Johnny Miljus

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1929)

W–L 29–26
ERA 3.92
WHIP 1.53
SO 166
Pitcher PIV 931.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 178 lb
Born
6/30/1895 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died
2/11/1976 in Fort Harrison, MT, USA
MLB Debut
1915-10-02
Last Game
1929-09-25

Full name: John Kenneth Miljus

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
29 26 127 45 15 2 5 457.3 526 199 16 173 166 3.92 931.1

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 3.70 across their career seasons — 5.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1915 PTF FL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1917 BRO NL 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 15.0 14 1 8 9 0.60 2.69 (+78%) -221.7
1920 BRO NL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 23.3 24 8 4 9 3.09 3.45 (+10%) -119.8
1921 BRO NL 6 3 28 9 3 0 1 93.7 115 44 27 37 4.23 4.02 (-5%) 1378.0
1927 PIT NL 8 3 19 6 3 2 0 75.7 62 16 17 24 1.90 4.08 (+53%) 1831.7
1928 PIT NL 5 7 21 10 3 0 1 69.7 90 41 33 26 5.30 4.13 (-28%) -239.1
1928 CLE AL 1 4 11 4 1 0 1 50.7 46 15 20 19 2.66 4.13 (+36%) 446.9
1929 CLE AL 8 8 34 15 4 0 2 128.3 174 74 64 42 5.19 4.60 (-13%) -2145.0
Career · 8 seasons 29 26 127 45 15 2 5 457.1 526 199 173 166 3.92 — 931

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
128 153 14 34 6 2 0 12 0 2 35 .222 .232 .288 .520 0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 18.7% below league average.

Career OBP .232 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career SLG .288 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 26.9% below 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
1915 PTF FL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1917 BRO NL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1920 BRO NL 10 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1921 BRO NL 28 30 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1927 PIT NL 19 28 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .179 — — — — 0.0
1928 PIT NL 21 26 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .308 — — — — 0.0
1928 CLE AL 11 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 CLE AL 34 43 7 11 4 1 0 5 0 0 12 .256 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 128 153 14 34 6 2 0 12 0 2 35 .222 — — — — 0

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 WS PIT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 0 0 6.7 4 1 4 6 1.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 WS PIT 0 1 2 0 0 6.7 4 1 4 6 1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home667981907.241
Away627561506.200

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home65236.227210477893.95
Away62220.12549596783.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-09-25 CLECHWW 000000000
1929-09-21 CLEBOSL 200000000
1929-09-16 CLENYYW 400000002
1929-09-13 CLEMINL 000000000
1929-08-25 CLEBOSL 000000000
1929-08-24 CLEBOSL 100000001
1929-08-23 CLEBOSL 000000000
1929-08-12 CLENYYW 100000001
1929-08-08 CLEDETL 200000000
1929-08-04 CLENYYW 111000100

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1929-09-25 CLECHW — 0.2000110
1929-09-21 CLEBOS — 4.1722420
1929-09-16 CLENYY W 8.1722310
1929-09-13 CLEMIN — 0.1111100
1929-08-25 CLEBOS — 1.0211000
1929-08-24 CLEBOS — 4.1100130
1929-08-23 CLEBOS — 1.0100000
1929-08-12 CLENYY — 1.2432200
1929-08-08 CLEDET — 7.0743411
1929-08-04 CLENYY W 2.0200110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 127 0 22 123 7 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 PTF P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1917 BRO P 4 0 0 4 2 0
1920 BRO P 9 0 0 9 0 1
1921 BRO P 28 0 4 33 1 1
1927 PIT P 19 0 4 23 0 2
1928 PIT P 21 0 2 15 0 1
1928 CLE P 11 0 3 10 1 0
1929 CLE P 34 0 9 28 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 127

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA 1915

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Johnny Miljus (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Sullivan
    14-33, 4.04 ERA
  2. 89
    Tom Sheehan
    17-39, 4.00 ERA
  3. 83
    John Malarkey
    21-37, 3.64 ERA
  4. 82
    George Pechiney
    23-34, 4.23 ERA
  5. 77
    Archie McKain
    26-21, 4.26 ERA
  6. 77
    Will Calihan
    24-21, 4.14 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Miljus

What years did Johnny Miljus play?
Johnny Miljus played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929.
Was Johnny Miljus a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Miljus pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 166 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Miljus hit?
Johnny Miljus hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.