Johnny Pesky John Michael Paveskovich Bats Left Throws Right Height 5'9 Weight 168 Born September 27, 1919 Portland, OR Currently lives in Swampscott, MA

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 23 FRE  154  696  243  26  10   8  107   60   32   57   3   0  27  13  .349  .265  .450  .394  313 
 1943 24 FRE    Military Service                                                                         
 1944 25 FRE    Military Service                                                                         
 1945 26 FRE    Military Service                                                                         
 1946 27 FRE  154  663  212  33   1   3   94   59   51   49   3   0  14  16  .320  .268  .386  .395  256 
 1947 28 FRE  116  472  162  22   2   2   94   37   53   21   0   1   5   2  .343  .284  .411  .422  194 
 1948 29 FRE                                                                                             
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  3 Seasons   424 1831  617  81  13  13  295  156  136  127   6   1  46  31  .337  .270  .417  .402  763
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  665  224  29   5   5  107   57   49   46   2   0  17  11  .337  ----  .417  ----  277
 Career High  154  696  243  33  10   8  107   60   51   57   3   0  27  16  .349  ----  .450  ----  313
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1942 FRE MON   L    4   18    1   0   0   0    0    0    1    2   0   0   0   0  .056  .056    1
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-1   4   18    1   0   0   0    0    0    1    2   0   0   0   0  .056  .056    1
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1942 1946 1947

Batting Average 1942-.349-3 1946-.320-6 1947-.343-7

Runs 1942-107-3

Triples 1942-10-4

Hits 1942-243-1 1946-212-3

Stolen Bases 1942-27-2 1946-14-6

At Bats 1942-696-1 1946-663-2

Rookie of the Year, 1942

Transactions January 1, 1942: Drafted 1st round (2nd overall) by Fremont.

Biography