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Johnny
Blatnik		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 10, 1921 in Usa, OH, BRIDGEPORT
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 27 BOS AL     5 5 6 3 3 3 10 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1949 28 BOS AL     5 5 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1950 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 9 8 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1951 30 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 3 3 3 9 8 9 4 4 4 7 6 7
1952 31 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 9 8 8 4 4 4 7 6 7
1953 32 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
1954 33 BOS AL $ 350,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 9 8 8 4 3 3 7 6 6
1955 34 BOS AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 8 7 8 4 3 3 6 6 6
1956 35 BOS AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 10 9 9 4 4 4 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 27 AAA   111 313 39 87 18 5 3 43 6 4 40 40 .278 .360 .396 .756 44.7  
1949 28 AAA   136 513 89 154 29 3 16 69 18 12 86 59 .300 .401 .462 .863 94.2  
1950 29 BOS AL 13 15 3 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .400 .713 1.4 0.2
    AAA   106 421 85 135 34 4 21 79 15 6 47 43 .321 .389 .570 .959 86.2  
1951 30 BOS AL 52 56 4 11 3 1 0 9 0 0 8 14 .196 .308 .286 .593 5.3 0.4
1952 31 BOS AL 124 335 35 82 27 4 5 56 0 0 18 56 .245 .281 .394 .675 35.9 4.2
1953 32 BOS AL 145 515 49 133 39 4 8 61 0 0 35 73 .258 .305 .396 .701 55.8 7.2
1954 33 BOS AL 107 166 23 46 6 2 3 28 0 0 11 22 .277 .328 .392 .719 19.5 2.9
1955 34 BOS AL 68 85 8 21 6 0 0 9 0 0 9 15 .247 .316 .318 .633 8.9 1.1
1956 35 BOS AL 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.0 0.0
7 Years Sim 519 1181 123 299 83 11 16 170 0 0 82 182 .253 .302 .383 .685 126.8 15.9
3 Years AAA 353 1247 213 376 81 12 40 191 39 22 173 142 .302 .387 .482 .869 225.1  
162 Game Average 368 38 93 25 3 4 53 0 0 25 56 .253 .302 .383 .685 39.6  
Career Highs 145 515 49 133 39 4 8 61 0 0 35 73 .277 .328 .400 .719 55.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   818 76 207 67 7 9 125 0 0 50 127 .253 .295 .385 .680 88.8
vs LH   363 47 92 16 4 7 45 0 0 32 55 .253 .317 .377 .694 43.1
Home 267 605 59 145 40 5 7 87 0 0 46 87 .240 .295 .357 .652 62.1
Away 252 576 64 154 43 6 9 83 0 0 36 95 .267 .310 .410 .719 69.9
RISP   289 0 88 26 2 3 138 0 0 22 41 .304 .347 .439 .786 41.8
Pinch Hitting   225 24 53 10 3 0 28 0 0 19 42 .236 .298 .307 .605 20.3
Close/Late   170 10 37 9 1 0 18 0 0 10 33 .218 .265 .282 .548 11.7
Mar/Apr 79 166 19 42 9 3 5 20 0 0 7 29 .253 .283 .434 .717 19.8
May 98 224 19 63 20 2 3 30 0 0 16 33 .281 .325 .429 .754 29.8
June 87 221 23 60 20 2 0 32 0 0 14 35 .271 .321 .380 .701 24.8
July 78 189 17 41 6 1 3 25 0 0 21 24 .217 .299 .307 .605 18.1
August 104 245 31 57 16 2 4 43 0 0 18 41 .233 .282 .363 .645 24.9
Sep/Oct 73 136 14 36 12 1 1 20 0 0 6 20 .265 .296 .390 .685 14.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1950 29 BOS AL LF 3 3 22.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.41   0.0
1951 30 BOS AL LF 9 5 47.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.72   0.1
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1952 31 BOS AL LF 91 84 678.7 130 2 7 0 .950 1.75   0.7
    CF 2 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1953 32 BOS AL LF 133 130 1160.3 226 1 15 1 .938 1.76   1.1
1954 33 BOS AL LF 29 23 209.3 39 0 2 0 .951 1.68   0.4
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1955 34 BOS AL LF 14 9 93.0 17 0 2 0 .895 1.65   0.1
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1956 35 BOS AL LF 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 280 254 2213.0 422 3 26 1 .942 1.73   2.4
  RF 2 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  3B 2 0 5.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.60   0.0
  CF 2 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   287 254 2230.0 426 6 26 2 .943 1.74   2.5
Career Highs   133 130 1160.3 226 3 15 1 1.000 2.02    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1953-5-39
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1948
Injured on 5/4/1949 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 8/4/1950, off Dick Mulligan (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1952, off Charley Schanz (OAK)
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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