Johnny Gorsica Stats

Johnny Gorsica was born on Monday, March 29, 1915, in Bayonne, New Jersey. Gorsica was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1940, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Gorsica baseball stats page.
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Johnny Gorsica
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Joseph Perry Gorczyca
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   03-29-1915  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bayonne, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-16-1998 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Charlottesville, Virginia
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, West Virginia
High School:   Undetermined
College:   West Virginia University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-22-1940 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-17-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Gorsica

Johnny Gorsica Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1940 25 Tigers 29 20 2 7 7 .500 4.33 5 2 0 160.0 692 170 77 85 10 57 - 68 2 4 1 -
1941 26 Tigers 33 21 10 9 11 .450 4.47 8 1 2 171.0 753 193 85 98 14 55 - 59 5 2 1 -
1942 27 Tigers 28 0 19 3 2 .600 4.75 0 0 4 53.0 242 63 28 31 2 26 - 19 0 3 0 -
1943 28 Tigers 35 4 18 4 5 .444 3.36 1 0 5 96.1 406 88 36 43 3 40 - 45 2 2 1 -
1944 29 Tigers 34 19 8 6 14 .300 4.11 8 1 4 162.0 696 192 74 88 5 32 - 47 1 4 1 -
1946 31 Tigers 14 0 7 0 0 .000 4.56 0 0 1 23.2 105 28 12 13 5 11 - 14 0 0 0 -
1947 32 Tigers 31 0 16 2 0 1.000 3.75 0 0 1 57.2 242 44 24 27 5 26 - 20 1 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 204 64 80 31 39 .443 4.18 22 4 17 723.2 3,136 778 336 385 44 247 - 272 11 17 4 -
Johnny Gorsica

Johnny Gorsica Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1940 25 Tigers 29 62 6 12 0 2 1 0 7 3 - 15 1 - 0 1 .194 .231 .306
1941 26 Tigers 33 57 5 17 1 0 0 0 3 6 - 7 3 - 0 3 .298 .365 .316
1942 27 Tigers 31 10 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 .100 .100 .300
1943 28 Tigers 36 23 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 6 2 - 0 0 .174 .208 .261
1944 29 Tigers 40 52 7 7 2 1 0 0 4 2 - 6 0 - 0 3 .135 .167 .212
1946 31 Tigers 14 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .667 .667 1.000
1947 32 Tigers 31 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 0 - 0 0 .200 .273 .300
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 214 217 23 45 5 5 1 0 14 13 - 42 7 - 0 7 .207 .252 .290
Johnny Gorsica

Johnny Gorsica Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1940 Tigers P 29 20 480 72 2.5 68 15 53 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 3.83
1941 Tigers P 33 21 513 64 1.9 62 10 52 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 3.26
1942 Tigers P 28 0 159 35 1.3 34 5 29 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 5.77
1943 Tigers P 35 4 289 40 1.1 40 10 30 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.74
1944 Tigers P 34 19 486 61 1.8 59 17 42 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .967 3.28
1946 Tigers P 14 0 71 5 0.4 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.52
1947 Tigers P 31 0 173 21 0.7 21 9 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.28
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 204 64 2,171 298 1.5 288 68 220 10 14 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.58
7 Years 204 64 2,171 298 1.5 288 68 220 10 14 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.58
Johnny Gorsica

Johnny Gorsica Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1940 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 62.0 4.1 8.9 1.19 3.83 3.21
1941 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.1 19.0 1.07 3.11 2.89
1942 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.73 3.23 4.42
1943 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.8 0.0 1.13 4.20 3.74
1944 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 6 n/a 0.0 8.7 13.0 1.47 2.61 1.78
1946 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.27 5.32 4.18
1947 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.77 3.12 4.06
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 10 n/a 217.0 5.2 15.5 1.10 3.38 3.07
Johnny Gorsica

Johnny Gorsica Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1940 Detroit Tigers 26, 34 Undetermined - Stats
1941 Detroit Tigers 15 Undetermined - -
1942 Detroit Tigers 15 Undetermined - -
1943 Detroit Tigers 15 Undetermined - -
1944 Detroit Tigers 15 Undetermined - -
1946 Detroit Tigers 35 Undetermined - -
1947 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -




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