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Dick Johnston
Richard Frederick Johnston
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: April 6, 1863 in Kingston, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1884
Final Game: August 16, 1891
Died: April 4, 1934 in Detroit, MI
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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
1884 21 RIC AA 39 148 146 23 41 5 5 2 0 0 2 .281 .291 .425 .715 131 62 0 O/6
1885 22 BSN NL 26 111 111 17 26 6 3 1 23 0 15 .234 .234 .369 .604 96 41 O
1886 23 BSN NL 109 416 413 48 99 18 9 1 57 11 3 70 .240 .245 .334 .579 77 138 *O
1887 24 BSN NL 127 523 507 87 131 13 20 5 77 52 16 35 .258 .281 .393 .674 86 199 0 *O
1888 25 BSN NL 135 601 585 102 173 31 18 12 68 35 15 33 .296 .314 .472 .786 143 276 1 *O
1889 26 BSN NL 132 582 539 80 123 16 4 5 67 34 41 60 .228 .285 .301 .586 60 162 2 *O
1890 27 TOT PL 79 335 315 37 75 9 7 1 43 7 18 26 .238 .284 .321 .604 56 101 2 O/6
1890 27 BOS PL 2 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -41 1 0 /O
1890 27 NYI PL 77 326 306 37 74 9 7 1 43 7 18 25 .242 .288 .327 .615 59 100 2 O/6
1891 28 CKK AA 99 419 376 59 83 11 2 6 51 12 38 44 .221 .301 .309 .609 68 116 5 *O
8 Seasons 746 3135 2992 453 751 109 68 33 386 151 133 283 .251 .285 .366 .651 87 1095 10
162 Game Avg. 162 681 650 98 163 24 15 7 84 29 .251 .285 .366 .651 87 238
BSN (5 yrs) 529 2233 2155 334 552 84 54 24 292 132 75 213 .256 .282 .379 .661 92 816 3
RIC (1 yr) 39 148 146 23 41 5 5 2 0 0 2 .281 .291 .425 .715 131 62 0
NYI (1 yr) 77 326 306 37 74 9 7 1 43 7 18 25 .242 .288 .327 .615 59 100 2
BOS (1 yr) 2 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -41 1 0
CKK (1 yr) 99 419 376 59 83 11 2 6 51 12 38 44 .221 .301 .309 .609 68 116 5
NL (5 yrs) 529 2233 2155 334 552 84 54 24 292 132 75 213 .256 .282 .379 .661 92 816 3
PL (1 yr) 79 335 315 37 75 9 7 1 43 7 18 26 .238 .284 .321 .604 56 101 2
AA (2 yrs) 138 567 522 82 124 16 7 8 51 12 40 44 .238 .298 .341 .639 84 178 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 RIC AA 21 OF 37 111 86 10 15 3 .865 2.59 .842 1.61 0-37-0
1884 RIC AA 21 SS 2 6 1 3 2 0 .667 2.00 .900 4.25
1885 BSN NL 22 OF 26 57 40 8 9 2 .842 1.85 .886 1.82 0-26-0
1886 BSN NL 23 OF 109 305 243 29 33 4 .892 2.50 .890 1.71 0-109-0
1887 BSN NL 24 OF 127 400 339 34 27 9 .933 2.94 .876 1.92 0-127-0
1888 BSN NL 25 OF 135 352 286 30 36 3 .898 2.34 .907 1.90 0-135-0
1889 BSN NL 26 OF 132 315 267 22 26 6 .917 2.19 .909 1.97 0-132-0
1890 TOT PL 27 OF 78 208 167 19 22 3 .894 2.38 .905 2.06 12-64-2
1890 BOS PL 27 OF 2 5 3 1 1 0 .800 2.00 .920 2.05 0-2-0
1890 NYI PL 27 OF 76 203 164 18 21 3 .897 2.39 .905 2.06 12-62-2
1890 NYI PL 27 SS 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .850 5.05
1891 CKK AA 28 OF 99 238 193 20 25 4 .895 2.15 .908 1.83 0-99-1
8 Seasons OF 743 1986 1621 172 193 34 .903 2.41 .894 1.88 12-729-3
2 Seasons SS 4 8 3 3 2 0 .750 1.50 .888 4.65
8 Seasons TOT 747 1994 1624 175 195 34 .902 2.41 .796 1.89 12-729-3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1888 NL  .296 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1888 NL  .472 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1888 NL  .786 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1887 NL  127 (2nd)
1888 NL  135 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1887 NL  507 (7th)
1888 NL  585 (1st)
1889 NL  539 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1888 NL  601 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1888 NL  102 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1888 NL  173 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1888 NL  276 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1888 NL  31 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1887 NL  20 (3rd)
1888 NL  18 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1888 NL  12 (3rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1888 NL  68 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1886 NL  70 (9th)
1889 NL  60 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1887 NL  52 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1888 NL  112 (5th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1888 NL  143 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1888 NL  86 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1888 NL  26 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1888 NL  3.0 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1888 NL  61 (1st)

Times On Base s c a p y
1888 NL  189 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1888 NL  .724 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1888 NL  17.9 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1888 NL  17.7 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1888 NL  48.8 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1887 NL  376 (1st)
1888 NL  412 (2nd)
1889 NL  416 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 32 (735), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1625), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jim Fogarty (933)
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  8. George Decker (931)
  9. Dave Roberts (930)
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Transactions

June 4, 1890: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Boston Reds.

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