Johnny Mize

First Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1936-1953)

Johnny Mize was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1953 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, and the New York Yankees, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,884 career games, he hit .312 with 2,011 hits, 359 home runs, and 1,337 RBI. Johnny Mize was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 and was a 10-time All-Star and a Babe Ruth Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 43,061.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1981
AVG .312
HR 359
RBI 1,337
H 2,011
OPS .959
PIV 43,061
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 215 lb
Born
1/7/1913 in Demorest, GA, USA
Died
6/2/1993 in Demorest, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1936-04-16
Last Game
1953-09-26
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1981 (BBWAA)
Awards
10× All-Star · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: John Robert Mize

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Career Batting Statistics

Johnny Mize — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,884 6,443 1,118 2,011 367 83 359 1,337 28 856 524 .312 .397 .562 .959 43,061

Career AVG .312 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +17.6% above league average.

Career OBP .397 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Career SLG .562 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +46.7% above league average.

Career OPS .959 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — +33.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Johnny Mize 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
1936 SLN NL 126 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 1 50 32 .329 .283 (+16%) .349 (+15%) .404 (+43%) .753 (+30%) 2492.2
1937 SLN NL 145 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 2 56 57 .364 .276 (+32%) .342 (+25%) .398 (+49%) .740 (+38%) 4420.1
1938 SLN NL 149 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 0 74 47 .337 .272 (+24%) .341 (+23%) .392 (+56%) .734 (+41%) 4523.0
1939 SLN NL 153 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 0 92 49 .349 .274 (+27%) .342 (+30%) .393 (+59%) .735 (+46%) 5526.7
1940 SLN NL 155 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 7 82 49 .314 .267 (+18%) .335 (+20%) .387 (+64%) .722 (+44%) 5195.0
1941 SLN NL 126 473 67 150 39 8 16 100 4 70 45 .317 .262 (+21%) .332 (+22%) .373 (+43%) .705 (+33%) 3112.2
1942 NY1 NL 142 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 3 60 39 .305 .253 (+20%) .323 (+17%) .349 (+49%) .672 (+34%) 3436.8
1946 NY1 NL 101 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 3 62 26 .337 .256 (+31%) .328 (+33%) .358 (+61%) .687 (+47%) 3440.5
1947 NY1 NL 154 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 2 74 42 .302 .262 (+15%) .336 (+14%) .376 (+63%) .712 (+40%) 4684.4
1948 NY1 NL 152 560 110 162 26 4 40 125 4 94 37 .289 .263 (+10%) .340 (+16%) .379 (+49%) .719 (+33%) 3943.9
1949 NY1 NL 106 388 59 102 15 0 18 62 1 50 19 .263 .262 (avg) .343 (+2%) .384 (+15%) .727 (+9%) 678.8
1949 NYA AL 13 23 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 .261 — — — — 678.8
1950 NYA AL 90 274 43 76 12 0 25 72 0 29 24 .277 .265 (+4%) .346 (+1%) .401 (+48%) .747 (+26%) 1297.0
1951 NYA AL 113 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 1 36 24 .259 .260 (-1%) .336 (+1%) .385 (+3%) .721 (+2%) 146.2
1952 NYA AL 78 137 9 36 9 0 4 29 0 11 15 .263 .252 (+4%) .326 (avg) .369 (+13%) .696 (+7%) 141.3
1953 NYA AL 81 104 6 26 3 0 4 27 0 12 17 .250 .264 (-5%) .335 (+1%) .397 (-1%) .733 (avg) 22.6
Career · 16 seasons 1,884 6,443 1,118 2,011 367 83 359 1,337 28 856 524 .312 — — — — 43,740

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 Mize — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
18 42 5 12 2 0 3 9 5 3 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Johnny Mize — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1953 WS NYA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1952 WS NYA 5 15 3 6 1 0 3 6 3 1 .400
1951 WS NYA 4 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .286
1950 WS NYA 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
1949 WS NYA 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Mize — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home94531855841019212744.320
Away9383257535992147593.305

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Mize — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1953-09-26 NYYBOSL 100000000
1953-09-25 NYYBOSL 000000010
1953-09-23 NYYPHAW 000000010
1953-09-22 NYYPHAW 100000001
1953-09-20 NYYBOSW 100000000
1953-09-19 NYYBOSL 100000000
1953-09-17 NYYSLAL 100000000
1953-09-16 NYYSLAL 401000100
1953-09-15 NYYCLEL 100000000
1953-09-14 NYYCLEW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Mize — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1667 0 14850 1032 133 1320
OF 8 0 12 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Mize — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1936 SLN 1B 97 0 897 66 6 63
1936 SLN OF 8 0 12 1 0 0
1937 SLN 1B 144 0 1308 67 17 104
1938 SLN 1B 140 0 1297 93 15 117
1939 SLN 1B 152 0 1348 90 19 123
1940 SLN 1B 153 0 1376 80 14 105
1941 SLN 1B 122 0 1157 82 8 104
1942 NY1 1B 138 0 1393 74 8 98
1946 NY1 1B 101 0 928 83 11 80
1947 NY1 1B 154 0 1381 118 6 120
1948 NY1 1B 152 0 1359 111 13 114
1949 NY1 1B 101 0 906 65 6 77
1949 NYA 1B 6 0 47 3 1 5
1950 NYA 1B 72 0 490 31 2 73
1951 NYA 1B 93 0 632 44 4 86
1952 NYA 1B 27 0 218 18 3 32
1953 NYA 1B 15 0 113 7 0 19

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Mize Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1668
Right Field 8

Awards & Honors

Johnny Mize — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1952 Babe Ruth Award 1B
1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1948 TSN All-Star 1B
1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1947 TSN All-Star 1B
1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1942 TSN All-Star 1B
1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

Award Voting History

Johnny Mize — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1951 Most Valuable Player AL 30th 2.0 336 0
1950 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 11.0 336 0
1948 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 22.0 336 0
1947 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 144.0 336 2
1946 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 14.0 336 0
1942 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 97.0 336 0
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 48.0 336 0
1940 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 209.0 336 6
1939 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 178.0 336 1
1938 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 28.0 336 0
1937 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 18.0 80 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 Mize (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hank Greenberg HOF
    .313 avg, 331 HR
  2. 83
    Dick Allen HOF
    .292 avg, 351 HR
  3. 82
    Will Clark
    .303 avg, 284 HR
  4. 80
    Todd Helton HOF
    .316 avg, 369 HR
  5. 77
    Hal Trosky
    .302 avg, 228 HR
  6. 75
    Mo Vaughn
    .293 avg, 328 HR

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Johnny Mize: the record in brief

Johnny Mize's major league career runs from a debut on April 16, 1936 to a final game on September 26, 1953. Mize played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936 through 1941), the New York Giants (1942 to 1949), and the New York Yankees (1949 through 1953). The bio lists Mize as a first baseman who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 2 inches and 215 pounds. The birth record reads January 7, 1913, in Demorest, GA, USA. Mize's death is recorded on June 2, 1993, in Demorest, GA, USA. Johnny Mize was the playing name; the full given name is John Robert.

Mize finished with 2,011 hits from 6,443 at bats in 1,884 games, which works out to .312, along with 359 home runs, 1,337 RBI, and 28 stolen bases. Mize's career OPS of .959 combines a .397 on-base mark with .562 slugging. The league as a whole hit .266 across Mize's seasons, which puts the .312 career mark 17.6% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Mize

What years did Johnny Mize play?
Johnny Mize played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1953.
Was Johnny Mize a pitcher?
No. Johnny Mize was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Johnny Mize hit?
Johnny Mize hit 359 career home runs with 2011 hits.
Is Johnny Mize in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Johnny Mize was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
What was Johnny Mize's career batting average?
Johnny Mize batted .312 over his career, with 2,011 hits in 6,443 at bats.
How many RBI did Johnny Mize have?
Johnny Mize drove in 1,337 runs in his career.