What years did Johnny Niggeling play?

Johnny Niggeling played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946.

Was Johnny Niggeling a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Niggeling pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 620 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Niggeling hit?

Johnny Niggeling hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.

Johnny Niggeling

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1946)

W–L 64–69

ERA 3.22

WHIP 1.30

SO 620

Pitcher PIV 1684.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 7/10/1903 in Remsen, IA, USA
Died: 9/16/1963 in Le Mars, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-04-30
Last Game: 1946-09-01

Full name: John Arnold Niggeling

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
64	69	184	161	81	12	0	1250.7	1,111	447	60	516	620	3.22	1684.2

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 16.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	BSN	NL	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
1939	CIN	NL	2	1	10	5	2	1	40.3	51	26	13	20	5.80	4.28 (-35%)	454.6
1940	SLA	AL	7	11	28	20	10	0	153.7	148	76	69	82	4.45	4.21 (-6%)	282.1
1941	SLA	AL	7	9	24	20	13	1	168.3	168	71	63	68	3.80	3.94 (+4%)	-2163.5
1942	SLA	AL	15	11	28	27	16	3	206.3	173	61	93	107	2.66	3.57 (+25%)	-585.5
1943	SLA	AL	6	8	20	20	7	0	150.3	122	53	57	73	3.17	3.50 (+9%)	-149.9
1943	WS1	AL	4	2	6	6	5	3	51.0	27	5	17	24	0.88	3.50 (+75%)	1021.8
1944	WS1	AL	10	8	24	24	14	2	206.0	164	53	88	121	2.32	3.57 (+35%)	2237.1
1945	WS1	AL	7	12	26	25	8	2	176.7	161	62	73	90	3.16	3.67 (+14%)	747.1
1946	WS1	AL	3	2	8	6	3	0	38.0	39	17	21	10	4.03	3.59 (-12%)	-520.7
1946	BSN	NL	2	5	8	8	3	0	58.0	54	21	21	24	3.26	3.59 (+9%)	361.0
Career · 11 seasons			64	69	184	161	81	12	1,250.2	1,111	447	516	620	3.22	—	1,684

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
184	420	16	59	4	1	0	17	0	20	100	.140	.181	.155	.336	-2,966

Career AVG .140 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 46.5% below league average.

Career OBP .181 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 45.3% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .336 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	BSN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CIN	NL	10	13	3	2	0	0	1	1	5	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SLA	AL	28	51	1	9	1	0	1	2	13	.176	.267 (-34%)	.335 (-38%)	.387 (-49%)	.722 (-44%)	-360.6
1941	SLA	AL	24	60	1	10	0	0	6	3	16	.167	.262 (-36%)	.332 (-38%)	.373 (-55%)	.705 (-47%)	-439.3
1942	SLA	AL	28	72	3	10	0	0	2	3	15	.139	.253 (-45%)	.323 (-43%)	.349 (-60%)	.672 (-52%)	-557.5
1943	SLA	AL	20	49	1	3	0	0	1	3	11	.061	—	—	—	—	-541.1
1943	WS1	AL	6	18	2	5	1	0	0	0	2	.278	—	—	—	—	-541.1
1944	WS1	AL	24	69	2	9	0	1	3	4	17	.130	.261 (-50%)	.325 (-45%)	.357 (-55%)	.683 (-51%)	-537.1
1945	WS1	AL	26	59	2	7	1	0	2	2	12	.119	.260 (-55%)	.328 (-55%)	.354 (-62%)	.683 (-59%)	-530.9
1946	WS1	AL	8	11	1	2	1	0	1	1	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BSN	NL	8	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			184	420	16	59	4	1	17	20	100	.140	—	—	—	—	-3,508

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	93	205	8	29	0	9	.141
Away	91	215	8	30	0	8	.140

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	93	655.0	556	226	255	342	3.11
Away	91	595.2	555	222	260	278	3.35

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1946-09-01	BSN	PHI	W	3	1	0	0
1946-08-26	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	0	1
1946-08-20	BSN	STL	L	2	0	0	1
1946-08-04	BSN	CHC	W	2	0	0	2
1946-07-28	BSN	STL	L	2	0	0	0
1946-07-21	BSN	STL	L	2	1	0	1
1946-07-15	BSN	PIT	W	4	0	0	1
1946-07-06	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1946-06-22	MIN	SLA	L	1	0	0	1
1946-06-08	MIN	CHW	W	2	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-09-01	BSN	PHI	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	1	0
1946-08-26	BSN	PIT	L	8.1	8	3	3	4	3	1
1946-08-20	BSN	STL	L	7.0	9	4	4	3	4	0
1946-08-04	BSN	CHC	—	7.0	6	4	3	1	2	0
1946-07-28	BSN	STL	L	8.0	7	2	1	0	5	0
1946-07-21	BSN	STL	L	7.0	5	2	2	3	3	1
1946-07-15	BSN	PIT	W	9.0	6	2	2	4	4	0
1946-07-06	BSN	BRO	L	2.2	5	4	4	3	2	0
1946-06-22	MIN	SLA	—	0.2	5	5	3	0	0	0
1946-06-08	MIN	CHW	—	5.2	10	6	5	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	0	50	199	7	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	BSN	P	2	0	0	0	0
1939	CIN	P	10	1	6	2	2
1940	SLA	P	28	9	22	2	5
1941	SLA	P	24	9	24	0	0
1942	SLA	P	28	3	36	0	0
1943	SLA	P	20	10	25	0	4
1943	WS1	P	6	0	13	0	1
1944	WS1	P	24	7	29	0	2
1945	WS1	P	26	6	25	2	2
1946	WS1	P	8	1	6	1	1
1946	BSN	P	8	4	13	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	184

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Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Niggeling

What years did Johnny Niggeling play?: Johnny Niggeling played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946.
Was Johnny Niggeling a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Niggeling pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 620 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Niggeling hit?: Johnny Niggeling hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.