Johnny Vander Meer
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Johnny Vander Meer
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Birthdate:
Nov. 2, 1914 (59 y, 4 m, 8 d)
Born In:
Prospect Park, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
S/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/194
Entry:
1936 Draft - Round: 17, Overall: 403, Team: Houston Colt .45s
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1948 Louisville (PUB)
1945 Seattle (PUB)
1944 Seattle (PUB)
1941 Seattle (PUB)
1940 Seattle (PUB)
Gold Glove 1938 - P Seattle (PUB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1947 Seattle (PUB)
Sep 1946 Seattle (PUB)
Jul 1945 Seattle (PUB)
Jul 1941 Seattle (PUB)
Player of the Week Sep 2, 1946 Seattle (PUB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 37 33.7 23.5
Grey Ink 166 178.5 140.5
HoF Standard 25 43.6 49.6
WAR 50.4 70.8 65.5
WAR7 36.2 45.0 42.4
JAWS 43.3 57.9 53.9
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1938 17 2
1940 18 2
1942 20 1
1944 16 3
1945 17 1
1946 16 7
1948 16 5
1950 15 4
Year GS Rank
1940 34 7
1941 35 1
1942 35 1
1943 35 1
1944 35 1
1945 35 3
1946 34 7
1947 34 6
1948 35 2
Year W Rank
1940 16 4
1941 20 1
1942 15 7
1943 15 7
1944 16 2
1945 17 3
1948 21 1
Year L Rank
1942 14 4
1943 14 6
1946 15 5
1947 15 8
Year Win % Rank
1940 0.615 8
1941 0.690 2
1944 0.593 5
1945 0.654 3
1948 0.677 4
Year IP Rank
1940 258.0 1
1941 276.1 1
1942 245.2 3
1943 248.0 3
1944 275.2 1
1945 266.2 1
1946 252.0 3
1947 244.2 4
1948 255.0 2
Year BF Rank
1940 1094 1
1941 1166 1
1942 1069 2
1943 1060 3
1944 1196 1
1945 1111 2
1946 1095 3
1947 1079 1
1948 1067 3
Year BB Rank
1937 140 1
1938 170 1
1939 93 6
1940 112 2
1941 122 1
1942 106 3
1943 107 4
1944 96 5
1945 84 10
1948 85 6
Year K Rank
1940 156 9
1941 167 7
1942 160 3
1943 160 3
1944 176 2
1945 185 4
1946 165 5
1947 151 7
Year WP Rank
1940 10 4
1941 11 3
1944 9 2
1945 8 7
1947 10 3
Year ERA Rank
1939 3.524 9
1940 2.721 1
1941 3.029 5
1943 3.665 9
1945 3.274 7
1948 3.353 5
Year BABIP Rank
1937 0.269 6
1940 0.262 4
1941 0.277 10
1943 0.281 7
1948 0.274 7
1950 0.263 5
Year WHIP Rank
1943 1.339 10
1945 1.249 9
Year H/9 Rank
1937 7.989 4
1938 8.783 10
1939 8.289 8
1940 7.849 3
1941 7.980 6
1943 8.165 2
1945 8.404 8
1948 8.365 7
Year CG Rank
1939 8 4
1940 14 1
1941 8 4
1942 11 2
1943 10 5
1944 8 4
1945 14 2
1946 13 1
1947 7 4
1948 10 2
1949 4 7
Year SHO Rank
1937 1 9
1939 2 1
1940 3 1
1943 2 4
1944 1 6
1945 3 1
1946 3 1
1948 3 1
1950 1 6
Year Hits Rank
1940 225 10
1941 245 1
1942 249 3
1944 291 1
1945 249 6
1946 273 2
1947 272 2
1948 237 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1937 187 9
1939 167 3
1950 180 4
Year HR (Low) Rank
1937 3 1
1938 8 1
1939 7 1
1940 16 10
1941 12 7
1942 12 9
1943 11 8
1944 13 9
1945 11 6
1946 12 4
1948 16 8
Year WAR Rank
1940 4.2 10
1941 5.6 6
1942 5.0 5
1943 5.2 5
1944 6.4 1
1945 7.1 2
1946 6.0 1
1947 4.6 9
1948 5.0 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1937 10 4
1938 11 4
1947 10 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1937 10 8
1938 9 7
1941 9 5
1944 11 10
1945 9 10
1948 10 10
1950 8 10
Year rWAR Rank
1940 7.8 1
1941 8.6 1
1943 5.1 8
1944 5.3 6
1945 6.7 2
1946 4.8 7
1948 7.0 3