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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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedSox 1938-1949

Final Game: June 22, 1949 (Age 35)
Died: February 24, 1999 in Nassawadox, VA
Buried: Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, MD
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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 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 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
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
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
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
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 (v2.2): 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 Awards
1938 24 NYG NL 39.1 13 6 22 5.03 4.41 0.22 0.00 100.2 4.20 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.0 -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 4.12 -0.11 0.00 103.2 4.36 -15 -1.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -8 .438 .490
1943 29 NYG NL 164.0 40 22 85 4.66 3.96 -0.26 0.00 100.3 4.23 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.4 5 .477 .494
1949 35 BOS AL 2.0 1 0 2 9.00 4.83 0.16 0.00 108.0 5.04 -1 -0.1 .0 0.0 -0.0 -1 .418 .499
5 Seasons 307.1 84 39 181 5.30 4.07 -0.13 0.00 101.0 4.25 -36 -3.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -11 .457 .496
NYG (4 yrs) 305.1 83 39 179 5.28 4.07 -0.13 0.00 100.9 4.24 -35 -3.6 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 -10 .457 .495
BOS (1 yr) 2.0 1 0 2 9.00 4.83 0.16 0.00 108.0 5.04 -1 -0.1 .0 0.0 -0.0 -1 .418 .499

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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 24 NYG NL 13 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1
1939 25 NYG NL 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1941 27 NYG NL 25 27 25 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 .200 .231 .200 .431 21 5 0 0 1 1
1943 29 NYG NL 40 54 51 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 .098 .115 .118 .233 -33 6 0 0 2 1
1949 35 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 84 97 91 5 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 28 .110 .129 .121 .250 -29 11 0 0 4
162 Game Avg. 162 187 176 10 19 2 0 0 10 0 4 54 .110 .129 .121 .250 -29 21 0 0 8
NYG (4 yrs) 83 97 91 5 10 1 0 0 5 0 2 28 .110 .129 .121 .250 -29 11 0 0 4
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 83 97 91 5 10 1 0 0 5 0 2 28 .110 .129 .121 .250 -29 11 0 0 4
AL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1938 24 NYG NL 13 11 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .487 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 1
1939 25 NYG NL 5 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1941 27 NYG NL 25 27 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 1
1943 29 NYG NL 40 54 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .488 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -2 1
1949 35 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
5 Seasons 84 97 -16 0 0 0 9 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.7 .492 .499 -0.7 -0.0 -3
NYG (4 yrs) 83 97 -16 0 0 0 9 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.7 .491 .499 -0.7 -0.0 -3
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0

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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 SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1938 NYG NL 24 P 13 6 2 39.1 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.23 0.08 .960 2.22 2.19
1939 NYG NL 25 P 5 2 1 16.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.16 0.80 .960 2.21 2.16
1941 NYG NL 27 P 25 9 0 85.1 10 0 10 0 1 1.000 1.05 0.40 .965 2.23 2.21
1943 NYG NL 29 P 40 22 4 164.0 26 3 22 1 1 .962 1.37 0.63 .961 2.25 2.25
1949 BOS AL 35 P 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 .960 2.25 2.10 0 0 0
5 Seasons P 84 39 7 307.1 42 3 38 1 3 .976 1.20 0.49 .962 2.24 2.22 0 0 0
5 Seasons TOT 84 39 7 307.1 42 3 38 1 3 .976 1.20 0.49 .962 2.24 2.22 0 0 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (2017), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS Relief Pitcher (4683rd), -1.7 career WAR/-1.7 7yr-peak WAR/-1.7 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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