Johnny Vander Meer
1934–1951 · bats B / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, EMS, NLS, VMA
384G
.152AVG
.200OBP
.180SLG
104H
1HR
26RBI
1SB
119–121W–L
2,104IP
1,300K
3.44ERA
286GS
2SV
6Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384 | 785 | 684 | 58 | 104 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 41 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | .152 | .200 | .180 | .380 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,103.7 | 346 | 286 | 131 | 119 | 121 | 2 | 1,797 | 915 | 803 | 99 | 1,134 | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 1.393 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1946-06-16 to 1946-07-14
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 12 walks allowed | 1948-04-21 | 1 in 33,038 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 15 scoreless innings | 1946-09-11 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1938-06-11 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 196 | 362 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 88 | .125 | .160 | .154 |
| Away | 188 | 423 | 65 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 115 | .174 | .206 | .201 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .060 | .158 | .060 |
| May | 71 | 140 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 34 | .161 | .207 | .188 |
| June | 72 | 146 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 39 | .157 | .164 | .194 |
| July | 69 | 130 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | .161 | .162 | .203 |
| August | 66 | 138 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 34 | .155 | .188 | .172 |
| September | 76 | 160 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 37 | .162 | .206 | .190 |
| October | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .214 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 59 | 136 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 31 | .179 | .206 | .179 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 57 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 16 | .195 | .198 | .280 |
| chicago-cubs | 55 | 125 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 35 | .152 | .192 | .171 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 54 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .152 | .211 | .177 |
| new-york-giants | 53 | 106 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 32 | .108 | .179 | .140 |
| boston-braves | 53 | 130 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | .142 | .138 | .183 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | .133 | .165 | .133 |
| cincinnati-reds | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 23 | 5 | – | – | – | .217 | 84 | 52 |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 83 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .181 | 225 | 126 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 36 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 129 | 102 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 20 | 6 | – | – | – | .300 | 48 | 40 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 76 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .132 | 226 | 202 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 75 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .147 | 244 | 186 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 95 | 13 | – | 5 | 1 | .137 | 288 | 172 |
| 1946 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 73 | 18 | – | 2 | – | .247 | 204 | 103 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 57 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .088 | 186 | 78 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | .143 | 232 | 120 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 52 | 4 | – | 5 | – | .077 | 158 | 75 |
| 1950 |  Chicago Cubs | 35 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | .125 | 74 | 42 |
| 1951 |  Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 2 |