Billy Johnson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in Montclair, NJ us

Died: June 20, 2006 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, GA

High School: Bloomfield Tech (Bloomfield, NJ)

Debut: April 22, 1943 (Age 24-235d, 7,420th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-253d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: William Russell Johnson

Nicknames: Bull

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

AB

3253

R

419

H

882

BA

.271

HR

RBI

487

SB

OBP

.346

SLG

.391

OPS

.737

OPS+

102

Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1936	17	NYY-min	D	5	19	19		5	1	0	0						.263	.263	.316	.579		6					BUT · PASA
1937	18	NYY-min	D	92	351	351		125	19	16	11						.356	.356	.595	.952		209					BUT · PASA
1938	19	NYY-min	B	128	473	473		132	17	14	3						.279	.279	.393	.672		186					AUG,NFK · SALL,PIED
1939	20	NYY-min	B	142	543	543		178	31	8	8						.328	.328	.459	.786		249					AUG · SALL
1940	21	NYY-min	B	150	593	593		205	34	20	3						.346	.346	.486	.831		288					AUG · SALL
1941	22	NYY-min	A,AA	135	480	480	2	144	29	2	13	1	0				.300	.300	.450	.750		216					BNG,NWK · EL,IL
1942	23	NYY-min	AA	153	694	606	111	176	23	5	12	56	21	16	76	42	.290	.372	.404	.777		245	8	3	9		NWK · IL
1943	24	NYY	AL	155	655	592	70	166	24	6	5	94	3	5	53	30	.280	.344	.367	.710	107	217	27	4	6	*5	MVP-4

1946	27	NYY	AL	85	335	296	51	77	14	5	4	35	1	0	31	42	.260	.334	.382	.716	99	113	5	2	5	5
1947	28	NYY	AL	132	545	494	67	141	19	8	10	95	1	2	44	43	.285	.351	.417	.768	114	206	21	6	3	*5	AS,MVP-19
1948	29	NYY	AL	127	492	446	59	131	20	6	12	64	0	0	41	30	.294	.358	.446	.805	114	199	22	4	1	*5
1949	30	NYY	AL	113	383	329	48	82	11	3	8	56	1	0	48	44	.249	.348	.374	.722	91	123	15	2	4	53/4
1950	31	NYY	AL	108	372	327	44	85	16	2	6	40	1	0	42	30	.260	.346	.376	.722	87	123	12	1	2	5/3
1951	32	TOT	MLB	139	550	482	57	128	26	1	14	68	5	4	53	49	.266	.346	.411	.756	103	198	14	6	9	*5
1951	32	NYY	AL	15	48	40	5	12	3	0	0	4	0	1	7	0	.300	.404	.375	.779	115	15	2	0	1	5
1951	32	STL	NL	124	502	442	52	116	23	1	14	64	5	3	46	49	.262	.340	.414	.754	102	183	12	6	8	*5
1952	33	STL	NL	94	320	282	23	71	10	2	2	34	1	0	34	21	.252	.339	.323	.661	84	91	9	3	1	5
1953	34	STL-min	AAA	113	432	374	52	87	16	2	4	37	0		52	40	.233	.329	.318	.648		119	12	2	4		CLB · AA
1953	34	STL	NL	11	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.400	.733	90	2	0	0	0	5
9 Yrs				964	3658	3253	419	882	141	33	61	487	13	11	347	290	.271	.346	.391	.737	102	1272	125	28	31
162 Game Avg.				162	615	547	70	148	24	6	10	82	2	2	58	49	.271	.346	.391	.737	102	214	21	5	5

NYY (7 yrs)				735	2830	2524	344	694	107	30	45	388	7	8	266	219	.275	.349	.395	.743	104	996	104	19	22
STL (3 yrs)				229	828	729	75	188	34	3	16	99	6	3	81	71	.258	.339	.379	.718	95	276	21	9	9

AL (7 yrs)				735	2830	2524	344	694	107	30	45	388	7	8	266	219	.275	.349	.395	.743	104	996	104	19	22
NL (3 yrs)				229	828	729	75	188	34	3	16	99	6	3	81	71	.258	.339	.379	.718	95	276	21	9	9

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

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Billy Johnson

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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