Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky
 
born John Michael Paveskovich
Born: September 27, 1919 in Portland, OR
Died: August 13, 2012 - 92 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 168
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an Amateur Free Agent in 1940
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- High School: Lincoln (Portland, OR)
- Visit Pesky's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BOS
AL
22.8
SS
686
-
 
5.5
4.4
2.2
0.0
1.1
28.3
18.8
9.4
0.0
12.9
8.4
4.5
0.0
BOS
AL
26.8
SS
703
-
 
6.5
5.6
2.2
0.0
1.2
35.0
24.3
10.6
0.0
19.2
13.7
5.5
0.0
BOS
AL
27.8
SS
719
-
 
4.2
4.3
0.8
0.0
0.9
25.5
19.3
6.2
0.0
9.8
8.7
1.2
0.0
BOS
AL
28.8
3B
677
-
 
3.3
2.7
0.5
0.0
-0.1
20.4
15.1
5.3
0.0
7.3
5.3
2.1
0.0
BOS
AL
29.8
3B
713
-
 
4.0
3.5
0.5
0.0
-0.0
23.6
16.8
6.8
0.0
9.7
6.2
3.5
0.0
BOS
AL
30.8
3B
605
-
 
3.2
3.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
19.4
14.7
4.7
0.0
7.6
5.9
1.7
0.0
BOS
AL
31.8
SS
573
-
 
4.3
4.0
0.9
0.0
0.6
20.6
15.4
5.1
0.0
8.2
7.0
1.2
0.0
BOS
AL
32.8
3B
84
-
 
-0.6
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-1.4
-1.3
-0.1
0.0
DET
AL
32.8
SS
223
-
 
0.7
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.4
4.7
3.6
1.2
0.0
-0.3
0.2
-0.5
0.0
DET
AL
33.8
2B
342
-
 
1.1
1.6
-0.2
0.0
0.3
8.3
7.1
1.3
0.0
1.3
2.0
-0.7
0.0
DET
AL
34.8
-
20
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
WS1
AL
34.8
2B
171
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
2.7
1.5
1.3
0.0
-0.8
-1.1
0.3
0.0
10
3
SS
5516
-
  
31.8
29.8
6.6
0.0
4.6
188.7
136.6
52.1
0.0
73.2
54.7
18.5
0.0
162 Game Average
704
-
  
4.1
3.8
0.8
0.0
0.6
  
24.1
17.4
6.6
0.0
  
9.3
7.0
2.4
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
8
SS
4760
-
 
30.4
26.9
7.3
0.0
3.7
172.9
124.6
48.4
0.0
73.3
53.8
19.5
0.0
3
2B
585
-
 
1.7
2.9
-0.5
0.0
0.7
13.1
10.6
2.5
0.0
0.7
1.9
-1.2
0.0
1
2B
171
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
2.7
1.5
1.3
0.0
-0.8
-1.1
0.3
0.0
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James