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Johnny Briggs
John Edward Briggs
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 10, 1944 in Paterson, NJ
High School: East Side (Paterson, NJ)
School: Seton Hall University
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1964
Final Game: September 28, 1975
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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 Awards
1964 20 PHI NL 61 76 66 16 17 2 0 1 6 1 1 9 12 .258 .347 .333 .680 94 22 2 0 1 0 0 /8739
1965 21 PHI NL 93 277 229 47 54 9 4 4 23 3 2 42 44 .236 .349 .362 .712 103 83 0 0 2 4 1 8/7
1966 22 PHI NL 81 297 255 43 72 13 5 10 23 3 2 41 55 .282 .380 .490 .871 141 125 2 0 0 1 3 8/7
1967 23 PHI NL 106 382 332 47 77 12 4 9 30 3 5 41 72 .232 .315 .373 .688 96 124 3 0 7 2 1 87/9
1968 24 PHI NL 110 399 338 36 86 13 1 7 31 8 5 58 72 .254 .364 .361 .725 119 122 3 1 1 1 4 389/7
1969 25 PHI NL 124 427 361 51 86 20 3 12 46 9 6 64 78 .238 .351 .410 .761 115 148 2 0 0 2 3 789/3
1970 26 PHI NL 110 387 341 43 92 15 7 9 47 5 4 39 65 .270 .342 .434 .776 109 148 14 0 4 3 5 798
1971 27 TOT MLB 135 482 397 54 103 12 1 21 62 1 2 77 81 .259 .377 .453 .830 137 180 4 1 2 5 8 739
1971 27 PHI NL 10 28 22 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 2 .182 .357 .227 .584 69 5 0 0 0 0 1 /7
1971 27 MIL AL 125 454 375 51 99 11 1 21 59 1 2 71 79 .264 .378 .467 .845 141 175 4 1 2 5 7 379
1972 28 MIL AL 135 481 418 58 111 14 1 21 65 1 2 54 67 .266 .347 .455 .801 141 190 8 1 2 6 4 *738
1973 29 MIL AL 142 580 488 78 120 20 7 18 57 15 9 87 83 .246 .361 .426 .787 125 208 6 2 1 2 6 *7/D9 MVP-23
1974 30 MIL AL 154 628 554 72 140 30 8 17 73 9 7 71 102 .253 .337 .428 .764 120 237 8 0 1 2 2 *7/D8
1975 31 TOT AL 115 421 338 56 83 10 2 10 44 6 4 80 54 .246 .388 .376 .764 116 127 2 0 1 2 10 379/D
1975 31 MIL AL 28 94 74 12 22 1 0 3 5 0 2 20 13 .297 .447 .432 .879 150 32 1 0 0 0 0 7/D
1975 31 MIN AL 87 327 264 44 61 9 2 7 39 6 2 60 41 .231 .371 .360 .731 106 95 1 0 1 2 10 379/D
12 Seasons 1366 4837 4117 601 1041 170 43 139 507 64 49 663 785 .253 .355 .416 .771 121 1714 54 5 22 30 47
162 Game Avg. 162 574 488 71 123 20 5 16 60 8 6 79 93 .253 .355 .416 .771 121 203 6 1 3 4 6
PHI (8 yrs) 695 2273 1944 286 488 85 24 52 209 32 25 300 400 .251 .349 .400 .749 112 777 26 1 15 13 18
MIL (5 yrs) 584 2237 1909 271 492 76 17 80 259 26 22 303 344 .258 .358 .441 .799 131 842 27 4 6 15 19
MIN (1 yr) 87 327 264 44 61 9 2 7 39 6 2 60 41 .231 .371 .360 .731 106 95 1 0 1 2 10
NL (8 yrs) 695 2273 1944 286 488 85 24 52 209 32 25 300 400 .251 .349 .400 .749 112 777 26 1 15 13 18
AL (5 yrs) 671 2564 2173 315 553 85 19 87 298 32 24 363 385 .254 .360 .431 .791 128 937 28 4 7 17 29

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 PHI NL 20 OF 19 7 85.0 23 21 1 1 0 .957 1.1 15.5 0.1 0.3 -0.2 1 2.33 1.16 .974 1.99 1.72
1964 PHI NL 20 CF 9 6 55.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 41.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 1 2.29 1.56 .979 2.36 2.10
1964 PHI NL 20 LF 9 1 27.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -0.7 -31.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 1.67 0.56 .967 1.70 1.34
1964 PHI NL 20 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.80
1964 PHI NL 20 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1965 PHI NL 21 OF 66 51 483.2 114 110 2 2 0 .982 -5.8 -14.4 -3.8 -3.4 -0.3 -2 2.08 1.70 .975 2.00 1.75
1965 PHI NL 21 CF 62 50 467.0 112 108 2 2 0 .982 -5.1 -13.1 -3.1 -2.7 -0.3 -2 2.12 1.77 .981 2.30 2.00
1965 PHI NL 21 LF 4 1 16.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -50.4 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.08 0.50 .950 1.73 1.38
1966 PHI NL 22 OF 69 58 552.1 132 126 3 3 0 .977 -10.4 -22.6 -7.4 -6.1 -1.3 -3 2.10 1.87 .974 2.03 1.78
1966 PHI NL 22 CF 68 58 548.0 131 125 3 3 0 .977 -10.2 -22.3 -7.2 -6.1 -1.1 -3 2.10 1.88 .980 2.38 2.11
1966 PHI NL 22 LF 2 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -55.4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.66 1.35
1967 PHI NL 23 OF 94 85 760.2 188 182 2 4 0 .979 -3.4 -5.4 -1.4 -1.4 0.0 -2 2.18 1.96 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 PHI NL 23 CF 65 61 533.2 132 128 2 2 0 .985 -4.7 -10.6 -2.7 -2.0 -0.7 -2 2.19 2.00 .981 2.30 2.04
1967 PHI NL 23 LF 31 24 224.0 52 50 0 2 0 .962 1.0 5.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 0 2.01 1.61 .969 1.75 1.50
1967 PHI NL 23 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1968 PHI NL 24 OF 65 57 526.0 125 120 1 4 0 .968 -8.8 -20.1 -4.8 -1.7 -3.1 -4 2.07 1.86 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 PHI NL 24 1B 36 35 303.2 328 303 22 3 33 .991 -2.1 -8.3 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3 0 9.63 9.03 .992 10.09 8.91
1968 PHI NL 24 CF 34 31 280.0 80 75 1 4 0 .950 -4.2 -18.0 -1.2 -0.9 -0.3 -3 2.44 2.24 .979 2.39 2.18
1968 PHI NL 24 RF 22 19 175.0 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -21.9 -3.2 -1.3 -1.9 0 1.75 1.55 .979 2.02 1.77
1968 PHI NL 24 LF 9 7 71.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -23.7 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 -1 1.52 1.33 .958 1.64 1.38
1969 PHI NL 25 OF 108 89 829.2 209 197 6 6 0 .971 -0.4 -0.6 -2.4 -2.0 -0.5 2 2.20 1.88 .973 2.02 1.75
1969 PHI NL 25 LF 76 55 497.1 120 112 5 3 0 .975 1.6 3.9 -1.4 -1.6 0.1 3 2.12 1.54 .962 1.67 1.30
1969 PHI NL 25 CF 32 25 249.0 70 68 0 2 0 .971 -1.2 -5.8 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 -1 2.46 2.13 .977 2.30 2.07
1969 PHI NL 25 RF 12 9 83.1 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -0.8 -11.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.84 1.42 .978 1.89 1.60
1969 PHI NL 25 1B 2 2 18.0 16 16 0 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 8.00 8.00 .994 9.85 8.85
1970 PHI NL 26 OF 95 88 787.1 199 188 7 4 1 .980 3.9 5.9 2.9 -0.8 3.7 1 2.23 2.05 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 PHI NL 26 LF 81 68 612.0 153 143 6 4 1 .974 3.6 7.1 2.6 -0.7 3.3 1 2.19 1.84 .971 1.75 1.38
1970 PHI NL 26 RF 14 13 102.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -9.4 -0.8 -1.7 0.9 0 1.68 1.36 .974 2.00 1.68
1970 PHI NL 26 CF 10 7 73.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 18.0 1.1 1.6 -0.5 0 3.19 2.60 .977 2.34 2.07
1971 TOT MLB 27 OF 73 57 495.2 132 120 5 7 1 .947 2.7 6.5 2.7 2.1 0.6 0 2.27 1.71 .983 2.24 1.96
1971 TOT MLB 27 LF 61 50 427.1 114 104 4 6 1 .947 -0.1 -0.3 0.9 1.7 -0.8 -1 2.27 1.77 .981 1.92 1.59
1971 PHI NL 27 LF 8 6 53.1 13 10 1 2 0 .846 -2.2 -49.5 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 -1 1.86 1.38 .977 1.87 1.52
1971 PHI NL 27 OF 8 6 53.1 13 10 1 2 0 .846 -2.2 -49.5 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 -1 1.86 1.38 .985 2.19 1.92
1971 MIL AL 27 OF 65 51 442.1 119 110 4 5 1 .958 4.9 13.3 3.9 2.1 1.8 1 2.32 1.75 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 MIL AL 27 1B 60 58 464.0 503 458 40 5 53 .990 0.5 1.3 -0.5 -1.6 1.2 1 9.66 8.30 .992 9.59 8.10
1971 MIL AL 27 LF 53 44 374.0 101 94 3 4 1 .960 2.1 6.7 2.1 1.7 0.4 0 2.33 1.83 .981 1.93 1.60
1971 MIL AL 27 RF 12 7 68.1 23 21 1 1 0 .957 2.8 49.2 1.8 0.4 1.4 1 2.90 1.83 .983 2.05 1.70
1972 MIL AL 28 OF 106 92 817.0 204 194 6 4 1 .980 1.5 2.2 2.5 -1.4 3.9 -1 2.20 1.89 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 MIL AL 28 LF 99 82 736.0 176 167 6 3 1 .983 1.4 2.3 1.4 -1.0 2.4 0 2.12 1.75 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 MIL AL 28 1B 28 25 216.1 233 220 12 1 20 .996 0.2 1.1 0.2 2.0 -1.8 0 9.65 8.29 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 MIL AL 28 CF 12 10 81.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 0.1 1.5 1.1 -0.4 1.5 -1 3.56 2.67 .988 2.64 2.29
1973 MIL AL 29 LF 137 135 1198.1 303 285 8 10 1 .967 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6 -2.8 -0.8 0 2.20 2.14 .977 2.00 1.68 MVP-23
1973 MIL AL 29 OF 137 135 1200.1 313 294 9 10 1 .968 -3.4 -3.4 -3.4 -2.8 -0.6 0 2.27 2.21 .979 2.29 2.02 MVP-23
1973 MIL AL 29 DH 1 MVP-23
1973 MIL AL 29 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.70 MVP-23
1974 MIL AL 30 OF 149 144 1275.2 328 309 10 9 2 .973 -2.5 -2.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 -4 2.25 2.14 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 MIL AL 30 LF 148 143 1266.2 329 310 10 9 2 .973 -2.0 -1.9 2.0 0.9 1.1 -4 2.27 2.16 .974 2.12 1.75
1974 MIL AL 30 DH 2
1974 MIL AL 30 CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.90 2.60
1975 TOT AL 31 OF 56 49 431.1 117 110 5 2 0 .983 1.7 4.7 1.7 2.5 -0.9 0 2.40 2.05 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 TOT AL 31 LF 41 36 316.1 91 84 5 2 0 .978 3.3 12.5 2.3 2.2 0.1 1 2.53 2.17 .977 2.18 1.80
1975 TOT AL 31 DH 3
1975 MIL AL 31 LF 21 21 171.0 51 46 3 2 0 .961 2.0 14.0 1.0 1.6 -0.6 1 2.58 2.33 .976 2.18 1.80
1975 MIL AL 31 OF 21 21 171.0 52 47 3 2 0 .962 2.0 14.0 1.0 1.6 -0.6 1 2.63 2.38 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 MIL AL 31 DH 1
1975 MIN AL 31 1B 49 46 399.0 481 420 53 8 38 .983 5.8 17.4 5.8 2.8 3.0 0 10.67 9.65 .990 9.84 8.32
1975 MIN AL 31 OF 35 28 260.1 65 63 2 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 0.9 -0.3 -1 2.25 1.86 .978 2.37 2.10
1975 MIN AL 31 LF 20 15 145.1 40 38 2 0 0 1.000 1.3 10.7 1.3 0.6 0.7 0 2.48 2.00 .978 2.18 1.80
1975 MIN AL 31 RF 16 13 115.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -16.7 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 -1 1.80 1.44 .974 2.11 1.84
1975 MIN AL 31 DH 2
12 Seasons OF 1037 912 8244.2 2084 1971 57 56 6 .973 -23.8 -3.5 -11.8 -13.8 1.9 -12 2.21 1.96 .978 2.18 1.90
12 Seasons LF 698 602 5397.0 1358 1274 44 40 6 .971 2.2 0.5 3.2 -1.4 4.5 -1 2.20 1.89 .975 1.94 1.58
9 Seasons CF 293 249 2296.0 599 576 9 14 0 .977 -22.8 -11.9 -11.8 -10.2 -1.5 -11 2.29 2.00 .980 2.35 2.08
6 Seasons 1B 176 166 1403.0 1562 1418 127 17 146 .989 4.4 3.8 3.4 2.6 0.9 1 9.91 8.78 .991 9.80 8.33
8 Seasons RF 79 61 551.2 119 115 2 2 0 .983 -3.2 -7.0 -3.2 -2.2 -1.1 0 1.91 1.48 .978 2.02 1.73
3 Seasons DH 6
12 Seasons TOT 1213 1078 9647.2 3646 3389 184 73 152 .980 -19.4 -2.4 -8.4 -11.2 2.8 -12 1 3.33 2.95 .964 3.28 2.84
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1973-AL-23-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1972 AL--.455--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1974 AL--30--10th

Triples s c a p y
1973 AL--7--6th
1974 AL--8--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1972 AL--21--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 NL--58--10th
1973 AL--87--5th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1974 AL--102--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1972 AL--141--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1974 AL--55--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1972 AL--6--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1973 AL--16.4--6th

AB per HR s c a p y
1971 AL--17.9--8th**
1972 AL--19.9--5th

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 15 (1161), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1079), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 12, 1962: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

April 22, 1971: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Pete Koegel and Ray Peters.

June 14, 1975: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins for Bobby Darwin.

February 11, 1976: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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