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Johnny
Vergez		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 175
 
Born: July 9, 1906 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1932   
Gold Glove 1931    1932    1933   
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
1931 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1932 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1933 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
1934 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 5 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1935 28 PIT NL $ 517,143   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1936 29 PIT NL $ 928,571   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1937 30 PIT NL $ 1,085,714   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1938 31 PIT NL $ 1,085,714   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1939 32 PIT NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
1940 33 PIT NL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   7 7 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 9 9 9
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
1931 24 PIT NL 126 440 53 118 10 4 9 47 6 1 23 32 .268 .304 .370 .674 46.5 4.7
    AAA   9 39 7 11 2 0 3 10 0 0 4 3 .282 .349 .564 .913 7.4  
1932 25 PIT NL 147 540 60 152 21 6 6 61 2 1 26 30 .281 .315 .376 .691 60.0 9.6
1933 26 PIT NL 146 554 78 170 22 2 7 66 2 2 35 43 .307 .349 .392 .741 72.3 10.5
1934 27 PIT NL 27 105 17 34 6 0 3 11 0 0 6 7 .324 .366 .467 .833 17.2 3.3
1935 28 PIT NL 156 573 67 156 23 1 10 57 2 3 27 54 .272 .306 .368 .675 62.2 7.7
1936 29 PIT NL 153 512 53 145 19 4 11 63 3 1 16 42 .283 .303 .400 .704 54.5 4.8
1937 30 PIT NL 71 237 26 67 8 1 6 22 0 1 7 25 .283 .301 .401 .702 25.7 2.9
1938 31 PIT NL 146 488 42 131 18 1 8 54 4 0 16 93 .268 .292 .359 .651 45.3 3.6
1939 32 PIT NL 41 44 6 9 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 .205 .217 .227 .445 1.8 0.0
1940 33 AAA   74 316 43 105 17 1 14 45 6 2 10 41 .332 .353 .525 .878 53.5  
9 Years Sim 1013 3493 402 982 128 19 60 384 20 9 157 331 .281 .312 .380 .693 385.3 47.2
2 Years AAA 83 355 50 116 19 1 17 55 6 2 14 44 .327 .349 .530 .879 61.0  
162 Game Average 558 64 157 20 3 9 61 3 1 25 52 .281 .312 .380 .693 61.6  
Career Highs 156 573 78 170 23 6 11 66 6 3 35 93 .324 .366 .467 .833 72.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2321 243 626 72 12 35 238 9 4 100 228 .270 .300 .356 .656 239.8
vs LH   1172 159 356 56 7 25 146 11 5 57 103 .304 .337 .427 .765 159.0
Home 494 1681 200 491 66 9 27 195 13 6 85 150 .292 .327 .390 .717 205.3
Away 519 1812 202 491 62 10 33 189 7 3 72 181 .271 .299 .371 .670 193.5
RISP   829 0 239 31 7 8 305 0 0 41 87 .288 .316 .372 .688 94.9
Pinch Hitting   36 5 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .194 .225 .194 .419 1.4
Close/Late   345 26 81 13 1 4 30 0 0 19 34 .235 .277 .313 .590 28.8
Mar/Apr 167 596 73 170 26 5 8 64 1 3 32 55 .285 .323 .386 .709 70.1
May 198 708 82 196 30 3 11 71 4 3 23 72 .277 .298 .374 .672 75.0
June 183 622 62 167 18 4 11 49 3 0 23 59 .268 .293 .363 .657 64.6
July 156 535 50 144 21 4 5 48 1 2 22 55 .269 .299 .351 .651 53.0
August 156 532 62 150 16 1 11 71 7 0 22 44 .282 .311 .378 .689 61.5
Sep/Oct 153 500 73 155 17 2 14 81 4 1 35 46 .310 .357 .436 .793 74.7
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
1931 24 PIT NL 3B 123 121 1019.3 77 307 22 33 .946 3.39   3.1
1932 25 PIT NL 3B 145 141 1221.7 72 417 28 46 .946 3.60   4.5
1933 26 PIT NL 3B 145 142 1227.3 74 374 29 30 .939 3.29   3.4
1934 27 PIT NL 3B 27 26 217.3 13 63 7 5 .916 3.15   0.7
1935 28 PIT NL 3B 154 150 1253.7 77 360 24 29 .948 3.14   5.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 2 1 0 .667 9.00   0.0
1936 29 PIT NL 3B 150 146 1230.0 76 309 29 26 .930 2.82   3.4
1937 30 PIT NL 3B 69 69 554.0 43 157 18 18 .917 3.25   1.9
1938 31 PIT NL 3B 145 141 1190.0 81 297 26 29 .936 2.86   5.2
1939 32 PIT NL 3B 21 6 79.7 5 34 1 0 .975 4.41   0.7
  3B 979 942 7993.0 518 2318 184 216 .939 3.19   28.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 2 1 0 .667 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   980 942 7995.0 518 2320 185 216 .939 3.19   28.0
Career Highs   155 150 1255.7 81 417 29 46 .975 4.41    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 25 PIT NL 20 76 12 20 0 3 0 12 0 1 4 4 .263 .300 .342 .642
1933 26 PIT NL 6 24 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .208 .208 .250 .458
Career Post-Season Batting 26 100 14 25 1 3 0 14 0 1 4 6 .250 .279 .320 .599
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.
Games
1935-8-156
 At-Bats
1935-8-573
 Singles
1933-8-139
 Strikeouts
1938-3-93
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Ty Waller (964)
  2. Lou Piniella (964)
  3. Art Howe (954)
  4. Tom O'Malley (949)
  5. George Archie (947)
  6. Wayne Krenchicki (941)
  7. Rich Rollins (934)
  8. Mike Kreevich (931)
  9. Jimmy Outlaw (929)
  10. Frankie Zak (921)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1931
Injured on 3/27/1931 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/1/1931, off Tiny Chaplin (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1931, off Pat Caraway (SLC)
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1931
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 1932
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1932
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1933
Injured on 5/6/1934 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against San Diego on 9/12/1935
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 4/15/1936
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,085,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/24/1937 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,085,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/24/1938 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
9/22/1938: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/16/1940 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
10/17/1940: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
 
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