Johnny Cooney
1921–1944 · bats R / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Yankees
1,174G
.286AVG
.329OBP
.342SLG
More career statistics
965H
2HR
219RBI
30SB
34–44W–L
795.1IP
224K
3.72ERA
75GS
6SV
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,372 | 3,371 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 5 | 30 |
| Batting · Doubles | 130 | 131 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,675 | 3,673 |
| Batting · Runs | 408 | 410 |
| Batting · RBI | 219 | 217 |
| Batting · Walks | 208 | 207 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,421 | 3,420 |
| Pitching · p er | 329 | 334 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,386 | 2,387 |
| Pitching · p k | 224 | 226 |
| Pitching · p r | 409 | 408 |
| Pitching · p w | 223 | 224 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,174 | 3,675 | 3,372 | 408 | 965 | 130 | 26 | 2 | 219 | 208 | 107 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1,153 | .286 | .329 | .342 | .671 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795.3 | 159 | 75 | 44 | 34 | 44 | 6 | 858 | 409 | 329 | 41 | 223 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 1.359 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1940-07-16 to 1940-08-02
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1937-08-21 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1926-05-04 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1926-07-10 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 608 | 1851 | 487 | 0 | 112 | 109 | 51 | .287 | .322 | .345 |
| Away | 566 | 1822 | 478 | 2 | 105 | 98 | 56 | .285 | .316 | .339 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 78 | 239 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 6 | .204 | .259 | .218 |
| May | 206 | 622 | 156 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 25 | .270 | .305 | .320 |
| June | 162 | 453 | 126 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 9 | .308 | .338 | .347 |
| July | 243 | 724 | 182 | 0 | 44 | 29 | 17 | .270 | .291 | .323 |
| August | 245 | 873 | 234 | 0 | 49 | 53 | 28 | .294 | .329 | .363 |
| September | 232 | 744 | 216 | 2 | 54 | 45 | 20 | .316 | .351 | .386 |
| October | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .556 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 185 | 603 | 181 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 17 | .316 | .325 | .367 |
| new-york-giants | 172 | 490 | 129 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 12 | .293 | .335 | .349 |
| cincinnati-reds | 166 | 550 | 137 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 19 | .276 | .324 | .324 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 160 | 500 | 128 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 12 | .278 | .312 | .334 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 154 | 461 | 148 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 16 | .347 | .377 | .420 |
| chicago-cubs | 152 | 489 | 106 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 8 | .246 | .299 | .276 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 130 | 416 | 93 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 20 | .240 | .260 | .310 |
| boston-braves | 45 | 155 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | .284 | .310 | .378 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Boston Braves | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 20 | 9 |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 25 | 7 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 42 | 66 | 25 | – | 3 | – | .379 | 98 | 23 |
| 1924 | Boston Braves | 55 | 130 | 33 | – | 3 | – | .254 | 181 | 67 |
| 1925 | Boston Braves | 55 | 103 | 33 | – | 13 | 1 | .320 | 245 | 67 |
| 1926 | Boston Braves | 64 | 126 | 37 | – | 17 | 6 | .294 | 83 | 23 |
| 1927 | Boston Braves | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1928 | Boston Braves | 33 | 41 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .171 | 90 | 18 |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 42 | 72 | 23 | – | 6 | 1 | .319 | 45 | 11 |
| 1930 | Boston Braves | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 1 |
| 1935 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 29 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .310 | – | – |
| 1936 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 130 | 507 | 143 | – | 30 | 3 | .282 | – | – |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 120 | 430 | 126 | – | 37 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1938 | Boston Braves | 120 | 432 | 117 | – | 18 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1939 | Boston Braves | 118 | 368 | 101 | 2 | 27 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1940 | Boston Braves | 108 | 365 | 116 | – | 21 | 4 | .318 | – | – |
| 1941 | Boston Braves | 123 | 441 | 142 | – | 28 | 3 | .322 | – | – |
| 1942 | Boston Braves | 74 | 198 | 41 | – | 7 | 2 | .207 | – | – |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 34 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees | 17 | 12 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .333 | – | – |