What years did John Milligan play?

John Milligan played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1934.

Was John Milligan a pitcher?

Yes. John Milligan pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 38 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Milligan hit?

John Milligan hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

John Milligan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1934)

W–L 3–8

ERA 5.17

WHIP 1.78

SO 38

Pitcher PIV -787.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 172 lb
Born: 1/22/1904 in Schuylerville, NY, USA
Died: 5/15/1972 in Fort Pierce, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-08-11
Last Game: 1934-06-23

Full name: John Alexander Milligan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	8	35	12	4	0	0	116.7	141	67	2	67	38	5.17	-787.6

Career ERA 5.17 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 17.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1928	PHI	NL	2	5	13	7	3	68.0	69	33	32	22	4.37	4.13 (-6%)	-257.4
1929	PHI	NL	0	1	8	3	0	9.7	29	18	10	2	16.76	4.60 (-264%)	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	1	2	9	2	1	28.3	26	10	21	7	3.18	4.80 (+34%)	-530.2
1931	PHI	NL	0	0	3	0	0	8.0	11	3	4	6	3.38	—	0.0
1934	WS1	AL	0	0	2	0	0	2.7	6	3	0	1	10.12	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			3	8	35	12	4	116.2	141	67	67	38	5.17	—	-788

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
35	34	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	.088	.088	.088	.176	0

Career AVG .088 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career OBP .088 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 74.5% below league average.

Career SLG .088 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Career OPS .176 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 76.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1928	PHI	NL	13	20	1	1	1	3	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	PHI	NL	8	3	0	1	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	9	9	0	1	0	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	PHI	NL	3	2	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	WS1	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			35	34	2	3	2	4	.088	—	—	—	—	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.

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	19	18	0	2	0	1	.111
Away	16	16	2	1	0	1	.062

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	19	67.0	86	36	31	22	4.84
Away	16	49.1	55	29	36	16	5.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1934-06-23	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0
1934-06-22	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0
1931-09-14	PHI	STL	L	2	1	0
1931-08-27	PHI	CIN	W	0	0	0
1931-08-25	PHI	CIN	L	0	0	0
1930-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0
1930-09-24	PHI	BRO	W	4	0	1
1930-09-20	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0
1930-09-18	PHI	PIT	L	3	0	0
1930-05-18	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1934-06-23	MIN	DET	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
1934-06-22	MIN	DET	—	0.2	4	3	0	0	0
1931-09-14	PHI	STL	—	4.1	5	2	2	3	2
1931-08-27	PHI	CIN	—	1.2	3	0	0	1	2
1931-08-25	PHI	CIN	—	2.0	3	3	2	0	2
1930-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	1.2	1	1	1	2	1
1930-09-24	PHI	BRO	W	9.0	11	3	2	2	1
1930-09-20	PHI	STL	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	1
1930-09-18	PHI	PIT	L	8.0	7	6	3	8	3
1930-05-18	PHI	BRO	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	35	0	7	36	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	PHI	P	13	4	20	2	0
1929	PHI	P	8	0	4	0	0
1930	PHI	P	9	3	11	0	1
1931	PHI	P	3	0	0	0	0
1934	WS1	P	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	35

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cornell University	Ithaca	NY	1924

Frequently Asked Questions about John Milligan

What years did John Milligan play?: John Milligan played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1934.
Was John Milligan a pitcher?: Yes. John Milligan pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 38 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Milligan hit?: John Milligan hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.