What years did Johnny Beazley play?

Johnny Beazley played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949.

Was Johnny Beazley a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Beazley pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 147 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Beazley hit?

Johnny Beazley hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

What teams did Johnny Beazley play for?

Johnny Beazley played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–1942, 1946) and the Boston Braves (1947–1949).

What were Johnny Beazley's career stats?

In 76 games, Johnny Beazley went 31-12 with a 3.01 ERA, 147 strikeouts, 374.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What position did Johnny Beazley play?

Johnny Beazley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Johnny Beazley and how much did he weigh?

Johnny Beazley was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.

What was Johnny Beazley's career ERA?

Johnny Beazley finished with a 3.01 career ERA, going 31-12 with 147 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Johnny Beazley have?

Johnny Beazley recorded 147 career strikeouts.

Is Johnny Beazley in the Hall of Fame?

No. Johnny Beazley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Johnny Beazley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1949)

Johnny Beazley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, a span of 9 seasons. Across 76 career appearances, he went 31-12 with a 3.01 ERA and 147 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 354.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 31–12

ERA 3.01

WHIP 1.35

SO 147

Pitcher PIV 354.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 5/25/1918 in Nashville, TN, USA
Died: 4/21/1990 in Nashville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-28
Last Game: 1949-05-08

Full name: John Andrew Beazley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Beazley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	12	76	46	21	3	3	374.0	349	125	13	157	147	3.01	354.9

Career ERA 3.01 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 22.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Johnny Beazley — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	SLN	NL	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	10	1	3	4	1.00	3.94 (+75%)	0.0
1942	SLN	NL	21	6	43	23	13	3	3	215.1	181	51	73	91	2.13	3.57 (+40%)	3022.2
1946	SLN	NL	7	5	19	18	5	0	0	103.0	109	51	55	36	4.46	3.59 (-24%)	-1988.3
1947	BSN	NL	2	0	9	2	2	0	0	28.2	30	14	19	12	4.40	3.97 (-11%)	-235.8
1948	BSN	NL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	16.0	19	8	7	4	4.50	4.10 (-10%)	-443.1
1949	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			31	12	76	46	21	3	3	374.0	349	125	157	147	3.01	—	355

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

Johnny Beazley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
76	120	9	18	3	2	0	13	0	5	55	.150	.184	.208	.392	-489

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Career OBP .184 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career SLG .208 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career OPS .392 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Johnny Beazley — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	SLN	NL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	SLN	NL	43	73	6	10	2	2	9	3	37	.137	.253 (-46%)	.323 (-47%)	.349 (-37%)	.672 (-42%)	-489.5
1946	SLN	NL	19	33	2	8	1	0	4	2	9	.242	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BSN	NL	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BSN	NL	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	BSN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			76	120	9	18	3	2	13	5	55	.150	—	—	—	—	-489

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

Johnny Beazley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143

Playoff Batting by Year

Johnny Beazley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1942	WS	SLN	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143

Playoff Career Pitching

Johnny Beazley — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	3	2	0	19.0	18	5	3	7	2.37

Playoff Pitching by Year

Johnny Beazley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
1942	WS	SLN	2	0	2	2	0	18.0	17	5	3	6	2.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Beazley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	38	59	7	11	0	9	.186
Away	38	61	2	7	0	4	.115

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Beazley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	188.0	176	65	86	67	3.11
Away	38	186.0	173	59	76	78	2.85

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Beazley — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1949-05-08	BSN	PIT	L	0	0
1948-05-20	BSN	PIT	L	2	0
1948-04-29	BSN	PHI	L	1	1
1948-04-24	BSN	NY1	L	1	0
1947-09-11	BSN	PIT	L	0	0
1947-09-01	BSN	NY1	L	0	0
1947-08-20	BSN	PIT	L	0	0
1947-06-28	BSN	BRO	W	0	0
1947-06-26	BSN	BRO	L	0	0
1947-06-06	BSN	CIN	W	4	3

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Beazley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-05-08	BSN	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-05-20	BSN	PIT	—	5.2	9	4	4	2	3	0
1948-04-29	BSN	PHI	L	8.0	6	4	4	3	0	2
1948-04-24	BSN	NY1	—	2.1	4	5	0	2	1	0
1947-09-11	BSN	PIT	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1947-09-01	BSN	NY1	—	1.2	0	1	1	4	0	0
1947-08-20	BSN	PIT	—	2.0	5	3	3	1	0	0
1947-06-28	BSN	BRO	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1947-06-26	BSN	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
1947-06-06	BSN	CIN	W	9.0	11	2	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Beazley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	76	0	24	71	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Beazley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1941	SLN	P	1	0	1	0	0
1942	SLN	P	43	10	48	1	1
1946	SLN	P	19	10	16	1	1
1947	BSN	P	9	3	4	0	0
1948	BSN	P	3	1	2	0	0
1949	BSN	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Beazley — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	76

Awards & Honors

Johnny Beazley — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1942	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P5

Award Voting History

Johnny Beazley — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1942	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	24.0	336	0

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Johnny Beazley: the record in brief

Johnny Beazley's major league career runs from a debut on September 28, 1941 to a final game on May 8, 1949. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1941 through 1946) and the Boston Braves (1947 to 1949). At 6'1" and 190 pounds, Beazley is listed as a pitcher. Beazley batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Beazley was born on May 25, 1918, in Nashville, TN, USA. Beazley died on April 21, 1990, in Nashville, TN, USA. On the record, Johnny Beazley was born John Andrew Beazley.

Beazley pitched in 76 games, starting 46, and finished with a 31-12 record and 3.01 ERA. The same table counts 147 strikeouts and 21 complete games. That 3.01 ERA compares with a 3.87 league average across the same seasons, 22.3% better. The best win total was 21, in 1942. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.13 in 1942, when the league's was 3.57.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Beazley

What years did Johnny Beazley play?: Johnny Beazley played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1949.
Was Johnny Beazley a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Beazley pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 147 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Beazley hit?: Johnny Beazley hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.
What teams did Johnny Beazley play for?: Johnny Beazley played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–1942, 1946) and the Boston Braves (1947–1949).
What were Johnny Beazley's career stats?: In 76 games, Johnny Beazley went 31-12 with a 3.01 ERA, 147 strikeouts, 374.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
What position did Johnny Beazley play?: Johnny Beazley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Johnny Beazley and how much did he weigh?: Johnny Beazley was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
What was Johnny Beazley's career ERA?: Johnny Beazley finished with a 3.01 career ERA, going 31-12 with 147 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Johnny Beazley have?: Johnny Beazley recorded 147 career strikeouts.
Is Johnny Beazley in the Hall of Fame?: No. Johnny Beazley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.