Bill Johnson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Johnson



William H. Johnson
(Sampson; The Big C)

Born: November 21, 1895 in Sparta, GA
Died: October 26, 1988 in New York, NY
          (92 years old)

Bats: B
Throws: R
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 185
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Notes:


• College: Morris Brown College (Atlanta, GA)
• Buried: Calverton National Cemetery (Calverton, NY)
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Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
C
24
1920-1947
31.4
27.8
1.5
-0.7
2.8
2
C
17
1910-1926
17.6
16.5
-0.3
0.0
1.4
3
C
26
1920-1946
15.6
6.3
6.6
0.0
2.7
4
C
20
1906-1925
11.9
2.2
6.5
0.0
3.3
5
C
12
1910-1928
11.0
6.9
2.5
0.0
1.6
6
C
17
1919-1937
10.7
12.2
-1.2
0.0
-0.2
7
C
13
1919-1932
8.3
5.8
1.6
-0.6
1.5
8
C
9
1924-1934
7.5
7.1
0.6
0.0
-0.3
9
C
26
1921-1947
6.7
3.5
0.6
0.0
2.7
10
C
11
1921-1933
6.4
5.7
-0.5
0.0
1.2
11
C
17
1916-1941
5.7
3.8
1.2
-0.6
1.3
12
C
29
1916-1947
5.6
2.8
0.6
0.0
2.1
13
C
15
1917-1934
5.2
4.2
-0.7
0.0
1.7
14
C
16
1919-1934
5.2
3.8
0.4
0.1
0.9
15
C
12
1913-1925
5.1
5.2
-1.3
0.0
1.2
16
C
17
1920-1937
2.3
-0.2
1.7
0.0
0.8
17
C
5
1920-1924
2.1
3.4
-1.6
0.0
0.3
18
C
10
1919-1929
1.8
2.2
-0.9
0.0
0.4
19
C
2
1922-1924
1.5
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
20
C
5
1920-1930
1.3
1.2
0.1
-0.3
0.3
21
C
8
1923-1937
1.2
0.6
-0.3
0.2
0.7
22
C
8
1923-1937
1.1
1.0
0.1
-0.4
0.6
23
C
6
1920-1928
1.1
1.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
24
C
6
1923-1929
0.9
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.3
25
C
7
1912-1927
0.7
-0.1
0.7
0.0
0.1
26
C
1
1924
0.7
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.2
27
C
5
1923-1932
0.6
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.2
28
C
8
1917-1924
0.5
-0.4
0.4
0.0
0.4
29
C
11
1918-1928
0.3
-0.7
0.6
0.0
0.4
30
C
1
1924
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.1
31
C
3
1921-1924
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
32
C
4
1922-1925
0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
33
C
1
1924
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
34
C
4
1921-1927
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
35
C
2
1920-1924
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
36
C
4
1922-1930
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
37
C
6
1924-1933
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
38
C
1
1924
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
39
C
3
1922-1928
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40
C
1
1924
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
41
C
2
1921-1924
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
42
C
4
1923-1927
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
43
C
1
1924
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
44
C
1
1924
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
C
11
1915-1933
-0.4
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.2
46
C
9
1922-1930
-0.5
-0.9
-0.6
0.0
1.0
47
C
6
1921-1932
-0.5
-0.8
-0.2
0.0
0.5
48
C
9
1914-1928
-0.5
-1.8
0.8
0.0
0.4
49
C
3
1922-1926
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
50
C
3
1923-1925
-0.9
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.2

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