Billy Johnson
William Russell Johnson (Bull)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 30, 1918 in Montclair, NJ
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1943
Final Game: May 10, 1953
Died: June 20, 2006 in Augusta, GA
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Standard Batting

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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
1943 24 NYY AL 155 655 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 5 53 30 .280 .344 .367 .710 107 217 27 4 6 *5 MVP-4
1946 27 NYY AL 85 334 296 51 77 14 5 4 35 1 0 31 42 .260 .334 .382 .716 99 113 5 2 5 5
1947 28 NYY AL 132 547 494 67 141 19 8 10 95 1 2 44 43 .285 .351 .417 .768 114 206 21 6 3 *5 AS,MVP-19
1948 29 NYY AL 127 492 446 59 131 20 6 12 64 0 0 41 30 .294 .358 .446 .805 114 199 22 4 1 *5
1949 30 NYY AL 113 383 329 48 82 11 3 8 56 1 0 48 44 .249 .348 .374 .722 91 123 15 2 4 53/4
1950 31 NYY AL 108 372 327 44 85 16 2 6 40 1 0 42 30 .260 .346 .376 .722 87 123 12 1 2 5/3
1951 32 TOT MLB 139 550 482 57 128 26 1 14 68 5 4 53 49 .266 .346 .411 .756 102 198 14 6 9 *5
1951 32 NYY AL 15 48 40 5 12 3 0 0 4 0 1 7 0 .300 .404 .375 .779 115 15 2 0 1 5
1951 32 STL NL 124 502 442 52 116 23 1 14 64 5 3 46 49 .262 .340 .414 .754 101 183 12 6 8 *5
1952 33 STL NL 94 320 282 23 71 10 2 2 34 1 0 34 21 .252 .339 .323 .661 84 91 9 3 1 5
1953 34 STL NL 11 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .400 .733 90 2 0 0 0 5
9 Seasons 964 3659 3253 419 882 141 33 61 487 13 11 347 290 .271 .346 .391 .737 102 1272 125 28 31
162 Game Avg. 162 615 547 70 148 24 6 10 82 2 2 58 49 .271 .346 .391 .737 102 214 21 5 5
NYY (7 yrs) 735 2831 2524 344 694 107 30 45 388 7 8 266 219 .275 .349 .395 .743 104 996 104 19 22
STL (3 yrs) 229 828 729 75 188 34 3 16 99 6 3 81 71 .258 .339 .379 .718 95 276 21 9 9
AL (7 yrs) 735 2831 2524 344 694 107 30 45 388 7 8 266 219 .275 .349 .395 .743 104 996 104 19 22
NL (3 yrs) 229 828 729 75 188 34 3 16 99 6 3 81 71 .258 .339 .379 .718 95 276 21 9 9

Advanced Batting

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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
1943 24 NYY AL 655 464 73 4.3 88 .289 .280 .257 .344 .332 .367 .355 .710 .687 107 .555 4.7 0.5 .594 .172 .086 3.8
1946 27 NYY AL 334 229 38 4.4 96 .292 .260 .265 .334 .339 .382 .381 .716 .720 99 .529 -0.8 -0.1 .656 .230 .122 1.6
1947 28 NYY AL 547 379 70 4.9 96 .297 .285 .261 .351 .341 .417 .376 .768 .717 114 .575 7.9 0.8 .678 .219 .132 1.8
1948 29 NYY AL 492 338 70 5.5 105 .295 .294 .272 .358 .357 .446 .393 .805 .749 114 .582 7.2 0.7 .724 .244 .152 .0
1949 30 NYY AL 383 266 43 4.3 107 .267 .249 .271 .348 .363 .374 .393 .722 .756 91 .471 -4.6 -0.4 .664 .274 .125 1.8
1950 31 NYY AL 372 256 43 4.4 111 .271 .260 .275 .346 .361 .376 .412 .722 .773 87 .450 -6.0 -0.6 .657 .248 .116 1.7
1951 32 TOT MLB 550 381 67 4.7 104 .272 .266 .268 .346 .343 .411 .405 .756 .748 102 .521 2.3 0.2 .694 .257 .145 7.4
1951 32 NYY AL 48 32 6 5.0 99 .300 .300 .263 .404 .343 .375 .385 .779 .728 115 .551 1.4 0.1 .677 .225 .075
1951 32 STL NL 502 349 61 4.7 104 .269 .262 .269 .340 .343 .414 .407 .754 .750 101 .518 0.9 0.1 .695 .260 .152 7.4
1952 33 STL NL 320 221 30 3.6 97 .266 .252 .262 .339 .335 .323 .389 .661 .724 84 .439 -5.1 -0.5 .586 .195 .071 1.3
1953 34 STL NL 6 4 1 6.6 110 .250 .200 .274 .333 .345 .400 .427 .733 .773 90 .640 0.0 0.0 .750 .400 .200
9 Seasons 3659 2538 435 4.6 100 .283 .271 .266 .346 .345 .391 .386 .737 .731 102 .526 5.7 0.6 .658 .227 .120 21.4
162 Game Avg. 615 427 73 4.6 100 .283 .271 .266 .346 .345 .391 .386 .737 .731 102 .526 1 0 .658 .227 .120 4
NYY (7 yrs) 2831 1964 343 4.7 99 .287 .275 .266 .349 .347 .395 .382 .743 .729 104 .536 9.9 1.1 .659 .225 .120 12.1
STL (3 yrs) 828 574 92 4.3 101 .268 .258 .266 .339 .340 .379 .400 .718 .740 95 .492 -4.2 -0.4 .653 .236 .121 8.7
AL (7 yrs) 2831 1964 343 4.7 99 .287 .275 .266 .349 .347 .395 .382 .743 .729 104 .536 9.9 1.1 .659 .225 .120 12.1
NL (3 yrs) 828 574 92 4.3 101 .268 .258 .266 .339 .340 .379 .400 .718 .740 95 .492 -4.2 -0.4 .653 .236 .121 8.7

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 24 NYY AL WS STL W 5 20 20 3 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .450 .750 9 2 0 0 0 0
1947 28 NYY AL WS BRO W 7 30 26 8 7 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 4 .269 .367 .500 .867 13 1 1 0 0 0
1949 30 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
1950 31 NYY AL WS PHI W 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 18 63 59 11 14 1 4 0 5 1 0 3 12 .237 .286 .390 .676 23 3 1 0 0 0
4 WS 18 63 59 11 14 1 4 0 5 1 0 3 12 .237 .286 .390 .676 23 3 1 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 NYY AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1943 24 155 655 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 5 53 30 .280 .344 .367 .710 107 217 27 4 6
1944 25 155 655 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 5 53 30 .280 .344 .367 .710 107 217 27 4 6
1945 26 155 655 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 5 53 30 .280 .344 .367 .710 107 217 27 4 6
1946 27 240 989 888 121 243 38 11 9 129 4 5 84 72 .274 .340 .372 .712 104 330 32 6 11
1947 28 372 1536 1382 188 384 57 19 19 224 5 7 128 115 .278 .344 .388 .732 108 536 53 12 14
1948 29 499 2028 1828 247 515 77 25 31 288 5 7 169 145 .282 .348 .402 .750 109 735 75 16 15
1949 30 612 2411 2157 295 597 88 28 39 344 6 7 217 189 .277 .348 .398 .746 106 858 90 18 19
1950 31 720 2783 2484 339 682 104 30 45 384 7 7 259 219 .275 .348 .395 .743 104 981 102 19 21
1951 32 859 3333 2966 396 810 130 31 59 452 12 11 312 268 .273 .347 .398 .745 103 1179 116 25 30
1952 33 953 3653 3248 419 881 140 33 61 486 13 11 346 289 .271 .346 .391 .738 102 1270 125 28 31
1953 34 964 3659 3253 419 882 141 33 61 487 13 11 347 290 .271 .346 .391 .737 102 1272 125 28 31

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1943 24 163 697 634 83 186 27 7 6 112 3 59 32 .293 .357 .386 .744 86 155
1946 27 89 349 313 57 84 15 5 4 39 1 34 44 .268 .344 .387 .730 42 85
1947 28 137 575 520 75 153 21 9 11 107 1 48 45 .294 .362 .433 .794 79 132
1948 29 133 506 461 58 132 20 6 12 63 0 41 31 .286 .350 .434 .784 69 127
1949 30 118 392 341 47 83 11 3 8 55 1 49 46 .243 .342 .364 .705 42 113
1950 31 113 378 336 41 83 16 2 6 37 1 41 31 .247 .331 .360 .691 40 108
1951 32 145 559 499 58 131 27 1 14 69 5 54 51 .263 .342 .405 .746 68 139
1952 33 98 338 298 25 77 11 2 2 37 1 37 22 .258 .346 .329 .675 33 94
1953 34 11 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .200 .333 .400 .733 1 11
9 Seasons 1007 3800 3407 444 930 149 35 63 521 13 364 303 .273 .348 .393 .741 460 964
162 Game Avg. 162 611 548 71 150 24 6 10 84 2 59 49 .273 .348 .393 .741 74 964

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1947 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 AL (4, 40%)
1947 AL (19, 3%)
0.43 Career Shares (473rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1943 AL  155 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1943 AL  592 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  166 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1947 AL  8 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1943 AL  94 (3rd)
1947 AL  95 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1943 AL  131 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL  4 (9th)
1947 AL  6 (2nd)
1948 AL  4 (10th)
1951 NL  6 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1943 AL  27 (2nd)
1947 AL  21 (4th)
1948 AL  22 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1943 AL  19.7 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 AL  464 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 14 (1192), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1042), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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