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Johnny Groth
John Thomas Groth

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 182 lb.

MLB Debut September 5, 1946
Final Game July 28, 1960
Born July 23, 1926 in Chicago, IL
Died August 7, 2021 (age 95)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 21 CHN NL   15   20    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .350  .381  .550  .931   129    11   0   0   1   0   0  
 1949 22 NYA AL  129  372   61   99  21   5  16   41   3   6   45   35  .266  .347  .478  .825   111   178  14   2   4   2   7  
 1950 23 NYA AL  124  486   77  146  23   6  11   65   1   5   63   30  .300  .381  .440  .821   110   214  13   3   2   2  21  
         NYN NL   28  112   18   30   6   1   5   16   0   0   14    6  .268  .346  .473  .820   109    53   1   1   0   0   2  
         TOT     152  598   95  176  29   7  16   81   1   5   77   36  .294  .374  .446  .821         267  14   4   2   2  23 
 1951 24 NYN NL   75   81   10   29   6   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .358  .366  .432  .798   105    35   2   0   0   0   1  
 1952 25 NYN NL  127  510   57  127  10   3   6   35   2   4   39   53  .249  .303  .316  .619    89   161   4   3   2   2  11  
 1953 26 BOA AL  147  598   60  147  36   8   9   72   6   0   31   74  .246  .285  .378  .663    83   226   2   4   0   3  19  
 1954 27 BRN NL  111  328   48   99  14   0   8   53   1   7   33   37  .302  .367  .418  .785   103   137   8   2   3   2   7  
 1955 28 NYA AL   83  264   39   77  17   6   4   35   2   1   30   34  .292  .361  .447  .808   111   118   2   2   1   0   7  
 1956 29 BOA AL   91   94   16   30   8   1   5   17   1   1    5   12  .319  .354  .585  .939   126    55   0   0   0   0   4  
 1957 30 DEA AL   32   76    3   28   5   0   0   10   0   0    5    8  .368  .407  .434  .842   114    33   0   0   1   0   0  
 1958 31 DEA AL   24   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .143  .143  .143  .286    38     3   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons      986 2962  390  822 147  30  65  353  16  24  267  300  .278  .338  .413  .751        1224  46  17  14  11  79
 Per 600 PA           538   71  149  27   5  12   64   3   4   49   54                                 222   8   3   3   2  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      336 1122  177  322  61  17  31  141   6  12  138   99  .287  .365  .455  .820         510  29   7   7   4  35
   With BOA      238  692   76  177  44   9  14   89   7   1   36   86  .256  .294  .406  .700         281   2   4   0   3  23
   With NY2      230  703   85  186  22   4  11   57   2   4   54   64  .265  .317  .354  .671         249   7   4   2   2  14
   With BRN      111  328   48   99  14   0   8   53   1   7   33   37  .302  .367  .418  .785         137   8   2   3   2   7
   With DEA       56   97    3   31   5   0   0   10   0   0    5   12  .320  .353  .371  .724          36   0   0   1   0   0
   With CHN       15   20    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .350  .381  .550  .931          11   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1248 3808  480 1064 197  31  60  486  19  42  419  329  .279  .352  .395  .746        1503  52  12   3  11 121
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1948 21 CHN NL  19    4   8.7  12   3   0  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -393   
 1949 22 NYA AL  27   60   5.4  21  11   1  .524   9   58   44  .759    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e14   -53   
 1950 23 NYA AL  38   78   5.5   1   0   0  .000   8   42   27  .643    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e7   -37   
         NYN NL  36   18   5.9   0   0   0  .000   2   11    8  .727    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e7   -38   
         TOT                     1   0   0  .000  10   53   35  .660    0    0  .000
 1951 24 NYN NL  13   12   6.2  50  19   0  .380   0    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e3     56   
 1952 25 NYN NL  24   48   3.2   3   1   0  .333   3   54   39  .722    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e5    -86   
 1953 26 BOA AL  28   61   3.5   1   0   0  .000   5   56   42  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e4    -15   
 1954 27 BRN NL  43   48   5.2   5   2   0  .400   3   52   44  .846    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e5    72   
 1955 28 NYA AL  36   42   5.8   5   0   0  .000   3   20   15  .750    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e5   115   
 1956 29 BOA AL  45   17   6.7  43  11   4  .256   0    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e2   207   
 1957 30 DEA AL  80   13   7.8  11   3   0  .273   2   12    7  .583    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    169   
 1958 31 DEA AL  19    0    .6   9   2   0  .222   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6   -437   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          406   4.8 161  52   5  .323  35  317  235  .741    0    0  .000                  -7   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1948 21 CHN NL  LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    14.0   0.64
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1949 22 NYA AL  CF    80   181     5    7    0   .964    78   677.0   2.47
                 LF    30    59     3    2    0   .969    24   228.2   2.44
                 RF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1950 23 NYA AL  LF    78   113     4    6    2   .951    73   659.1   1.60
                 RF    47    80     3    2    1   .976    47   406.2   1.84
                 CF     7    10     0    0    0  1.000     3    35.2   2.52
         NYN NL  LF    19    38     0    0    0  1.000    19   164.1   2.08
                 RF     9    11     2    2    0   .867     9    77.0   1.52
 1951 24 NYN NL  RF     4    10     0    0    0  1.000     4    35.0   2.57
                 LF    21     7     0    0    0  1.000     1    32.0   1.97
                 CF     2     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   3.18
 1952 25 NYN NL  CF   124   254    17    3    0   .989   124  1066.0   2.29
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1953 26 BOA AL  RF   146   299    14    5    1   .984   146  1300.2   2.17
 1954 27 BRN NL  CF   107   221     9    3    0   .987    86   803.1   2.58
 1955 28 NYA AL  LF    68   115     5    3    0   .976    54   505.1   2.14
                 CF     8    18     2    0    0  1.000     5    51.0   3.53
                 RF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     4    30.0   1.20
 1956 29 BOA AL  LF    47    31     2    0    0  1.000     7   147.2   2.01
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   4.50
 1957 30 DEA AL  CF    16    25     0    1    0   .962    13   106.2   2.11
                 LF     5     4     0    1    0   .800     5    39.1   0.92
 1958 31 DEA AL  LF    15     6     0    0    0  1.000     0    32.1   1.67
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   347   718    33   14    0   .982   311  2764.2   2.44
                 RF   216   406    19    9    2   .979   210  1858.1   2.06
                 LF   287   374    14   12    2   .970   185  1824.1   1.91
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1950 WS    NYA BRN   W    5  19  3  5  3  0  1   6  2  2  .263  .333  .579  0
 1954 WS    BRN CHA   L    7  17  1  3  1  0  0   3  0  3  .176  .167  .235  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  CHN   75-79   Alan Boodman
 1949  NYA   76-78   Billy Vanson
 1950  NYA  105-49   Billy Vanson
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  BOA   69-85   Stan Berger
 1954  BRN   98-56   Robert Rescigno
 1955  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1956  BOA   81-73   Mike Petersen
 1957  DEA   88-66   Tom Austad
 1958  DEA   95-59   Tom Austad

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