Johnny Vander Meer Stats

Johnny Vander Meer was born on Monday, November 2, 1914, in Prospect Park, New Jersey. Vander Meer was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1937, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Vander Meer baseball stats page.
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Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Autograph on a 1949 Play Ball Reprint (#56)

Johnny Vander Meer Autograph on a 1949 Play Ball Reprint (#56)
 

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Birth Name:   John Samuel Vander Meer
Nickname:   Johnny or The Dutch Master
Born On:   11-02-1914
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Prospect Park, New Jersey
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-06-1997
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tampa, Florida
Cemetery:   Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, Florida
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-22-1937 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-07-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer 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
1937 Reds 19 9 3 3 5 .375 3.84 4 0 0 84.1 380 63 36 41 0 69 - 52 1 2 0 -
1938 Reds 32 29 0 15 10 .600 3.12 16 3 0 225.1 948 177 78 89 12 103 - 125 5 3 0 -
1939 Reds 30 21 4 5 9 .357 4.67 8 0 0 129.0 593 128 67 76 7 95 - 102 3 2 2 -
1940 Reds 10 7 2 3 1 .750 3.75 2 0 1 48.0 224 38 20 24 3 41 - 41 1 1 1 -
1941 Reds 33 32 0 16 13 .552 2.82 18 6 0 226.1 945 172 71 83 8 126 - 202 3 1 0 -
1942 Reds 33 33 0 18 12 .600 2.43 21 4 0 244.0 1,017 188 66 78 6 102 - 186 4 1 0 -
1943 Reds 36 36 0 15 16 .484 2.87 21 3 0 289.0 1,204 228 92 102 5 162 - 174 6 3 0 -
1946 Reds 29 25 0 10 12 .455 3.17 11 4 0 204.1 847 175 72 77 11 78 - 94 1 0 0 -
1947 Reds 30 29 0 9 14 .391 4.40 9 3 0 186.0 816 186 91 104 11 87 - 79 3 3 0 -
1948 Reds 33 33 0 17 14 .548 3.41 14 3 0 232.0 993 204 88 97 15 124 - 120 2 1 0 -
1949 Reds 28 24 2 5 10 .333 4.90 7 3 0 159.2 712 172 87 92 12 85 - 76 5 2 0 -
1950 Cubs 32 6 17 3 4 .429 3.79 0 0 1 73.2 338 60 31 46 10 59 - 41 3 2 0 -
1951 Indians 1 1 0 0 1 .000 18.00 0 0 0 3.0 17 8 6 6 0 1 - 2 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
13 Years 346 285 28 119 121 .496 3.44 131 29 2 2,104.2 9,034 1,799 805 915 100 1,132 - 1,294 37 21 3 -
Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1937 Reds 21 23 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 7 1 - 0 0 .217 .280 .304
1938 Reds 33 83 6 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 23 5 - 0 1 .181 .181 .181
1939 Reds 30 36 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 - 10 7 - 0 0 .111 .179 .139
1940 Reds 12 20 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 0 .300 .333 .400
1941 Reds 35 76 6 10 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 18 9 - 0 1 .132 .154 .145
1942 Reds 37 75 7 11 1 0 0 0 3 6 - 26 8 - 0 1 .147 .210 .160
1943 Reds 40 95 9 13 1 0 0 0 5 9 - 28 8 - 0 2 .137 .212 .147
1946 Reds 33 73 6 18 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 21 1 - 0 1 .247 .257 .274
1947 Reds 31 57 3 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 - 18 9 - 0 1 .088 .133 .123
1948 Reds 41 78 6 11 2 0 1 0 2 7 - 21 4 - 0 1 .141 .212 .205
1949 Reds 33 52 5 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 - 17 8 - 0 0 .077 .172 .077
1950 Cubs 35 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 9 0 - 0 0 .125 .176 .250
1951 Indians 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 382 685 58 104 12 2 1 0 26 41 - 201 60 - 0 8 .152 .200 .180
Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1937 Reds P 19 9 253 30 1.6 30 7 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.20 -
1938 Reds P 32 29 676 49 1.5 46 8 38 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.84 -
1939 Reds P 30 21 387 24 0.8 21 5 16 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.47 -
1940 Reds P 10 7 144 9 0.9 9 0 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69 -
1941 Reds P 33 32 679 59 1.8 57 10 47 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.27 -
1942 Reds P 33 33 732 59 1.8 57 6 51 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.10 -
1943 Reds P 36 36 867 82 2.3 78 11 67 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.43 -
1946 Reds P 29 25 613 42 1.4 39 6 33 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 1.72 -
1947 Reds P 30 29 558 41 1.4 39 8 31 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.89 -
1948 Reds P 33 33 696 55 1.7 50 11 39 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.94 -
1949 Reds P 28 24 479 41 1.5 39 6 33 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.20 -
1950 Cubs P 32 6 221 21 0.7 18 4 14 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.20 -
1951 Indians P 1 1 9 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 346 285 6,314 515 1.5 486 82 404 29 30 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.08 --
13 Years 346 285 6,314 515 1.5 486 82 404 29 30 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.08 --
Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1937 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.75 5.55 7.36
1938 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 41.5 1.21 4.99 4.11
1939 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 36.0 1.07 7.12 6.63
1940 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.7 0.0 1.00 7.69 7.69
1941 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.2 19.0 1.60 8.03 5.01
1942 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.9 25.0 1.82 6.86 3.76
1943 Reds 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.4 19.0 1.07 5.42 5.04
1946 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.5 36.5 1.21 4.14 3.44
1947 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.2 28.5 0.91 3.82 4.21
1948 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 78.0 3.7 39.0 0.97 4.66 4.81
1949 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.1 10.4 0.89 4.28 4.79
1950 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.69 5.01 7.21
1951 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 6.00 3.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 685.0 3.4 26.3 1.14 5.53 4.84
Johnny Vander Meer

Johnny Vander Meer Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1937 Cincinnati Reds 27, 31 Undetermined - -
1938 Cincinnati Reds 57 Undetermined Stats -
1939 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined Stats -
1940 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined - Stats
1941 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined - -
1942 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined Stats -
1943 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined - -
1947 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 33 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 32, 33 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 34 Undetermined - -
1951 Cleveland Indians 22 Undetermined - -


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