Johnny Blanchard
1955–1965 · bats L / throws R · Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, New York Yankees
516G
.239AVG
.317OBP
.441SLG
285H
67HR
200RBI
2SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 | 1,351 | 1,193 | 137 | 285 | 36 | 2 | 67 | 200 | 135 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 526 | .239 | .317 | .441 | .758 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1961-09-04 to 1961-09-15
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1963-08-15 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1961-06-18 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1961-07-26 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 270 | 692 | 142 | 42 | 112 | 75 | 81 | .234 | .314 | .466 |
| Away | 246 | 659 | 143 | 25 | 88 | 60 | 82 | .244 | .308 | .415 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 32 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | .213 | .318 | .400 |
| May | 90 | 247 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 19 | .225 | .308 | .380 |
| June | 87 | 246 | 54 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 38 | .247 | .313 | .416 |
| July | 84 | 229 | 51 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 20 | .252 | .332 | .465 |
| August | 125 | 315 | 61 | 17 | 51 | 26 | 49 | .216 | .276 | .426 |
| September | 93 | 215 | 50 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 24 | .260 | .326 | .547 |
| October | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 69 | 154 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 19 | .185 | .273 | .454 |
| baltimore-orioles | 62 | 169 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 23 | .217 | .278 | .368 |
| detroit-tigers | 61 | 172 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 26 | .289 | .378 | .510 |
| cleveland-guardians | 56 | 157 | 36 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 26 | .255 | .312 | .447 |
| chicago-white-sox | 56 | 128 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | .239 | .281 | .453 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 48 | 137 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 15 | .277 | .358 | .462 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 47 | 131 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 13 | .248 | .290 | .479 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 41 | 115 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | .214 | .322 | .388 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 49 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 4 | – | .169 | – | – |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 53 | 99 | 24 | 4 | 14 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | 93 | 243 | 74 | 21 | 54 | 1 | .305 | – | – |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | 93 | 246 | 57 | 13 | 39 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | 76 | 218 | 49 | 16 | 45 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | 77 | 161 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, New York Yankees | 74 | 164 | 30 | 4 | 16 | – | .183 | – | – |