Johnny Groth

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: July 23, 1926 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 7, 2021 in Palm Beach, FL

Buried: Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Palm Beach, FL

High School: Latin School of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Last Game: July 28, 1960 (Age 34-005d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: John Thomas Groth

Pronunciation: \GROWTH\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

3808

1064

.279

480

RBI

486

OBP

.352

SLG

.395

OPS

.746

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1946	19	-10.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0
1947	20	-4.6	Williamsport	EL	A	DET	121	486	426	88	136	26	14	10	78	9		58	35	.319	.401	.516	.917	220		0	2
1947	20	-9.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250	.500	.250	.750	1	2	0	0		0
1948	21	-5.7	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	150	644	586	124	199	37	16	30	97	7		54	75	.340	.396	.611	1.007	358		1	3
1948	21	-8.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	18	17	3	8	3	0	1	5	0	0	1	1	.471	.500	.824	1.324	14	0	0	0		0
1949	22	-6.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	103	418	348	60	102	19	5	11	73	3	7	65	27	.293	.407	.471	.879	164	15	2	3		2
1950	23	-5.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	157	670	566	95	173	30	8	12	85	1	5	95	27	.306	.407	.451	.858	255	21	2	7		2
1951	24	-5.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	118	465	428	41	128	29	1	3	49	1	1	31	32	.299	.349	.393	.742	168	16	2	4		1
1952	25	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	141	580	524	56	149	22	2	4	51	2	10	51	39	.284	.348	.357	.705	187	11	0	5		3
1953	26	-2.7	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	141	610	557	65	141	27	4	10	57	5	6	42	53	.253	.308	.370	.678	206	14	2	9		3
1954	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	125	477	422	41	116	20	0	7	60	3	9	42	37	.275	.341	.372	.713	157	19	2	8	3	9
1955	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-WSH	95	293	260	35	66	11	5	4	28	3	0	24	31	.254	.313	.381	.693	99	7	0	5	4	1
1955	28	-0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	32	88	77	13	26	7	0	2	11	1	0	6	13	.338	.377	.507	.883	39	2	0	3	2	1
1955	28	-0.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	63	205	183	22	40	4	5	2	17	2	0	18	18	.219	.286	.328	.614	60	5	0	2	2	0
1956	29	0.6	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	95	280	244	22	63	13	3	5	37	1	2	30	31	.258	.335	.398	.732	97	9	0	2	4	2
1957	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-KCA	93	180	162	21	45	10	0	0	18	0	0	13	13	.278	.333	.340	.673	55	3	1	3	1	0
1957	30	1.3	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	55	68	59	10	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	6	.254	.333	.254	.588	15	2	0	2	0	0
1957	30	1.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	38	112	103	11	30	10	0	0	16	0	0	6	7	.291	.333	.388	.722	40	1	1	1	1	0
1958	31	2.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	88	161	146	24	41	5	2	2	11	0	1	13	19	.281	.340	.384	.723	56	4	0	2	0	0
1959	32	3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	55	112	102	12	24	7	1	1	10	0	0	7	14	.235	.284	.353	.637	36	0	0	3	0	0
1960	33	6.3	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	31	91	82	8	22	3	1	1	15	0		7	12	.268	.319	.366	.685	30		0	0	2	0
1960	33	4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	25	23	19	3	7	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	.368	.455	.421	.876	8	0	0	1	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1248	4302	3808	480	1064	197	31	60	486	19	42	419	329	.279	.352	.395	.746	1503	121	11	52	12	23
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		302	1221	1094	220	357	66	31	41	190	16		119	122	.326	.392	.556	.948	608		1	5	2	0
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1550	5523	4902	700	1421	263	62	101	676	35	42	538	451	.290	.361	.431	.791	2111	121	12	57	14	23

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		181	735	668	132	221	40	17	31	112	7		61	87	.331	.387	.581	.967	388		1	3	2	0
A (1 season)					Minors		121	486	426	88	136	26	14	10	78	9		58	35	.319	.401	.516	.917	220		0	2