Johnny Wittig

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 16, 1914 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: February 24, 1999 in Nassawadox, VA

Buried: Lake View Memorial Park, Sykesville, MD

Debut: August 4, 1938 (Age 24-049d, 6,904th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 22, 1949 (Age 35-006d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: John Carl Wittig

Nicknames: Hans

Name Note: Name sometimes spelled "Johnnie"

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

W

L

ERA

4.89

G

GS

SV

IP

307.1

SO

121

WHIP

1.650

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	5.52	1.703	9.4	0.9	5.9	3.2	0.54
1939	25	NYG-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	5.19	1.920	9.7	0.0	7.6	2.2	0.29

1940	26	NYG-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	3.94	1.828	11.7	0.5	4.7	5.0	1.04

1942	28	NYG-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	4.23	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	SLB-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	5.51	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1950	36	STL-SLB-min	AAA	8	6	.571	5.48	31	16		6	0		120.0	150	87	73		54	63	0	0	1				1.700	11.3		4.1	4.7	1.17	ROC,BLT 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	4.37	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	4.37	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	4.37	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	5.51	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	4.37	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	5.51	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

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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

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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