Johnny Lanning
1936–1947 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
278G
.146AVG
.177OBP
.189SLG
More career statistics
47H
1HR
17RBI
0SB
58–60W–L
1,071.0IP
295K
3.58ERA
104GS
13SV
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 | 322 | 321 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 67 | 69 |
| Batting · Walks | 11 | 12 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,577 | 4,574 |
| Pitching · p er | 426 | 427 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,078 | 1,080 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,213 | 3,215 |
| Pitching · p k | 295 | 294 |
| Pitching · p r | 508 | 504 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | 356 | 322 | 17 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | .146 | .177 | .189 | .366 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,071.0 | 278 | 104 | 30 | 58 | 60 | 13 | 1,078 | 508 | 426 | 55 | 358 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.341 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1936-05-13 to 1936-05-25
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1936-08-01 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1937-09-14 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1937-04-24 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 148 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | .132 | .155 | .162 |
| Away | 154 | 208 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 42 | .157 | .173 | .211 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .312 | .333 |
| May | 45 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .147 | .139 | .294 |
| June | 56 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | .160 | .190 | .180 |
| July | 61 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .169 | .167 | .217 |
| August | 49 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .152 | .174 | .190 |
| September | 46 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .067 | .114 | .067 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .080 | .136 | .080 |
| chicago-cubs | 46 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .100 | .145 | .100 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 46 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .185 | .200 | .296 |
| new-york-giants | 38 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .122 | .133 | .195 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 38 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .226 | .213 | .245 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 34 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .184 | .184 | .263 |
| boston-braves | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .118 | .167 | .176 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .100 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Boston Braves | 28 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .135 | 153 | 33 |
| 1937 | Boston Braves | 32 | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | .121 | 117 | 35 |
| 1938 | Boston Braves | 32 | 48 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .188 | 138 | 39 |
| 1939 | Boston Braves | 37 | 42 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .143 | 129 | 46 |
| 1940 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 35 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .200 | 115 | 42 |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 55 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .109 | 175 | 41 |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 29 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .138 | 119 | 31 |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 27 | 11 |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | .143 | 91 | 16 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |