What years did John Kroner play?

John Kroner played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1938.

Was John Kroner a pitcher?

No. John Kroner was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did John Kroner hit?

John Kroner hit 7 career home runs with 184 hits.

John Kroner

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1938)

AVG .262

HR 7

RBI 105

H 184

OPS .712

PIV -548

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 11/13/1908 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 8/26/1968 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-09-29
Last Game: 1938-09-29

Full name: John Harold Kroner

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
223	702	83	184	47	9	7	105	3	68	56	.262	.327	.385	.712	-548

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .712 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — near 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
1935	BOS	AL	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BOS	AL	84	298	40	87	17	8	4	62	2	26	24	.292	.283 (+3%)	.349 (avg)	.404 (+10%)	.753 (+5%)	210.2
1937	CLE	AL	86	283	29	67	14	1	2	26	1	22	25	.237	.276 (-14%)	.342 (-15%)	.398 (-21%)	.740 (-18%)	-847.3
1938	CLE	AL	51	117	13	29	16	0	1	17	0	19	6	.248	.272 (-9%)	.341 (+3%)	.392 (+4%)	.734 (+4%)	89.4
Career · 4 seasons			223	702	83	184	47	9	7	105	3	68	56	.262	—	—	—	—	-548

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	105	328	44	85	5	51	.259
Away	118	374	39	99	2	53	.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB
1938-09-29	CLE	CHW	W	5	2	3	1	0	2	0
1938-09-28	CLE	CHW	L	4	1	2	1	1	4	1
1938-09-27	CLE	CHW	W	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
1938-09-25	CLE	DET	L	4	1	1	1	0	1	0
1938-09-24	CLE	DET	L	4	1	2	2	0	2	0
1938-09-23	CLE	DET	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
1938-09-23	CLE	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-20	CLE	MIN	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
1938-09-19	CLE	PHA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-18	CLE	PHA	L	3	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	7	34	4	2	1
2B	133	301	375	22	85
3B	44	34	80	7	10
OF	1	0	0	0	0
SS	19	41	47	8	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	BOS	3B	2	0	1	0	0
1936	BOS	2B	38	76	109	7	17
1936	BOS	3B	28	29	56	3	8
1936	BOS	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1936	BOS	SS	18	41	46	8	11
1937	CLE	2B	64	155	189	11	45
1937	CLE	3B	11	2	14	3	1
1938	CLE	1B	7	34	4	2	1
1938	CLE	2B	31	70	77	4	23
1938	CLE	3B	3	3	9	1	1
1938	CLE	SS	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	7
Second Base	133
Third Base	44
Shortstop	19
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about John Kroner

What years did John Kroner play?: John Kroner played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1938.
Was John Kroner a pitcher?: No. John Kroner was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did John Kroner hit?: John Kroner hit 7 career home runs with 184 hits.