Johnny Wyrostek
1941–1954 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, MLS, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,221G
.271AVG
.349OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
1,149H
58HR
481RBI
33SB
2Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 13 | 44 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 437 | 440 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,784 | 4,785 |
| Batting · Runs | 526 | 525 |
| Batting · RBI | 481 | 482 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 33 | 35 |
| Batting · Walks | 482 | 483 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,221 | 4,784 | 4,240 | 526 | 1,149 | 209 | 45 | 58 | 481 | 482 | 437 | 33 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1,622 | .271 | .349 | .383 | .732 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1952-06-17 to 1952-07-01
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1948-04-29 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1950-09-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1948-06-11 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 600 | 2362 | 567 | 29 | 248 | 268 | 213 | .275 | .354 | .385 |
| Away | 621 | 2423 | 582 | 29 | 234 | 215 | 227 | .267 | .329 | .380 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 105 | 444 | 112 | 7 | 46 | 48 | 30 | .290 | .360 | .433 |
| May | 219 | 906 | 220 | 13 | 99 | 86 | 76 | .270 | .338 | .393 |
| June | 213 | 855 | 221 | 11 | 88 | 100 | 86 | .297 | .375 | .394 |
| July | 217 | 803 | 202 | 12 | 77 | 80 | 67 | .283 | .351 | .410 |
| August | 243 | 921 | 225 | 7 | 89 | 86 | 89 | .273 | .338 | .372 |
| September | 221 | 844 | 169 | 8 | 82 | 83 | 91 | .226 | .299 | .325 |
| October | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 174 | 648 | 148 | 7 | 56 | 54 | 67 | .252 | .312 | .337 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 173 | 727 | 176 | 13 | 98 | 93 | 51 | .283 | .370 | .441 |
| new-york-giants | 171 | 660 | 152 | 8 | 59 | 71 | 62 | .261 | .338 | .358 |
| chicago-cubs | 171 | 694 | 193 | 8 | 74 | 72 | 51 | .317 | .382 | .466 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 171 | 666 | 154 | 10 | 59 | 51 | 81 | .254 | .308 | .359 |
| boston-braves | 145 | 600 | 143 | 3 | 58 | 73 | 54 | .274 | .360 | .370 |
| cincinnati-reds | 95 | 343 | 78 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 29 | .259 | .324 | .339 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 89 | 345 | 87 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 25 | .278 | .339 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 35 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .114 | – | – |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 79 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .152 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 545 | 153 | 6 | 47 | 8 | .281 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies | 128 | 454 | 124 | 5 | 51 | 8 | .273 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Cincinnati Reds | 136 | 512 | 140 | 17 | 76 | 7 | .273 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 134 | 474 | 118 | 9 | 45 | 7 | .249 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 131 | 509 | 145 | 8 | 76 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 537 | 167 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .311 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 128 | 427 | 113 | 2 | 47 | 2 | .265 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 409 | 111 | 6 | 47 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 259 | 62 | 3 | 28 | – | .239 | – | – |