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Connie Johnson

Connie Johnson

1940–1958  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 200 lb  ·  b. 1922 Stone Mountain, GA

Career 68–50 · 3.68 ERA · 720 SO · 1012.2 IP · 197 G · 59 H · 25 RBI · .168 AVG

Seasons leading his league
12
0 best in baseball 12 league only
26 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1946 Best season

Spanning 1942–1948, peaking at 8 titles in 1946.

1946 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the NAL in 5 W, 3.59 ERA, 63 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 126th League titles 12
  • 358th Top-5 finishes 26

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

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 3 1st — 1942 NAL 2 1946 NAL 1 1948 NAL 2 1941 #3
Strikeouts / 9 2 1st — 1942 NAL 8.26 1946 NAL 8.38 1957 #2
Wins 2 1st — 1942 NAL 10 1946 NAL 5
Complete Games 1 1st — 1946 NAL 6
Shutouts 1 1st — 1946 NAL 1
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1946 NAL 1.20
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1946 NAL 63 1957 #3
Earned Run Average 1 1st — 1946 NAL 3.59
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1946 #2 1947 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1948 1 SV 2
1946 8 ERA 3.59 W 5 SO 63 SV 1 WHIP 1.20 K/9 8.38 SHO 1 CG 6
1942 3 W 10 SV 2 K/9 8.26

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1940 TIC NAL 1 2 6.23 4 4 0 26.0 26 18 3 12 15 1.46
1941 KCM NAL 5 1 2.06 9 3 1 35.0 37 8 0 15 35 1.49
1942 KCM NAL 10 0 2.38 12 5 2 56.2 51 15 0 32 52 1.47
1946 KCM NAL 5 4 3.59 12 8 1 67.2 50 27 2 31 63 1.20
1947 KCM NAL 4 3 6.99 13 7 0 64.1 88 50 6 46 29 2.08
1948 KCM NAL 3 1 4.21 10 4 2 47.0 53 22 2 19 29 1.53
1953 CHA AL 4 4 3.56 14 10 0 60.2 55 24 4 38 44 1.53
1955 CHA AL 7 4 3.45 17 16 0 99.0 95 38 5 52 72 1.49
1956 BAL +1 AL 9 11 3.44 31 27 0 196.0 176 75 13 69 136 1.25
1957 BAL AL 14 11 3.20 35 30 0 242.0 212 86 17 66 177 1.15
1958 BAL AL 6 9 3.88 26 17 1 118.1 116 51 13 32 68 1.25
Career — — 68 50 3.68 183 131 7 1012.2 959 414 65 412 720 1.35

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1940 TIC NAL 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1941 KCM NAL 9 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
1942 KCM NAL 13 24 2 6 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .280 .417 .697
1946 KCM NAL 14 27 4 5 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 .185 .214 .259 .474
1947 KCM NAL 18 25 7 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
1948 KCM NAL 12 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .167 .222 .389
1953 CHA AL 15 20 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 .050 .136 .050 .186
1955 CHA AL 19 33 4 5 2 0 0 5 0 7 0 .152 .147 .212 .359
1956 BAL +1 AL 31 61 5 15 1 0 0 4 6 10 1 .246 .313 .262 .576
1957 BAL AL 35 89 6 12 0 0 0 5 0 12 1 .135 .135 .135 .270
1958 BAL AL 26 34 1 7 1 0 0 2 2 12 0 .206 .243 .235 .479
Career — — 197 351 38 59 6 3 0 25 15 48 4 .168 .201 .202 .403

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 183 35 145 4 5 .978