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Johnny Pesky Red Sox

Johnny Pesky

#31 RANKED AT POSITION
1942—1954
Shortstop
BORN
February 27, 1919, in Portland, OR
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 168
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
.307
BATTING AVERAGE
1270
GAMES
34.4
WAR
.394
ON-BASE PCT
867
RUNS
33.3
WAR7
.386
SLUGGING
1455
HITS
17.9
WAR3
.780
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
17
HOME RUNS
4.4
WAR PER SEASON
Best friend of Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, and Bobby Doerr. Didn’t hit a lot of homers, but still got Fenway’s foul pole called “Pesky Pole” in his honor.
1-TIME
ALL-STAR
Red Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Pesky
34.4
33.3
28.3
17.9
33.9
4.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
55.4
4.9

Where Does Johnny Pesky Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
31
63
47
19
55
62
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison