Ben Johnson
Benjamin Joseph Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 18, 1981 in Memphis, TN
High School: Germantown (Germantown, TN)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 2005
Final Game: June 10, 2007
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Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 SDP NL 24 OF 29 20 189.1 53 51 0 2 0 .962 1.3 8.2 1.3 -0.2 1.5 0 2.42 1.76 .985 2.19 1.86
2005 SDP NL 24 LF 13 6 56.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -15.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.61 0.77 .980 1.94 1.52
2005 SDP NL 24 RF 11 8 73.1 28 27 0 1 0 .964 1.2 19.6 1.2 -0.7 1.9 0 3.31 2.45 .979 2.10 1.75
2005 SDP NL 24 CF 9 6 60.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.8 16.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 0 2.10 1.56 .987 2.50 2.14
2006 SDP NL 25 OF 43 28 289.0 89 88 1 0 0 1.000 4.2 17.4 2.2 -1.3 3.5 2 2.77 2.07 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 SDP NL 25 LF 22 18 167.1 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 3.4 24.4 2.4 -0.4 2.8 1 2.64 2.23 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 SDP NL 25 CF 17 10 110.2 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 23.9 1.2 0.1 1.1 1 3.25 2.35 .988 2.58 2.20
2006 SDP NL 25 RF 4 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.4 -152.7 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 2.13 1.75
2007 NYM NL 26 OF 9 7 68.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.3 40.6 2.3 -0.5 2.8 0 2.51 2.11 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 NYM NL 26 LF 5 5 45.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 24.0 0.9 -0.6 1.5 0 2.40 2.40 .983 2.00 1.56
2007 NYM NL 26 RF 4 2 23.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 73.0 1.4 0.1 1.3 0 2.74 1.75 .986 2.19 1.80
3 Seasons OF 81 55 546.1 161 158 1 2 0 .988 7.8 17.1 5.8 -2.0 7.8 2 2.62 1.96 .984 2.22 1.88
3 Seasons LF 40 29 268.1 71 70 1 0 0 1.000 3.6 16.1 2.6 -1.1 3.7 1 2.38 1.78 .982 1.97 1.54
2 Seasons CF 26 16 170.2 55 54 0 1 0 .982 3.0 21.1 2.0 0.7 1.3 1 2.85 2.08 .987 2.55 2.18
3 Seasons RF 19 10 107.1 35 34 0 1 0 .971 1.2 13.4 1.2 -1.6 2.8 0 2.85 1.79 .980 2.12 1.76
3 Seasons TOT 85 55 546.1 161 158 1 2 0 .988 7.8 17.1 5.8 -2.0 7.8 2 2.62 1.87 .971 2.18 1.78

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2005 SDP NL 24 31 20 31 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 11 29 0 5 0
2006 SDP NL 25 58 28 58 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 4 43 0 12 13
2007 NYM NL 26 9 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 9 0 0 0
3 Seasons 98 55 98 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 26 19 81 0 17 13
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 SDP NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 235 43% 69% 37% 23 43%
2006 SDP NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 3 0 19 13 68.4% 6 0 0.0% 1 734 52% 74% 41% 90 54%
2007 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 7 87.5% 1 0 0.0% 0 198 66% 79% 47% 28 43%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 7 0 12 3 0 4 4 0 4 3 0 5 5 0 32 22 68.8% 10 0 0.0% 1 1167 53% 74% 41% 141 50%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.2% 57% 75% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 SDP NL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 6 50.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 276 54% 71% 36% 35 40%
2006 SDP NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 13 6 46.2% 7 0 0.0% 0 494 51% 76% 40% 72 56%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 8 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 25 12 48.0% 13 0 0.0% 0 770 52% 74% 39% 107 50%
MLB Averages 43.1% 1.7% 57% 75% 39% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2005 SDP NL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 12 5 41.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 335 46% 72% 44% 49 55%
2006 SDP NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 54 63% 69% 39% 6 0%
2007 NYM NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 93 62% 72% 43% 8 88%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 17 8 47.1% 9 0 0.0% 0 482 51% 72% 43% 63 54%
MLB Averages 48.7% 2.1% 57% 75% 39% 49%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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