100.9	4.24	-35	-3.6	1.0	-0.1	-1.1	-7	.457	.496	$

NYG (4 yrs)				305.1	83	39	179	5.28	4.07	-0.13	0.00	100.8	4.24	-35	-3.5	1.0	-0.2	-1.1	-6	.457	.495	$
BOS (1 yr)				2.0	1	0	2	9.00	4.88	0.16	0.00	108.0	5.09	-1	-0.1	.0	0.0	0.0	-1	.419	.500	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1949	35	BOS	AL	1	9	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	.286	3	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				1	9	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	.286	3	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				68	612	476	136	136	68	0	0	0	0	136	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	.286	204	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																.262	.334	.333	.667	.280

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1949	35	BOS	AL	-0.7	-0.1	9	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.0	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.01	-0.4	0	0	1
5 Yrs				-37.7	-3.8	9	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.0	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.01	-0.4	0	0	1

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1938	24	NYG	NL	13	6	1	3	2	0	0	3	3	.500	0	0	2	0	1	17%	42.0	57	24	4	2	4.1		4.8
1939	25	NYG	NL	5	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.000	0	0	1	0	1	50%	43.0	49	37	0	2	3.2		5.5

1941	27	NYG	NL	25	9	2	4	3	0	1	2	6	.250	0	0	0	0	5	56%	45.4	68	20	3	6	2.6		6.0

1943	29	NYG	NL	40	22	5	14	3	0	5	7	15	.318	0	0	4	1	11	50%	45.8	76	22	7	11	3.3		5.9
4 Yrs				83	39	8	23	8	0	7	12	26	.316	0	0	7	1	18	46%	45	76	20	14	21	3.2		5.7
MLB Averages													.500						52%	50	115	-20			4.4	4.8	6.9

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1938	24	NYG	NL	13	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0													3	1		0	4.6
1939	25	NYG	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0													1	0		0	5.7

1941	27	NYG	NL	25	16	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0													13	1		2	5.9

1943	29	NYG	NL	40	18	12	0	1	0	4	0	0	0													10	6		3	5.7

1949	35	BOS	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.011	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0
5 Yrs				84	45	25	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		.011	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	8	1	5	5.6

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1938	24	NYG	NL	183		2.2%	7.7%	14.2%	2.7%	12%		75%
1939	25	NYG	NL	82		0.0%	4.9%	17.1%	1.2%	6%		73%

1941	27	NYG	NL	400		1.3%	11.8%	11.3%				74%

1943	29	NYG	NL	717		2.0%	7.8%	10.6%	2.8%	12%		78%

1949	35	BOS	AL	9	56%	0.0%	0.0%	22.2%	11.1%	50%	0.25	78%	2	0	0%
5 Yrs				1391	56%	1.7%	8.7%	11.7%	1.9%	8%	0.25	76%	2	0	0%
MLB Averages					48%	1.5%	9.7%	9.7%	3.4%	14%	0.95	83%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1938	24	NYG	NL		41			4												1
1939	25	NYG	NL		18			0												2

1941	27	NYG	NL		111			5												5

1943	29	NYG	NL		172			14												1

1949	35	BOS	AL	9	2			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				9	344			23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	0	9	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		53%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1938	24	2	3	.400	4.81	13	6	4	2	0	0	39.1	41	22	21	4	26	14	0	0	1	183	80	1.703	9.4	0.9	5.9	3.2	0.54	80
1939	25	2	5	.286	5.63	18	8	4	3	0	0	56.0	59	37	35	4	40	18	1	0	3	265	69	1.768	9.5	0.6	6.4	2.9	0.45	69
1940	26	2	5	.286	5.63	18	8	4	3	0	0	56.0	59	37	35	4	40	18	1	0	3	265	69	1.768	9.5	0.6	6.4	2.9	0.45	69
1941	27	5	10	.333	5.60	43	17	12	3	0	0	141.1	170	94	88	9	85	65	2	1	8	665	68	1.804	10.8	0.6	5.4	4.1	0.76	68
1942	28	5	10	.333	5.60	43	17	12	3	0	0	141.1	170	94	88	9	85	65	2	1	8	665	68	1.804	10.8	0.6	5.4	4.1	0.76	68
1943	29	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1944	30	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1945	31	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1946	32	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1947	33	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1948	34	10	25	.286	4.86	83	39	24	7	1	4	305.1	342	179	165	23	161	121	2	1	9	1379	74	1.647	10.1	0.7	4.7	3.6	0.75	74
1949	35	10	25	.286	4.89	84	39	25	7	1	4	307.1	344	181	167	23	163	121	2	1	9	1388	74	1.650	10.1	0.7	4.8	3.5	0.74	74

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1938	24	2	2	.500	4.83	41.0	44	24	22	4	28	14	0	1.756	9.7	6.1	3.1	0.50	0.9	13
1939	25	0	1	.000	7.94	17.0	19	17	15	0	15	4	1	2.000	10.1	7.9	2.1	0.27	0.0	5

1941	27	3	6	.333	6.00	84.0	116	62	56	5	47	46	1	1.940	12.4	5.0	4.9	0.98	0.5	25

1943	29	6	11	.353	5.10	157.0	190	99	89	15	84	54	0	1.745	10.9	4.8	3.1	0.64	0.9	40

1949	35	0	0		9.00	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.000	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	1
5 Yrs		11	20	.355	5.50	301.0	371	204	184	24	176	118	2	1.817	11.1		3.5	0.67	0.7	84

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y 1943 NL 40 (8th)	Saves s c a p y 1943 NL 4 (7th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1943 NL 14 (1st)	Losses s c a p y 1943 NL 15 (6th)
Earned Runs s c a p y 1943 NL 77 (9th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1941 NL 5 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Similarity Scores

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