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Johnny Pesky

Shortstop
1942—1954
BORN
February 27, 1919, in Portland, OR
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HT / WT
5-9 / 168
MLB DEBUT
April 14, 1942
FINAL GAME
September 24, 1954
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
.307
BATTING AVERAGE
1455
HITS
33.8
WAR
.394
ON-BASE PCT
17
HOME RUNS
31.1
WAR7
.386
SLUGGING
.780
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
4.4
WAR PER SEASON
Johnny Pesky
 
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.

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Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Pesky
33.8
31.1
28.3
16.3
32.5
4.4
AVG HOFer
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
55.4
4.9

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Johnny Pesky Rank?

No. 31 Ranked

at Shortstop

Ranking Among Shortstops by Wins Above Replacement ↓

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

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Shortstops