Fred Johnson

Frederick Edward Johnson (Deacon or Cactus)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 10, 1894 in Tolar, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1922
Teams (by GP): Browns/Giants 1922-1939

Final Game: May 10, 1939
Died: June 14, 1973 in Kerrville, TX
Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1921	27	ABL	D	12	11	.522		27						218.0	183	84			37							1.009	7.6		1.5			ABL · WTXL
1922	28	MXI,SAN	D,A	14	9	.609	0.94	25						202.0	166	68	21		44							1.040	7.4		2.0			MXI,SAN · TXOK,TL
1922	28	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	4.00	2	2	0	1	0	0	18.0	20	8	8	3	1	8	0	0	0	72	103	1.167	10.0	1.5	0.5	4.0	8.00
1923	29	TOL,SAN,WAC	AA,A,D	11	21	.344	5.36	38						230.0	294	172	137		79							1.622	11.5		3.1			TOL,SAN,WAC · AA,TL,TEXA
1923	29	NYG	NL	2	0	1.000	4.24	3	2	1	1	0	0	17.0	11	8	8	2	7	5	0	0	0	69	93	1.059	5.8	1.1	3.7	2.6	0.71

1924	30	TOL	AA	4	5	.444	4.78	21						79.0	89	66	42		31							1.519	10.1		3.5			TOL · AA
1925	31	TOL	AA	7	8	.467	4.71	57						168.0	197	97	88		57							1.512	10.6		3.1			TOL · AA
1926	32	NVL,TOL	A,AA	12	8	.600	4.30	38						161.0	188	101	77		52							1.491	10.5		2.9			NVL,TOL · SOUA,AA
1927	33	NVL	A	17	16	.515	4.31	44						267.0	307	140	128		85							1.468	10.3		2.9			NVL · SOUA
1928	34	MEM	A	18	13	.581	3.49	41						250.0	263	113	97		63							1.304	9.5		2.3			MEM · SOUA
1929	35	MOB,NOR	A	13	11	.542	3.54	35						234.0	262	106	92		58							1.368	10.1		2.2			MOB,NOR · SOUA
1930	36	NOR	A	16	8	.667	3.40	38						262.0	269	113	99		82							1.340	9.2		2.8			NOR · SOUA
1931	37	NOR	A	21	12	.636	3.32	38	36					287.0	306	125	106		71							1.314	9.6		2.2			NOR · SOUA
1932	38	NOR	A	16	16	.500	4.18	37						299.0	348	159	139		89							1.462	10.5		2.7			NOR · SOUA
1933	39	CLE-min	A	21	9	.700	3.03	38						288.0	301	135	97		48							1.212	9.4		1.5			NOR · SOUA
1934	40	CLE-min	A	20	5	.800	3.89	34						252.0	287	123	109		45							1.317	10.2		1.6			NOR · SOUA
1935	41	FTW	A	9	14	.391	2.87	28	22					210.0	223	89	67		43							1.267	9.6		1.8			FTW · TL
1936	42	FTW	A1	8	18	.308	4.64	38	26					231.0	278	142	119		47							1.407	10.8		1.8			FTW · TL
1937	43	DET-min	AA	9	7	.563	3.57	31	15					169.0	192	93	67		42							1.385	10.2		2.2			TOL · AA
1938	44	DET-min	AA	12	4	.750	4.56	23	16					140.0	155	75	71		26							1.293	10.0		1.7			TOL · AA
1938	44	SLB	AL	3	7	.300	5.61	17	6	9	3	0	3	69.0	91	50	43	7	27	24	1	0	3	319	89	1.710	11.9	0.9	3.5	3.1	0.89
1939	45	DET-min	AA	1	6	.143	4.27	19	3					59.0	59	31	28		14							1.237	9.0		2.1			TOL · AA
1939	45	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	6.43	5	2	2	1	0	0	14.0	23	12	10	0	9	2	0	0	0	70	77	2.286	14.8	0.0	5.8	1.3	0.22
1940	46	BAL-min	AA,A1	2	3	.400	4.88	19						48.0	55	28	26		14							1.438	10.3		2.6			SHV,TOL,MEM · TL,AA,SOUA
1941	47	CKD,VBG,MRO,LRK	C,A1	1	5	.167	9.00	10						54.0	100	61	54		19							2.204	16.7		3.2			CKD,VBG,MRO,LRK · CSTL,SOUA
4 Yrs				5	10	.333	5.26	27	12	12	6	0	3	118.0	145	78	69	12	44	39	1	0	3	530	89	1.602	11.1	0.9	3.4	3.0	0.89
162 Game Avg.				9	17	.333	5.26	47	21	21	10	0	5	206	253	136	120	21	77	68	2	0	5	924	89	1.602	11.1	0.9	3.4	3.0	0.89

NYG (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63
SLB (2 yrs)				3	8	.273	5.75	22	8	11	4	0	3	83.0	114	62	53	7	36	26	1	0	3	389	87	1.807	12.4	0.8	3.9	2.8	0.72

AL (2 yrs)				3	8	.273	5.75	22	8	11	4	0	3	83.0	114	62	53	7	36	26	1	0	3	389	87	1.807	12.4	0.8	3.9	2.8	0.72
NL (2 yrs)				2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1922	28	NYG	NL	18.0	2	2	8	4.00	4.28	0.39	0.00	96.0	3.74	-1	-0.1		-0.0	0.1	1	.469	.500	$
1923	29	NYG	NL	17.0	3	2	8	4.24	4.97	0.24	0.00	92.4	4.38	0	0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.1	2	.506	.500	$

1938	44	SLB	AL	69.0	17	6	50	6.52	5.63	-0.41	0.00	104.4	6.31	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	7	.488	.499	$
1939	45	SLB	AL	14.0	5	2	12	7.71	5.27	-0.63	0.00	107.5	6.33	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.460	.499	$
4 Seasons				118.0	27	12	78	5.95	5.29	-0.22	0.00	101.8	5.64	-5	-0.5	1.0	-0.1	0.5	10	.483	.499	$

NYG (2 yrs)				35.0	5	4	16	4.11	4.62	0.31	0.00	94.3	4.05	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.2	3	.491	.500	$
SLB (2 yrs)				83.0	22	8	62	6.72	5.57	-0.45	0.00	104.9	6.31	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.3	7	.481	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1922	28	NYG	NL	72	4.2%	11.1%	1.4%			79%
1923	29	NYG	NL	69	2.9%	7.3%	10.1%	2.9%	18%	80%

1938	44	SLB	AL	319	2.2%	7.5%	8.5%	5.0%	18%	81%
1939	45	SLB	AL	71	0.0%	2.8%	12.7%	2.8%	9%	82%
4 Yrs				531	2.3%	7.3%	8.3%	3.8%	14%	80%
MLB Averages					1.3%	7.9%	8.1%	3.1%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1922	28	0	2	.000	4.00	2	2	0	1	0	18.0	20	8	8	3	1	8	0	0	72	103	1.167	10.0	1.5	0.5	4.0	8.00	103
1923	29	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1924	30	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1925	31	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1926	32	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1927	33	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1928	34	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1929	35	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1930	36	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1931	37	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1932	38	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1933	39	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1934	40	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1935	41	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1936	42	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1937	43	2	2	.500	4.11	5	4	1	2	0	35.0	31	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	141	98	1.114	8.0	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.63	98
1938	44	5	9	.357	5.11	22	10	10	5	3	104.0	122	66	59	12	35	37	1	3	460	91	1.510	10.6	1.0	3.0	3.2	1.06	91
1939	45	5	10	.333	5.26	27	12	12	6	3	118.0	145	78	69	12	44	39	1	3	530	89	1.602	11.1	0.9	3.4	3.0	0.89	89

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1922	28	1	1	.500	4.00	18.0	20	9	8	3	1	8	0	1.167	10.0	0.5	4.0	8.00	1.5	2
1923	29	0	1	.000	4.00	18.0	12	9	8	2	8	5	0	1.111	6.0	4.0	2.5	0.63	1.0	3

1938	44	4	4	.500	4.26	76.0	85	40	36	7	25	26	1	1.447	10.1	3.0	3.1	1.04	0.8	17
1939	45	0	1	.000	5.79	14.0	22	10	9	0	9	2	0	2.214	14.1	5.8	1.3	0.22	0.0	5
4 Yrs		5	7	.417	4.36	126.0	139	68	61	12	43	41	1	1.444	9.9		2.9	0.95	0.9	27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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