Johnny Rizzo
1938–1942 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
557G
.270AVG
.345OBP
.435SLG
More career statistics
497H
61HR
289RBI
7SB
3Rare 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 · Doubles | 90 | 89 |
| Batting · Hits | 497 | 496 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 197 | 198 |
| Batting · RBI | 289 | 290 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557 | 2,075 | 1,842 | 268 | 497 | 90 | 16 | 61 | 289 | 200 | 197 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 802 | .270 | .345 | .435 | .780 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1938-06-16 to 1938-07-03
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1939-05-30 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1939-05-30 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1941-06-29 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 262 | 914 | 214 | 21 | 128 | 94 | 89 | .265 | .337 | .422 |
| Away | 295 | 1161 | 282 | 40 | 162 | 106 | 109 | .273 | .334 | .444 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 173 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 21 | .228 | .329 | .379 |
| May | 98 | 406 | 93 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 30 | .259 | .323 | .390 |
| June | 88 | 334 | 97 | 17 | 60 | 33 | 26 | .328 | .389 | .547 |
| July | 116 | 453 | 111 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 41 | .277 | .336 | .434 |
| August | 112 | 377 | 92 | 14 | 53 | 40 | 44 | .275 | .350 | .457 |
| September | 94 | 323 | 64 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 35 | .215 | .272 | .340 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 1.667 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 86 | 321 | 84 | 11 | 55 | 29 | 28 | .291 | .352 | .478 |
| new-york-giants | 86 | 320 | 79 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 32 | .283 | .359 | .448 |
| boston-braves | 83 | 301 | 62 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 20 | .224 | .269 | .343 |
| cincinnati-reds | 80 | 279 | 74 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 34 | .301 | .366 | .512 |
| chicago-cubs | 74 | 288 | 62 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 37 | .248 | .323 | .400 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 64 | 244 | 56 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 25 | .249 | .295 | .396 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 184 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 14 | .291 | .370 | .506 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 138 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 8 | .280 | .377 | .398 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 555 | 166 | 23 | 111 | 1 | .299 | – | – |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 330 | 86 | 6 | 56 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 505 | 143 | 24 | 72 | 3 | .283 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 99 | 235 | 51 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .217 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 78 | 217 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 2 | .230 | – | – |