Johnny Klippstein
1950–1967 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1961-71)
713G
.125AVG
.152OBP
.175SLG
More career statistics
63H
5HR
29RBI
0SB
101–118W–L
1,967.2IP
1,158K
4.24ERA
161GS
66SV
8Rare 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 · Walks | 14 | 13 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,656 | 8,661 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,915 | 1,914 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,903 | 5,904 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,158 | 1,156 |
| Pitching · p w | 978 | 981 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 713 | 554 | 502 | 28 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88 | .125 | .152 | .175 | .327 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,967.7 | 711 | 161 | 37 | 101 | 118 | 66 | 1,915 | 1,059 | 927 | 203 | 978 | 1,158 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 1.470 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1950-07-09 to 1950-07-29
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1951-05-26 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1952-09-06 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1955-09-11 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 274 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 101 | .116 | .131 | .141 |
| Away | 352 | 280 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 89 | .134 | .143 | .209 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .103 | .133 | .103 |
| May | 114 | 119 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 31 | .160 | .151 | .170 |
| June | 137 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 33 | .129 | .172 | .188 |
| July | 150 | 110 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 45 | .135 | .136 | .183 |
| August | 150 | 109 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 35 | .111 | .119 | .192 |
| September | 105 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32 | .090 | .105 | .167 |
| October | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 67 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .041 | .051 | .041 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 64 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 59 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | .200 | .216 | .246 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 57 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .119 | .111 | .136 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 57 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | .151 | .161 | .358 |
| new-york-giants | 49 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | .145 | .179 | .182 |
| chicago-cubs | 42 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .132 | .171 | .132 |
| cincinnati-reds | 41 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .167 | .158 | .194 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Chicago Cubs | 35 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | .333 | 104 | 51 |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | .108 | 123 | 56 |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 41 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 9 | – | .175 | 202 | 110 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .155 | 167 | 113 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 45 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .133 | 148 | 68 |
| 1955 |  Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 31 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .065 | 138 | 68 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 71 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .099 | 211 | 86 |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 46 | 41 | 3 | – | – | – | .073 | 146 | 99 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers | 57 | 28 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .071 | 123 | 95 |
| 1959 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 45 | 29 |
| 1960 |  Cleveland Guardians | 49 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .143 | 74 | 46 |
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 42 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 71 | 41 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | .125 | 108 | 67 |
| 1963 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | .038 | 112 | 86 |
| 1964 | Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 68 | 52 |
| 1965 |  Minnesota Twins | 56 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 76 | 59 |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 40 | 26 |
| 1967 |  Detroit Tigers | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 |