Johnny Vander Meer
Bats B Throws L6'1" 190 lbBorn 1914 Prospect Park, USADebut 1937Team CLE4x All-Star
Awards: Baseball Magazine All-Star x4, TSN All-Star, TSN Major League Player of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1951 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -111.0 |
| 1950 | CHC | 35 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.125 | 0.176 | 0.250 | 0.426 | 4.2 |
| 1949 | CIN | 33 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.077 | 0.172 | 0.077 | 0.249 | -31.1 |
| 1948 | CIN | 41 | 89 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0.141 | 0.212 | 0.205 | 0.417 | 13.9 |
| 1947 | CIN | 31 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.088 | 0.133 | 0.123 | 0.256 | -38.0 |
| 1946 | CIN | 33 | 75 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.247 | 0.257 | 0.274 | 0.531 | 42.9 |
| 1943 | CIN | 40 | 112 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 0.137 | 0.212 | 0.147 | 0.359 | -1.2 |
| 1942 | CIN | 37 | 89 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0.147 | 0.210 | 0.160 | 0.370 | 1.5 |
| 1941 | CIN | 35 | 87 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.132 | 0.154 | 0.145 | 0.299 | -27.1 |
| 1940 | CIN | 12 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.300 | 0.333 | 0.400 | 0.733 | 97.6 |
| 1939 | CIN | 30 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.111 | 0.179 | 0.139 | 0.318 | -20.0 |
| 1938 | CIN | 33 | 88 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.181 | 0.181 | 0.181 | 0.361 | -8.3 |
| 1937 | CIN | 21 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.217 | 0.280 | 0.304 | 0.584 | 61.7 |
| Career | | 382 | 786 | 58 | 104 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 41 | 201 | 0.152 | 0.200 | 0.180 | 0.379 | -0.8 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1951 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1950 | CHC | 3 | 4 | 3.79 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 73.7 | 338 | 10 | 59 | 41 | | | |
| 1949 | CIN | 5 | 10 | 4.90 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 159.7 | 712 | 12 | 85 | 76 | | | |
| 1948 | CIN | 17 | 14 | 3.41 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.0 | 993 | 15 | 124 | 120 | | | |
| 1947 | CIN | 9 | 14 | 4.40 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 186.0 | 816 | 11 | 87 | 79 | | | |
| 1946 | CIN | 10 | 12 | 3.17 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 204.3 | 847 | 11 | 78 | 94 | | | |
| 1943 | CIN | 15 | 16 | 2.87 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 289.0 | 1204 | 5 | 162 | 174 | | | |
| 1942 | CIN | 18 | 12 | 2.43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 244.0 | 1017 | 6 | 102 | 186 | | | |
| 1941 | CIN | 16 | 13 | 2.82 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 226.3 | 945 | 8 | 126 | 202 | | | |
| 1940 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 3.75 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 48.0 | 224 | 3 | 41 | 41 | | | |
| 1939 | CIN | 5 | 9 | 4.67 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 129.0 | 593 | 7 | 95 | 102 | | | |
| 1938 | CIN | 15 | 10 | 3.12 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 225.3 | 948 | 12 | 103 | 125 | | | |
| 1937 | CIN | 3 | 5 | 3.84 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 84.3 | 380 | 0 | 69 | 52 | | | |
| Career | | 119 | 121 | 3.44 | 346 | 285 | 2 | 2104.7 | 9034 | 100 | 1132 | 1294 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1951 | CLE | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1950 | CHC | P | 32 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.857 | |
| 1949 | CIN | P | 28 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0.951 | |
| 1948 | CIN | P | 33 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0.909 | |
| 1947 | CIN | P | 30 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0.951 | |
| 1946 | CIN | P | 29 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0.929 | |
| 1943 | CIN | P | 36 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 4 | 7 | 0.951 | |
| 1942 | CIN | P | 33 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0.966 | |
| 1941 | CIN | P | 33 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0.966 | |
| 1940 | CIN | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1939 | CIN | P | 30 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0.875 | |
| 1938 | CIN | P | 32 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0.939 | |
| 1937 | CIN | P | 19 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 |