Johnny Gooch

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 9, 1897 in Smyrna, TN us

Died: May 15, 1975 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN

High School: Wallace University School (Nashville, TN)

Debut: September 9, 1921 (Age 23-304d, 5,045th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1933 (Age 35-307d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: John Beverley Gooch

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1925 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

AB

2363

R

227

H

662

BA

.280

HR

RBI

293

SB

OBP

.342

SLG

.355

OPS

.697

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1916	18	TLD	D	70	232	232		41									.177	.177								TLD · GAAL
1919	21	NNW,ATA,BIR	C,A	66	213	213		43									.202	.202								NNW,ATA,BIR · VIRL,SOUA
1920	22	BIR	A	69	212	212		46	9	0	1						.217	.217	.274	.491		58				BIR · SOUA
1921	23	BIR	A	136	455	455		131	15	11	3						.288	.288	.389	.677		177				BIR · SOUA
1921	23	PIT	NL	13	42	38	2	9	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	3	.237	.293	.237	.530	41	9	0	1	2
1922	24	PIT	NL	105	401	353	45	116	15	3	1	42	1	1	39	15	.329	.403	.397	.800	106	140	5	4	*2
1923	25	PIT	NL	66	220	202	16	56	10	2	1	20	2	1	17	13	.277	.336	.361	.698	83	73	1	0	2
1924	26	PIT	NL	70	243	224	26	65	6	5	0	25	1	3	16	12	.290	.343	.362	.705	87	81	2	0	2
1925	27	PIT	NL	79	237	215	24	64	8	4	0	30	1	0	20	16	.298	.357	.372	.730	82	80	0	2	2
1926	28	PIT	NL	86	247	218	19	59	15	1	1	42	1		20	14	.271	.340	.362	.703	86	79	3	6	2
1927	29	PIT	NL	101	318	291	22	75	17	2	2	48	0		19	21	.258	.305	.351	.656	70	102	1	8	2
1928	30	TOT	NL	73	193	181	16	51	3	3	0	17	0		10	15	.282	.319	.331	.651	70	60	0	6	2
1928	30	PIT	NL	31	84	80	7	19	2	1	0	5	0		3	6	.238	.265	.288	.553	42	23	0	5	2
1928	30	BRO	NL	42	109	101	9	32	1	2	0	12	0		7	9	.317	.361	.366	.727	92	37	0	1	2
1929	31	TOT	NL	93	314	288	22	86	13	5	0	34	4		24	10	.299	.355	.378	.733	85	109	1	1	2
1929	31	BRO	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
1929	31	CIN	NL	92	313	287	22	86	13	5	0	34	4		24	10	.300	.356	.380	.736	86	109	1	1	2
1930	32	CIN	NL	82	307	276	29	67	10	3	2	30	0		27	15	.243	.315	.322	.637	58	89	2	1	2

1932	34	NVL	A	117	398	398		133	14	3	8						.334	.334	.445	.779		177				NVL · SOUA
1933	35	BOS	AL	37	88	77	6	14	1	1	0	2	0	0	11	7	.182	.284	.221	.505	34	17	0	0	2
1934	36	STL-min	AA	39	96	96		17	3	0	1						.177	.177	.240	.417		23				CLB · AA
1935	37	SFG-min	A	109	341	341		77	15	2	0						.226	.226	.282	.507		96				NVL · SOUA
1936	38	CIN-min	B	109	333	333		94	22	1	2						.282	.282	.372	.655		124				DHM · PIED
1941	43	PIT-min	C	40	80	80		26	9	0	0						.325	.325	.438	.763		35				HUT · WA
1942	44	BLD	C	14	37	37		10	2	0	0						.270	.270	.324	.595		12				BLD · MTNS
11 Yrs				805	2610	2363	227	662	98	29	7	293	11	5	206	141	.280	.342	.355	.697	80	839	15	29
162 Game Avg.				162	525	476	46	133	20	6	1	59	2		41	28	.280	.342	.355	.697	80	169	3	6

PIT (8 yrs)				551	1792	1621	161	463	73	18	5	215	7	5	137	100	.286	.346	.362	.708	84	587	12	26
BRO (2 yrs)				43	110	102	9	32	1	2	0	12	0		7	9	.314	.358	.363	.721	90	37	0	1
CIN (2 yrs)				174	620	563	51	153	23	8	2	64	4		51	25	.272	.335	.352	.687	72	198	3	2
BOS (1 yr)				37	88	77	6	14	1	1	0	2	0	0	11	7	.182	.284	.221	.505	34	17	0	0

NL (10 yrs)				768	2522	2286	221	648	97	28	7	291	11	5	195	134	.283	.344	.360	.703	81	822	15	29
AL (1 yr)				37	88	77	6	14	1	1	0	2	0	0	11	7	.182	.284	.221	.505	34	17	0	0

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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