Johnny Berardino
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1952)
- Position
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 175 lb
- Died
- 5/19/1996 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1939-04-22
- Last Game
- 1952-09-19
Full name: John Berardino
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 912 | 3,028 | 334 | 755 | 167 | 23 | 36 | 387 | 27 | 284 | 268 | .249 | .316 | .355 | .672 | -2,830 |
Career AVG .249 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .316 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 5.7% below league average.
Career SLG .355 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.
Career OPS .672 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | SLA | AL | 126 | 468 | 42 | 120 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 37 | 36 | .256 | .274 (-6%) | .342 (-8%) | .393 (-8%) | .735 (-8%) | -670.8 |
| 1940 | SLA | AL | 142 | 523 | 71 | 135 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 85 | 6 | 32 | 46 | .258 | .267 (-3%) | .335 (-10%) | .387 (+9%) | .722 (avg) | -136.1 |
| 1941 | SLA | AL | 128 | 469 | 48 | 127 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 41 | 27 | .271 | .262 (+3%) | .332 (avg) | .373 (+3%) | .705 (+1%) | 79.4 |
| 1942 | SLA | AL | 29 | 74 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .284 | .253 (+12%) | .323 (+2%) | .349 (+16%) | .672 (+9%) | 88.9 |
| 1946 | SLA | AL | 144 | 582 | 70 | 154 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 58 | .265 | .256 (+3%) | .328 (-7%) | .358 (avg) | .687 (-3%) | -442.1 |
| 1947 | SLA | AL | 90 | 306 | 29 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 44 | 26 | .261 | .262 (avg) | .336 (+6%) | .376 (-7%) | .712 (-1%) | 53.6 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 66 | 147 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 16 | .190 | .263 (-28%) | .340 (-4%) | .379 (-26%) | .719 (-16%) | -302.5 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 50 | 116 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | .198 | .262 (-25%) | .343 (-14%) | .384 (-30%) | .727 (-23%) | -418.7 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1950 | PIT | NL | 40 | 131 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .206 | .265 (-23%) | .346 (-11%) | .401 (-33%) | .747 (-23%) | 0.0 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 39 | 119 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 18 | .227 | .260 (-13%) | .336 (-4%) | .385 (-22%) | .721 (-13%) | -235.7 |
| 1952 | CLE | AL | 35 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .094 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 19 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .143 | .252 (-43%) | .326 (-39%) | .369 (-42%) | .696 (-40%) | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 912 | 3,028 | 334 | 755 | 167 | 23 | 36 | 387 | 27 | 284 | 268 | .249 | — | — | — | — | -1,984 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (912 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 439 | 1382 | 170 | 345 | 16 | 193 | .250 |
| Away | 473 | 1646 | 164 | 410 | 20 | 194 | .249 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-09-19 | PIT | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-09-17 | PIT | BRO | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952-09-16 | PIT | BRO | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-09-14 | PIT | PHI | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952-09-14 | PIT | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-09-10 | PIT | NY1 | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-09-09 | PIT | NY1 | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-09-05 | PIT | STL | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1952-09-04 | PIT | CIN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952-09-03 | PIT | CIN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 26 | 0 | 191 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 2B | 453 | 0 | 1166 | 1284 | 80 | 297 |
| 3B | 91 | 0 | 96 | 151 | 17 | 19 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 266 | 0 | 540 | 684 | 72 | 171 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | SLA | 2B | 114 | 0 | 315 | 339 | 29 | 67 |
| 1939 | SLA | 3B | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | SLA | SS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1940 | SLA | 2B | 13 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 11 |
| 1940 | SLA | 3B | 9 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 1940 | SLA | SS | 112 | 0 | 250 | 336 | 38 | 83 |
| 1941 | SLA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | SLA | SS | 123 | 0 | 261 | 305 | 27 | 81 |
| 1942 | SLA | 1B | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1942 | SLA | 2B | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 1942 | SLA | 3B | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 1942 | SLA | SS | 6 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1946 | SLA | 2B | 143 | 0 | 374 | 414 | 23 | 96 |
| 1947 | SLA | 2B | 86 | 0 | 242 | 221 | 11 | 61 |
| 1948 | CLE | 1B | 18 | 0 | 144 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 1948 | CLE | 2B | 20 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 11 |
| 1948 | CLE | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | CLE | SS | 12 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| 1949 | CLE | 2B | 8 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 4 |
| 1949 | CLE | 3B | 25 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 3 |
| 1949 | CLE | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | CLE | 2B | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | CLE | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | PIT | 2B | 36 | 0 | 84 | 106 | 7 | 28 |
| 1950 | PIT | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | SLA | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | SLA | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | SLA | 3B | 31 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 6 |
| 1951 | SLA | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CLE | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CLE | 2B | 8 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 1952 | CLE | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CLE | SS | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | PIT | 2B | 18 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 4 | 13 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 26 |
| Second Base | 454 |
| Third Base | 90 |
| Shortstop | 266 |
| Left Field | 1 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | CA | 1937 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25th | 2.0 | 336 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Johnny Berardino (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Berardino
- What years did Johnny Berardino play?
- Johnny Berardino played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1952.
- Was Johnny Berardino a pitcher?
- No. Johnny Berardino was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Johnny Berardino hit?
- Johnny Berardino hit 36 career home runs with 755 hits.