What years did Johnny Hutchings play?

Johnny Hutchings played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1946.

Was Johnny Hutchings a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Hutchings pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 212 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Hutchings hit?

Johnny Hutchings hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

What teams did Johnny Hutchings play for?

Johnny Hutchings played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1940–1941) and the Boston Braves (1941–1942, 1944–1946).

What were Johnny Hutchings's career stats?

In 155 games, Johnny Hutchings went 12-18 with a 3.96 ERA, 212 strikeouts, 471.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What position did Johnny Hutchings play?

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

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

Johnny Hutchings was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds.

What was Johnny Hutchings's career ERA?

Johnny Hutchings finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 12-18 with 212 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Johnny Hutchings have?

Johnny Hutchings recorded 212 career strikeouts.

Is Johnny Hutchings in the Hall of Fame?

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

Johnny Hutchings

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1946)

Johnny Hutchings was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1946 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, a span of 7 seasons. Across 155 career appearances, he went 12-18 with a 3.96 ERA and 212 strikeouts.

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 12–18

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.39

SO 212

Pitcher PIV -3194.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 250 lb
Born: 4/14/1916 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 4/27/1963 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-04-26
Last Game: 1946-04-21

Full name: John Richard Joseph Hutchings

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Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Hutchings — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	18	155	34	5	3	6	471.0	474	207	36	180	212	3.96	-3194.6

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 5.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Johnny Hutchings — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	CIN	NL	2	1	19	4	0	0	0	54.0	53	21	18	18	3.50	4.21 (+17%)	134.9
1941	CIN	NL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	11.0	12	5	4	5	4.09	3.94 (-4%)	261.8
1941	BSN	NL	1	6	36	7	1	1	2	95.2	110	44	22	36	4.14	3.94 (-5%)	618.6
1942	BSN	NL	1	0	20	3	0	0	0	65.2	66	32	34	27	4.39	3.57 (-23%)	-372.3
1944	BSN	NL	1	4	14	7	1	0	1	56.2	55	25	26	26	3.97	3.57 (-11%)	-430.1
1945	BSN	NL	7	6	57	12	3	2	3	185.0	173	77	75	99	3.75	3.67 (-2%)	-3407.5
1946	BSN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	3	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			12	18	155	34	5	3	6	471.0	474	207	180	212	3.96	—	-3,195

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 Hutchings — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
155	130	7	21	6	0	0	8	0	7	24	.162	.204	.208	.412	-156

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career OBP .204 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career SLG .208 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career OPS .412 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Johnny Hutchings — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	CIN	NL	19	13	2	2	0	0	2	1	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CIN	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BSN	NL	36	27	1	4	2	0	2	6	.148	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BSN	NL	20	20	0	1	0	0	0	9	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	BSN	NL	14	15	0	1	0	1	2	0	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BSN	NL	57	54	4	13	4	7	1	8	.241	.260 (-8%)	.328 (-23%)	.354 (-11%)	.683 (-17%)	-156.3
1946	BSN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			155	130	7	21	6	8	7	24	.162	—	—	—	—	-156

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 Hutchings — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Johnny Hutchings — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1940	WS	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Johnny Hutchings — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Johnny Hutchings — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1940	WS	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Hutchings — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	71	50	4	9	0	4	.180
Away	84	80	3	12	0	4	.150

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Hutchings — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	71	205.0	194	83	67	100	3.64
Away	84	266.0	280	121	110	111	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Hutchings — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1946-04-21	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0
1945-09-30	BSN	NY1	L	0	0	0
1945-09-19	BSN	PHI	W	4	0	1
1945-09-16	BSN	CIN	W	0	0	0
1945-09-13	BSN	PIT	L	2	1	0
1945-09-11	BSN	CHC	L	0	0	0
1945-09-09	BSN	CHC	L	2	1	0
1945-09-07	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0
1945-09-06	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0
1945-09-05	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Hutchings — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-04-21	BSN	PHI	L	3.0	5	3	3	1	1	1
1945-09-30	BSN	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1945-09-19	BSN	PHI	W	9.0	9	0	0	2	5	0
1945-09-16	BSN	CIN	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1945-09-13	BSN	PIT	—	6.2	1	0	0	6	4	0
1945-09-11	BSN	CHC	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0
1945-09-09	BSN	CHC	—	6.2	7	4	3	1	3	0
1945-09-07	BSN	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1945-09-06	BSN	STL	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1945-09-05	BSN	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Hutchings — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	155	0	14	83	5	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Hutchings — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	CIN	P	19	1	6	0	0
1941	CIN	P	8	0	3	0	1
1941	BSN	P	36	2	20	1	4
1942	BSN	P	20	3	10	1	1
1944	BSN	P	14	1	8	0	1
1945	BSN	P	57	7	36	3	1
1946	BSN	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Hutchings — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	155

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Johnny Hutchings: the record in brief

Johnny Hutchings's major league career runs from a debut on April 26, 1940 to a final game on April 21, 1946. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1940 through 1941) and the Boston Braves (1941 through 1946). Hutchings played primarily as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 14, 1916, in Chicago, IL, USA and a listed size of 6'2" and 250 pounds. Hutchings's death is recorded on April 27, 1963, in Indianapolis, IN, USA. On the record, Johnny Hutchings was born John Richard Joseph Hutchings.

Across 155 games (34 starts), Hutchings recorded 12 wins against 18 losses with a 3.96 ERA. The totals include 212 strikeouts. Against a 3.76 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.96 mark was 5.3% worse. Hutchings won 7 games in 1945, the most of any season listed. In 1945, one of the busiest seasons, Hutchings posted a 3.75 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.67.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Hutchings

What years did Johnny Hutchings play?: Johnny Hutchings played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1946.
Was Johnny Hutchings a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Hutchings pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 212 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Hutchings hit?: Johnny Hutchings hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.
What teams did Johnny Hutchings play for?: Johnny Hutchings played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1940–1941) and the Boston Braves (1941–1942, 1944–1946).
What were Johnny Hutchings's career stats?: In 155 games, Johnny Hutchings went 12-18 with a 3.96 ERA, 212 strikeouts, 471.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
What position did Johnny Hutchings play?: Johnny Hutchings played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Johnny Hutchings and how much did he weigh?: Johnny Hutchings was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 250 pounds.
What was Johnny Hutchings's career ERA?: Johnny Hutchings finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 12-18 with 212 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Johnny Hutchings have?: Johnny Hutchings recorded 212 career strikeouts.
Is Johnny Hutchings in the Hall of Fame?: No. Johnny Hutchings has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.