Johnny Mize
John Robert Mize
Born: January 7, 1913
Demorest, GA USA
Deceased: 1993
Demorest, GA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
Career: 1936-1953
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Mize compiled a career batting average of .312 with 359 home runs and 1337 RBI in his 1883-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign. Mize was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 469 | 414 | 76 | 136 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 32 | .329 | .402 | .577 | .979 | 239 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 621 | 560 | 103 | 204 | 40 | 7 | 25 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 57 | .364 | .427 | .595 | 1.021 | 333 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 609 | 531 | 85 | 179 | 34 | 16 | 27 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 47 | .337 | .422 | .614 | 1.036 | 326 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 670 | 564 | 104 | 197 | 44 | 14 | 28 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 49 | .349 | .444 | .626 | 1.070 | 353 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 666 | 579 | 111 | 182 | 31 | 13 | 43 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 49 | .314 | .404 | .636 | 1.039 | 368 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 547 | 473 | 67 | 150 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 45 | .317 | .406 | .535 | .941 | 253 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | New York Giants | 142 | 607 | 541 | 97 | 165 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 39 | .305 | .380 | .521 | .901 | 282 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 101 | 445 | 377 | 70 | 127 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 26 | .337 | .437 | .576 | 1.013 | 217 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 664 | 586 | 137 | 177 | 26 | 2 | 51 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 42 | .302 | .384 | .614 | .998 | 360 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 152 | 658 | 560 | 110 | 162 | 26 | 4 | 40 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 37 | .289 | .395 | .564 | .959 | 316 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 106 | 442 | 388 | 59 | 102 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 19 | .263 | .351 | .441 | .792 | 171 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | New York Yankees | 13 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .261 | .393 | .435 | .828 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | New York Yankees | 90 | 305 | 274 | 43 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | .277 | .351 | .595 | .946 | 163 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | 113 | 372 | 332 | 37 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 24 | .259 | .339 | .398 | .736 | 132 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | 78 | 150 | 137 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .263 | .327 | .416 | .743 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | 81 | 118 | 104 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .250 | .339 | .394 | .733 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1884 | 7371 | 6443 | 1118 | 2011 | 367 | 83 | 359 | 1337 | 28 | 1 | 856 | 524 | .312 | .397 | .562 | .959 | 3621 | 99 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 897 | 66 | 6 | 63 | .994 | 9.928 | |
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 | |
| 1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1308 | 67 | 17 | 104 | .988 | 9.549 | |
| 1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 1297 | 93 | 15 | 117 | .989 | 9.929 | |
| 1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1348 | 90 | 19 | 123 | .987 | 9.461 | |
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 1376 | 80 | 14 | 105 | .990 | 9.516 | |
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 1157 | 82 | 8 | 104 | .994 | 1.156 | |
| 1942 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 1393 | 74 | 8 | 98 | .995 | 1.630 | |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 928 | 83 | 11 | 80 | .989 | 1.010 | |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1381 | 118 | 6 | 120 | .996 | 9.734 | |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1359 | 111 | 13 | 114 | .991 | 9.671 | |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 906 | 65 | 6 | 77 | .994 | 9.614 | |
| 1949 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 8.333 | |
| 1950 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 490 | 31 | 2 | 73 | .996 | 7.236 | |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 632 | 44 | 4 | 86 | .994 | 7.269 | |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 18 | 3 | 32 | .987 | 8.741 | |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| Totals | 1675 | 0 | 0.0 | 14862 | 1033 | 133 | 1320 | .992 | 9.490 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .400 | .500 | 1.067 | 1.567 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .286 | .362 | .548 | .909 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 28.0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.643 | 7.500 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 6.000 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.156 | 7.250 |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 71.0 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.100 |
Awards
1937 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1940 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1942 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1947 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1948 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1952 - AL Babe Ruth Award 1B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
