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Johnston		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 9, 1887 in Usa, TN, CLEVELAND
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1909 21 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 3 4 3 6 8 7
1910 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 3 4 3 7 9 8
1911 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 1 2 2 5 7 7 3 4 3 7 8 7
1912 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 1 2 2 5 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7
1913 25 PIT NL $ 1,450,000   7 7 6 1 2 2 5 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7
1914 26 PIT NL $ 1,450,000   7 7 6 2 3 3 5 7 7 3 4 3 6 7 7
1915 27 PIT NL $ 1,450,000   6 6 6 2 3 3 5 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7
1916 28 PIT NL $ 610,000   6 6 5 2 3 3 5 7 7 3 4 4 5 7 6
1917 29 PIT NL $ 610,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 7 6 4 5 4 5 6 6
1918 30 WAS AL     5 5 5 2 3 3 5 7 7 4 5 4 5 6 6
1919 31 WAS AL     5 5 5 2 3 3 6 8 7 4 5 5 5 6 6
1920 32 WAS AL     5 5 5 2 3 3 5 7 7 4 5 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 3 4 3 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,450,000   7 7 6 2 3 3 6 8 7 4 5 5 7 9 8
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
1909 21 AA   94 338 57 82 12 3 8 53 22 7 61 88 .243 .358 .367 .725 50.7  
    A   35 120 18 36 5 2 5 10 2 8 26 35 .300 .425 .500 .925 23.5  
1910 22 PIT NL 140 516 48 111 13 10 1 34 20 9 33 99 .215 .278 .285 .563 39.9 3.5
1911 23 PIT NL 147 569 55 157 21 10 3 77 10 15 43 82 .276 .331 .364 .694 63.1 7.7
1912 24 PIT NL 106 382 47 94 18 6 3 51 18 7 29 76 .246 .304 .348 .652 43.1 6.0
1913 25 PIT NL 133 527 78 137 23 12 2 54 27 20 40 105 .260 .317 .361 .678 59.0 9.4
1914 26 PIT NL 118 401 37 94 20 2 2 48 21 17 30 68 .234 .295 .309 .604 35.3 2.3
1915 27 PIT NL 117 437 53 106 15 6 3 50 22 14 30 70 .243 .298 .325 .623 41.6 5.1
1916 28 PIT NL 59 82 8 22 6 0 0 11 1 4 15 11 .268 .388 .341 .729 9.6 1.3
1917 29 PIT NL 44 78 6 25 4 1 0 8 0 2 3 10 .321 .354 .397 .751 9.5 2.2
1918 30 AAA   123 433 69 116 21 6 7 78 10 14 53 91 .268 .348 .393 .740 57.3  
1919 31 AAA   20 73 11 21 3 0 1 9 2 1 11 8 .288 .381 .370 .751 10.9  
    AA   97 345 44 101 21 2 5 44 2 3 64 65 .293 .403 .409 .812 58.6  
1920 32 AA   130 480 100 143 27 6 15 99 16 9 99 73 .298 .418 .473 .891 96.1  
8 Years Sim 864 2992 332 746 120 47 14 333 119 88 223 521 .249 .308 .335 .643 301.0 37.4
2 Years AAA 143 506 80 137 24 6 8 87 12 15 64 99 .271 .353 .389 .742 68.2  
3 Years AA 321 1163 201 326 60 11 28 196 40 19 224 226 .280 .399 .423 .822 205.4  
1 Years A 35 120 18 36 5 2 5 10 2 8 26 35 .300 .429 .500 .929 23.5  
6 Years Minors 499 1789 299 499 89 19 41 293 54 42 314 360 .279 .389 .419 .807 297.1  
162 Game Average 561 62 139 22 8 2 62 22 16 41 97 .249 .308 .335 .643 56.4  
Career Highs 147 569 78 157 23 12 3 77 27 20 43 105 .321 .388 .397 .751 63.1  
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   2558 299 652 109 43 13 294 112 77 202 420 .255 .316 .346 .662 266.6
vs LH   434 33 94 11 4 1 39 7 11 21 101 .217 .264 .267 .532 24.8
Home 430 1469 166 361 58 26 4 160 57 45 98 273 .246 .300 .329 .629 133.9
Away 434 1523 166 385 62 21 10 173 62 43 125 248 .253 .316 .341 .657 157.5
RISP   788 0 205 32 10 4 297 0 0 67 133 .260 .324 .341 .665 85.5
Pinch Hitting   90 10 27 5 0 0 15 1 3 11 16 .300 .382 .356 .738 11.5
Close/Late   408 37 112 16 5 1 31 0 0 36 70 .275 .334 .346 .680 47.0
Mar/Apr 116 410 44 97 12 10 1 39 10 8 34 76 .237 .293 .322 .615 38.2
May 173 584 64 152 26 6 3 63 35 22 38 85 .260 .316 .341 .657 58.5
June 141 497 54 116 19 6 1 55 14 16 42 95 .233 .305 .302 .606 41.5
July 149 521 57 143 25 10 2 86 18 14 30 81 .274 .320 .372 .693 57.0
August 124 441 52 112 13 6 6 44 19 16 33 71 .254 .312 .351 .663 45.7
Sep/Oct 161 539 61 126 25 9 1 46 23 12 46 113 .234 .302 .319 .621 50.6
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
1910 22 PIT NL 1B 136 136 1189.0 1520 105 9 96 .994 12.30   3.0
1911 23 PIT NL 1B 147 147 1326.0 1676 116 16 134 .991 12.16   2.8
1912 24 PIT NL 1B 90 89 792.0 1069 70 7 63 .994 12.94   2.1
    RF 13 13 110.0 18 0 2 0 .900 1.47   0.2
1913 25 PIT NL 1B 128 127 1149.0 1523 107 13 111 .992 12.77   3.7
1914 26 PIT NL 1B 113 112 1016.3 1316 92 12 112 .992 12.47   2.3
1915 27 PIT NL 1B 110 109 969.0 1293 107 8 114 .994 13.00   1.8
1916 28 PIT NL 1B 13 13 115.0 134 9 1 9 .993 11.19   0.4
1917 29 PIT NL 1B 13 12 108.0 117 14 1 21 .992 10.92   0.3
  1B 750 745 6664.3 8648 620 67 660 .993 12.52   16.4
  RF 13 13 110.0 18 0 2 0 .900 1.47   0.2
Career Totals   763 758 6774.3 8666 620 69 660 .993 12.34   16.6
Career Highs   147 147 1326.0 1676 116 16 134 .994 13.00    
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.
Triples
1910-9-10
1913-7-12
 Strikeouts
1910-4-99
1911-7-82
1912-8-76
1913-2-105
1915-10-70
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  1. Charlie Dexter (966)
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  3. Hughie Jennings (933)
  4. Harry McChesney (926)
  5. Mike Gonzalez (923)
  6. Moose McCormick (922)
  7. Charlie Carr (921)
  8. Bris Lord (920)
  9. Harry Heilmann (916)
  10. Buck Weaver (915)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1909
Had first career hit on 4/14/1910, off Rip Vowinkel (SLN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/3/1910, off Mordecai Brown (PHI)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1911, hitting .467 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 8/19/1912 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
9/14/1915: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $610,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/11/1918 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/19/1920 to a minor league contract
Injured on 7/15/1920 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
 
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