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Jimmy Johnston
James Harle Johnston

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

Debut May 3, 1911
Final Game September 11, 1926
Born December 10, 1889 in Cleveland, TN
Died February 14, 1967 in Chattanooga, TN

Brother of Doc Johnston

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 21 CHW AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    2   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1914 24 CHC NL  50  101    9   23   3  2   1    8   3      4   9  .228  .264  .327   75   33   5           1    
 1916 26 BRO NL 118  425   58  107  13  8   1   26  22 19  35  38  .252  .313  .327   94  139   9           3    
 1917 27 BRO NL 103  330   33   89  10  4   0   25  16     23  28  .270  .321  .324   96  107  14           2    
 1918 28 BRO NL 123  484   54  136  16  8   0   27  22     33  31  .281  .328  .347  106  168  10           1    
 1919 29 BRO NL 117  405   56  114  11  4   1   23  11     29  26  .281  .334  .336  100  136  16           3    
 1920 30 BRO NL 155  635   87  185  17 12   1   52  19 15  43  23  .291  .338  .361   97  229  28           2    
 1921 31 BRO NL 152  624  104  203  41 14   5   56  28 16  45  26  .325  .372  .460  115  287  19           1    
 1922 32 BRO NL 138  567  110  181  20  7   4   49  18  9  38  17  .319  .364  .400   97  227  10           2    
 1923 33 BRO NL 151  625  111  203  29 11   4   60  16 13  53  15  .325  .378  .426  114  266  15           0    
 1924 34 BRO NL  86  315   51   94  11  2   2   29   5  6  27  10  .298  .356  .365   96  115  11           1     MVP-18
 1925 35 BRO NL 123  431   63  128  13  3   2   43   7  5  45  15  .297  .369  .355   88  153  10           4    
 1926 36 TOT NL  60  126   18   30   1  0   1   10   2     16   8  .238  .324  .270   64   34   0           0    
         BSN NL  23   57    7   14   1  0   1    5   2     10   3  .246  .358  .316   90   18   0           0    
         NYG NL  37   69   11   16   0  0   0    5   0      6   5  .232  .293  .232   43   16   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1377 5070  754 1493 185 75  22  410 169 83 391 246  .294  .347  .374  100 1894 147   0   0  20   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        596   89  176  22  9   3   48  20 10  46  29  .294  .347  .374  100  223  17   0   0   2   0
 Career High    155  635  111  203  41 14   5   60  28 19  53  38  .325  .378  .460  115  287  28   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 21 CHW AL    2    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .278| .000  .344| .000  .366| .000  .711|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1914 24 CHC NL  111   83    8   2.6    84| .228  .259| .264  .327| .327  .346| .591  .673|  75  .363  -3.7  -0.4     
 1916 26 BRO NL  472  346   40   3.1    80| .252  .258| .313  .316| .327  .344| .640  .660|  94  .474  -3.0  -0.3  53%
 1917 27 BRO NL  369  255   34   3.6    81| .270  .260| .321  .318| .324  .343| .645  .661|  96  .534  -1.7  -0.2     
 1918 28 BRO NL  528  358   55   4.2    80| .281  .261| .328  .319| .347  .337| .675  .656| 106  .586   2.9   0.3     
 1919 29 BRO NL  453  307   45   4.0    83| .281  .267| .334  .321| .336  .350| .670  .671| 100  .550   0.3   0.0     
 1920 30 BRO NL  708  493   75   4.2    94| .291  .281| .338  .335| .361  .374| .699  .709|  97  .532  -2.9  -0.3  55%
 1921 31 BRO NL  689  456  105   6.2   110| .325  .303| .372  .354| .460  .417| .832  .771| 115  .631  13.8   1.4  63%
 1922 32 BRO NL  617  405   82   5.4   112| .319  .301| .364  .359| .400  .419| .764  .778|  97  .542  -2.6  -0.2  66%
 1923 33 BRO NL  693  450   98   5.9   105| .325  .290| .378  .348| .426  .403| .804  .751| 114  .595  13.6   1.3  55%
 1924 34 BRO NL  354  238   40   4.5   101| .298  .286| .356  .341| .365  .399| .721  .740|  96  .495  -0.9  -0.1  45%
 1925 35 BRO NL  490  318   55   4.6   111| .297  .297| .369  .354| .355  .423| .724  .777|  88  .454  -5.5  -0.5  58%
 1926 36 TOT NL  142   96   11   3.0    99| .238  .281| .324  .340| .270  .390| .594  .730|  64  .327  -5.6  -0.5     
         BSN NL   67   43    6   3.7    95| .246  .275| .358  .334| .316  .382| .674  .716|  90  .411  -0.2   0.0     
         NYG NL   75   53    5   2.5   102| .232  .286| .293  .346| .232  .396| .525  .742|  43  .254  -5.4  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5628 3807  648   4.6    97| .294  .282| .347  .338| .374  .383| .721  .722| 100  .541   4.3   0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1911 21 CHW AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 1914 24 CHC NL OF 28 58 7 5 3 .929 .957 2.32 1.97 2 22 4 2B 4 11 9 3 0 .870 .948 5.00 4.90 1916 26 BRO NL OF 106 224 16 9 3 .964 .967 2.26 2.00 8 45 55 1917 27 BRO NL OF 66 150 8 7 1 .958 .963 2.39 2.08 37 24 5 1B 14 106 14 5 3 .960 .988 8.57 10.51 SS 4 7 2 3 1 .750 .928 2.25 5.15 2B 3 6 13 2 0 .905 .955 6.33 4.97 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.03 1918 28 BRO NL OF 96 178 18 9 4 .956 .962 2.04 2.13 20 5 75 1B 21 197 16 4 8 .982 .987 10.14 10.76 3B 4 5 13 0 0 1.000 .947 4.50 3.33 2B 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 5.10 1919 29 BRO NL 2B 87 157 294 19 31 .960 .960 5.18 5.14 OF 14 24 0 1 0 .960 .964 1.71 2.18 1 8 6 1B 2 18 2 0 1 1.000 .990 10.00 10.85 SS 1 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 8.00 5.50 1920 30 BRO NL 3B 146 159 282 31 21 .934 .947 3.02 3.04 OF 7 10 1 1 1 .917 .965 1.57 2.21 0 0 7 SS 3 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 2.67 5.47 1921 31 BRO NL 3B 150 162 312 33 34 .935 .941 3.16 2.95 SS 3 6 9 2 2 .882 .949 5.00 5.63 1922 32 BRO NL 2B 62 162 210 21 36 .947 .961 6.00 5.58 SS 50 102 189 16 34 .948 .945 5.82 5.46 3B 26 36 35 5 1 .934 .948 2.73 2.93 1923 33 BRO NL 2B 84 221 291 28 49 .948 .959 6.10 5.57 SS 52 135 215 20 30 .946 .939 6.73 5.45 3B 14 13 26 3 1 .929 .947 2.79 2.95 1924 34 BRO NL SS 63 136 203 22 32 .939 .949 5.38 5.44 3B 10 12 15 2 0 .931 .957 2.70 2.81 1B 4 22 1 0 0 1.000 .987 5.75 10.38 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 0 0 1 1925 35 BRO NL 3B 81 76 110 24 10 .886 .939 2.30 2.85 OF 20 31 3 6 1 .850 .966 1.70 2.33 2 0 18 1B 8 81 5 3 4 .966 .989 10.75 9.72 SS 2 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 5.20 1926 36 TOT NL OF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .966 0.93 2.26 2 7 6 BSN NL 3B 14 10 22 5 3 .865 .952 2.29 2.81 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 5.30 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1 0 0 NYG NL OF 14 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.93 2.26 1 7 6
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1917 27 BRO NL 1B 14 106 14 5 3 .960 .988 8.57 10.51 1918 28 BRO NL 1B 21 197 16 4 8 .982 .987 10.14 10.76 1919 29 BRO NL 1B 2 18 2 0 1 1.000 .990 10.00 10.85 1924 34 BRO NL 1B 4 22 1 0 0 1.000 .987 5.75 10.38 1925 35 BRO NL 1B 8 81 5 3 4 .966 .989 10.75 9.72 1914 24 CHC NL 2B 4 11 9 3 0 .870 .948 5.00 4.90 1917 27 BRO NL 2B 3 6 13 2 0 .905 .955 6.33 4.97 1918 28 BRO NL 2B 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 5.10 1919 29 BRO NL 2B 87 157 294 19 31 .960 .960 5.18 5.14 1922 32 BRO NL 2B 62 162 210 21 36 .947 .961 6.00 5.58 1923 33 BRO NL 2B 84 221 291 28 49 .948 .959 6.10 5.57 1926 36 BSN NL 2B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 5.30 1917 27 BRO NL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.03 1918 28 BRO NL 3B 4 5 13 0 0 1.000 .947 4.50 3.33 1920 30 BRO NL 3B 146 159 282 31 21 .934 .947 3.02 3.04 1921 31 BRO NL 3B 150 162 312 33 34 .935 .941 3.16 2.95 1922 32 BRO NL 3B 26 36 35 5 1 .934 .948 2.73 2.93 1923 33 BRO NL 3B 14 13 26 3 1 .929 .947 2.79 2.95 1924 34 BRO NL 3B 10 12 15 2 0 .931 .957 2.70 2.81 1925 35 BRO NL 3B 81 76 110 24 10 .886 .939 2.30 2.85 1926 36 BSN NL 3B 14 10 22 5 3 .865 .952 2.29 2.81 1911 21 CHW AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 1914 24 CHC NL OF 28 58 7 5 3 .929 .957 2.32 1.97 2 22 4 1916 26 BRO NL OF 106 224 16 9 3 .964 .967 2.26 2.00 8 45 55 1917 27 BRO NL OF 66 150 8 7 1 .958 .963 2.39 2.08 37 24 5 1918 28 BRO NL OF 96 178 18 9 4 .956 .962 2.04 2.13 20 5 75 1919 29 BRO NL OF 14 24 0 1 0 .960 .964 1.71 2.18 1 8 6 1920 30 BRO NL OF 7 10 1 1 1 .917 .965 1.57 2.21 0 0 7 1924 34 BRO NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 0 0 1 1925 35 BRO NL OF 20 31 3 6 1 .850 .966 1.70 2.33 2 0 18 1926 36 TOT NL OF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .966 0.93 2.26 2 7 6 BSN NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1 0 0 NYG NL OF 14 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.93 2.26 1 7 6 1917 27 BRO NL SS 4 7 2 3 1 .750 .928 2.25 5.15 1919 29 BRO NL SS 1 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 8.00 5.50 1920 30 BRO NL SS 3 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 2.67 5.47 1921 31 BRO NL SS 3 6 9 2 2 .882 .949 5.00 5.63 1922 32 BRO NL SS 50 102 189 16 34 .948 .945 5.82 5.46 1923 33 BRO NL SS 52 135 215 20 30 .946 .939 6.73 5.45 1924 34 BRO NL SS 63 136 203 22 32 .939 .949 5.38 5.44 1925 35 BRO NL SS 2 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 5.20
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B 448 473 815 103 70 .926 .944 2.88 2.96 OF 354 691 53 38 13 .951 .964 2.10 2.09 72 112 177 2B 243 560 820 73 117 .950 .960 5.68 5.40 SS 178 391 631 64 99 .941 .944 5.74 5.44 1B 49 424 38 12 16 .975 .988 9.43 10.49 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1272 2539 2357 290 315 .944 .955 3.85 3.82
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1916   WS    BRO BOS     L   3  10   1   3  0  1  0   0   1   0  .300  .364  .500   0  2   0   0   0 
 1920   WS    BRO CLE     L   4  14   2   3  0  0  0   0   0   2  .214  .214  .214   1  0   2   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   7  24   3   6  0  1  0   0   1   2  .250  .280  .333   1  2   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1924-NL-18-0.04
Car-1135-0.04 shares

Batting Average
1921 NL-.325-10

Games
1920 NL-155-1
1921 NL-152-7
1923 NL-151-10

At Bats
1918 NL-484-6
1920 NL-635-3
1921 NL-624-3
1923 NL-625-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1920 NL-708-2
1921 NL-689-6
1923 NL-693-5

Runs
1920 NL-87-8
1921 NL-104-6
1922 NL-110-8
1923 NL-111-4

Hits
1918 NL-136-8
1920 NL-185-7
1921 NL-203-4
1923 NL-203-4

Total Bases
1921 NL-287-8

Doubles
1921 NL-41-3

Triples
1921 NL-14-10

Stolen Bases
1918 NL-22-9
1921 NL-28-3
1922 NL-18-7
1923 NL-16-9

Singles
1918 NL-112-6
1920 NL-155-3
1921 NL-143-7
1922 NL-150-8
1923 NL-159-2

Runs Created
1921 NL-105-6

Extra-Base Hits
1921 NL-60-4

Times on Base
1920 NL-230-8
1921 NL-249-7
1923 NL-256-7

Sac. Hits
1920 NL-28-6

Caught Stealing
1916 NL-19-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1920 NL-27.6-9
1922 NL-33.4-7
1923 NL-41.7-3
1925 NL-28.7-9
Car-20.6-98

Outs
1920 NL-493-2
1921 NL-456-7
1923 NL-450-6

Oldest Player
1926 NL-36-10

       

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 46 (528) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 18.7 (704) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 29.5 (583) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

October 6, 1925: Traded by the Brooklyn Robins with Eddie Brown and Zack Taylor to the Boston Braves for Jesse Barnes, Mickey O'Neil, and Gus Felix.

June 29, 1926: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Boston Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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