Johnny Sain

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1942–1955 BORN: HAVANA, CUBA

All-Star ×3

Career

139 W · 3.49 ERA · 910 K

2125.2 IP · 1.30 WHIP · 412 G

1955 Season

0-0 · 6.75 ERA

5.1 IP · 5 K · 1.31 WHIP

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Johnny Sain was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 412 career appearances, with a 3.49 ERA and 910 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1942	BSN	4	7	3.90	40	3	6	97.0	79	42	63	68	1.46
1946	BSN	20	14	2.21	37	34	2	265.0	225	65	87	129	1.18
1947	BSN	21	12	3.52	38	35	1	266.0	265	104	79	132	1.29
1948	BSN	24	15	2.60	42	39	1	314.2	297	91	83	137	1.21
1949	BSN	10	17	4.81	37	36	0	243.0	285	130	75	73	1.48
1950	BSN	20	13	3.94	37	37	0	278.1	294	122	70	96	1.31
1951	BSN	5	13	4.21	26	22	1	160.1	195	75	45	63	1.50
1951	NYY	2	1	4.14	7	4	1	37.0	41	17	8	21	1.32
1952	NYY	11	6	3.46	35	16	7	148.1	149	57	38	57	1.26
1953	NYY	14	7	3.00	40	19	9	189.0	189	63	45	84	1.24
1954	NYY	6	6	3.16	45	0	22	77.0	66	27	15	33	1.05
1955	KC1	2	5	5.44	25	0	1	44.2	54	27	10	12	1.43
1955	NYY	0	0	6.75	3	0	0	5.1	6	4	1	5	1.31
Career Totals	—	139	116	3.49	412	245	51	2125.2	2145	824	619	910	1.30

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942	BSN	40	27	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.074	.107	.074	.181
1946	BSN	40	94	6	28	2	1	0	17	0	0	0	.298	.298	.340	.638
1947	BSN	40	107	13	37	7	0	0	18	0	3	1	.346	.364	.411	.775
1948	BSN	43	115	11	25	3	1	0	16	0	1	3	.217	.224	.261	.485
1949	BSN	39	97	10	20	3	0	0	3	0	2	2	.206	.222	.237	.459
1950	BSN	37	102	9	21	2	0	1	15	0	6	3	.206	.257	.255	.512
1951	BSN	26	52	4	11	2	0	1	4	0	1	3	.212	.241	.308	.548
1951	NYY	7	14	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643
1952	NYY	47	71	4	19	4	1	1	14	0	3	5	.268	.297	.394	.692
1953	NYY	41	68	8	17	3	1	0	8	0	5	1	.250	.301	.324	.625
1954	NYY	45	17	1	6	1	0	0	5	0	2	1	.353	.421	.412	.833
1955	KC1	25	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1955	NYY	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	433	774	69	190	28	4	3	101	0	24	20	.245	.270	.304	.574

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (3): 1946, 1948, 1948
TSN All-Star (1): 1948
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1948

All-Star Selections

1947, 1948, 1953

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.