John Briggs

Jonathan Tift Briggs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 24, 1934 in Natoma, CA
High School: Union (Folsom, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Indians/Athletics 1956-1960

Final Game: September 4, 1960
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1952	18	-min	C	13	11	.542	4.40	30	29					186.0	165	117	91		166								1.780	8.0		8.0			IDF · PION
1953	19	-min	C	10	8	.556	4.58	34	21					177.0	179	107	90	10	115								1.661	9.1	0.5	5.8			IDF · PION
1954	20	PHI-min	A	20	8	.714	2.51	36	30					255.0	182	92	71	7	161								1.345	6.4	0.2	5.7			SLM · WINT
1955	21	-min	Opn	15	15	.500	3.44	34	34		14	5		251.0	236	104	96	12	118		118	4	2	15			1.410	8.5	0.4	4.2	4.2	1.00	SAC · PCL
1956	22	CHC-min	Opn	5	5	.500	5.62	18	13		4	0		80.0	109	56	50	9	27		37	0	0	1			1.700	12.3	1.0	3.0	4.2	1.37	LOS · PCL
1956	22	CHC	NL	0	0		1.69	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	5	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	0	0	28	243	1.688	8.4	1.7	6.8	1.7	0.25
1957	23	CHC-min	AA,Opn	10	13	.435	3.84	35	26		9	4		194.2	201	86	83	9	74	1	113	3	1	12			1.413	9.3	0.4	3.4	5.2	1.53	FTW,POR · TL,PCL
1957	23	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	12.46	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	6	6	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	23	34	2.308	14.5	4.2	6.2	2.1	0.33
1958	24	CHC-min	AA	2	1	.667		3																									FTW · TL
1958	24	CHC	NL	5	5	.500	4.52	20	17	2	3	1	0	95.2	99	52	48	12	45	1	46	1	2	2	418	87	1.505	9.3	1.1	4.2	4.3	1.02
1959	25	CLE-min	AAA	14	6	.700	2.60	24	21		11	2		166.0	138	53	48	12	51		97	1	2	5			1.139	7.5	0.7	2.8	5.3	1.90	SDG · PCL
1959	25	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	2.13	4	1	1	0	0	0	12.2	12	5	3	1	3	0	5	0	0	1	53	180	1.184	8.5	0.7	2.1	3.6	1.67
1960	26	TOT	AL	4	4	.500	6.42	29	3	9	0	0	1	47.2	51	37	34	7	27	0	27	1	0	0	212	60	1.636	9.6	1.3	5.1	5.1	1.00
1960	26	CLE	AL	4	2	.667	4.46	21	2	7	0	0	1	36.1	32	20	18	4	15	0	19	1	0	0	149	85	1.294	7.9	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.27
1960	26	KCA	AL	0	2	.000	12.71	8	1	2	0	0	0	11.1	19	17	16	3	12	0	8	0	0	0	63	32	2.735	15.1	2.4	9.5	6.4	0.67
1961	27	CIN-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.91	22	4					68.0	60	25	22	3	25								1.250	7.9	0.4	3.3			INA · AA
1962	28	CIN-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.69	16	10		3	1		78.0	87	38	32	8	16	2	40	2	0	3			1.321	10.0	0.9	1.8	4.6	2.50	SDG · PCL
5 Seasons				9	11	.450	5.00	59	21	13	3	1	1	165.2	174	101	92	23	82	2	80	5	2	3	734	78	1.545	9.5	1.2	4.5	4.3	0.98
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.450	5.00	50	18	11	3	1	1	141	148	86	78	20	70	2	68	4	2	3	624	78	1.545	9.5	1.2	4.5	4.3	0.98

CHC (3 yrs)				5	6	.455	4.70	26	17	3	3	1	0	105.1	111	59	55	15	52	2	48	4	2	2	469	84	1.547	9.5	1.3	4.4	4.1	0.92
CLE (2 yrs)				4	3	.571	3.86	25	3	8	0	0	1	49.0	44	25	21	5	18	0	24	1	0	1	202	99	1.265	8.1	0.9	3.3	4.4	1.33
KCA (1 yr)				0	2	.000	12.71	8	1	2	0	0	0	11.1	19	17	16	3	12	0	8	0	0	0	63	32	2.735	15.1	2.4	9.5	6.4	0.67

AL (2 yrs)			AL	4	5	.444	5.52	33	4	10	0	0	1	60.1	63	42	37	8	30	0	32	1	0	1	265	70	1.541	9.4	1.2	4.5	4.8	1.07
NL (3 yrs)			NL	5	6	.455	4.70	26	17	3	3	1	0	105.1	111	59	55	15	52	2	48	4	2	2	469	84	1.547	9.5	1.3	4.4	4.1	0.92

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1956	22	CHC	NL	5.1	0	1	3	0	.1	2	0.1	$
1957	23	CHC	NL	4.1	0	6	3	0	.8	-3	-0.3	$
1958	24	CHC	NL	95.2	17	52	57	1	1.2	5	0.5	$
1959	25	CLE	AL	12.2	1	5	6	1	1.0	1	0.1	$
1960	26	CLE	AL	36.1	2	20	19	1	.7	-1	-0.2	$
1960	26	KCA	AL	11.1	1	17	7	0	.4	-10	-0.7	$
5 Seasons				165.2	21	101	95	3	1.0	-6	-0.5	$

CHC (3 yrs)				105.1	17	59	63	1	1.1	4	0.3	$
CLE (2 yrs)				49.0	3	25	25	2	.8	0	-0.1	$
KCA (1 yr)				11.1	1	17	7	0	.4	-10	-0.7	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1952	18	-min	C	30	67	67		12	2	0	0						.179	.179	.209	.388		14						IDF · PION
1953	19	-min	C	37	65	65		11	2	0	0						.169	.169	.200	.369		13						IDF · PION
1954	20	PHI-min	A	37	92	92		15	1	0	1						.163	.163	.207	.370		19						SLM · WINT
1955	21	-min	Opn	37	106	101	10	23	4	0	1	5	0		3	34	.228	.250	.297	.547		30	3	0	2	0		SAC · PCL
1956	22	CHC-min	Opn	19	32	31	3	5	1	0	1	1	0		1	12	.161	.188	.290	.478		9	1	0	0	0		LOS · PCL
1956	22	CHC	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1957	23	CHC-min	AA,Opn	37	71	59	5	6	1	1	0	6	0	0	7	21	.102	.209	.153	.361		9	1	1	4	0		FTW,POR · TL,PCL
1957	23	CHC	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1958	24	CHC-min	AA	3	10	10		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0						FTW · TL
1958	24	CHC	NL	20	36	35	3	9	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	14	.257	.257	.343	.600	59	12	1	0	1	0	0	1
1959	25	CLE-min	AAA	26	62	56	5	11	0	0	1	6	0	0	2	20	.196	.237	.250	.487		14		1	3	0		SDG · PCL
1959	25	CLE	AL	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	1	0	/1
1960	26	TOT	AL	29	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.091	.091	.091	.182	-50	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1960	26	CLE	AL	21	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.125	.250	-31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1960	26	KCA	AL	8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1961	27	CIN-min	AAA	24	17	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	7	.059	.059	.059	.118		1						INA · AA
1962	28	CIN-min	AAA	16	28	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.042	.042	.042	.083		1		0	4	0		SDG · PCL
5 Seasons				59	51	48	3	10	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	17	.208	.204	.271	.475	27	13	2	0	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	140	132	8	27	3	3	0	19	0	0	0	47	.208	.204	.271	.475	27	36	5	0	5	3	0

CHC (3 yrs)				26	36	35	3	9	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	14	.257	.257	.343	.600	59	12	1	0	1	0	0
CLE (2 yrs)				25	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.100	.091	.100	.191	-47	1	1	0	1	1	0
KCA (1 yr)				8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				33	15	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.077	.071	.077	.148	-59	1	1	0	1	1	0
NL (3 yrs)				26	36	35	3	9	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	14	.257	.257	.343	.600	59	12	1	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1958	24	CHC	NL	36	-2	-1	0	0	0	3	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1959	25	CLE	AL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1960	26	CLE	AL	9	-1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1960	26	KCA	AL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
3 Seasons				51	-5	-1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

CLE (2 yrs)				12	-2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
KCA (1 yr)				3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
CHC (1 yr)				36	-2	-1	0	0	0	3	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1956	CHC	NL	22	P	3	0	0	5.1	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.69	0.33	.970	2.02	2.03	0	0
1957	CHC	NL	23	P	3	0	0	4.1	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		2.08	2.07	0	0
1958	CHC	NL	24	P	20	17	3	95.2	21	7	12	2	.905	1.79	0.95	.955	1.97	1.96	5	2	29%
1959	CLE	AL	25	P	4	1	0	12.2	3	2	1	0	1.000	2.13	0.75	.953	2.06	2.02	2	0	0%
1960	TOT	AL	26	P	29	3	0	47.2	6	2	3	1	.833	0.94	0.17	.967	1.96	1.95	5	1	17%
1960	CLE	AL	26	P	21	2	0	36.1	4	2	2	0	1.000	0.99	0.19	.968	1.96	1.95	2	1	33%
1960	KCA	AL	26	P	8	1	0	11.1	2	0	1	1	.500	0.79	0.13	.965	1.99	1.95	3	0	0%
	5 Seasons			P	59	21	3	165.2	31	11	17	3	.903	1.52	0.47	.958	1.98	1.97	12	3	20%
	5 Seasons			TOT	59	21	3	165.2	31	11	17	3	.903	1.52	0.47	.958	1.98	1.97	12	3	20%

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Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Sent from Idaho Falls (Pioneer) to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.
Before 1955 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to Sacramento (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
September 22, 1955: Traded by Sacramento (PCL) with Richie Myers to the Chicago Cubs for players to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Bubba Church (1956) and Joe Stanka (1956) to Sacramento (PCL) to complete the trade.
January 23, 1959: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jim Bolger to the Cleveland Indians for Earl Averill and Morrie Martin.
July 30, 1960: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.
January 25, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with John Tsitouris to the Cincinnati Reds for Joe Nuxhall.

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