Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky
born John Michael Paveskovich
Born:
February 27, 1919 in Portland, OR
Died:
August 13, 2012 - 93 years old
Bats:
L Throws:
R
Ht:
5'9" Wt:
168
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Notes:
- Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an Amateur Free Agent in 1940
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Lincoln (Portland, OR)
- Visit Pesky's Manager Page
Wins Above Replacement
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Pos | PA | IP | WAR | Off | Fld | Pit | Adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BOS | AL | 23 | SS | 686 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | |
| 1946 | BOS | AL | 27 | SS | 703 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | |
| 1947 | BOS | AL | 28 | SS | 719 | 4.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| 1948 | BOS | AL | 29 | 3B | 677 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.0 | |
| 1949 | BOS | AL | 30 | 3B | 713 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 31 | 3B | 605 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 32 | SS | 573 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
| 1952 | BOS/DET | AL | 33 | SS | 307 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| 1953 | DET | AL | 34 | 2B | 342 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| 1954 | DET/WAS | AL | 35 | 2B | 191 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | SS | 5516 | 31.9 | 25.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | ||
| 162 Game Average | 704 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |||||
| 8 | Boston Red Sox | SS | 4760 | 30.6 | 23.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.9 | |||
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 585 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | |||
| 1 | Washington Senators | 2B | 171 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |||
bWAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com