Heavy Johnson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Heavy Johnson



Oscar Johnson


Born: April 20, 1895 in Atchison, KS
Died: October 9, 1960 in Cleveland, OH
          (65 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'7"
Wt: 200
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SS
4
1916-17
1924
MULT
21.9
12.2
7.8
0.0
1.9
2
SP
4
1916-17
1924
KCM/WRE
21.6
9.3
0.5
12.1
-0.3
3
LF
3
1922
1924
KCM
12.4
10.0
3.2
0.3
-1.0
4
1B
2
1925
1926
BBS
9.1
6.1
3.2
0.0
-0.3
5
SS
4
1925
1932
MULT
8.2
6.7
1.0
0.1
0.5
6
CF
2
1923-24
1927
HBG/SC
7.9
7.4
1.1
-0.3
-0.3
7
3B
3
1922
1924
KCM
5.8
4.9
0.2
0.0
0.6
8
SP
2
1922
1923-24
KCM/SC
5.8
-0.2
0.0
6.0
0.0
9
C
3
1922
1924
KCM/SC
5.6
1.8
3.0
0.0
0.8
10
SP
4
1920
1924
KCM/SLS
5.4
0.3
0.1
5.0
0.0
11
SP
2
1926
1927
BBS/HBG
5.4
0.4
0.0
4.9
0.0
12
SP
2
1928
1930
MRS
4.2
0.2
-0.1
4.2
0.0
13
SP
5
1922
1930
KCM/MRS
4.0
-0.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
14
SP
3
1922
1924
KCM/SC
3.7
0.1
0.0
3.6
0.1
15
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
3.2
1.8
1.3
0.0
0.1
16
SP
2
1925
1926
BBS
3.1
0.3
0.0
2.9
0.0
17
RF
2
1925
1926
BBS
3.1
1.4
2.1
0.0
-0.4
18
LF
2
1928
1930
MRS
3.1
2.1
1.2
0.0
-0.2
19
SP
2
1925
1926
BBS
2.8
0.1
0.1
2.6
0.0
20
LF
1
1927
1927
HBG
2.6
2.8
0.1
0.0
-0.3
21
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG
2.2
-0.4
0.0
2.6
0.0
22
SP
3
1922
1931
KCM/LVB
2.1
1.4
0.1
0.8
-0.1
23
SP
1
1928
1928
MRS
2.1
-0.2
0.0
2.3
0.0
24
2B
3
1925
1927
BBS/HBG
2.0
-1.7
3.2
0.0
0.5
25
SP
1
1920
1920
SLS
2.0
-0.1
-0.1
2.2
0.0
26
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.9
-0.1
0.0
2.0
0.0
27
SP
1
1931
1931
LVB
1.8
-0.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
28
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.8
0.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
29
SP
2
1925
1926
BBS
1.7
-0.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
30
2B
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.7
2.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
31
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.6
1.1
0.4
0.0
0.1
32
3B
1
1927
1927
HBG
1.6
1.7
-0.4
0.0
0.3
33
LF
1
1920
1920
SLS
1.5
1.1
0.6
0.0
-0.2
34
2B
2
1922
1928
KCM/MRS
1.5
1.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
35
CF
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.0
-0.1
36
RP
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
1.4
1.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
37
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG
1.4
0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
38
CF
1
1924
1924
KCM
1.4
1.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
39
1B
1
1926
1926
BBS
1.3
1.2
0.3
0.0
-0.2
40
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.3
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
41
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
42
C
1
1920
1920
SLS
1.3
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
43
2B
1
1920
1920
SLS
1.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
44
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
1.2
0.0
0.1
1.1
0.0
45
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.1
-0.1
1.7
-0.4
0.0
46
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.1
1.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
47
LF
1
1928
1928
MRS
1.1
0.4
0.9
0.0
-0.1
48
2B
3
1922
1924
KCM
1.1
1.4
-0.5
0.0
0.1
49
1B
1
1931
1931
LVB
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.1
50
2B
3
1922
1924
KCM
1.0
1.3
-0.6
0.0
0.4
51
3B
3
1925
1932
MULT
1.0
1.6
-0.9
0.0
0.3
52
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.0
-0.2
53
2B
1
1931
1931
LVB
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
54
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.9
0.9
-0.3
0.0
0.4
55
2B
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
56
3B
2
1928
1930
MRS
0.8
1.4
-0.7
0.0
0.1
57
C
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.8
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.2
58
SP
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.7
-0.1
-0.1
0.9
0.0
59
CF
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.7
1.9
-1.0
0.0
-0.1
60
C
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
61
1B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.2
62
C
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
63
SP
2
1923
1924
KCM
0.7
-0.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
64
C
3
1923-24
1926
BBS/SC
0.6
-0.6
0.9
0.0
0.3
65
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.1
66
LF
2
1930
1931
LVB/MRS
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.2
67
SS
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
0.6
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
68
SP
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
69
CF
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.5
1.5
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
70
SS
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
71
SP
2
1923-24
1932
NWB/SC
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
72
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
1.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.1
73
CF
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.4
0.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
74
SP
2
1927
1932
HBG/NWB
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
CF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
1.1
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
76
SP
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
77
LF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
78
CF
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.3
1.8
-1.4
0.0
-0.2
79
SP
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
80
SS
2
1927
1928
CTG/HBG
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
81
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
82
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
83
CF
1
1925
1925
BBS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
84
RF
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
85
RP
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
86
C
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
0.2
-0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
87
2B
1
1922
1922
KCM
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
SP
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
89
CF
3
1922
1924
KCM
0.2
0.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
90
RP
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
91
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
92
C
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.2
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
93
RF
2
1928
1931
LVB/MRS
0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.1
94
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
95
3B
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
96
RP
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
97
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
98
CF
1
1925
1925
BBS
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
99
SP
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
100
2B
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
-0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
102
LF
1
1925
1925
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
103
3B
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
104
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
105
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
1B
4
1916-17
1924
KCM/WRE
0.1
1.1
-0.3
0.2
-1.0
107
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
3B
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
110
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
111
SS
1
1928
1928
MRS
0.1
-0.7
0.4
0.0
0.3
112
3B
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
114
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
CF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
RF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
SP
2
1922
1932
KCM/NWB
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
120
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
121
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
122
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
2B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
124
LF
1
1924
1924
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
125
RP
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
C
1
1925
1925
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
C
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
3B
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
C
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
RP
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
138
CF
1
1931
1931
LVB
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
139
-
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
CF
1
1922
1922
KCM
0.0
0.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
142
3B
1
1923
1923
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
RP
1
1927
1927
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
SP
3
1925
1927
BBS/HBG
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
147
SS
1
1926
1926
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
0.0
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
149
RP
1
1922
1922
KCM
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
151
2B
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
154
RF
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
RF
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
-
1
1925
1925
BBS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
162
RF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1922
1922
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
164
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
C
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
167
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
-
1
1922
1922
KCM
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
171
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
172
RP
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
173
RP
1
1924
1924
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
174
CF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
C
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
177
CF
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
178
RP
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
179
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
180
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
SS
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.2
182
LF
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
183
2B
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
184
SS
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
185
C
1
1923
1923
KCM
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
186
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
187
-
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
188
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
CF
2
1925
1926
BBS
-0.3
0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
190
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
191
RP
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
192
-
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1925
1925
BBS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
194
C
1
1928
1928
CTG/MRS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.1
195
LF
2
1920
1927
HBG/SLS
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
196
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
197
1B
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
198
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
199
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
200
1B
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.2
201
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
202
SP
1
1928
1928
CTG/MRS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
203
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
204
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
205
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
206
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
207
CF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
208
-
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
209
SP
2
1920
1925
BBS/SLS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
210
CF
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
211
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
212
C
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.5
-1.2
0.6
0.0
0.1
213
2B
2
1922
1923
KCM
-0.5
0.2
-0.9
0.0
0.2
214
SP
3
1922
1928
CTG/KCM
-0.5
-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
215
1B
2
1923
1928
CTG/KCM
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
216
2B
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.5
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.2
217
2B
1
1916-17
1916-17
WRE
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
218
RF
2
1927
1928
HBG/MRS
-0.6
0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-0.1
219
-
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
220
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
221
SP
2
1928
1931
LVB/MRS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
222
2B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
223
3B
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
224
2B
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
-0.7
0.4
-1.1
0.0
0.1
225
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.7
-0.1
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
226
SP
2
1926
1932
BBS/NWB
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
227
SS
1
1931
1931
LVB
-0.7
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
0.1
228
SP
1
1927
1927
HBG
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.5
0.0
229
SP
2
1928
1931
LVB/MRS
-0.7
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.0
230
RF
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.7
0.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
231
C
2
1925
1926
BBS
-0.8
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.2
232
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.8
0.0
0.1
-0.9
0.0
233
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
0.1
234
SP
2
1925
1926
BBS
-0.8
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
0.0
235
SP
1
1926
1926
BBS
-0.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
236
SS
1
1920
1920
SLS
-0.9
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
237
1B
1
1928
1928
MRS
-0.9
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
238
RF
1
1928
1928
CTG
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
239
SS
1
1926
1926
BBS
-1.0
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.1
240
RP
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
-1.0
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
241
SS
1
1926
1926
BBS
-1.0
0.6
-1.6
0.0
0.1
242
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
243
LF
1
1925
1925
BBS
-1.4
0.0
-0.3
-1.0
0.0
244
SS
3
1925
1927
BBS/HBG
-1.4
-0.9
-0.7
0.0
0.2
245
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0

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