Johnny Groth
1946–1960 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,248G
.279AVG
.352OBP
.395SLG
1,064H
60HR
487RBI
19SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,248 | 4,301 | 3,807 | 479 | 1,064 | 197 | 31 | 60 | 487 | 419 | 325 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 1,503 | .279 | .352 | .395 | .747 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1950-05-26 to 1950-06-11
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1955-05-28 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1954-06-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1950-07-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 635 | 2157 | 544 | 28 | 261 | 225 | 146 | .288 | .357 | .402 |
| Away | 613 | 2144 | 520 | 32 | 226 | 194 | 179 | .271 | .333 | .388 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 103 | 283 | 79 | 8 | 46 | 20 | 27 | .309 | .350 | .484 |
| May | 225 | 746 | 187 | 14 | 76 | 87 | 50 | .293 | .367 | .429 |
| June | 268 | 1029 | 240 | 10 | 124 | 97 | 83 | .263 | .328 | .373 |
| July | 262 | 927 | 232 | 8 | 92 | 94 | 61 | .282 | .352 | .384 |
| August | 216 | 740 | 196 | 13 | 87 | 56 | 62 | .290 | .341 | .402 |
| September | 171 | 567 | 129 | 7 | 62 | 63 | 42 | .261 | .339 | .352 |
| October | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 180 | 602 | 115 | 5 | 53 | 54 | 57 | .213 | .281 | .276 |
| boston-red-sox | 179 | 645 | 155 | 9 | 72 | 60 | 48 | .270 | .333 | .389 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 169 | 651 | 180 | 6 | 72 | 66 | 44 | .314 | .378 | .426 |
| chicago-white-sox | 169 | 556 | 136 | 7 | 62 | 64 | 40 | .281 | .360 | .405 |
| cleveland-guardians | 164 | 508 | 107 | 7 | 57 | 59 | 45 | .244 | .327 | .339 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 120 | 508 | 149 | 10 | 76 | 50 | 27 | .328 | .392 | .458 |
| detroit-tigers | 79 | 262 | 69 | 7 | 40 | 20 | 21 | .301 | .340 | .485 |
| st-louis-browns | 70 | 283 | 81 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 14 | .324 | .399 | .504 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Detroit Tigers | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1947 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .471 | – | – |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 347 | 102 | 11 | 73 | 3 | .294 | – | – |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 157 | 566 | 173 | 12 | 85 | 1 | .306 | – | – |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 428 | 128 | 3 | 50 | 1 | .299 | – | – |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 524 | 149 | 4 | 51 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1953 |  St. Louis Browns | 141 | 557 | 141 | 10 | 57 | 5 | .253 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Chicago White Sox | 125 | 422 | 116 | 7 | 60 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 95 | 260 | 66 | 4 | 28 | 3 | .254 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Kansas City Athletics | 95 | 244 | 63 | 5 | 37 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics | 93 | 162 | 45 | – | 18 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 146 | 41 | 2 | 11 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 55 | 102 | 24 | 1 | 10 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 19 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .368 | – | – |