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Johnny Johnson

1938–1946  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 182 lb  ·  b. 1915 Jefferson, TX

Career 3–14 · 6.27 ERA · 57 SO · 163.2 IP · 38 G · 9 H · 4 RBI · .145 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
2 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1944 Best season

Spanning 1944–1944, peaking at 2 titles in 1944.

Team records #8 Homestead Grays 1944 SV #9 Homestead Grays career SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,187th League titles 2
  • 1,845th Best in baseball 1
  • 5,162nd Top-5 finishes 2

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1944 1.000
Saves 1 1st — 1944 NN2 2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1944 2 SV 2 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   5 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1938 NE NN2 1 0 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 4 0 4 3 1.22
1939 BEG NN2 0 1 11.37 3 1 0 6.1 10 8 1 7 4 2.68
1944 HG NN2 1 6 4.83 13 6 2 63.1 57 34 2 28 29 1.34
1945 NBY NN2 1 2 5.52 5 3 0 29.1 37 18 0 20 6 1.94
1946 NBY NN2 0 5 8.08 15 7 0 55.2 86 50 4 23 15 1.96
Career — — 3 14 6.27 37 18 2 163.2 197 114 7 82 57 1.70

Batting

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 NE NN2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1939 BEG NN2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1944 HG NN2 13 22 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .136 .136 .227 .364
1945 NBY NN2 5 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .286 .333 .619
1946 NBY NN2 15 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300
Career — — 38 62 1 9 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 .145 .156 .194 .350

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1938 NE NN2 P 1 1 9.0 0 4 0 0 4 1.000 4.00
1939 BEG NN2 P 3 1 6.1 0 3 0 0 3 1.000 1.00
1944 HG NN2 P 13 6 63.1 2 19 0 2 21 1.000 1.62
1945 NBY NN2 P 5 3 29.1 1 8 2 0 11 .818 1.80
1946 NBY NN2 P 15 7 55.2 0 10 2 0 12 .833 0.67
Career — — P 37 18 163.2 3 44 4 2 51 .922 1.27