Pesky earned a free base 662 times while being called out on strikes on 218 attempts. His OBP sits at .394 and he has a career OPS of .780. He tallied 867 runs and had 404 RBIs. He hit the long ball 17 times, as well as 1,832 total bases and a .386 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,745 at-bats in his baseball career, Pesky hit .307 with 1,455 base hits.
Johnny Pesky Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .307 | 17 | 1,455 | 662 | 867 | 404 | .394 | 5,516 | 4,745 | .780 | 107 | 226 | 50 | 1,270 | .386 | 53 | 49 | 1,832 | 218 | |
| 1954 | TOT | .246 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 10 | .296 | 191 | 175 | .616 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 69 | .320 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 8 |
| 1954 | DET | .176 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .300 | 20 | 17 | .653 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1954 | WSH | .253 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 9 | .296 | 171 | 158 | .612 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 49 | .316 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7 |
| 1953 | DET | .292 | 2 | 90 | 27 | 43 | 24 | .353 | 342 | 308 | .743 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 103 | .390 | 3 | 7 | 120 | 10 |
| 1952 | TOT | .225 | 1 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 11 | .372 | 307 | 244 | .634 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 94 | .262 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 16 |
| 1952 | BOS | .149 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .313 | 84 | 67 | .492 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .179 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| 1952 | DET | .254 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 26 | 9 | .394 | 223 | 177 | .688 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 69 | .294 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 11 |
| 1951 | BOS | .313 | 3 | 150 | 84 | 93 | 41 | .417 | 573 | 480 | .815 | 113 | 20 | 6 | 131 | .398 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 15 |
| 1950 | BOS | .312 | 1 | 153 | 104 | 112 | 49 | .437 | 605 | 490 | .825 | 104 | 22 | 6 | 127 | .388 | 2 | 1 | 190 | 31 |
| 1949 | BOS | .306 | 2 | 185 | 100 | 111 | 69 | .408 | 713 | 604 | .792 | 104 | 27 | 7 | 148 | .384 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 19 |
| 1948 | BOS | .281 | 3 | 159 | 99 | 124 | 55 | .394 | 677 | 565 | .759 | 99 | 26 | 6 | 143 | .365 | 3 | 5 | 206 | 32 |
| 1947 | BOS | .324 | 0 | 207 | 72 | 106 | 39 | .393 | 719 | 638 | .785 | 112 | 27 | 8 | 155 | .392 | 12 | 9 | 250 | 22 |
| 1946 | BOS | .335 | 2 | 208 | 65 | 115 | 55 | .401 | 703 | 621 | .827 | 126 | 43 | 4 | 153 | .427 | 9 | 8 | 265 | 29 |
| 1942 | BOS | .331 | 2 | 205 | 42 | 105 | 51 | .375 | 686 | 620 | .791 | 119 | 29 | 9 | 147 | .416 | 12 | 7 | 258 | 36 |
1954 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 69 | 185th |
| Plate Appearances | 191 | 181st |
| At-Bats | 175 | 175th |
| Runs Scored | 22 | 170th |
| Hits | 43 | 182nd |
| Doubles | 4 | 221st |
| Triples | 3 | 112th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 253rd |
| Runs Batted In | 10 | 227th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 169th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 165th |
| Walks | 13 | 204th |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 347th |
| Batting Average | .246 | 227th |
| On-Base Percentage | .296 | 293rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .320 | 263rd |
| OPS | .616 | 274th |
| OPS+ | 73 | 257th |
| Total Bases | 56 | 187th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 183rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 484th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 241st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 229th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 495th |
1954 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 20 | 421st |
| Plate Appearances | 20 | 417th |
| At-Bats | 17 | 426th |
| Runs Scored | 5 | 296th |
| Hits | 3 | 419th |
| Doubles | 0 | 540th |
| Triples | 0 | 505th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 254th |
| Runs Batted In | 1 | 434th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 475th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 487th |
| Walks | 3 | 340th |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 533rd |
| Batting Average | .176 | 364th |
| On-Base Percentage | .300 | 282nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .353 | 213th |
| OPS | .653 | 233rd |
| OPS+ | 80 | 223rd |
| Total Bases | 6 | 379th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 252nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 485th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 536th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 513th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 496th |
1954 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 49 | 235th |
| Plate Appearances | 171 | 195th |
| At-Bats | 158 | 189th |
| Runs Scored | 17 | 189th |
| Hits | 40 | 188th |
| Doubles | 4 | 222nd |
| Triples | 3 | 113th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 514th |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 236th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 170th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 166th |
| Walks | 10 | 222nd |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 365th |
| Batting Average | .253 | 195th |
| On-Base Percentage | .296 | 294th |
| Slugging Percentage | .316 | 268th |
| OPS | .612 | 280th |
| OPS+ | 72 | 258th |
| Total Bases | 50 | 193rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 253rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 486th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 242nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 230th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 497th |
1953 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 103 | 129th |
| Plate Appearances | 342 | 129th |
| At-Bats | 308 | 125th |
| Runs Scored | 43 | 113th |
| Hits | 90 | 117th |
| Doubles | 22 | 64th |
| Triples | 1 | 204th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 211th |
| Runs Batted In | 24 | 164th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 74th |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 12th |
| Walks | 27 | 136th |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 323rd |
| Batting Average | .292 | 91st |
| On-Base Percentage | .353 | 131st |
| Slugging Percentage | .390 | 172nd |
| OPS | .743 | 151st |
| OPS+ | 102 | 129th |
| Total Bases | 120 | 120th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 199th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 106th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 92nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 439th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 503rd |
1952 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 94 | 141st |
| Plate Appearances | 307 | 146th |
| At-Bats | 244 | 158th |
| Runs Scored | 36 | 131st |
| Hits | 55 | 165th |
| Doubles | 6 | 203rd |
| Triples | 0 | 553rd |
| Home Runs | 1 | 265th |
| Runs Batted In | 11 | 245th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 193rd |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 45th |
| Walks | 56 | 44th |
| Strikeouts | 16 | 257th |
| Batting Average | .225 | 309th |
| On-Base Percentage | .372 | 72nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .262 | 375th |
| OPS | .634 | 267th |
| OPS+ | 77 | 260th |
| Total Bases | 64 | 188th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 238th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 181st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 82nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 465th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 133rd |
1952 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 25 | 432nd |
| Plate Appearances | 84 | 299th |
| At-Bats | 67 | 315th |
| Runs Scored | 10 | 259th |
| Hits | 10 | 355th |
| Doubles | 2 | 334th |
| Triples | 0 | 554th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 573rd |
| Runs Batted In | 2 | 448th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 554th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 87th |
| Walks | 15 | 213th |
| Strikeouts | 5 | 455th |
| Batting Average | .149 | 477th |
| On-Base Percentage | .313 | 266th |
| Slugging Percentage | .179 | 475th |
| OPS | .492 | 407th |
| OPS+ | 36 | 409th |
| Total Bases | 12 | 371st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 1 | 381st |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 182nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 366th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 466th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 553rd |
1952 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 69 | 192nd |
| Plate Appearances | 223 | 179th |
| At-Bats | 177 | 191st |
| Runs Scored | 26 | 165th |
| Hits | 45 | 188th |
| Doubles | 4 | 250th |
| Triples | 0 | 555th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 266th |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 265th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 194th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 140th |
| Walks | 41 | 86th |
| Strikeouts | 11 | 326th |
| Batting Average | .254 | 194th |
| On-Base Percentage | .394 | 36th |
| Slugging Percentage | .294 | 320th |
| OPS | .688 | 198th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 185th |
| Total Bases | 52 | 212th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 295th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 544th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 112th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 467th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 134th |
1951 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 131 | 70th |
| Plate Appearances | 573 | 52nd |
| At-Bats | 480 | 63rd |
| Runs Scored | 93 | 20th |
| Hits | 150 | 46th |
| Doubles | 20 | 72nd |
| Triples | 6 | 35th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 177th |
| Runs Batted In | 41 | 119th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 125th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 129th |
| Walks | 84 | 13th |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 240th |
| Batting Average | .313 | 69th |
| On-Base Percentage | .417 | 47th |
| Slugging Percentage | .398 | 172nd |
| OPS | .815 | 97th |
| OPS+ | 113 | 122nd |
| Total Bases | 191 | 65th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 89th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 93rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 49th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 468th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 531st |
1950 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 127 | 78th |
| Plate Appearances | 605 | 47th |
| At-Bats | 490 | 62nd |
| Runs Scored | 112 | 11th |
| Hits | 153 | 44th |
| Doubles | 22 | 62nd |
| Triples | 6 | 46th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 251st |
| Runs Batted In | 49 | 102nd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 116th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 172nd |
| Walks | 104 | 6th |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 123rd |
| Batting Average | .312 | 58th |
| On-Base Percentage | .437 | 32nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .388 | 170th |
| OPS | .825 | 91st |
| OPS+ | 104 | 116th |
| Total Bases | 190 | 72nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 51st |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 22nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 73rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 432nd |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 102nd |
1949 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 27th |
| Plate Appearances | 713 | 5th |
| At-Bats | 604 | 14th |
| Runs Scored | 111 | 9th |
| Hits | 185 | 11th |
| Doubles | 27 | 27th |
| Triples | 7 | 20th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 196th |
| Runs Batted In | 69 | 46th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 26th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 58th |
| Walks | 100 | 12th |
| Strikeouts | 19 | 203rd |
| Batting Average | .306 | 64th |
| On-Base Percentage | .408 | 51st |
| Slugging Percentage | .384 | 164th |
| OPS | .792 | 104th |
| OPS+ | 104 | 123rd |
| Total Bases | 232 | 30th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 57th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 27th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 121st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 408th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 478th |
1948 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 143 | 38th |
| Plate Appearances | 677 | 8th |
| At-Bats | 565 | 18th |
| Runs Scored | 124 | 4th |
| Hits | 159 | 26th |
| Doubles | 26 | 33rd |
| Triples | 6 | 49th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 141st |
| Runs Batted In | 55 | 70th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 131st |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 35th |
| Walks | 99 | 7th |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 102nd |
| Batting Average | .281 | 208th |
| On-Base Percentage | .394 | 118th |
| Slugging Percentage | .365 | 275th |
| OPS | .759 | 204th |
| OPS+ | 99 | 238th |
| Total Bases | 206 | 40th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 71st |
| Hit By Pitch | 6 | 7th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 69th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 605th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 679th |
1947 Stats for Johnny Pesky
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 155 | 6th |
| Plate Appearances | 719 | 2nd |
| At-Bats | 638 | 3rd |
| Runs Scored | 106 | 8th |
| Hits | 207 | 1st |
| Doubles | 27 | 31st |
| Triples | 8 | 24th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 744th |
| Runs Batted In | 39 | 121st |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 12th |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 8th |
| Walks | 72 | 26th |
| Strikeouts | 22 | 166th |
| Batting Average | .324 | 101st |
| On-Base Percentage | .393 | 127th |
| Slugging Percentage | .392 | 238th |
| OPS | .785 | 178th |
| OPS+ | 112 | 182nd |
| Total Bases | 250 | 16th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 71st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 722nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 9 | 47th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 647th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 719th |