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Bill Johnson

William Lawrence Johnson

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 18, 1892 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1916
Team: Athletics 1916-1917

Final Game: July 4, 1917
Died: November 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
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Standard Batting

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
1916 23 PHA AL 4 15 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 .267 .333 .600 84 5 0 0 /O
1917 24 PHA AL 48 124 109 7 19 2 2 1 8 4 8 14 .174 .237 .257 .494 52 28 1 6 O
2 Yrs 52 139 124 8 23 3 2 1 9 4 0 8 18 .185 .241 .266 .507 56 33 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 433 386 25 72 9 6 3 28 12 25 56 .185 .241 .266 .507 56 103 3 19

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1916 23 PHA AL 4 15 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .485 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /O
1917 24 PHA AL 48 124 -6 0 0 -3 -2 -10 -1.3 4 -6 -0.9 .473 .492 -0.5 -0.6 -3 $ O
2 Seasons 52 139 -6 0 0 -3 -2 -11 -1.3 5 -6 -0.9 .474 .496 -0.5 -0.6 -3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1916 23 PHA AL 15 11 1 2.5 79 .364 .267 .251 .267 .324 .333 .328 .600 .652 84 .339 -0.4 -0.0 .455 .067 .067
1917 24 PHA AL 124 96 6 1.7 78 .191 .174 .253 .237 .323 .257 .327 .494 .650 52 .219 -6.7 -0.8 .456 .193 .083 1.6
2 Yrs 139 107 7 1.8 78 .210 .185 .252 .241 .323 .266 .327 .507 .650 56 .232 -7.1 -0.8 .455 .177 .081 1.6
162 Game Avg. 433 333 22 1.8 78 .210 .185 .252 .241 .323 .266 .327 .507 .650 56 .232 -7.1 -0.8 .455 .177 .081 5

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1916 23 4 15 15 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .267 .267 .333 .600 84 5 0 0
1917 24 52 139 124 8 23 3 2 1 9 4 0 8 18 .185 .241 .266 .507 56 33 1 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1916 23 4 16 16 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 .313 .313 .375 .688 2 4
1917 24 50 131 115 9 22 2 2 1 10 5 9 15 .191 .256 .270 .526 8 48
2 Yrs 54 147 131 11 27 3 2 1 12 5 9 19 .206 .262 .282 .545 10 52
162 Game Avg. 162 441 393 33 81 9 6 3 36 15 27 57 .206 .262 .282 .545 30 52

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