Johnny Allen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1932-1944)

W–L 142–75
ERA 3.75
WHIP 1.33
SO 1,070
Pitcher PIV 16387.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
9/30/1904 in Lenoir, NC, USA
Died
3/29/1959 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1932-04-19
Last Game
1944-09-26
Awards
All-Star

Full name: John Thomas Allen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
142 75 352 241 109 17 18 1950.3 1,849 813 104 738 1,070 3.75 16387.7

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 7.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 NYA AL 17 4 33 21 13 3 4 192.0 162 79 76 109 3.70 4.13 (+10%) 961.5
1933 NYA AL 15 7 25 24 10 1 1 184.7 171 90 87 119 4.39 3.86 (-14%) 585.0
1934 NYA AL 5 2 13 10 4 0 0 71.7 62 23 32 54 2.89 4.29 (+33%) 1110.6
1935 NYA AL 13 6 23 23 12 2 0 167.0 149 67 58 113 3.61 4.35 (+17%) 2336.2
1936 CLE AL 20 10 36 31 19 4 1 243.0 234 93 97 165 3.44 4.59 (+25%) 7096.5
1937 CLE AL 15 1 24 20 14 0 0 173.0 157 49 60 87 2.55 4.34 (+41%) 3203.4
1938 CLE AL 14 8 30 27 13 0 0 200.0 189 93 81 112 4.18 4.35 (+4%) 728.5
1939 CLE AL 9 7 28 26 9 2 0 175.0 199 89 56 79 4.58 4.28 (-7%) 1990.8
1940 CLE AL 9 8 32 17 5 3 5 138.7 126 53 48 62 3.44 4.21 (+18%) 2569.2
1941 SLA AL 2 5 20 9 2 0 1 67.0 89 49 29 27 6.58 3.94 (-67%) -379.8
1941 BRO NL 3 0 11 4 1 0 0 57.3 38 16 12 21 2.51 3.94 (+36%) -178.3
1942 BRO NL 10 6 27 15 5 1 3 118.0 106 42 39 50 3.20 3.57 (+10%) -1225.1
1943 BRO NL 5 1 17 1 0 0 1 38.0 42 18 25 15 4.26 3.50 (-22%) -1441.1
1943 NY1 NL 1 3 15 0 0 0 2 41.0 37 14 14 24 3.07 3.50 (+12%) -277.3
1944 NY1 NL 4 7 18 13 2 1 0 84.0 88 38 24 33 4.07 3.57 (-14%) -692.5
Career · 15 seasons 142 75 352 241 109 17 18 1,950.1 1,849 813 738 1,070 3.75 — 16,388

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
365 716 82 124 12 3 4 64 1 33 155 .173 .210 .215 .425 -3,372

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career SLG .215 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 43.7% below league average.

Career OPS .425 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 NYA AL 33 73 5 9 2 1 1 5 0 4 22 .123 .275 (-55%) .335 (-50%) .391 (-44%) .726 (-47%) -563.7
1933 NYA AL 25 72 7 13 1 1 0 3 0 4 16 .181 .270 (-33%) .329 (-32%) .377 (-41%) .707 (-37%) -420.6
1934 NYA AL 13 26 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 .192 — — — — 0.0
1935 NYA AL 23 67 12 15 1 0 1 12 0 3 13 .224 .279 (-20%) .342 (-25%) .399 (-29%) .742 (-27%) -298.6
1936 CLE AL 37 87 12 14 0 0 0 10 0 6 18 .161 .283 (-43%) .349 (-39%) .404 (-60%) .753 (-50%) -716.2
1937 CLE AL 24 67 5 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 15 .090 .276 (-68%) .342 (-70%) .398 (-78%) .740 (-74%) -807.4
1938 CLE AL 30 79 12 20 2 1 1 14 1 3 14 .253 .272 (-7%) .341 (-18%) .392 (-13%) .734 (-15%) -211.9
1939 CLE AL 34 71 10 16 2 0 0 3 0 3 11 .225 .274 (-18%) .342 (-25%) .393 (-35%) .735 (-31%) -353.5
1940 CLE AL 32 48 3 10 3 0 0 3 0 1 9 .208 — — — — 0.0
1941 SLA AL 20 22 6 3 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 .136 — — — — 0.0
1941 BRO NL 11 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .050 — — — — 0.0
1942 BRO NL 27 39 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 .179 — — — — 0.0
1943 BRO NL 17 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1943 NY1 NL 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 NY1 NL 24 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .083 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 365 716 82 124 12 3 4 64 1 33 155 .173 — — — — -3,372

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1941 WS BRO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1932 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 1 0 4.3 6 3 3 0 6.23

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1941 WS BRO 0 0 3 0 0 3.7 1 0 3 0 0.00
1932 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 0.7 5 3 0 0 40.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1743634266233.182
Away1913534058231.164

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1701061.29363743456193.17
Away182888.29134373924554.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-09-26 NY1CINL 100000000
1944-09-16 NY1PHIL 200000001
1944-09-09 NY1BSNL 000000000
1944-09-03 NY1BROL 100000000
1944-08-27 NY1BROW 300000002
1944-08-21 NY1CHCW 200000001
1944-08-20 NY1CHCL 000000000
1944-08-18 NY1STLL 000000000
1944-08-16 NY1STLL 000000000
1944-08-13 NY1CINL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1944-09-26 NY1CIN L 3.2644101
1944-09-16 NY1PHI L 5.0944200
1944-09-09 NY1BSN — 2.1400010
1944-09-03 NY1BRO L 5.0775221
1944-08-27 NY1BRO W 9.01022041
1944-08-21 NY1CHC W 6.0633440
1944-08-18 NY1STL — 1.0222110
1944-08-16 NY1STL — 2.0100030
1944-08-13 NY1CIN L 4.0341210
1944-08-06 NY1PHI L 8.0833023

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 352 0 104 366 21 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 NYA P 33 0 8 31 5 2
1933 NYA P 25 0 10 29 1 0
1934 NYA P 13 0 1 12 0 2
1935 NYA P 23 0 9 33 1 1
1936 CLE P 36 0 9 50 2 1
1937 CLE P 24 0 7 37 1 1
1938 CLE P 30 0 14 43 2 3
1939 CLE P 28 0 17 36 5 7
1940 CLE P 32 0 8 21 0 2
1941 SLA P 20 0 3 12 2 1
1941 BRO P 11 0 2 11 0 1
1942 BRO P 27 0 3 25 0 3
1943 BRO P 17 0 7 5 2 0
1943 NY1 P 15 0 0 13 0 0
1944 NY1 P 18 0 6 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 352

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1937 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 28th 3.0 336 0
1937 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 11.0 80 0
1935 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 5.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 8.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Johnny Allen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Carl Erskine
    122-78, 4.00 ERA
  2. 95
    Bruce Kison
    115-88, 3.66 ERA
  3. 95
    Joe Dobson
    137-103, 3.62 ERA
  4. 92
    Pat Malone
    134-92, 3.74 ERA
  5. 91
    Jack Sanford
    137-101, 3.69 ERA
  6. 90
    Whit Wyatt
    106-95, 3.79 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Allen

What years did Johnny Allen play?
Johnny Allen played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1944.
Was Johnny Allen a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 142 wins and 1070 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Allen hit?
Johnny Allen hit 4 career home runs with 124 hits.