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Johnny Mize

Johnny Mize

1936–1953  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 215 lb  ·  b. 1913 Demorest, GA

Career 1,884 G · 2,011 H · 359 HR · 1,337 RBI · .312 AVG

Seasons leading his league
21
6 best in baseball 15 league only
71 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1939 Best season

Spanning 1938–1948, peaking at 5 titles in 1939.

Led in Slugging Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1938–1940) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 55th League titles 21
  • 130th Best in baseball 6
  • 43rd Top-5 finishes 71

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Slugging Percentage 4 1st 3 yrs (1938–1940) 1938 NL .614 1939 NL .626 1940 NL .636 1942 NL .521 1937 #2 1941 #3 1947 #2 1948 #2
Home Runs 4 1st 2 yrs (1939–1940) 1940 43 1947 51 1948 40 1939 NL 28 1938 #3 1942 #2 1946 #2
Total Bases 3 1st 3 yrs (1938–1940) 1939 353 1938 NL 326 1940 NL 368 1937 #2 1942 #2 1947 #2 1948 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st 3 yrs (1938–1940) 1938 NL 1.036 1939 NL 1.070 1940 NL 1.040 1937 #3 1941 #3 1942 #3 1947 #2 1948 #2
Runs Batted In 3 1st — 1947 138 1940 NL 137 1942 NL 110 1937 #3 1939 #3 1941 #3 1948 #2
Triples 1 1st — 1938 NL 16 1939 #3 1940 #3
Doubles 1 1st — 1941 NL 39 1937 #2 1939 #3
Runs 1 1st — 1947 137 1940 #2 1942 #3 1948 #3
Batting Average 1 1st — 1939 NL .349 1937 #2 1938 #2 1940 #2
Walks — #3 — 1939 #3 1948 #3
On-Base Percentage — #2 — 1937 #2 1938 #3 1939 #2 1940 #3
Hits — #3 — 1937 #3 1939 #3 1940 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1948 1 HR 40
1947 3 HR 51 RBI 138 R 137
1942 2 RBI 110 SLG .521
1941 1 2B 39
1940 5 HR 43 RBI 137 OPS 1.040 SLG .636 TB 368
1939 5 AVG .349 HR 28 OPS 1.070 SLG .626 TB 353
1938 4 OPS 1.036 SLG .614 3B 16 TB 326

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1936 SLN NL 126 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 50 32 1 .329 .402 .577 .980
1937 SLN NL 145 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 56 57 2 .364 .427 .595 1.021
1938 SLN NL 149 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 74 47 0 .337 .422 .614 1.036
1939 SLN NL 153 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 92 49 0 .349 .444 .626 1.070
1940 SLN NL 155 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 82 49 7 .314 .404 .636 1.040
1941 SLN NL 126 473 67 150 39 8 16 100 70 45 4 .317 .406 .535 .941
1942 NY1 NL 142 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 60 39 3 .305 .380 .521 .901
1946 NY1 NL 101 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 62 26 3 .337 .437 .576 1.013
1947 NY1 NL 154 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 74 42 2 .302 .384 .614 .998
1948 NY1 NL 152 560 110 162 26 4 40 125 94 37 4 .289 .395 .564 .959
1949 NY1 +1 NL 119 411 63 108 16 0 19 64 54 21 1 .263 .354 .440 .794
1950 NYA AL 90 274 43 76 12 0 25 72 29 24 0 .277 .351 .595 .946
1951 NYA AL 113 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 36 24 1 .259 .339 .398 .736
1952 NYA AL 78 137 9 36 9 0 4 29 11 15 0 .263 .327 .416 .743
1953 NYA AL 81 104 6 26 3 0 4 27 12 17 0 .250 .339 .394 .733
Career — — 1,884 6,443 1,118 2,011 367 83 359 1,337 856 524 28 .312 .397 .562 .959

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
1B 1,667 14,850 1,032 133 1,320 .992
OF 8 12 1 0 0 1.000