Johnny Vander Meer
Bats B · Throws L · b. 1914, Prospect Park, USA · d. 1997 · MLB debut 1937-04-22, final game 1951-05-07
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CIN | NL | 21 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .217 | .280 | .304 |
| 1938 | CIN | NL | 33 | 83 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .181 | .181 | .181 |
| 1939 | CIN | NL | 30 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .111 | .179 | .139 |
| 1940 | CIN | NL | 12 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .400 |
| 1941 | CIN | NL | 35 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .132 | .154 | .145 |
| 1942 | CIN | NL | 37 | 75 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .147 | .210 | .160 |
| 1943 | CIN | NL | 40 | 95 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 28 | .137 | .212 | .147 |
| 1946 | CIN | NL | 33 | 73 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .247 | .257 | .274 |
| 1947 | CIN | NL | 31 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .088 | .133 | .123 |
| 1948 | CIN | NL | 41 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | .141 | .212 | .205 |
| 1949 | CIN | NL | 33 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .077 | .172 | .077 |
| 1950 | CHN | NL | 35 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .125 | .176 | .250 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1937–1951 | 382 | 685 | 58 | 104 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 41 | 201 | .152 | .200 | .180 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | CIN | NL | 3 | 5 | 3.84 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84.1 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 69 | 52 |
| 1938 | CIN | NL | 15 | 10 | 3.12 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 225.1 | 177 | 78 | 12 | 103 | 125 |
| 1939 | CIN | NL | 5 | 9 | 4.67 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 128 | 67 | 7 | 95 | 102 |
| 1940 | CIN | NL | 3 | 1 | 3.75 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 41 | 41 |
| 1941 | CIN | NL | 16 | 13 | 2.82 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 226.1 | 172 | 71 | 8 | 126 | 202 |
| 1942 | CIN | NL | 18 | 12 | 2.43 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 244.0 | 188 | 66 | 6 | 102 | 186 |
| 1943 | CIN | NL | 15 | 16 | 2.87 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 289.0 | 228 | 92 | 5 | 162 | 174 |
| 1946 | CIN | NL | 10 | 12 | 3.17 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 204.1 | 175 | 72 | 11 | 78 | 94 |
| 1947 | CIN | NL | 9 | 14 | 4.40 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 186.0 | 186 | 91 | 11 | 87 | 79 |
| 1948 | CIN | NL | 17 | 14 | 3.41 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 232.0 | 204 | 88 | 15 | 124 | 120 |
| 1949 | CIN | NL | 5 | 10 | 4.90 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 159.2 | 172 | 87 | 12 | 85 | 76 |
| 1950 | CHN | NL | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73.2 | 60 | 31 | 10 | 59 | 41 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1937–1951 | 119 | 121 | 3.44 | 346 | 285 | 131 | 29 | 2 | 2104.2 | 1799 | 805 | 100 | 1132 | 1294 |
Awards
- 1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
- 1938 TSN Major League Player of the Year (ML)
- 1938 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BBWAA | 1 | 247 | 186 | |
| 1956 | BBWAA | 3 | 193 | 145 | |
| 1958 | BBWAA | 35 | 266 | 200 | |
| 1960 | BBWAA | 31 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 5 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 51 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 20 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 72 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 35 | 306 | ||
| 1967 | BBWAA | 87 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1968 | BBWAA | 79 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 95 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 88 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 98 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1981 | Veterans | ||||
| 1984 | Veterans | ||||
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |