Lou Johnson
Louis Brown Johnson (Sweet Lou and Slick)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 22, 1934 in Lexington, KY
School: Kentucky State University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1960
Final Game: September 6, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 CHC NL 25 OF 25 16 155.1 47 43 4 0 0 1.000 2.4 18.5 2.4 0.8 1.6 0 2.72 1.88 .977 2.20 1.92
1960 CHC NL 25 RF 13 10 94.0 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 0.7 8.9 1.7 0.6 1.1 -1 2.59 2.08 .978 1.99 1.76
1960 CHC NL 25 LF 8 4 40.0 10 8 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 9.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 1 2.25 1.25 .970 1.98 1.54
1960 CHC NL 25 CF 4 2 21.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 78.7 1.4 0.3 1.1 0 4.64 2.75 .982 2.57 2.33
1961 LAA AL 26 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1961 LAA AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1962 MLN NL 27 OF 55 22 269.0 62 61 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1 1.0 0 2.07 1.13 .973 2.07 1.79
1962 MLN NL 27 LF 36 6 120.2 27 26 1 0 1 1.000 1.9 18.9 1.9 -0.4 2.3 0 2.01 0.75 .967 1.81 1.37
1962 MLN NL 27 CF 22 16 147.1 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -15.5 -1.9 -0.7 -1.2 0 2.08 1.55 .979 2.47 2.27
1962 MLN NL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1965 LAD NL 30 OF 128 121 1096.0 205 199 3 3 2 .985 3.5 3.8 2.5 1.3 1.3 1 1.66 1.58 .975 2.00 1.75 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 LF 122 110 1005.2 183 180 1 2 1 .989 4.7 5.6 4.7 3.1 1.7 0 1.62 1.48 .965 1.71 1.38 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 CF 11 8 60.1 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -1.6 -31.8 -1.6 -1.5 -0.1 0 1.79 1.09 .985 2.30 2.00 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 RF 4 3 30.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 16.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 1 2.10 1.75 .971 1.95 1.72 MVP-24
1966 LAD NL 31 OF 148 137 1235.1 261 249 8 4 2 .985 3.2 3.1 1.2 -2.3 3.5 2 1.87 1.74 .974 2.03 1.78
1966 LAD NL 31 LF 107 72 719.2 160 154 3 3 0 .981 7.6 12.7 6.6 0.6 6.0 1 1.96 1.47 .962 1.74 1.35
1966 LAD NL 31 RF 66 63 499.2 93 87 5 1 1 .989 -4.2 -10.1 -5.2 -2.7 -2.5 1 1.66 1.39 .977 1.96 1.68
1966 LAD NL 31 CF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -15.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .967 2.36 2.10
1967 LAD NL 32 OF 91 85 758.1 164 153 7 4 0 .976 -0.7 -1.1 -0.7 -4.0 3.2 0 1.90 1.76 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 LAD NL 32 LF 81 73 649.1 144 133 7 4 0 .972 1.0 1.8 1.0 -3.4 4.3 0 1.94 1.73 .969 1.75 1.50
1967 LAD NL 32 RF 11 11 101.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -21.4 -1.8 -0.7 -1.1 0 1.60 1.64 .978 2.04 1.76
1967 LAD NL 32 CF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.25 2.00
1968 TOT MLB 33 OF 114 104 930.2 193 184 5 4 1 .979 0.7 0.9 1.7 -1.2 2.9 -1 1.83 1.66 .978 2.05 1.81
1968 TOT MLB 33 RF 76 74 653.0 142 136 2 4 1 .972 0.5 0.9 2.5 -0.7 3.2 -2 1.90 1.82 .980 1.98 1.72
1968 TOT MLB 33 LF 43 30 277.2 55 52 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 1 1.78 1.28 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 CHC NL 33 OF 57 55 483.0 100 97 0 3 0 .970 -1.4 -3.5 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -2 1.81 1.70 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 CHC NL 33 RF 56 55 480.0 100 97 0 3 0 .970 -1.4 -3.5 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -2 1.82 1.73 .981 2.02 1.77
1968 CHC NL 33 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 1.50 1.40
1968 CLE AL 33 OF 57 49 447.2 93 87 5 1 1 .989 2.1 5.6 1.1 -0.7 1.9 1 1.85 1.61 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 CLE AL 33 LF 42 30 274.2 54 51 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 1 1.77 1.29 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 CLE AL 33 RF 20 19 173.0 42 39 2 1 1 .976 1.9 13.2 1.9 -0.2 2.2 0 2.13 2.05 .976 1.88 1.57
1969 CAL AL 34 OF 44 30 264.1 62 56 2 4 0 .935 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -0.3 0.6 -1 1.97 1.32 .979 2.13 1.84
1969 CAL AL 34 LF 23 13 132.1 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 12.7 1.4 -0.5 1.9 0 2.11 1.35 .977 1.99 1.60
1969 CAL AL 34 RF 23 17 132.0 28 22 2 4 0 .857 -2.0 -18.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 -1 1.64 1.04 .979 1.91 1.60
8 Seasons OF 606 515 4711.0 994 945 30 19 6 .981 8.7 2.2 7.7 -6.5 14.1 1 1.86 1.61 .975 2.04 1.80
8 Seasons LF 421 308 2947.1 611 585 17 9 2 .985 17.4 7.1 14.4 -0.9 15.3 3 1.84 1.43 .967 1.76 1.42
7 Seasons RF 194 178 1510.2 315 294 12 9 3 .971 -6.5 -5.2 -4.5 -3.6 -1.0 -2 1.82 1.58 .978 1.97 1.70
5 Seasons CF 40 29 253.0 64 62 1 1 0 .984 -2.2 -10.4 -2.2 -2.0 -0.2 0 2.24 1.58 .980 2.42 2.18
8 Seasons TOT 606 515 4711.0 994 945 30 19 6 .981 8.7 2.2 7.7 -6.5 14.1 1 1.86 1.61 .956 2.04 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1960 CHC NL 25 34 16 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 13 25 8 3
1961 LAA AL 26 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
1962 MLN NL 27 61 22 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 22 1 55 11 11
1965 LAD NL 30 131 121 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 11 4 128 5 1
1966 LAD NL 31 152 137 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 2 66 148 3 6
1967 LAD NL 32 104 85 104 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 1 11 91 18 0
1968 CLE AL 33 65 49 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 20 57 14 1
1968 CHC NL 33 62 55 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 56 57 5 1
1969 CAL AL 34 67 30 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 44 29 2
8 Seasons 677 515 677 677 0 0 0 0 0 0 421 40 194 606 93 25
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 2 188 61% 80% 19% 21 48%
1961 LAA AL 26 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 0 0 0 0 0 7 57% 57% 43% 1 100%
1962 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 8 4 50.0% 3 1 12.5% 0 510 65% 78% 27% 45 58%
1965 LAD NL 30 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 26 0 16 1 0 15 8 0 8 4 0 12 11 1 80 50 62.5% 29 1 1.3% 0 4236 69% 75% 25% 362 50%
1966 LAD NL 31 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 33 29 0 14 1 1 8 6 0 7 1 0 5 5 0 67 42 62.7% 24 1 1.5% 2 2995 69% 76% 25% 315 50%
1967 LAD NL 32 4 0 3 1 1 7 0 3 1 2 18 13 1 18 3 0 9 2 1 8 2 0 6 6 0 59 26 44.1% 31 2 3.4% 5 2757 64% 78% 24% 284 49%
1968 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 5 1 5 0 0 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 45.0% 10 1 5.0% 2 1149 58% 71% 26% 100 54%
1968 CHC NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 16 88% 94% 31% 3 33%
1969 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 17 13 76.5% 4 0 0.0% 0 556 58% 76% 27% 65 48%
8 Seasons 9 0 8 1 3 17 0 8 1 4 100 86 2 59 6 1 46 22 1 26 8 0 29 27 2 260 149 57.3% 105 6 2.3% 11 12414 66% 76% 25% 1196 50%
MLB Averages 57.0% 2.5% 62% 77% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 10 1 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 5 26.3% 14 0 0.0% 2 431 50% 79% 28% 60 45%
1962 MLN NL 27 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 0 0 0 0 0 5 80% 80% 40% 0
1965 LAD NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 1 138 76% 75% 22% 15 40%
1966 LAD NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 16 5 0 8 2 1 9 7 0 7 2 1 5 3 0 45 19 42.2% 24 2 4.4% 3 2091 68% 76% 22% 173 51%
1967 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 0 453 68% 81% 22% 35 51%
1968 CHC NL 33 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 0 6 1 0 11 8 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 37 16 43.2% 21 0 0.0% 0 2002 70% 78% 25% 197 49%
1968 CLE AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 16 6 37.5% 9 1 6.3% 1 714 58% 73% 29% 67 58%
1969 CAL AL 34 4 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 9 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 6 37.5% 10 0 0.0% 2 593 56% 75% 25% 49 51%
7 Seasons 9 0 8 1 4 12 1 4 4 4 59 20 0 34 9 1 27 19 0 18 3 2 13 9 0 151 60 39.7% 88 3 2.0% 9 6427 65% 77% 24% 596 50%
MLB Averages 41.4% 3.2% 62% 77% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 104 53% 80% 40% 15 73%
1962 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 13 6 46.2% 7 0 0.0% 0 656 64% 80% 28% 67 51%
1965 LAD NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 3 30.0% 7 0 0.0% 1 262 72% 71% 21% 30 40%
1966 LAD NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 74 61% 73% 22% 10 30%
1967 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 41 51% 71% 20% 7 43%
5 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 10 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 7 7 0 30 12 40.0% 18 0 0.0% 1 1137 64% 77% 27% 129 49%
MLB Averages 40.2% 2.0% 62% 77% 26% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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