First name: Johnny
Last name: Groth
Birthdate: 1926-07-23
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: grotj102
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1947 | DET | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1948 | DET | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1 |
| 1949 | DET | 5.1 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 15 |
| 1950 | DET | 8.2 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 14 |
| 1951 | DET | 5.8 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 9 |
| 1952 | DET | 7.4 | 1.6 | 9.0 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 1953 | SLA | 7.7 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 8 |
| 1954 | CHA | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1955 | CHA | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -1 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1957 | DET | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 1958 | DET | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 1959 | DET | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1960 | DET | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Career | 54.0 | 11.5 | 65.5 | 5.5 | 24.7 | 40.5 | 74 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 9 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1947 | DET | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1948 | DET | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1949 | DET | 418 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9.7 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 |
| 1950 | DET | 669 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -5 |
| 1951 | DET | 465 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 9.8 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 7 |
| 1952 | DET | 580 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -20 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 9.1 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -9 |
| 1953 | SLA | 610 | -15 | -17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 9.4 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | 10 |
| 1954 | CHA | 477 | -3 | -3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 16 |
| 1955 | CHA | 88 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 205 | -9 | -8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 9.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -3 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 280 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 10.0 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.5 | -4 |
| 1957 | DET | 112 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 68 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -3 |
| 1958 | DET | 161 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 9 |
| 1959 | DET | 112 | -4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 9.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 3 |
| 1960 | DET | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1 |
| Career | 4,301 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1 | -49 | -11 | 0 | 0 | -53 | - | -5.5 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -7.9 | 36 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | DET | LF | 34 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | DET | CF | 60 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | DET | CF | 2163 | 276 | -3.0 | -5 | -4 | -16 | 103 | 2 | -2 |
| 1950 | DET | CF | 3993 | 454 | -19.0 | -21 | -18 | -82 | 174 | -1 | -19 |
| 1951 | DET | CF | 2737 | 337 | -4.0 | -5 | -4 | -25 | 135 | 1 | -3 |
| 1952 | DET | LF | 24 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952 | DET | CF | 3426 | 428 | -23.0 | -24 | -21 | -51 | 167 | 0 | -21 |
| 1953 | SLA | CF | 4015 | 589 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | 27 | 228 | 1 | -2 |
| 1954 | CHA | LF | 177 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | CHA | CF | 3104 | 412 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 181 | 2 | 5 |
| 1954 | CHA | RF | 49 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | WS1 | LF | 233 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CHA | CF | 596 | 81 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 1955 | WS1 | CF | 1109 | 152 | -6.0 | -5 | -4 | -6 | 64 | -3 | -7 |
| 1955 | WS1 | RF | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | KC1 | LF | 132 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | KC1 | CF | 1336 | 156 | -7.0 | -7 | -6 | -26 | 67 | 1 | -5 |
| 1956 | KC1 | RF | 307 | 42 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | 17 | -1 | -4 |
| 1957 | DET | LF | 115 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | KC1 | LF | 136 | 11 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 10 | -1 | -2 |
| 1957 | DET | CF | 646 | 88 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 2 |
| 1957 | KC1 | CF | 17 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 1957 | KC1 | RF | 327 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 20 | -1 | -1 |
| 1958 | DET | LF | 515 | 61 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 1958 | DET | CF | 378 | 52 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | DET | RF | 121 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | DET | LF | 157 | 19 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | DET | CF | 316 | 49 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | DET | RF | 126 | 13 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| 1960 | DET | CF | 86 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 1960 | DET | RF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 1523 | 170 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 5 | ||
| CF | 23982 | 3092 | -56.0 | -61 | -51 | -165 | 1214 | 4 | -47 | ||
| RF | 944 | 121 | -6.0 | -6 | -6 | -21 | 45 | -1 | -7 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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