Johnny Wyrostek Stats

Johnny Wyrostek was born on Saturday, July 12, 1919, in Fairmont City, Illinois. Wyrostek was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1942, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Wyrostek baseball stats page.

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Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek Autograph on a 1948 Bowman Reprint (#44)

Johnny Wyrostek Autograph on a 1948 Bowman Reprint (#44)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Barney Wyrostek
Nickname:   Johnny
Born On:   07-12-1919
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fairmont City, Illinois
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-12-1986
Place of Death Data Died In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Cemetery:   Lake View Memorial Gardens, Belleville, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-10-1942 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-26-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 Pirates 9 35 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 - 2 0 - 0 0 .114 .184 .171
1943 Pirates 51 79 7 12 3 0 0 0 1 3 - 15 1 - 0 1 .152 .183 .190
1946 Phillies 145 545 73 153 30 4 6 0 45 70 - 42 10 - 3 6 .281 .366 .383
1947 Phillies 128 454 68 124 24 7 5 0 51 61 - 45 4 - 4 9 .273 .364 .390
1948 Reds 136 512 74 140 24 9 17 0 76 52 - 63 0 - 3 5 .273 .344 .455
1949 Reds 134 474 54 118 20 4 9 0 46 58 - 63 0 - 2 7 .249 .333 .365
1950 Reds 131 509 70 145 34 5 8 0 76 52 - 38 3 - 5 14 .285 .357 .418
1951 Reds 142 537 52 167 31 3 2 0 61 54 - 54 5 - 2 10 .311 .376 .391
1952 Reds 30 106 12 25 1 3 1 0 10 18 - 7 1 - 0 6 .236 .347 .330
1952 Phillies 98 321 45 88 16 3 1 0 37 44 - 26 5 - 1 6 .274 .363 .352
1953 Phillies 125 409 42 111 14 2 6 0 47 38 - 43 1 - 4 9 .271 .339 .359
1954 Phillies 92 259 28 62 12 4 3 0 28 29 - 39 3 4 1 7 .239 .314 .351
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,221 4,240 525 1,149 209 45 58 0 481 482 - 437 33 4 25 80 .271 .349 .383
Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1942 Pirates LF 8 - - 19 2.4 19 18 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1943 Pirates 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1943 Pirates 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1943 Pirates 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1943 Pirates OF 20 - - 37 1.9 34 34 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 0.00 -
1946 Phillies OF 142 - - 414 2.9 406 388 18 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1947 Phillies OF 126 - - 280 2.2 272 261 11 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1948 Reds CF 130 - - 347 2.7 339 331 8 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1949 Reds OF 129 - - 312 2.4 303 293 10 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1950 Reds 1B 4 - - 22 5.5 22 20 2 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Reds OF 129 - - 251 1.9 246 238 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1951 Reds OF 139 - - 271 1.9 263 255 8 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1952 Reds 1B 1 - - 8 8.0 8 8 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Reds OF 29 - - 76 2.6 76 70 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Phillies OF 88 - - 218 2.5 212 202 10 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1953 Phillies OF 110 - - 211 1.9 203 192 11 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1954 Phillies 1B 22 - - 199 9.0 196 187 9 3 20 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1954 Phillies OF 55 - - 96 1.7 95 90 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 967 0 0 2,166 2.2 2,110 2,023 87 56 13 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
CF Totals 130 0 0 347 2.7 339 331 8 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
1B Totals 28 0 0 229 8.2 226 215 11 3 25 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
LF Totals 8 0 0 19 2.4 19 18 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 2 0 0 2 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
11 Years 1,136 - - 2,764 2.4 2,695 2,587 108 69 40 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 17.5 11.7 - - -
1943 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.3 79.0 - - -
1946 Phillies 7 - - - - n/a 90.8 13.0 12.1 - - -
1947 Phillies 7 - - - - n/a 90.8 10.1 8.9 - - -
1948 Reds 7 - - - - n/a 30.1 8.1 6.7 - - -
1949 Reds 7 - - - - n/a 52.7 7.5 10.3 - - -
1950 Reds 1 - - - - n/a 63.6 13.4 6.7 - - -
1951 Reds 2 1 .667 - - n/a 268.5 9.9 8.8 - - -
1952 Reds 1 2 .333 - - n/a 106.0 15.1 10.6 - - -
1952 Phillies 1 7 .125 - - n/a 321.0 12.3 8.7 - - -
1953 Phillies 0 3 .000 - - n/a 68.2 9.5 8.7 - - -
1954 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 86.3 6.6 9.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 33 13 .717 - - n/a 73.1 9.7 8.8 - - -
Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 Undetermined - -
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1946 Philadelphia Phillies 1 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 1 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 22, 27 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1950 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Cincinnati Reds 22 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 17 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 17 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Phillies 17 Undetermined - -


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