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Johnny Johnson

John Clifford Johnson (Swede)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: September 29, 1914 in Belmore, OH
School: Eastern Michigan University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1944
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Yankees 1944-1945

Final Game: September 25, 1945
Died: June 26, 1991 in Iron Mountain, MI
Buried: Norway Township Cemetery, Vulcan, MI
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:23AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1944 29 NYY AL 0 2 .000 4.05 22 1 8 0 0 3 26.2 25 14 12 0 24 11 1 0 0 134 88 1.838 8.4 0.0 8.1 3.7 0.46
1945 30 CHW AL 3 0 1.000 4.26 29 0 19 0 0 4 69.2 85 39 33 1 35 38 1 0 3 323 78 1.722 11.0 0.1 4.5 4.9 1.09
2 Seasons 3 2 .600 4.20 51 1 27 0 0 7 96.1 110 53 45 1 59 49 2 0 3 457 81 1.754 10.3 0.1 5.5 4.6 0.83
162 Game Avg. 4 3 .600 4.20 67 1 35 0 0 9 126 144 69 59 1 77 64 3 0 4 598 81 1.754 10.3 0.1 5.5 4.6 0.83
NYY (1 yr) 0 2 .000 4.05 22 1 8 0 0 3 26.2 25 14 12 0 24 11 1 0 0 134 88 1.838 8.4 0.0 8.1 3.7 0.46
CHW (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 4.26 29 0 19 0 0 4 69.2 85 39 33 1 35 38 1 0 3 323 78 1.722 11.0 0.1 4.5 4.9 1.09

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1944 29 NYY AL 26.2 1 14 13 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
1945 30 CHW AL 69.2 0 39 33 -1 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
2 Seasons 96.1 1 53 46 -1 1.0 -7 -0.7 $
NYY (1 yr) 26.2 1 14 13 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
CHW (1 yr) 69.2 0 39 33 -1 1.0 -6 -0.6 $

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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
1944 29 NYY AL 22 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 226 4 0 0 0 1
1945 30 CHW AL 29 18 14 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .286 .412 .429 .840 147 6 0 0 1 1
2 Seasons 51 24 20 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .350 .435 .500 .935 171 10 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 76 64 6 22 10 0 0 6 0 0 10 22 .350 .435 .500 .935 171 32 0 0 3
NYY (1 yr) 22 6 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 226 4 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 29 18 14 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .286 .412 .429 .840 147 6 0 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1944 29 NYY AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1945 30 CHW AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $ 1
2 Seasons 24 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.4 3 0.3 0.1 $
NYY (1 yr) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
CHW (1 yr) 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 2 0.2 0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1944 NYY AL 29 P 22 1 0 26.2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.01 0.14 .960 2.09 2.10
1945 CHW AL 30 P 29 0 0 69.2 12 1 10 1 1 .917 1.42 0.38 .955 2.23 2.23
2 Seasons P 51 1 0 96.1 16 3 11 2 1 .875 1.31 0.27 .956 2.20 2.17
2 Seasons TOT 51 1 0 96.1 16 3 11 2 1 .875 1.31 0.27 .956 2.20 2.17
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1944 AL  3 (10th)
1945 AL  4 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1945 AL  19 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1763), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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