CF Johnny Groth #5
Milwaukee Braves MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/13/1955
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CF JOHNNY GROTH #5 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
57 181 46 13 0 2 22 17 19 .254 .315 .359 1 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 40 40 40 50
Eye 50 50 50 65
Avoid K's 55 55 55 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 60
Errors: - 25 75
Arm: - 20 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1954 STL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1954 @ NY1 Win, 7-3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/31/1954 BRO Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1954 PHI Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1954 STL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1954 CHC Win, 7-5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
08/13/1954 CHC Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1954 @ STL Win, 6-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1954 @ STL Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/08/1954 @ NY1 Loss, 3-4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:07/23/1926
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,300
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 78 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 57 181 46 13 0 2 22 21 17 19 .254 .315 .359 .674 .302 .105 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 49 200 0 3 0 3 2 2 65 15 1 2 33.3 20.5 3.84 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   130 31 9 0 1 17 13 11 17 1 2 0 .238 .296 .331 .627
Versus Right   51 15 4 0 1 5 8 6 2 1 0 0 .294 .362 .431 .793
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   18 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .278 .350 .500 .850
May   47 14 5 0 0 2 5 3 6 0 1 0 .298 .340 .404 .744
June   39 16 4 0 0 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 .410 .425 .513 .938
July   35 7 2 0 1 6 3 6 5 2 0 0 .200 .302 .343 .645
August   33 3 0 0 0 1 5 4 4 0 1 0 .091 .189 .091 .280
September   9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Spring Training   43 12 4 0 0 1 4 4 5 0 2 1 .279 .354 .372 .726
Last Year   181 46 13 0 2 22 21 17 19 2 2 0 .254 .315 .359 .674
2 Years Ago   377 90 9 0 4 38 43 44 35 5 11 0 .239 .315 .294 .609
Career   2941 813 151 22 42 321 395 352 208 19 56 4 .276 .353 .386 .738
Home   101 27 7 0 0 12 10 7 9 1 2 0 .267 .312 .337 .649
Road   80 19 6 0 2 10 11 10 10 1 0 0 .237 .319 .388 .706
Grass   181 46 13 0 2 22 21 17 19 2 2 0 .254 .315 .359 .674
Day   99 28 7 0 2 20 15 9 8 2 0 0 .283 .336 .414 .751
Night   82 18 6 0 0 2 6 8 11 0 2 0 .220 .289 .293 .582
As Starter   174 45 13 0 2 21 21 17 18 1 2 0 .259 .323 .368 .691
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Close/Late   33 6 4 0 1 3 3 1 4 1 2 0 .182 .200 .394 .594
Inning 1-3   57 17 4 0 0 5 6 5 4 1 0 0 .298 .349 .368 .718
Inning 4-6   59 17 4 0 1 13 11 9 5 0 0 0 .288 .382 .407 .789
Inning 7-9   60 12 5 0 1 4 4 3 10 1 2 0 .200 .234 .333 .568
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   57 12 3 0 1 1 11 4 6 0 1 0 .211 .262 .316 .578
1 Outs   55 18 6 0 1 10 8 5 5 2 1 0 .327 .371 .491 .862
2 Outs   69 16 4 0 0 11 2 8 8 0 0 0 .232 .312 .290 .602
Scoring Position   47 12 3 0 0 19 5 7 6 2 2 0 .255 .339 .319 .658
Bases Empty   102 26 8 0 2 2 14 7 10 0 0 0 .255 .303 .392 .695
Runner on 1st   32 8 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .314 .312 .627
Runner on 2nd   14 3 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 2 0 .214 .421 .357 .778
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   8 3 1 0 0 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   72 15 3 0 0 5 4 4 19 1 0 0 .208 .247 .250 .497
First Pitch   34 7 3 0 1 5 4 3 0 0 1 0 .206 .270 .382 .653
Count 0-1   23 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .304 .522
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   18 9 3 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .474 .833 1.307
Count 1-1   13 4 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-2   26 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 0 .154 .148 .154 .302
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   9 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-2   22 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .318 .318 .364 .682
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .818 .333 1.152
Full Count   14 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Behind in Count   59 9 2 0 0 5 2 0 13 1 0 0 .153 .150 .186 .336
Ahead in Count   39 15 4 0 1 8 8 10 0 1 1 0 .385 .500 .564 1.064
Batting Leadoff   27 7 3 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .259 .286 .370 .656
Batting 2nd   20 7 4 0 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 0 .350 .400 .550 .950
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 8th   123 30 6 0 2 14 16 13 13 0 2 0 .244 .316 .341 .658
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   79 21 5 0 1 4 6 8 8 0 0 0 .266 .333 .367 .700
Medium Leverage   68 16 7 0 0 6 10 6 8 1 1 0 .235 .293 .338 .632
High Leverage   31 8 1 0 1 12 5 3 3 1 1 0 .258 .314 .387 .701
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Boston - MLB 21 24 51 10 2 0 2 6 11 12 0 0 4 1 0 .196 .349 .353 .702 89 96 0.1
1949 Boston - MLB 22 146 570 154 27 7 11 64 89 108 1 5 40 4 7 .270 .385 .400 .785 118 120 1.6
1950 Boston - MLB 23 151 606 180 48 7 14 84 99 83 1 3 31 2 2 .297 .381 .469 .850 124 126 2.6
1951 Boston - MLB 24 146 562 181 25 6 5 57 80 52 1 1 34 7 5 .322 .380 .415 .794 117 122 1.5
1952 Boston - MLB 25 152 594 152 27 2 4 50 52 36 1 3 45 2 2 .256 .298 .328 .626 80 80 -1.5
1953 Milwaukee - MLB 26 116 377 90 9 0 4 38 43 44 0 5 35 4 5 .239 .315 .294 .609 66 56 -1.6
1954 Milwaukee - MLB 27 57 181 46 13 0 2 22 21 17 0 2 19 1 2 .254 .315 .359 .674 82 81 -0.4
Total MLB 792 2941 813 151 22 42 321 395 352 4 19 208 21 23 .276 .353 .386 .738 103 103 2.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Boston - MLB CF 16 11 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 108.0 2.67 -1.3 .949
1949 Boston - MLB CF 143 142 356 11 1 372 5 .987 1267.0 2.61 -22.1 .913
1950 Boston - MLB CF 149 148 399 14 1 416 3 .993 1313.0 2.83 -20.5 .928
1951 Boston - MLB CF 139 139 348 11 1 363 4 .989 1232.0 2.62 -20.0 .924
1952 Boston - MLB CF 152 152 375 12 2 390 3 .992 1314.0 2.65 -20.5 .933
1953 Milwaukee - MLB CF 115 115 287 6 1 294 1 .997 992.0 2.66 -9.3 .927
1953 Milwaukee - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Milwaukee - MLB CF 52 49 121 3 0 125 1 .992 435.2 2.56 -5.4 .942
1954 Milwaukee - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 766 756 1917 58 6 1992 17 .991 6661.2 2.67 -99.1 .926
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1945 Signed with the Detroit Tigers.
10/12/1945 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Braves, along with LF Dick Wakefield, SP Lou Kretlow, and SP Ted Gray, in exchange for RF Tommy Holmes.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/16/1946 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1946 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
10/09/1946 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/14/1947 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1947 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
10/08/1947 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/19/1948 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
05/30/1949 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
09/18/1950 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1950 Goes 5-5 against the New York Giants, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
05/09/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
05/14/1951 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (65).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 152 1
Year PA Rank
1949 684 3
1950 693 4
Year AB Rank
1950 606 7
1952 594 7
Year H Rank
1950 180 9
1951 181 1
Year 2B Rank
1950 48 1
Year 3B Rank
1949 7 9
Year R Rank
1949 89 10
Year BB Rank
1949 108 5
Year IBB Rank
1949 7 4
1953 12 2
Year SH Rank
1951 28 6
1952 15 6
Year EBH Rank
1950 69 3
Year AVG Rank
1951 .322 3
Year OBP Rank
1949 .385 10
Year RC Rank
1949 95.12 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 5.78 10
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