Fallback batter

Johnny Cooney

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1921—1944
Center Field
BORN
March 18, 1901, in Cranston, RI
BATS / THROWS
Right / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-10 / 165
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Braves
.286
BATTING AVERAGE
1172
GAMES
8.4
WAR
.329
ON-BASE PCT
408
RUNS
8.1
WAR7
.342
SLUGGING
965
HITS
5.9
WAR3
.671
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
2
HOME RUNS
0.9
WAR PER SEASON
The only man to have played in both the National League and the American League, coached in both leagues, managed in both, and umpired in one. Cooney was the son of a big league ballplayer, and two of his brothers played in professional baseball. Johnny was the best of them all, and he had two major league careers. In the first, he was a pitcher with a bending curveball, winning as many as 14 games for the lowly Boston Braves. After a sore arm, he came back to the majors as an outfielder and spent several seasons with Brooklyn and the Braves again, hitting .300 two times. He was a baseball lifer, still scouting when he was in his 80s.

Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Cooney
CAREER
8.4
LONG PEAK
8.1
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
5.9
JAWS
8.3
WAR PER
0.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
LONG PEAK
PRIME
SHORT PEAK
JAWS
WAR PER

Where Does Johnny Cooney Rank Among Center Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Center Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Cooney
Average HOF Center Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.08.48.1NaN5.98.20.974.645.733.522.860.25.4Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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