What years did Johnny Rigney play?

Johnny Rigney played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1947.

Was Johnny Rigney a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Rigney pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 605 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Rigney hit?

Johnny Rigney hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.

What was Johnny Rigney's career batting average?

Johnny Rigney batted .177 over his career, with 71 hits in 401 at bats.

How many RBI did Johnny Rigney have?

Johnny Rigney drove in 27 runs in his career.

What was Johnny Rigney's career ERA?

Johnny Rigney finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 63-64 with 605 strikeouts.

Johnny Rigney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1947)

Johnny Rigney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1947 for the Chicago White Sox, a span of 11 seasons. Across 197 career appearances, he went 63-64 with a 3.59 ERA and 605 strikeouts. He also batted .177 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1254.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 10, 2026

W–L 63–64

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.31

SO 605

Pitcher PIV 1254.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 10/28/1914 in Oak Park, IL, USA
Died: 10/21/1984 in Lombard, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-04-21
Last Game: 1947-07-04

Full name: John Dungan Rigney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Rigney — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
63	64	197	132	66	10	5	1186.3	1,101	473	90	450	605	3.59	1254.1

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 10.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Johnny Rigney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	CHA	AL	2	5	22	4	0	0	1	90.7	107	50	46	38	4.96	4.34 (-14%)	-2450.3
1938	CHA	AL	9	9	38	12	7	1	1	167.0	164	66	72	84	3.56	4.35 (+18%)	-1311.8
1939	CHA	AL	15	8	35	29	11	2	0	218.7	208	90	84	119	3.70	4.28 (+14%)	3032.2
1940	CHA	AL	14	18	39	33	19	2	3	280.7	240	97	90	141	3.11	4.21 (+26%)	1580.0
1941	CHA	AL	13	13	30	29	18	3	0	237.0	224	101	92	119	3.84	3.94 (+3%)	-1221.2
1942	CHA	AL	3	3	7	7	6	0	0	59.0	40	21	16	34	3.20	3.57 (+10%)	1253.3
1946	CHA	AL	5	5	15	11	3	2	0	82.7	76	37	35	51	4.03	3.59 (-12%)	-99.0
1947	CHA	AL	2	3	11	7	2	0	0	50.7	42	11	15	19	1.95	3.97 (+51%)	470.9
Career · 8 seasons			63	64	197	132	66	10	5	1,186.1	1,101	473	450	605	3.59	—	1,254

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

Johnny Rigney — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
198	401	25	71	11	1	0	27	1	17	113	.177	.211	.209	.420	-1,852

Career AVG .177 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 37.2% below league average.

Career SLG .209 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career OPS .420 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Johnny Rigney — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	CHA	AL	22	30	4	5	0	0	0	0	4	9	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CHA	AL	38	55	1	8	1	0	4	0	1	17	.145	.272 (-47%)	.341 (-53%)	.392 (-58%)	.734 (-56%)	-500.6
1939	CHA	AL	35	80	4	16	4	0	7	0	2	18	.200	.274 (-27%)	.342 (-36%)	.393 (-36%)	.735 (-36%)	-481.4
1940	CHA	AL	40	93	5	20	4	0	7	1	3	28	.215	.267 (-20%)	.335 (-29%)	.387 (-33%)	.722 (-31%)	-472.6
1941	CHA	AL	30	84	8	17	1	1	5	0	6	27	.202	.262 (-23%)	.332 (-23%)	.373 (-36%)	.705 (-30%)	-396.9
1942	CHA	AL	7	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CHA	AL	15	26	2	4	1	0	4	0	0	7	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CHA	AL	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			198	401	25	71	11	1	27	1	17	113	.177	—	—	—	—	-1,852

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

Johnny Rigney — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	217	13	39	0	19	.180
Away	98	183	12	31	0	9	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Rigney — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	99	666.0	578	222	225	358	3.00
Away	98	520.0	524	249	223	251	4.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Rigney — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1947-07-04	CHW	SLA	L	0	0
1947-06-26	CHW	CLE	L	0	0
1947-06-22	CHW	PHA	L	0	0
1947-06-07	CHW	MIN	W	0	0
1947-06-02	CHW	BOS	L	2	1
1947-05-25	CHW	DET	L	0	0
1947-05-13	CHW	BOS	L	2	0
1947-05-08	CHW	BOS	L	2	1
1947-04-30	CHW	MIN	W	3	0
1947-04-24	CHW	CLE	L	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Rigney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-07-04	CHW	SLA	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0
1947-06-26	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1947-06-22	CHW	PHA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1947-06-07	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-02	CHW	BOS	L	6.1	5	4	1	3	3	0
1947-05-25	CHW	DET	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
1947-05-13	CHW	BOS	—	4.2	7	5	5	5	1	1
1947-05-08	CHW	BOS	L	8.0	4	1	1	1	2	0
1947-04-30	CHW	MIN	W	9.0	11	2	2	0	3	0
1947-04-24	CHW	CLE	L	9.0	5	1	1	0	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Rigney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	197	0	32	202	11	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Rigney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1937	CHA	P	22	3	14	2	0
1938	CHA	P	38	4	32	2	4
1939	CHA	P	35	3	30	3	1
1940	CHA	P	39	4	46	0	2
1941	CHA	P	30	13	42	3	2
1942	CHA	P	7	1	12	0	1
1946	CHA	P	15	2	11	0	0
1947	CHA	P	11	2	15	1	2

Career Games by Position

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Johnny Rigney — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	197

College History

Johnny Rigney — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of St. Thomas	St. Paul	MN	1933, 1934, 1935

Award Voting History

Johnny Rigney — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1939	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	9.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Rigney

What years did Johnny Rigney play?: Johnny Rigney played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1947.
Was Johnny Rigney a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Rigney pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 605 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Rigney hit?: Johnny Rigney hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.
What was Johnny Rigney's career batting average?: Johnny Rigney batted .177 over his career, with 71 hits in 401 at bats.
How many RBI did Johnny Rigney have?: Johnny Rigney drove in 27 runs in his career.
What was Johnny Rigney's career ERA?: Johnny Rigney finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 63-64 with 605 strikeouts.