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Don Johnson

Donald Roy Johnson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 12, 1926 in Portland, OR
High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1947
Teams (by GP): Senators/WhiteSox/Orioles/Browns/Yankees/... 1947-1958

Final Game: September 24, 1958
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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
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1947 20 NYY AL 15 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 4 1
1950 23 TOT AL 33 36 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .063 .091 .063 .153 -61 2 2 0 3 1
1950 23 NYY AL 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 /1
1950 23 SLB AL 25 33 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .069 .100 .069 .169 -57 2 1 0 3 1
1951 24 TOT AL 27 58 50 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .100 .118 .120 .238 -35 6 0 0 7 1
1951 24 SLB AL 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 1 0 0 1 /1
1951 24 WSH AL 21 54 47 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 11 .085 .104 .106 .211 -43 5 0 0 6 1
1952 25 WSH AL 29 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 1 0 0 2 1
1954 27 CHW AL 46 45 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .029 .079 .029 .108 -70 1 0 0 7 1 1
1955 28 BAL AL 31 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 31 SFG NL 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Yrs 198 185 155 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 47 .058 .087 .065 .151 -59 10 2 0 24 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 151 127 1 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 38 .058 .087 .065 .151 -59 8 2 0 20
BAL (3 yrs) 62 47 42 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .071 .093 .071 .164 -57 3 1 0 4 0 0
WSH (2 yrs) 50 69 60 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .083 .098 .100 .198 -45 6 0 0 8
NYY (2 yrs) 23 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .059 .000 .059 -83 0 1 0 4
SFG (1 yr) 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 46 45 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .029 .079 .029 .108 -70 1 0 0 7 1
AL (6 yrs) 181 182 153 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 46 .059 .088 .065 .153 -58 10 2 0 23 1 0
NL (1 yr) 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

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
1947 20 NYY AL 15 18 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .484 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1950 23 NYY AL 8 3 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .490 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1950 23 SLB AL 25 33 -8 0 -0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .484 .498 -0.4 0.0 -3 $ 1
1951 24 SLB AL 6 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1951 24 WSH AL 21 54 -10 0 0 0 5 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.5 .476 .497 -0.5 0.0 -4 $ 1
1952 25 WSH AL 29 15 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1954 27 CHW AL 46 45 -10 -0 0 0 5 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.6 .488 .497 -0.6 -0.0 -4 $ 1
1955 28 BAL AL 31 10 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1958 31 SFG NL 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
7 Seasons 198 185 -39 -0 -0 0 20 -19 -2.0 5 -14 -2.0 .490 .499 -2.0 0.0 -14 $
BAL (3 yrs) 62 47 -11 0 -0 0 5 -6 -0.6 1 -4 -0.6 .491 .499 -0.6 0.0 -4 $
WSH (2 yrs) 50 69 -13 0 0 0 7 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .487 .498 -0.6 0.0 -4 $
NYY (2 yrs) 23 21 -5 0 -0 0 2 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .487 .499 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $
SFG (1 yr) 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
CHW (1 yr) 46 45 -10 -0 0 0 5 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.6 .488 .497 -0.6 -0.0 -4 $

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
1947 20 NYY AL 18 17 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .262 .071 .341 .000 .376 .071 .717 -79 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .077 .077 .000
1950 23 TOT AL 36 35 0 0.0 116 .080 .063 .282 .091 .370 .063 .423 .153 .794 -61 .000 -8.1 -0.8 .094 .031 .000
1950 23 NYY AL 3 4 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .000 .361 .000 .412 .000 .773 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1950 23 SLB AL 33 31 0 0.0 117 .087 .069 .283 .100 .371 .069 .424 .169 .796 -57 .000 -7.2 -0.7 .107 .034 .000
1951 24 TOT AL 58 52 1 0.5 101 .132 .100 .265 .118 .346 .120 .389 .238 .736 -35 .019 -9.6 -1.0 .156 .040 .020
1951 24 SLB AL 4 3 0 0.0 105 .500 .333 .271 .333 .353 .333 .398 .667 .750 78 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1951 24 WSH AL 54 49 1 0.6 100 .111 .085 .265 .104 .346 .106 .389 .211 .735 -43 .021 -9.5 -1.0 .140 .043 .021
1952 25 WSH AL 15 14 0 0.0 94 .100 .077 .257 .077 .336 .077 .375 .154 .710 -57 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .083 .000 .000
1954 27 CHW AL 45 42 0 0.0 102 .042 .029 .270 .079 .346 .029 .395 .108 .741 -70 .000 -8.5 -0.9 .088 .057 .000
1955 28 BAL AL 10 10 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .257 .000 .335 .000 .382 .000 .717 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1958 31 SFG NL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .268 .000 .335 .000 .418 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 185 173 1 0.2 103 .083 .058 .268 .087 .349 .065 .395 .151 .744 -59 .002 -35.5 -3.6 .101 .039 .006
162 Game Avg. 151 142 1 0.2 103 .083 .058 .268 .087 .349 .065 .395 .151 .744 -59 .002 -35.5 -3.6 .101 .039 .006
BAL (3 yrs) 47 44 0 0.0 111 .097 .071 .276 .093 .361 .071 .413 .164 .774 -57 .000 -10.0 -1.0 .100 .024 .000
WSH (2 yrs) 69 63 1 0.4 99 .109 .083 .263 .098 .344 .100 .386 .198 .730 -45 .014 -12.2 -1.3 .127 .033 .017
NYY (2 yrs) 21 21 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .264 .059 .345 .000 .383 .059 .728 -83 .000 -4.1 -0.4 .059 .063 .000
SFG (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .268 .000 .335 .000 .418 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 45 42 0 0.0 102 .042 .029 .270 .079 .346 .029 .395 .108 .741 -70 .000 -8.5 -0.9 .088 .057 .000
AL (6 yrs) 182 170 1 0.2 103 .083 .059 .268 .088 .349 .065 .395 .153 .744 -58 .002 -34.9 -3.5 .103 .039 .007
NL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .268 .000 .335 .000 .418 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1947 20 NYY AL 18 0.0% 44.4% 5.6% 0.0% 8.00 1.6 28%
1950 23 TOT AL 36 0.0% 19.4% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 7.00 4.6 32.0 4.00 69%
1950 23 NYY AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67%
1950 23 SLB AL 33 0.0% 18.2% 3.0% 0.0% 0% 6.00 4.8 29.0 3.25 70%
1951 24 TOT AL 58 0.0% 20.7% 1.7% 1.7% 20% 12.00 4.2 10.0 1.85 66%
1951 24 SLB AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.0 50%
1951 24 WSH AL 54 0.0% 20.4% 1.9% 1.9% 25% 11.00 4.3 11.8 1.69 67%
1952 25 WSH AL 15 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.3 0.83 67%
1954 27 CHW AL 45 0.0% 26.7% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 6.00 2.9 35.0 1.46 53%
1955 28 BAL AL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 0.20 60%
1958 31 SFG NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
7 Yrs 185 0.0% 25.4% 2.7% 0.5% 11% 9.40 3.3 22.1 1.61 59%
MLB Averages 2.1% 10.8% 9.5% 6.5% 28% 1.13 8.2 43.2 8.1 0.98 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1947 20 NYY AL -3.2 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 23 TOT AL -8.1 -0.8 28 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .84 -0.5 -0.0 -5.3 -0.5 0.91 -6.1 0
1950 23 NYY AL -0.9 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .34 -0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.29 -1.2 0
1950 23 SLB AL -7.2 -0.7 25 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 .89 -0.4 -0.0 -3.6 -0.3 0.87 -4.9 0
1951 24 TOT AL -9.6 -1.0 51 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 1.15 -0.9 -0.0 -10.4 -1.1 1.08 -10.4 0
1951 24 SLB AL -0.1 -0.0 4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.29 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.23 -0.4 0
1951 24 WSH AL -9.5 -1.0 47 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 1.14 -0.9 -0.1 -10.1 -1.0 1.07 -10.1 0
1952 25 WSH AL -2.8 -0.3 15 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 .89 -0.2 0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.92 -2.7 0
1954 27 CHW AL -8.5 -0.9 45 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 .93 -0.9 -0.0 -10.4 -1.1 1.00 -9.8 0
1955 28 BAL AL -2.8 -0.3 10 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.13 -0.3 -0.0 -2.5 -0.3 0.88 -2.8 0
1958 31 SFG NL -0.6 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .59 -0.0 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.07 0.0 0
7 Yrs -35.5 -3.6 152 -2.9 0.5 -3.4 .99 -2.8 -0.1 -32.3 -3.3 1.00 -31.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1950 23 TOT AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 23 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 23 SLB AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 24 TOT AL 0 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 24 SLB AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 24 WSH AL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 25 WSH AL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 27 CHW AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 28 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 SFG NL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 3 0 7% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1950 23 TOT AL 36 29% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 40% 5 0 0% 16 2 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1950 23 NYY AL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1950 23 SLB AL 33 28% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 12 2 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1951 24 TOT AL 58 29% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 17 0 0% 18 5 28% 44 3 7% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1951 24 SLB AL 4 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 24 WSH AL 54 28% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 16 0 0% 17 4 24% 39 2 5% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1952 25 WSH AL 15 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1954 27 CHW AL 45 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 9 0 0% 11 3 27% 31 1 3% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1955 28 BAL AL 10 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 SFG NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Yrs 167 32% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 109% 35 2 6% 40 10 25% 108 6 6% 7 3 43% 4 3 75% 0
MLB Averages 50% 99% 13% 32% 14% 50% 54%

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
1947 20 15 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 4
1948 21 15 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 4
1949 22 15 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 4
1950 23 48 54 45 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .044 .085 .044 .130 -66 2 2 0 7
1951 24 75 112 95 1 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 27 .074 .102 .084 .186 -50 8 2 0 14
1952 25 104 127 108 1 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 30 .074 .099 .083 .182 -51 9 2 0 16
1953 26 104 127 108 1 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 30 .074 .099 .083 .182 -51 9 2 0 16
1954 27 150 172 143 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 42 .063 .094 .070 .164 -56 10 2 0 23 1
1955 28 181 182 153 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 46 .059 .088 .065 .153 -58 10 2 0 23 1 0
1956 29 181 182 153 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 46 .059 .088 .065 .153 -58 10 2 0 23 1 0
1957 30 181 182 153 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 46 .059 .088 .065 .153 -58 10 2 0 23 1 0
1958 31 198 185 155 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 47 .058 .087 .065 .151 -59 10 2 0 24 1 0

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
1947 20 16 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 15
1950 23 34 37 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .029 .000 .029 0 33
1951 24 28 61 53 1 6 1 0 0 6 0 1 13 .113 .130 .132 .262 1 27
1952 25 30 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
1954 27 48 47 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .000 .050 .000 .050 0 46
1955 28 32 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
1958 31 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
7 Yrs 206 193 163 1 6 1 0 0 6 0 5 49 .037 .065 .043 .108 1 198
162 Game Avg. 162 152 128 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 4 39 .037 .065 .043 .108 1 198

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