#26 Heavy Johnson, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Friday, 2/15/1930 |
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| Heavy Johnson
6/1/1896
33
Atchison, KS
6"0
260
Leftfield
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,870,000
1930
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
LF : 2 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 4 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 7
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 9
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1924 | 124 | 441 | 135 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 75 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 16 | 4 | .306 | .368 | .472 | .839 | BRO DET |
| 1925 | 147 | 564 | 179 | 35 | 3 | 23 | 117 | 91 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 18 | 7 | .317 | .372 | .512 | .884 | DET |
| 1926 | 145 | 548 | 174 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 84 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 19 | 6 | .318 | .379 | .449 | .828 | DET |
| 1927 | 141 | 527 | 164 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 76 | 83 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 21 | 3 | .311 | .380 | .474 | .854 | DET |
| 1928 | 140 | 498 | 131 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 96 | 92 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 15 | 3 | .263 | .343 | .472 | .814 | DET |
| 1929 | 101 | 254 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 7 | 2 | .244 | .311 | .378 | .689 | DET |
| Total | 798 | 2832 | 845 | 157 | 26 | 90 | 448 | 461 | 279 | 30 | 35 | 382 | 96 | 25 | .298 | .363 | .468 | .831 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1927 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .333 | .182 | .515 |
| 1928 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .421 | .684 |
| Total | 12 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .304 | .293 | .597 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1924...
Traded from Brooklyn to Detroit on 2/16/1924 (Going to BRO: P Trade I Bait. Going to DET: RF Heavy Johnson)...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/16/1924, off Bill Holland (NYA)...
Injured on 7/4/1924 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/27/1925...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/28/1925, hitting .563 with 4 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1925, hitting .388 with 5 HR, 32 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/21/1926...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 6/2/1926...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/7/1926, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1927, hitting .346 with 1 HR, 24 RBI...
Injured on 7/31/1927 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks...
8/16/1927: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,870,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1927, hitting .311 with 14 HR, 76 RBI...
Injured on 5/18/1928 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1928...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1926 - .318 - 8th
1927 - .311 - 4th
| OBP
1926 - .379 - 8th
1927 - .380 - 6th
| SLG
1924 - .472 - 5th
1925 - .512 - 4th
1927 - .474 - 2nd
1928 - .472 - 5th
| OPS
1924 - .839 - 8th
1925 - .884 - 5th
1926 - .828 - 9th
1927 - .854 - 2nd
1928 - .814 - 8th
| Hits
1925 - 179 - 10th
1926 - 174 - 6th
1927 - 164 - 6th
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Doubles
1925 - 35 - 10th
1927 - 34 - 5th
1928 - 31 - 9th
| Homeruns
1924 - 12 - 5th
1925 - 23 - 1st
1926 - 12 - 4th
1927 - 14 - 3rd
1928 - 21 - 3rd
| RBI
1925 - 117 - 2nd
1927 - 76 - 10th
1928 - 96 - 3rd
| Runs
1927 - 83 - 5th
1928 - 92 - 5th
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