Bill Johnson

William H. Johnson
(Sampson; The Big C)

Born: November 21, 1895 in Sparta, GA
Died: October 26, 1988 - 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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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Cecil Johnson	1	1928	1928	0.2
Ambrose Reid	1	1928	1928	-0.1
Henry Gillespie	1	1928	1928	-0.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Chaney White	1	1928	1928	-0.1
George Johnson	1	1928	1928	-0.5

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Johnson Hill	1	1928	1928	-0.2
Namon Washington	1	1928	1928	-0.3

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Yancey	1	1928	1928	0.4
Dick Lundy	1	1928	1928	-0.1

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bunny Downs	1	1928	1928	-0.6

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Oliver Marcell	1	1928	1928	0.0
Cleo Smith	1	1928	1928	-0.2

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Milton Lewis	1	1928	1928	0.2
Toussaint Allen	1	1928	1928	-0.1

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Johnson	1	1928	1928	0.3
Márgaro Gámiz	1	1928	1928	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Wilbert Pritchett	1	1928	1928	1.0

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Nip Winters	1	1928	1928	0.4
Luther Farrell	1	1928	1928	0.3
Neck Stanley	1	1928	1928	0.1
Cliff Carter	1	1928	1928	0.0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James

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