Johnny Hopp

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1952)

Johnny Hopp was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1952 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,393 career games, he hit .296 with 1,262 hits, 46 home runs, and 458 RBI. Johnny Hopp was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,721.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .296
HR 46
RBI 458
H 1,262
OPS .782
PIV 9,721
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
7/18/1916 in Hastings, NE, USA
Died
6/1/2003 in Scottsbluff, NE, USA
MLB Debut
1939-09-18
Last Game
1952-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: John Leonard Hopp

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Career Batting Statistics

Johnny Hopp — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,393 4,260 698 1,262 216 74 46 458 128 464 378 .296 .368 .414 .782 9,721

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Career OBP .368 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +10.3% above league average.

Career SLG .414 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +11.3% above league average.

Career OPS .782 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — +10.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Johnny Hopp Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 SLN NL 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1940 SLN NL 80 152 24 41 7 4 1 14 3 9 21 .270 .267 (+1%) .335 (-6%) .387 (avg) .722 (-3%) -106.1
1941 SLN NL 134 445 83 135 25 11 4 50 15 50 63 .303 .262 (+16%) .332 (+14%) .373 (+17%) .705 (+15%) 1347.4
1942 SLN NL 95 314 41 81 16 7 3 37 14 36 40 .258 .253 (+2%) .323 (+3%) .349 (+9%) .672 (+6%) 327.0
1943 SLN NL 91 241 33 54 10 2 2 25 8 24 22 .224 .255 (-12%) .324 (-9%) .346 (-11%) .671 (-10%) -364.6
1944 SLN NL 139 527 106 177 35 9 11 72 15 58 47 .336 .261 (+28%) .325 (+24%) .357 (+40%) .683 (+32%) 3266.3
1945 SLN NL 124 446 67 129 22 8 3 44 14 49 24 .289 .260 (+11%) .328 (+11%) .354 (+11%) .683 (+11%) 948.1
1946 BSN NL 129 445 71 148 23 8 3 48 21 34 34 .333 .256 (+29%) .328 (+17%) .358 (+23%) .687 (+20%) 1679.5
1947 BSN NL 134 430 74 124 20 2 2 32 13 58 30 .288 .262 (+10%) .336 (+12%) .376 (-5%) .712 (+3%) 435.1
1948 PIT NL 120 392 64 109 15 12 1 31 5 40 25 .278 .263 (+5%) .340 (+1%) .379 (+2%) .719 (+2%) 44.5
1949 PIT NL 20 55 5 12 3 1 0 3 0 7 3 .218 .262 (-17%) .343 (-11%) .384 (-20%) .727 (-15%) -141.9
1949 BRO NL 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — -141.9
1949 PIT NL 85 316 50 106 11 4 5 36 9 30 26 .335 .262 (+28%) .343 (+14%) .384 (+15%) .727 (+15%) -141.9
1950 PIT NL 106 318 51 108 24 5 8 47 7 43 17 .340 .265 (+28%) .346 (+21%) .401 (+30%) .747 (+26%) 1670.6
1950 NYA AL 19 27 9 9 2 1 1 8 0 8 1 .333 — — — — 1670.6
1951 NYA AL 46 63 10 13 1 0 2 4 2 9 11 .206 .260 (-21%) .336 (-9%) .385 (-18%) .721 (-14%) -128.4
1952 NYA AL 15 25 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 .160 — — — — 0.0
1952 DET AL 42 46 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 6 7 .217 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,393 4,260 698 1,262 216 74 46 458 128 464 378 .296 — — — — 10,364

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 Hopp — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 50 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 10 .160

Playoff Batting by Year

Johnny Hopp — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1951 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1950 WS NYA 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944 WS SLN 6 27 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 .185
1943 WS SLN 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1942 WS SLN 5 17 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Hopp — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home717218038666922237.307
Away678207931159324220.285

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Hopp — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1952-09-27 DETCLEL 100000000
1952-09-22 DETCLEL 100000000
1952-09-21 DETCLEL 100000001
1952-09-20 DETCLEL 100000000
1952-09-19 DETCLEL 000000010
1952-09-15 DETMINW 111000100
1952-09-14 DETMINL 100000000
1952-09-06 DETCHWL 100000000
1952-08-31 DETSLAL 100000001
1952-08-29 DETCLEL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Hopp — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 479 0 3599 243 53 334
OF 717 0 1664 24 26 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Hopp — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 SLN 1B 2 0 6 1 0 1
1940 SLN 1B 10 0 43 3 1 4
1940 SLN OF 39 0 86 1 3 0
1941 SLN 1B 39 0 329 17 4 23
1941 SLN OF 91 0 213 4 4 1
1942 SLN 1B 88 0 746 44 14 68
1943 SLN 1B 27 0 173 16 6 13
1943 SLN OF 52 0 113 1 6 3
1944 SLN 1B 6 0 36 2 0 0
1944 SLN OF 131 0 316 2 1 1
1945 SLN 1B 15 0 131 11 2 11
1945 SLN OF 104 0 244 5 5 2
1946 BSN 1B 68 0 535 42 11 44
1946 BSN OF 58 0 135 3 0 1
1947 BSN OF 125 0 296 2 6 0
1948 PIT 1B 25 0 211 18 1 21
1948 PIT OF 80 0 192 3 0 1
1949 PIT 1B 6 0 49 4 3 4
1949 PIT OF 7 0 12 1 1 0
1949 BRO 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1949 BRO OF 4 0 6 1 0 0
1949 PIT 1B 71 0 593 40 4 65
1949 PIT OF 9 0 21 0 0 0
1950 PIT 1B 70 0 534 32 6 61
1950 PIT OF 7 0 13 1 0 0
1950 NYA 1B 12 0 38 2 0 1
1950 NYA OF 6 0 11 0 0 0
1951 NYA 1B 25 0 121 5 1 10
1952 NYA 1B 12 0 52 5 0 8
1952 DET 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1952 DET OF 4 0 6 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Hopp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 477
Left Field 142
Center Field 467
Right Field 114

Award Voting History

Johnny Hopp — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1946 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 34.0 336 0
1945 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 17.0 336 0
1944 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 10.0 336 0
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 61.0 336 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 Hopp (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ira Flagstead
    .290 avg, 40 HR
  2. 96
    Billy Southworth HOF
    .297 avg, 52 HR
  3. 93
    Fred Schulte
    .291 avg, 47 HR
  4. 93
    Harry Rice
    .299 avg, 48 HR
  5. 93
    Roy Johnson
    .296 avg, 58 HR
  6. 90
    Rube Bressler
    .301 avg, 32 HR

Johnny Hopp: the record in brief

According to the bio, Johnny Hopp debuted on September 18, 1939 and played a final game on September 27, 1952. Hopp played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1939 to 1945), the Boston Braves (1946 through 1947), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948 to 1950), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949), the New York Yankees (1950 to 1952), and the Detroit Tigers (1952). Hopp, born on July 18, 1916, in Hastings, NE, USA, is listed as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. Hopp's listed size is 170 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. The bio records the death on June 1, 2003, in Scottsbluff, NE, USA. The given name on file is John Leonard Hopp.

Hopp collected 1,262 hits in 4,260 at bats across 1,393 games, good for a .296 batting average; the totals also include 46 homers, 458 runs batted in, and 128 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .368 and the slugging percentage .414, for an OPS of .782. Hopp's .296 average ran 13.3% above the .261 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Hopp

What years did Johnny Hopp play?
Johnny Hopp played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1952.
Was Johnny Hopp a pitcher?
No. Johnny Hopp was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Johnny Hopp hit?
Johnny Hopp hit 46 career home runs with 1,262 hits.
What teams did Johnny Hopp play for?
Johnny Hopp played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1939–1945), the Boston Braves (1946–1947), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–1950), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949), the New York Yankees (1950–1952), and the Detroit Tigers (1952).
Did Johnny Hopp win an MVP award?
No. Johnny Hopp did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Johnny Hopp win?
Johnny Hopp was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Johnny Hopp's career stats?
In 1,393 games, Johnny Hopp had 1,262 hits, 46 home runs, 458 RBI, 698 runs, and 128 stolen bases, with a .296 batting average.
What position did Johnny Hopp play?
Johnny Hopp played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Johnny Hopp and how much did he weigh?
Johnny Hopp was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Johnny Hopp hit each season?
Johnny Hopp's home runs by season: 0 in 1939, 1 in 1940, 4 in 1941, 3 in 1942, 2 in 1943, 11 in 1944, 3 in 1945, 3 in 1946, 2 in 1947, 1 in 1948, 5 in 1949, 9 in 1950, 2 in 1951, and 0 in 1952. His most in one season was 11, in 1944.
What was Johnny Hopp's career batting average?
Johnny Hopp batted .296 over his career, with 1,262 hits in 4,260 at bats.
How many RBI did Johnny Hopp have?
Johnny Hopp drove in 458 runs in his career.
Is Johnny Hopp in the Hall of Fame?
No. Johnny Hopp has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Johnny Hopp make?
Johnny Hopp was selected to 1 All-Star Game.