John Britton

John A. Britton Jr.
(Jack)

Born: April 21, 1919 in Mount Vernon, GA
Died: December 2, 1990 in Chicago, IL
(71 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'8"

Wt: 160

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Notes:

• Buried: Oak Woods Cemetery (Chicago, IL)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1940	SNS	NAL	21	1B	4	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0				0			.143	.143	.143	.286	-13
1942	CAG	NAL	23	3B	2	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	2	1		0				0			.222	.222	.222	.444	37
1943	CC	NAL	24	3B	32	130	123	17	39	3	2	0	12	4		6			0	1	0		.317	.349	.374	.723	124
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	25	3B	27	116	110	13	34	3	2	1	17	1		5			0	1	0		.309	.339	.400	.739	130
1945	BBB	NAL	26	3B	13	57	53	9	20	1	1	0	7	2		3			0	1			.377	.411	.434	.845	148
5	4			3B	78	319	302	41	96	7	5	1	38	8		14			0	3	0		.318	.348	.384	.732	125
162 Game Average						663	627	85	199	15	10	2	79	17		29			0	6	0		.318	.348	.384	.732	125

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	St. Louis-New Orleans-Harrisburg Stars			LF	4	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0				0			.143	.143	.143	.286	-13
1	Chicago American Giants			3B	2	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	2	1		0				0			.222	.222	.222	.444	37
1	Indianapolis Clowns			3B	32	130	123	17	39	3	2	0	12	4		6			0	1	0		.317	.349	.374	.723	124
2	Birmingham Black Barons			3B	40	173	163	22	54	4	3	1	24	3		8			0	2	0		.331	.363	.411	.774	136

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1940	SNS	NAL	7	.139	.318	0.0%	9.2%					0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
1942	CAG	NAL	9	.212	.308	0.0%	7.1%					0.0%	0.7%	.000	.078
1943	CC	NAL	130	.345	.310	4.6%	7.2%					0.0%	0.5%	.057	.075
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	116	.350	.306	4.3%			7.0%			0.9%	0.5%	.091	.070
1945	BBB	NAL	57	.392	.318	5.3%	7.1%					0.0%	0.6%	.057	.090
5	4		319	.347	.310	4.4%	7.1%					0.3%	0.5%	.066	.076

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1	St. Louis-New Orleans-Harrisburg Stars		7	.139	.318	0.0%	9.2%					0.0%	0.6%	.000	.074
1	Chicago American Giants		9	.212	.308	0.0%	7.1%					0.0%	0.7%	.000	.078
1	Indianapolis Clowns		130	.345	.310	4.6%	7.2%					0.0%	0.5%	.057	.075
2	Birmingham Black Barons		173	.364	.310	4.6%	7.0%					0.6%	0.5%	.080	.076

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Statistical and biographical data for the The Negro Leagues Database, except 1923 and 1933, were compiled by Gary Ashwill. Copyright 2011-2013 Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1923 were compiled by Patrick Rock. Copyright 2011-2013 Patrick Rock. All rights reserved. Playing statistics for 1933 were compiled by Scott Simkus. Copyright 2013 Scott Simkus. All rights reserved.

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