How Johnny Pesky's Sacrifice Hit Compares to Similar Players
Johnny Pesky totaled 83 career Sacrifice Hit, well above the league average of 26.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Sacrifice Hit season came in 1942, posting 22, well above the league average of 3.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 2, well below the league average of 2.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hit total went from 6 in 1952 to 5 in 1953 and 2 in 1954, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hit profile — ranging from 2 to 22 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Johnny Pesky Lifetime Sacrifice Hit and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Sacrifice Hit for Johnny Pesky
| Johnny Pesky
Sacrifice Hit | Johnny Pesky
Sacrifice Fly |
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| Career | 83 | 1 |
| Season Avg. | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 10.59 | 0.13 |
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Johnny Pesky Sacrifice Hit Per Season
Johnny Pesky's Sacrifice Hit for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Pesky Sacrifice Hit by Team
Johnny Pesky's career Sacrifice Hit totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Pesky Cumulative Sacrifice Hit — Career Progression
A running total of Johnny Pesky's career Sacrifice Hit, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Johnny Pesky Sacrifice Hit Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Johnny Pesky's seasonal Sacrifice Hit alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Johnny Pesky Sacrifice Hit — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Johnny Pesky's MLB career with Sacrifice Hit alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
