Johnny Groth
CF · 15 seasons · 1946 – 1960 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Johnny Groth sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 15 seasons. His best year was 1950: +7.8 roto value, 42nd that season and 8007th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from batting average (+8.3), RBI (+7.3) and runs (+6.3), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
7.84
1950 · #8,007 all-time
Career Z
23.0
summed
Avg / Season
1.54
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 4 | -2.27 | #853 | #84,646 |
| 1947 | DET | 2 | -2.04 | #503 | #55,902 |
| 1948 | DET | 6 | -1.08 | #298 | #37,758 |
| 1949 | DET | 103 | 6.10 | #52 | #11,218 |
| 1950★ | DET | 157 | 7.84 | #42 | #8,007 |
| 1951 | DET | 118 | 3.47 | #90 | #17,655 |
| 1952 | DET | 141 | 5.08 | #71 | #13,467 |
| 1953 | SLA | 141 | 3.96 | #84 | #16,332 |
| 1954 | CWS | 125 | 3.77 | #81 | #16,815 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 95 | 1.47 | #129 | #23,998 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 95 | 0.74 | #134 | #26,873 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 93 | -0.45 | #175 | #33,083 |
| 1958 | DET | 88 | -0.25 | #171 | #31,901 |
| 1959 | DET | 55 | -1.53 | #221 | #42,368 |
| 1960 | DET | 25 | -1.75 | #240 | #45,652 |
★ Best season by Z