Johnny Pesky
1942–1954 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,269G
.307AVG
.394OBP
.386SLG
1,454H
17HR
404RBI
54SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,269 | 5,511 | 4,741 | 865 | 1,454 | 225 | 50 | 17 | 404 | 661 | 219 | 54 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 1,830 | .307 | .394 | .386 | .780 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1947-08-30 to 1947-09-20
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 6 runs scored | 1946-05-08 | 1 in 419,821 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1950-09-09 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1951-08-22 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 637 | 2765 | 755 | 10 | 236 | 342 | 113 | .319 | .397 | .404 |
| Away | 632 | 2746 | 699 | 7 | 168 | 319 | 106 | .295 | .371 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 101 | 405 | 98 | 1 | 32 | 54 | 17 | .290 | .375 | .376 |
| May | 200 | 861 | 215 | 2 | 59 | 101 | 48 | .287 | .367 | .356 |
| June | 236 | 1033 | 263 | 5 | 75 | 134 | 36 | .298 | .384 | .374 |
| July | 264 | 1174 | 319 | 5 | 88 | 135 | 43 | .316 | .387 | .406 |
| August | 272 | 1203 | 332 | 3 | 88 | 143 | 44 | .319 | .395 | .402 |
| September | 192 | 817 | 225 | 1 | 62 | 90 | 30 | .318 | .386 | .389 |
| October | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .214 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 194 | 792 | 204 | 2 | 57 | 105 | 28 | .301 | .390 | .381 |
| chicago-white-sox | 188 | 840 | 216 | 0 | 38 | 101 | 37 | .298 | .377 | .359 |
| new-york-yankees | 187 | 780 | 178 | 5 | 40 | 98 | 32 | .268 | .354 | .344 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 181 | 786 | 203 | 4 | 76 | 92 | 28 | .299 | .375 | .385 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 165 | 744 | 223 | 0 | 63 | 89 | 22 | .350 | .419 | .440 |
| st-louis-browns | 160 | 730 | 210 | 2 | 55 | 76 | 29 | .329 | .392 | .414 |
| detroit-tigers | 150 | 703 | 193 | 2 | 64 | 84 | 36 | .319 | .394 | .392 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | .176 | .281 | .243 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Boston Red Sox | 147 | 620 | 205 | 2 | 51 | 13 | .331 | – | – |
| 1946 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 621 | 208 | 2 | 55 | 9 | .335 | – | – |
| 1947 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 638 | 207 | – | 39 | 12 | .324 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Red Sox | 142 | 561 | 158 | 3 | 55 | 3 | .282 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 604 | 185 | 2 | 69 | 8 | .306 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 490 | 153 | 1 | 49 | 2 | .312 | – | – |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 480 | 150 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .312 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 94 | 244 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Detroit Tigers | 103 | 308 | 90 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 69 | 175 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .246 | – | – |