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Spud Johnson

James Ralph Johnson

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December, 1856 in CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1889
Teams (by GP): Solons/Spiders 1889-1891

Final Game: August 8, 1891
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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
1889 32 COL AA 116 510 459 91 130 14 10 2 79 34 39 47 .283 .355 .370 .725 112 170 12 O5/36
1890 33 COL AA 135 596 538 106 186 23 18 1 113 43 48 .346 .409 .461 .870 161 248 10 *O
1891 34 CLV NL 80 357 327 49 84 8 3 1 46 16 22 23 .257 .319 .309 .628 82 101 8 O/3
3 Yrs 331 1463 1324 246 400 45 31 4 238 93 109 70 .302 .368 .392 .760 124 519 30
162 Game Avg. 162 716 648 120 196 22 15 2 116 46 53 .302 .368 .392 .760 124 254 15
COL (2 yrs) 251 1106 997 197 316 37 28 3 192 77 87 47 .317 .384 .419 .804 138 418 22
CLV (1 yr) 80 357 327 49 84 8 3 1 46 16 22 23 .257 .319 .309 .628 82 101 8
AA (2 yrs) 251 1106 997 197 316 37 28 3 192 77 87 47 .317 .384 .419 .804 138 418 22
NL (1 yr) 80 357 327 49 84 8 3 1 46 16 22 23 .257 .319 .309 .628 82 101 8

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
1889 32 COL AA 116 510 10 -1 0 -8 -3 -1 -0.2 8 7 0.7 .499 .499 1.3 -0.8 15 $ O5/36
1890 33 COL AA 135 596 43 -1 0 -2 -8 32 2.5 11 43 3.7 .520 .517 4.0 -1.0 45 $ *O
1891 34 CLV NL 80 357 -7 -1 0 -6 -5 -19 -1.8 11 -8 -0.7 .479 .490 -0.1 -1.0 -2 $ O/3
3 Seasons 331 1463 46 -3 0 -16 -16 12 0.5 30 42 3.7 .503 .502 5.2 -2.9 58 $
COL (2 yrs) 251 1106 53 -2 0 -10 -11 30 2.4 19 49 4.4 .510 .508 5.3 -1.9 60 $
CLV (1 yr) 80 357 -7 -1 0 -6 -5 -19 -1.8 11 -8 -0.7 .479 .490 -0.1 -1.0 -2 $

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
1889 32 COL AA 510 329 58 4.6 87 .312 .283 .261 .355 .332 .370 .354 .725 .685 112 .549 7.3 0.7 .775 .246 .087 3.8
1890 33 COL AA 596 352 99 7.3 83 .345 .346 .254 .409 .332 .461 .334 .870 .666 161 .768 39.7 4.2 .991 .284 .115 2.0
1891 34 CLV NL 357 243 31 3.4 90 .274 .257 .262 .319 .337 .309 .357 .628 .693 82 .429 -7.8 -0.8 .605 .168 .052 1.9
3 Yrs 1463 924 188 5.3 86 .317 .302 .258 .368 .333 .392 .347 .760 .679 124 .633 39.2 4.1 .813 .242 .090 7.7
162 Game Avg. 716 452 92 5.3 86 .317 .302 .258 .368 .333 .392 .347 .760 .679 124 .633 19 2 .813 .242 .090 4
COL (2 yrs) 1106 681 157 6.0 85 .331 .317 .257 .384 .332 .419 .343 .804 .675 138 .682 47.0 4.9 .887 .267 .102 5.8
CLV (1 yr) 357 243 31 3.4 90 .274 .257 .262 .319 .337 .309 .357 .628 .693 82 .430 -7.8 -0.8 .605 .168 .052 1.9
AA (2 yrs) 1106 681 157 6.0 85 .331 .317 .257 .384 .332 .419 .343 .804 .675 138 .682 47.0 4.9 .887 .267 .102 5.8
NL (1 yr) 357 243 31 3.4 90 .274 .257 .262 .319 .337 .309 .357 .628 .693 82 .430 -7.8 -0.8 .605 .168 .052 1.9

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
1889 32 116 510 459 91 130 14 10 2 79 34 39 47 .283 .355 .370 .725 112 170 12
1890 33 251 1106 997 197 316 37 28 3 192 77 87 47 .317 .384 .419 .804 138 418 22
1891 34 331 1463 1324 246 400 45 31 4 238 93 109 70 .302 .368 .392 .760 124 519 30

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
1889 32 134 562 511 82 130 14 10 2 71 34 39 54 .254 .322 .333 .655 52 116
1890 33 182 768 698 118 223 28 22 1 126 52 58 0 .319 .382 .427 .808 111 135
1891 34 94 400 370 45 85 8 3 1 42 16 22 27 .230 .288 .276 .563 28 80
3 Yrs 410 1730 1579 245 438 50 35 4 239 102 119 81 .277 .340 .361 .701 191 331
162 Game Avg. 162 684 624 97 173 20 14 2 94 40 47 .277 .340 .361 .701 75 331

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1890 AA  3.7 (9th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1890 AA  4.0 (6th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1890 AA  .346 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1890 AA  .409 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1890 AA  .461 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1890 AA  .870 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1890 AA  135 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1890 AA  538 (6th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1890 AA  596 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1890 AA  186 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1890 AA  248 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1890 AA  18 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1890 AA  113 (1st)

Singles s c a p y
1890 AA  144 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1890 AA  164 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1890 AA  99 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1890 AA  41 (4th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1890 AA  4.3 (4th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1890 AA  42 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1890 AA  244 (5th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1890 AA  .768 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1889 AA  12 (8th)
1890 AA  10 (10th)
1891 NL  8 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1889 AA  born 1856-12-32 (8th)
1890 AA  born 1856-12-32 (10th)
1891 NL  born 1856-12-32 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 17 (1113), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (794), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (840), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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