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Proper Name
John Michael Pesky
High Level
MLB (1942-1954)
Positions
SS (591) ... 3B (460) ... 2B (137)
Ht / Wt
5-9 / 168
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
place
Portland,Oregon
Died
8/13/2012
Cause of Death
Natural causes
High School
Lincoln (Portland,OR)
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
BOS [8] DET [3] WS1 [1]
TBC#
16530
mlbam id
120450
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1942-1954].307.780474586714551740453
Speed
71
Power
43
Contact
93
XBH
37
RBIs
35
Runs
72
Hitting
83
Durability
83
Team
.527
Player Tags
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1942 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 22 6 ss -- 147 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 7 42 36 2 22 0 0 8 258 686 40 165 .331 .375 .416 .791 .161 .085 .349 6.12 5.25 0.86 310.00
1946 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 26 6 ss -- 153 621 115 208 43 4 2 55 9 8 65 29 3 14 0 0 8 265 703 49 159 .335 .401 .427 .827 .198 .092 .349 9.25 4.13 0.45 310.50
1947 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 27 6 ss -- 155 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 12 9 72 22 0 9 0 0 10 250 719 35 172 .324 .393 .392 .785 .185 .067 .336 10.01 3.06 0.31 --
1948 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 28 6 3b -- 143 565 124 159 26 6 3 55 3 5 99 32 6 7 0 0 10 206 677 35 124 .281 .394 .365 .759 .255 .083 .294 14.62 4.73 0.32 188.33
1949 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 29 6 3b -- 148 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 8 4 100 19 4 5 0 0 12 232 713 36 149 .306 .408 .384 .792 .250 .078 .314 14.03 2.66 0.19 302.00
1950 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 30 6 3b -- 127 490 112 153 22 6 1 49 2 1 104 31 5 6 0 0 13 190 605 29 124 .312 .437 .388 .825 .290 .076 .332 17.19 5.12 0.30 490.00
1951 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 31 6 ss -- 131 480 93 150 20 6 3 41 2 2 84 15 2 7 0 0 10 191 573 29 121 .313 .417 .398 .815 .260 .085 .318 14.66 2.62 0.18 160.00
1952 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 32 6 3b -- 25 67 10 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 15 5 1 1 0 0 1 12 84 2 8 .149 .313 .179 .492 .209 .030 .161 17.86 5.95 0.33 --
1952 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 32 7 ss-2b -- 69 177 26 45 4 0 1 9 1 2 41 11 0 5 0 0 2 52 223 5 40 .254 .394 .294 .688 .266 .040 .267 18.39 4.93 0.27 177.00
1953 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 33 7 2b -- 103 308 43 90 22 1 2 24 3 7 27 10 2 5 0 0 4 120 342 25 65 .292 .353 .390 .743 .172 .097 .297 7.89 2.92 0.37 154.00
1954 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 34 7 ss-3b -- 20 17 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 20 1 2 .176 .300 .353 .653 .353 .176 .133 15.00 5.00 0.33 17.00
1954 Washington Senators I AL MLB ws1 34 11 2b -- 49 158 17 40 4 3 0 9 1 1 10 7 0 2 1 0 2 50 171 7 33 .253 .296 .316 .612 .127 .063 .263 5.85 4.09 0.70 --
1942 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 147 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 7 42 36 2 22 0 0 8 258 686 40 165 .331 .375 .416 .791 .161 .085 .349 6.12 5.25 0.86 310.00
1946 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 153 621 115 208 43 4 2 55 9 8 65 29 3 14 0 0 8 265 703 49 159 .335 .401 .427 .827 .198 .092 .349 9.25 4.13 0.45 310.50
1947 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 155 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 12 9 72 22 0 9 0 0 10 250 719 35 172 .324 .393 .392 .785 .185 .067 .336 10.01 3.06 0.31 --
1948 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 143 565 124 159 26 6 3 55 3 5 99 32 6 7 0 0 10 206 677 35 124 .281 .394 .365 .759 .255 .083 .294 14.62 4.73 0.32 188.33
1949 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 148 604 111 185 27 7 2 69 8 4 100 19 4 5 0 0 12 232 713 36 149 .306 .408 .384 .792 .250 .078 .314 14.03 2.66 0.19 302.00
1950 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 127 490 112 153 22 6 1 49 2 1 104 31 5 6 0 0 13 190 605 29 124 .312 .437 .388 .825 .290 .076 .332 17.19 5.12 0.30 490.00
1951 MLB Total -- BOS -- -- -- -- 131 480 93 150 20 6 3 41 2 2 84 15 2 7 0 0 10 191 573 29 121 .313 .417 .398 .815 .260 .085 .318 14.66 2.62 0.18 160.00
1952 MLB Total -- BOS,DET -- -- -- -- 94 244 36 55 6 0 1 11 1 5 56 16 1 6 0 0 3 64 307 7 48 .225 .372 .262 .634 .250 .037 .238 18.24 5.21 0.29 244.00
1953 MLB Total -- DET -- -- -- -- 103 308 43 90 22 1 2 24 3 7 27 10 2 5 0 0 4 120 342 25 65 .292 .353 .390 .743 .172 .097 .297 7.89 2.92 0.37 154.00
1954 MLB Total -- DET,WS1 -- -- -- -- 69 175 22 43 4 3 1 10 1 1 13 8 0 2 1 0 4 56 191 8 35 .246 .296 .320 .616 .149 .074 .251 6.81 4.19 0.62 175.00
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1270 4745 867 1455 226 50 17 404 53 49 662 218 25 83 1 0 82 1832 5516 293 1162 .307 .394 .386 .780 .220 .079 .319 12.00 3.95 0.33 279.12
Total AL (10 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 1270 4745 867 1455 226 50 17 404 53 49 662 218 25 83 1 0 82 1832 5516 293 1162 .307 .394 .386 .780 .220 .079 .319 12.00 3.95 0.33 279.12
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1946 Boston Red Sox World Series Playoffs 27 7 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 31 0 7 .233 .258 .233 .491 .067 .000 .259 3.23 9.68 3.00 --
1946 American League MLB AllStar 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 27 7 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 31 0 7 .233 .258 .233 .491 .067 .000 .259 3.23 9.68 3.00 --
-- Totals -- AllStar 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1942 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 23 ss 147 0 0.0 320 465 37 94 822 785 0 0 -- .955 5.3 -- -- 96.7 100.0 1
1946 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 27 ss 153 0 0.0 296 479 25 96 800 775 0 0 -- .969 5.1 -- -- 99.4 100.0 1
1947 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 28 3b 22 0 0.0 25 38 1 7 64 63 0 0 -- .984 2.9 -- -- 14.3 14.2 3
1947 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 28 ss 133 0 0.0 251 391 16 90 658 642 0 0 -- .976 4.8 -- -- 86.4 85.8 1
1948 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 29 3b 141 0 0.0 121 303 22 35 446 424 0 0 -- .951 3.0 -- -- 91.0 98.6 1
1949 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 30 3b 148 0 0.0 184 333 16 48 533 517 0 0 -- .970 3.5 -- -- 96.1 100.0 1
1950 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 31 3b 116 0 0.0 160 257 11 29 428 417 0 0 -- .974 3.6 -- -- 75.3 91.3 1
1950 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 31 ss 8 0 0.0 23 32 2 7 57 55 0 0 -- .965 6.9 -- -- 5.2 6.3 2
1951 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 32 2b 5 0 0.0 5 11 0 3 16 16 0 0 -- 1.000 3.2 -- -- 3.2 3.8 3
1951 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 32 3b 11 0 0.0 14 19 4 2 37 33 0 0 -- .892 3.0 -- -- 7.1 8.4 4
1951 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 32 ss 106 0 0.0 204 340 22 74 566 544 0 0 -- .961 5.1 -- -- 68.8 80.9 1
1952 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 33 2b 22 0 0.0 27 36 2 12 65 63 0 0 -- .969 2.9 -- -- 14.3 31.9 3
1952 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 33 3b 19 0 0.0 16 28 4 0 48 44 0 0 -- .917 2.3 -- -- 12.3 76.0 4
1952 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 33 3b 3 0 0.0 2 5 0 0 7 7 0 0 -- 1.000 2.3 -- -- 1.9 4.3 4
1952 Boston Red Sox AL MLB bos 33 ss 2 0 0.0 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 -- 1.000 2.5 -- -- 1.3 8.0 5
1952 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 33 ss 41 0 0.0 78 101 9 25 188 179 0 0 -- .952 4.4 -- -- 26.6 59.4 2
1953 Detroit Tigers AL MLB det 34 2b 73 0 0.0 166 183 3 49 352 349 0 0 -- .991 4.8 -- -- 47.4 70.9 1
1954 Washington Senators I AL MLB ws1 35 2b 37 0 297.2 92 91 4 22 187 183 0 0 -- .979 4.9 0.62 5.54 24.0 75.5 2
1954 Washington Senators I AL MLB ws1 35 ss 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 2.0 5
Total MLB (4 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 137 0 297 290 321 9 86 620 611 0 0 -- .985 4.5 2.06 18.50 -- -- --
Total MLB (6 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 460 0 0 522 983 58 121 1563 1505 0 0 -- .963 3.3 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- ss 591 0 1 1175 1810 111 387 3096 2985 0 0 -- .964 5.1 2,985.00 26,865.00 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1942 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0
1946 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0
1947 MLB 0 0 0 0 22 133 0 0 0 0 0
1948 MLB 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 MLB 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 MLB 0 0 0 0 116 8 0 0 0 0 0
1951 MLB 0 0 0 5 11 106 0 0 0 0 0
1952 MLB 0 0 0 22 22 43 0 0 0 0 0
1953 MLB 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 MLB 0 0 0 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0