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Heavy
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 260
 
Born: June 1, 1896 in Atchison, KS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger Award 1927   
Gold Glove Award 1928   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1924 28 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 10 9 6 7 7 4 5 5 4 5 5
1925 29 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
1926 30 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 5
1927 31 DET AL $ 3,628,571   9 9 8 9 9 9 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
1928 32 DET AL $ 5,870,000   8 8 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 4 5 5 3 5 4
1929 33 DET AL $ 5,870,000   8 8 7 8 8 8 6 7 6 4 5 5 3 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 8 8 8 6 7 6 4 5 5 3 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,870,000   9 9 8 9 10 9 6 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1924 28 DET AL 124 441 75 135 23 7 12 61 16 4 40 57 .306 .368 .472 .839 71.1 15.0
1925 29 DET AL 147 564 91 179 35 3 23 117 18 7 52 68 .317 .372 .512 .884 100.7 18.7
1926 30 DET AL 145 548 84 174 24 6 12 70 19 6 56 71 .318 .379 .449 .828 87.8 18.4
1927 31 DET AL 141 527 83 164 34 5 14 76 21 3 52 70 .311 .380 .474 .854 94.3 24.8
1928 32 DET AL 140 498 92 131 31 5 21 96 15 3 56 72 .263 .343 .472 .814 80.7 14.7
1929 33 DET AL 101 254 36 62 10 0 8 28 7 2 23 44 .244 .311 .378 .689 28.7 2.9
6 Years Sim 798 2832 461 845 157 26 90 448 96 25 279 382 .298 .363 .468 .831 463.2 94.6
162 Game Average 574 93 171 31 5 18 90 19 5 56 77 .298 .363 .468 .831 94.0  
Career Highs 147 564 92 179 35 7 23 117 21 7 56 72 .318 .380 .512 .884 100.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1978 332 604 122 18 59 327 66 20 199 239 .305 .370 .475 .845 335.3
vs LH   854 129 241 35 8 31 121 30 5 80 143 .282 .347 .451 .798 133.8
Home 416 1452 229 401 70 12 48 200 46 9 154 192 .276 .349 .440 .789 224.4
Away 382 1380 232 444 87 14 42 248 50 16 125 190 .322 .378 .496 .875 244.7
RISP   749 0 210 36 4 18 320 0 0 118 119 .280 .373 .411 .785 120.4
Pinch Hitting   70 8 17 1 1 1 14 0 1 6 10 .243 .316 .329 .645 6.8
Close/Late   335 35 100 24 5 6 55 0 0 41 47 .299 .378 .454 .832 55.0
Mar/Apr 100 358 63 99 17 2 9 50 12 2 38 42 .277 .346 .411 .756 52.4
May 149 516 75 150 32 4 13 76 24 5 66 84 .291 .372 .444 .816 86.4
June 143 511 79 156 25 5 19 94 19 6 44 72 .305 .363 .485 .848 86.4
July 134 469 63 130 29 5 14 64 9 4 52 61 .277 .356 .450 .806 72.7
August 136 486 104 156 34 6 20 84 13 5 44 65 .321 .377 .539 .916 91.5
Sep/Oct 136 492 77 154 20 4 15 80 19 3 35 58 .313 .360 .461 .821 79.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1924 28 DET AL RF 113 112 977.0 245 17 11 2 .960 2.41   3.2
    LF 8 0 13.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.32    
1925 29 DET AL RF 90 89 784.0 195 6 6 0 .971 2.31   3.0
    LF 55 52 463.0 113 3 5 1 .959 2.25    
1926 30 DET AL LF 140 137 1200.7 240 9 13 2 .950 1.87   3.6
    RF 4 0 12.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 5.25    
1927 31 DET AL LF 133 131 1168.7 291 6 14 1 .955 2.29   3.6
    RF 3 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1928 32 DET AL LF 136 131 1153.3 258 16 14 2 .951 2.14   2.8
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1929 33 DET AL LF 49 38 373.0 99 3 1 0 .990 2.46   0.7
    CF 13 13 113.0 25 0 1 0 .962 1.99    
    RF 9 4 47.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.91    
  LF 521 489 4372.3 1003 37 47 6 .957 2.14   10.7
  RF 220 205 1827.0 459 23 17 2 .966 2.37   6.2
  CF 13 13 113.0 25 0 1 0 .962 1.99    
Career Totals   754 707 6312.3 1487 60 65 8 .960 2.21   16.8
Career Highs   145 141 1247.0 308 17 14 2 .986 2.40    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1927 31 DET AL 7 22 3 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 2 .182 .290 .182 .472
1928 32 DET AL 5 19 3 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .263 .250 .421 .671
Career Post-Season Batting 12 41 6 9 3 0 0 10 0 0 5 6 .220 .275 .293 .567
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1926-7-.318
1927-4-.311
 On-Base Pct
1926-8-.379
1927-6-.380
 Slugging Pct
1924-7-.453*
1925-4-.512
1926-10-.449
1927-2-.474
1928-5-.472
CAR-14-.468
 OPS
1925-5-.884
1926-8-.828
1927-2-.854
1928-8-.814
CAR-16-.831
 XR
1925-6-100.7
1926-5-87.8
1927-1-94.3
1928-10-80.7
 Games
1925-10-147
1926-9-145
At-Bats
1926-7-548
 Runs
1927-5-83
1928-5-92
 Hits
1925-10-179
1926-6-174
1927-6-164
 Total Bases
1925-4-289
1926-6-246
1927-2-250
1928-9-235
 Singles
1926-5-132
 Doubles
1925-8-35
1927-3-34
1928-9-31
Homeruns
1924-5-12
1925-1-23
1926-4-12
1927-2-14
1928-3-21
CAR-31-90
 RBIs
1925-2-117
1927-10-76
1928-3-96
 Strikeouts
1924-3-57
1925-3-68
1926-2-71
1927-2-70
1928-4-72
1929-9-44
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 79    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  6. Frank Welch (904)
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History
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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