Ben Johnson
Benjamin Franklin Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC
High School: Greenwood (Greenwood, SC)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1959
Final Game: June 12, 1960
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Standard Pitching

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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
1959 28 CHC NL 0 0 2.16 4 2 1 0 0 0 16.2 17 5 4 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 69 183 1.260 9.2 0.5 2.2 3.2 1.50
1960 29 CHC NL 2 1 .667 4.91 17 0 7 0 0 1 29.1 39 21 16 3 11 0 9 1 0 1 130 77 1.705 12.0 0.9 3.4 2.8 0.82
2 Seasons 2 1 .667 3.91 21 2 8 0 0 1 46.0 56 26 20 4 15 0 15 1 0 1 199 98 1.543 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 6 3 .667 3.91 62 6 24 0 0 3 136 166 77 59 12 44 0 44 3 0 3 588 98 1.543 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 28 CHC NL 4 69 65 5 17 3 0 1 0 0 4 6 .262 .304 .354 .658 .276 23 3 0 0 0 0
1960 29 CHC NL 17 130 110 21 39 5 0 3 3 2 11 9 .355 .408 .482 .890 .356 53 6 1 5 3 0
2 Seasons 21 199 175 26 56 8 0 4 3 2 15 15 .320 .371 .434 .805 .327 76 9 1 5 3 0
162 Game Avg. 62 588 517 77 166 24 0 12 9 6 44 44 .320 .371 .434 .805 .327 225 27 3 15 9 0
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1959 28 CHC NL 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 44 44 44 5 1 1 1 5.6 2.0 5.0
1 Season 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 44 44 44 5 1 1 1 5.6 2.0 5.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1959 28 CHC NL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 1.107 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 10.0
1960 29 CHC NL 17 17 7 2 1 4 1 3 25% 4 0 16 3 19% 1 0.799 5 2 9 4 1 12 8 9 9 3 11 3 5.2
2 Seasons 21 19 8 2 1 4 1 3 25% 4 0 19 3 16% 0.905 6 2 10 4 1 14 9 10 10 3 12 3 5.7

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1959 28 CHC NL 69 49% 1.5% 8.7% 5.8% 5.8% 24% 0.91 84% 15 3 20%
1960 29 CHC NL 130 33% 2.3% 6.9% 8.5% 6.2% 21% 1.32 78% 29 6 21%
2 Seasons 199 39% 2.0% 7.5% 7.5% 6.0% 21% 1.15 80% 44 9 20%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1959 28 CHC NL 67 17 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 40% 2 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1960 29 CHC NL 127 39 3 0 6 1 2 0 3 9 5 0 56% 3 1 0 61 3 2 60% 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Seasons 194 56 4 0 9 2 2 0 4 14 7 0 50% 5 1 0 81 3 2 60% 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1959 28 0 0 2.16 4 2 1 0 0 0 16.2 17 5 4 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 69 183 1.260 9.2 0.5 2.2 3.2 1.50 183
1960 29 2 1 .667 3.91 21 2 8 0 0 1 46.0 56 26 20 4 15 0 15 1 0 1 199 98 1.543 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00 98

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1959 28 1 0 1.000 2.12 17.0 17 4 4 1 4 6 0 1.235 9.0 2.1 3.2 1.50 0.5 4
1960 29 1 2 .333 5.67 27.0 41 19 17 3 12 8 1 1.963 13.7 4.0 2.7 0.67 1.0 17
2 Seasons 2 2 .500 4.30 44.0 58 23 21 4 16 14 1 1.682 11.9 2.9 0.88 0.8 21

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