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Ben Johnson
Benjamin Franklin Johnson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 6, 1959
  vs. LAD 5.7 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Final Game June 12, 1960
Born May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1959 28 CHC NL   0   0   4   2   0   0   1  0   16.7   17    5    4   1    4    6   0   0    69   0   0  2.16  3.95  183 1.260
 1960 29 CHC NL   2   1  17   0   0   0   7  1   29.3   39   21   16   3   11    9   1   1   130   0   0  4.91  3.76   77 1.705
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .667   2   1  21   2   0   0   8  1   46.0   56   26   20   4   15   15   1   1   199   0   0  3.91  3.83   98 1.543
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   2  62   5   0   0  23  2  136.0  165   76   59  11   44   44   2   2   588   0   0  3.91  3.83   98 1.543
 Career High      2   1  17   2   0   0   7  1   29.3   39   21   16   3   11    9   1   1   130   0   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 28 CHC NL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 29 CHC NL  17    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       21    6    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         46    0    0   0  0   0    8   0  0   0  23  .000  .000  .000 -100    0  15   0   0   0   0
 Career High     17    4    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2                           0   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 28 CHC NL    5    5    0   0.0   104| .000  .269| .000  .335| .000  .416| .000  .751|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1960 29 CHC NL    3    3    0   0.0    98| .000  .262| .000  .328| .000  .402| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons         8    8    0   0.0   102| .000  .266| .000  .332| .000  .411| .000  .744|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 28 CHC NL P 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 0.82 1.62 1.99 2 16.7 1960 29 CHC NL P 17 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 0.59 0.87 3.07 2.09 0 29.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 28 CHC NL P 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 0.82 1.62 1.99 2 16.7 1960 29 CHC NL P 17 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 0.59 0.87 3.07 2.09 0 29.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 21 4 9 0 1 1.000 .963 0.62 0.86 2.54 2.05 2 46.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 21 4 9 0 1 1.000 .963 0.62 0.86 2.54 2.05 2 46
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

November 16, 1957: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Leonard Williams (minors), Chick King, and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Casey Wise.

Before 1962 Season: Sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Colt .45's in an unknown transaction.

May 16, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Milwaukee Braves for George Brunet.


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