Johnny Klippstein

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 173lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: October 17, 1927 in Washington, DC us

Died: October 10, 2003 in Elgin, IL

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley, IL

High School: Montgomery Blair HS (Silver Spring, MD)

Last Game: May 27, 1967 (Age 39-222d)
vs. WSA 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: John Calvin Klippstein

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1959 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

101

118

ERA

4.24

711

161

1967.2

1158

WHIP

1.470

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1944	16		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B	STL	4	2	.667		8.00	13			0	0		54.0	61	48			37		57	1	0	4		1.815	10.2		6.2	9.5	1.54
1944	16	-7.8	Allentown	ISLG	B	STL	1	0	1.000		10.50	6			0	0		18.0	25	21			10		14	1	0	3		1.944	12.5		5.0	7.0	1.40
1944	16	-2.8	Lima	OHSL	D	STL	3	2	.600		6.75	7				0		36.0	36	27			27		43	0	0	1		1.750	9.0		6.8	10.8	1.59
1945	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-B	STL	8	7	.533		3.65	26	15	7	11	1		153.0	111	62	41		75		106	8	2	19
1945	17	-5.6	Allentown	ISLG	B	STL	0	0				3						4.0
1945	17	-4.4	Winston-Salem	CARL	C	STL	8	7	.533	2.48	3.74	23	15	7	11	1		149.0	111	62	41		75		106	8	2	19		1.248	6.7		4.5	6.4	1.41

1947	19		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-B-AAA	STL	8	6				27			9	3		124.0	115	80	68		84		80	4	0	4
1947	19	-9.1	Columbus	AA	AAA	STL						1
1947	19	-4.9	Omaha	WL	A	STL	5	4	.556	5.37	6.58	15			5	2		67.0	66	49	40		51		41	1		3		1.746	8.9		6.9	5.5	0.80
1947	19	-5.3	Lynchburg	PIED	B	STL	3	2	.600	4.42	4.89	11			4	1		57.0	49	31	28		33		39	3	0	1		1.439	7.7		5.2	6.2	1.18
1948	20	-3.9	Lynchburg	PIED	B	STL	6	5	.545	4.06	5.17	33			4	1		155.0	131	89	70		119		127	4	4	8		1.613	7.6		6.9	7.4	1.07
1949	21	-6.2	Mobile	SOUA	AA	BRO	15	8	.652	2.95	3.51	33			15	5		195.0	167	76	64		121		127	8	0	14		1.477	7.7		5.6	5.9	1.05
1950	22	-6.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	9	.182	5.25	5.93	33	11	14	3	0	0	104.2	112	69	61	9	64	1	51	4	1	6	480	1.682	9.6	0.8	5.5	4.4	0.80
1951	23	-5.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	6	.500	4.29	5.17	35	11	13	1	1	2	123.2	125	71	59	10	53	2	56	6	2	2	546	1.439	9.1	0.7	3.9	4.1	1.06
1952	24	-4.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	14	.391	4.44	4.88	41	25	10	7	2	3	202.2	208	110	100	17	89	7	110	6	0	12	885	1.465	9.2	0.8	4.0	4.9	1.24
1953	25	-3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	11	.476	4.83	6.17	48	19	21	5	0	6	167.2	169	115	90	15	107	5	113	8	0	10	777	1.646	9.1	0.8	5.7	6.1	1.06
1954	26	-2.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	11	.267	5.29	6.32	36	21	9	4	0	1	148.0	155	104	87	13	96	8	69	4	1	5	693	1.696	9.4	0.8	5.8	4.2	0.72
1955	27	-1.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	10	.474	3.39	4.30	39	14	14	3	2	0	138.0	120	66	52	13	60	5	68	4	0	6	588	1.304	7.8	0.8	3.9	4.4	1.13
1956	28	-0.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	11	.522	4.09	4.39	37	29	3	11	0	1	211.0	219	103	96	26	82	13	86	10	1	0	916	1.427	9.3	1.1	3.5	3.7	1.05
1957	29	1.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	8	11	.421	5.05	5.18	46	18	9	3	1	3	146.0	146	84	82	17	68	6	99	3	0	5	643	1.466	9.0	1.0	4.2	6.1	1.46
1958	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-LAD	6	7	.462	4.10	4.39	57	4	27	0	0	10	123.0	118	60	56	17	58	9	95	3	0	9	528	1.431	8.6	1.2	4.2	7.0	1.64
1958	30	2.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	2	.600	4.91	5.45	12	4	5	0	0	1	33.0	37	20	18	5	14	1	22	1	0	4	147	1.545	10.1	1.4	3.8	6.0	1.57
1958	30	2.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	3	5	.375	3.80	4.00	45	0	22	0	0	9	90.0	81	40	38	12	44	8	73	2	0	5	381	1.389	8.1	1.2	4.4	7.3	1.66
1959	31	3.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	4	0	1.000	5.91	6.11	28	0	10	0	0	2	45.2	48	31	30	8	33	5	30	2	0	2	214	1.774	9.5	1.6	6.5	5.9	0.91
1960	32	4.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	5	5	.500	2.91	3.63	49	0	30	0	0	14	74.1	53	30	24	8	35	3	46	1	0	1	303	1.184	6.4	1.0	4.2	5.6	1.31
1961	33	5.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	2	2	.500	6.78	7.41	42	1	22	0	0	0	71.2	83	59	54	13	43	1	41	4	0	10	336	1.758	10.4	1.6	5.4	5.1	0.95
1962	34	6.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	7	6	.538	4.47	5.47	40	7	16	0	0	4	108.2	113	66	54	13	64	5	67	4	1	8	490	1.629	9.4	1.1	5.3	5.5	1.05
1963	35	6.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	6	.455	1.93	2.25	49	1	23	0	0	8	112.0	80	28	24	3	46	9	86	3	0	6	450	1.125	6.4	0.2	3.7	6.9	1.87
1964	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PHI	2	5	.286	2.65	2.91	44	0	14	0	0	3	68.0	66	22	20	10	28	8	52	3	0	9	295	1.382	8.7	1.3	3.7	6.9	1.86
1964	36	8.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	0	4	.000	1.97	2.36	33	0	9	0	0	2	45.2	44	12	10	4	20	7	39	1	0	6	197	1.401	8.7	0.8	3.9	7.7	1.95
1964	36	7.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	1	.667	4.03	4.03	11	0	5	0	0	1	22.1	22	10	10	6	8	1	13	2	0	3	98	1.343	8.9	2.4	3.2	5.2	1.63
1965	37	9.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	9	3	.750	2.24	2.59	56	0	24	0	0	5	76.1	59	22	19	8	31	4	59	3	0	4	314	1.179	7.0	0.9	3.7	7.0	1.90
1966	38	11.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	1	1	.500	3.40	3.40	26	0	16	0	0	3	39.2	35	15	15	2	20	2	26	2	0	1	172	1.387	7.9	0.5	4.5	5.9	1.30
1967	39	12.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		5.40	5.40	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	26	1.050	8.1	1.4	1.4	5.4	4.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		101	118	.461	4.24	4.84	711	161	275	37	6	65	1967.2	1915	1059	927	203	978	93	1158	70	6	97	8656	1.470	8.8	0.9	4.5	5.3	1.18
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		41	28				132	15	7	39	10		681.0	585	355	243		436		497	25	6	49
All Levels (23 Seasons)							142	146				843	176	282	76	16	65	2648.2	2500	1414	1170	203	1414	93	1655	95	12	146	8656

AAA (1 season)					Minors							1
AA (1 season)					Minors		15	8	.652	2.95	3.51	33			15	5		195.0	167	76	64		121		127	8	0	14		1.477	7.7		5.6	5.9	1.05
A (1 season)					Minors		5	4	.556	5.37	6.58	15			5	2		67.0	66	49	40		51		41	1		3		1.746	8.9		6.9	5.5	0.80
B (4 seasons)					Minors		10	7	.588		5.42	53			8	2		234.0	205	141	98		162		180	8	4	12
C (1 season)					Minors		8	7	.533	2.48	3.74	23	15	7	11	1		149.0	111	62	41		75		106	8	2	19		1.248	6.7		4.5	6.4	1.41
D (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600		6.75	7				0		36.0	36	27			27		43	0	0	1		1.750	9.0		6.8	10.8	1.59