John
Guzik
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: September 20, 1910 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Joe Munson Award 1938   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1942    1944   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 27 MEM SA 130 479 88 158 24 6 40 105 11 3 71 53 .330 .413 .656 1.068 117.7  
1939 28 MEM SA 129 440 98 135 22 3 37 92 18 7 91 55 .307 .422 .623 1.045 108.4  
1942 31 KNX SA 127 455 89 133 25 7 28 86 16 3 87 57 .292 .403 .563 .966 102.1  
1943 32 KNX SA 106 393 66 81 14 6 16 57 9 6 74 50 .206 .328 .394 .723 54.9  
1944 33 KNX SA 130 465 80 120 27 3 25 96 8 3 71 55 .258 .353 .490 .843 82.1  
1945 34 MOB SA 133 466 64 115 23 9 12 57 17 3 68 70 .247 .345 .412 .757 66.3  
6 Years Sim 755 2698 485 742 135 34 158 493 79 25 462 340 .275 .379 .526 .905 531.4  
162 Game Average 578 104 159 28 7 33 105 16 5 99 72 .275 .379 .526 .905 114.0  
Career Highs 133 479 98 158 27 9 40 105 18 7 91 70 .330 .422 .656 1.068 117.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 27 MEM SA 3B 126 122 1107.0 55 270 20 24 .942 2.64    
    2B 1 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1939 28 MEM SA 3B 127 126 1111.7 76 256 26 26 .927 2.69    
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 4.50    
1942 31 KNX SA 3B 124 123 1096.0 61 271 11 26 .968 2.73    
    2B 3 0 4.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1943 32 KNX SA 3B 106 106 958.7 50 208 15 14 .945 2.42    
1944 33 KNX SA 3B 124 124 1091.7 59 288 17 19 .953 2.86    
    2B 6 0 14.3 1 6 0 1 1.000 4.40    
1945 34 MOB SA 3B 125 120 1071.0 56 274 16 27 .954 2.77    
    2B 4 0 7.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.35    
  3B 732 721 6436.0 357 1567 105 136 .948 2.69    
  2B 14 0 29.3 4 10 0 1 1.000 4.30    
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   747 721 6467.3 362 1577 105 138 .949 2.70    
Career Highs   130 126 1113.7 77 294 26 27 .968 2.88    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1938-3-.330
1939-6-.307
On-Base Pct
1938-4-.413
1939-1-.422
1942-4-.403
Slugging Pct
1938-2-.656
1939-2-.623
1942-4-.563
1944-9-.490
OPS
1938-1-1.068
1939-2-1.045
1942-3-.966
1944-7-.843
XR
1938-1-117.7
1939-2-108.4
1942-2-102.1
1944-6-82.1
Games
1945-3-133
At-Bats
1938-10-479
Runs
1938-3-88
1939-1-98
1942-2-89
1944-3-80
Hits
1938-1-158
1942-9-133
Total Bases
1938-1-314
1939-3-274
1942-2-256
1944-6-228
Triples
1942-8-7
1945-6-9
Homeruns
1938-2-40
1939-1-37
1942-3-28
1944-4-25
RBIs
1938-1-105
1939-6-92
1942-3-86
1944-2-96
Stolen Bases
1939-7-18
Caught Stealing
1939-5-7
Walks
1938-5-71
1939-3-91
1942-2-87
1943-3-74
1944-1-71
1945-3-68
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 88    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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  6. David Sheckler (874)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Memphis in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Nathan Southall (NSH)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1938, off Kenneth Bordelon (NSH)
Drove in 6 runs against Knoxville on 6/12/1938
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Won Joe Munson Award in 1938, hitting .330 with 40 HR, 105 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Knoxville on 2/18/1942 to a 4-year deal worth $2,950,900 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1942, hitting .483 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1942, hitting .387 with 8 HR, 27 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Atlanta on 7/17/1943
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1944, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game