John Horvath
Retired
John Horvath
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Nickname:
Hard John
Birthdate:
Aug. 17, 1928 (39 y, 9 m, 3 d)
Born In:
Lakewood, CA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/202
Entry:
1949 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 15, Team: Detroit Wolverines
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1960 Detroit (MLB)
1959 Detroit (MLB)
1958 Detroit (MLB)
1957 Detroit (MLB)
1954 Detroit (MLB)
1953 Detroit (MLB)
1952 Detroit (MLB)
League Champ 1963 Cleveland (MLB)
Batter of the Month Jun 1958 Detroit (MLB)
Jun 1957 Detroit (MLB)
Sep 1956 Detroit (MLB)
Player of the Week Jun 3, 1963 Cleveland (MLB)
Jul 24, 1961 Detroit (MLB)
Jun 1, 1959 Detroit (MLB)
Apr 20, 1959 Detroit (MLB)
Aug 11, 1958 Detroit (MLB)
May 12, 1958 Detroit (MLB)
May 20, 1957 Detroit (MLB)
May 13, 1957 Detroit (MLB)
Sep 3, 1956 Detroit (MLB)
Aug 20, 1956 Detroit (MLB)
Jul 5, 1954 Detroit (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink15
Grey Ink136
Similar Players (RF)
Player Score
Lou Wilson 950
Stan Patterson 903
John Young 883
Grammercy Locke 874
Luis Benitez 867
Dennis Black 854
Rip Fast 844
Bert Carter 840
Chuck Divine 832
Charlie Steinberg 830
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1953 156 6
1955 153 10
1958 150 8
1959 150 6
1960 150 5
Year PA Rank
1952 711 10
1953 689 8
1954 689 9
1955 682 10
1956 675 10
1957 663 9
1958 678 5
1959 670 4
1960 676 4
1961 676 8
Year AB Rank
1952 641 4
1953 617 7
1954 606 8
1955 601 6
1957 588 8
1958 599 4
1959 585 7
Year Hits Rank
1952 179 6
1953 176 9
1954 184 8
1955 181 6
1956 178 5
1957 180 5
1958 196 2
1959 178 4
1960 178 6
Year K Rank
1952 96 3
Year TB Rank
1952 270 7
1953 295 8
1954 305 9
1955 284 9
1956 290 9
1957 307 7
1958 322 3
1959 301 4
1960 282 7
1961 288 9
Year 2B Rank
1952 37 1
1953 30 8
1954 38 1
1955 28 7
1956 31 3
1957 34 5
1958 45 1
1959 31 3
1960 43 1
1961 31 8
Year HR Rank
1957 31 10
Year RBI Rank
1952 98 3
1954 105 6
1957 103 5
1959 118 1
1960 112 3
1961 109 3
Year R Rank
1952 97 8
1953 101 8
1954 107 6
1956 105 6
1959 97 4
1960 94 3
Year BB Rank
1956 74 9
1960 80 7
Year IBB Rank
1954 5 9
1955 6 1
1960 5 9
1961 7 2
Year HBP Rank
1953 6 7
1954 8 1
1955 6 9
1957 7 8
1958 7 7
1959 9 3
Year SF Rank
1952 8 5
1953 8 6
1957 9 3
1959 7 8
1960 21 1
1961 8 4
1964 8 4
Year XBH Rank
1952 56 5
1953 61 9
1954 67 5
1956 58 10
1957 65 6
1958 73 2
1959 62 8
1960 66 5
1961 61 9
Year Avg Rank
1956 0.301 10
1958 0.327 5
1959 0.304 8
1960 0.312 7
Year OBP Rank
1955 0.381 10
1956 0.381 9
1958 0.398 6
1959 0.382 8
1960 0.388 8
1961 0.374 8
Year SLG Rank
1958 0.538 7
1959 0.515 9
1960 0.494 8
Year ISO Rank
1961 0.200 10
Year OPS Rank
1956 0.871 10
1958 0.936 7
1959 0.897 6
1960 0.881 6
1961 0.866 9
Year G Rank
1953 159 6
1955 157 10
1956 162 1
1958 155 10
1959 157 1
1960 159 1
1961 156 10
Year WAR Rank
1956 5.4 10
1958 6.4 9
1959 5.2 9