Johnny Rawlings

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1926)

AVG .250
HR 14
RBI 303
H 928
OPS .611
PIV -6,621
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 158 lb
Born
8/17/1892 in Bloomfield, IA, USA
Died
10/16/1972 in Inglewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1914-04-14
Last Game
1926-09-13

Full name: John William Rawlings

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,080 3,719 409 928 122 28 14 303 92 257 275 .250 .303 .309 .611 -6,621

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career SLG .309 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OPS .611 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 13.0% 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
1914 CIN NL 33 60 9 13 1 0 0 8 1 6 8 .217 .255 (-15%) .322 (-11%) .339 (-31%) .661 (-21%) -174.4
1914 KCF FL 61 193 19 41 3 0 0 15 6 22 25 .212 .255 (-17%) .322 (-8%) .339 (-33%) .661 (-21%) -174.4
1915 KCF FL 120 399 40 86 9 2 2 24 17 27 40 .216 .250 (-14%) .318 (-16%) .332 (-21%) .651 (-18%) -1073.0
1917 BSN NL 122 371 37 95 9 4 2 31 12 38 32 .256 .248 (+3%) .312 (+8%) .323 (-2%) .635 (+3%) 331.4
1918 BSN NL 111 410 32 85 7 3 0 21 10 30 31 .207 .255 (-19%) .318 (-17%) .326 (-27%) .645 (-22%) -1287.2
1919 BSN NL 77 275 30 70 8 2 1 16 10 16 20 .255 .262 (-3%) .322 (-8%) .347 (-11%) .670 (-9%) -398.0
1920 BSN NL 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1920 PHI NL 98 384 39 90 19 2 3 30 9 22 25 .234 .271 (-14%) .331 (-16%) .363 (-12%) .694 (-14%) 0.0
1921 PHI NL 60 254 20 74 14 2 1 16 4 8 12 .291 .286 (+2%) .344 (-8%) .395 (-5%) .739 (-6%) -298.8
1921 NY1 NL 86 307 40 82 8 1 1 30 4 18 19 .267 .286 (-7%) .344 (-8%) .395 (-22%) .739 (-15%) -298.8
1922 NY1 NL 88 308 46 87 13 8 1 30 7 23 15 .282 .285 (-1%) .345 (-1%) .397 (-3%) .743 (-2%) -113.2
1923 PIT NL 119 461 53 131 18 4 1 45 9 25 29 .284 .282 (avg) .344 (-6%) .390 (-11%) .734 (-9%) -685.9
1924 PIT NL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1925 PIT NL 36 110 17 31 7 0 2 13 0 8 8 .282 .288 (-2%) .349 (-4%) .407 (-2%) .756 (-3%) -50.9
1926 PIT NL 61 181 27 42 6 0 0 20 3 14 10 .232 .279 (-17%) .345 (-17%) .390 (-32%) .735 (-25%) -718.7
Career · 15 seasons 1,080 3,719 409 928 122 28 14 303 92 257 275 .250 — — — — -4,942

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
8 30 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 3 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1921 WS NY1 8 30 2 10 3 0 0 4 0 3 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home53517912064688142.261
Away54619292024606158.238

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1926-09-13 PITNY1L 000000000
1926-09-05 PITCHCL 000000000
1926-09-01 PITSTLL 200000000
1926-08-31 PITSTLL 300000001
1926-08-31 PITSTLL 300000000
1926-08-30 PITSTLL 200000000
1926-08-30 PITSTLW 400000000
1926-08-29 PITSTLL 300000000
1926-08-28 PITNY1W 311000100
1926-08-27 PITNY1W 411000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 709 0 1530 2233 123 362
3B 16 0 9 19 3 1
OF 29 0 49 9 1 2
SS 280 0 516 923 93 96

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1914 CIN 2B 7 0 3 17 2 1
1914 CIN 3B 10 0 6 17 3 1
1914 CIN SS 5 0 8 8 2 0
1914 KCF SS 61 0 121 222 23 25
1915 KCF SS 120 0 209 366 46 36
1917 BSN 2B 96 0 177 290 11 40
1917 BSN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1917 BSN OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
1917 BSN SS 17 0 30 56 3 6
1918 BSN 2B 20 0 35 45 1 5
1918 BSN OF 18 0 36 8 0 2
1918 BSN SS 71 0 137 256 18 27
1919 BSN 2B 58 0 105 169 11 20
1919 BSN OF 10 0 13 1 0 0
1919 BSN SS 5 0 9 15 1 2
1920 BSN 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1920 PHI 2B 97 0 221 321 17 53
1921 PHI 2B 60 0 138 215 17 32
1921 NY1 2B 86 0 204 280 15 61
1921 NY1 SS 1 0 2 0 0 0
1922 NY1 2B 77 0 166 252 7 45
1922 NY1 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0
1923 PIT 2B 119 0 294 388 30 68
1925 PIT 2B 29 0 60 91 3 12
1926 PIT 2B 59 0 126 164 9 25

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 709
Third Base 18
Shortstop 279
Left Field 8
Center Field 1
Right Field 24

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jose Lind
    .254 avg, 9 HR
  2. 90
    Denny Doyle
    .250 avg, 16 HR
  3. 89
    Tom Jones
    .251 avg, 4 HR
  4. 89
    Skeeter Newsome
    .245 avg, 9 HR
  5. 88
    Larry Kopf
    .249 avg, 5 HR
  6. 87
    Arthur Irwin
    .241 avg, 5 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Rawlings

What years did Johnny Rawlings play?
Johnny Rawlings played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1926.
Was Johnny Rawlings a pitcher?
No. Johnny Rawlings was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Johnny Rawlings hit?
Johnny Rawlings hit 14 career home runs with 928 hits.