Johnny Johnson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Johnny Johnson

John Arthur Johnson
(Long John; Slim)

Born: September 26, 1915 in Jefferson, TX

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 6'3"

Wt: 182

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Notes:

• College: Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Institute (Tuskegee, AL)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1938	MULT	NN2	22	SP	1	1	.500	3	2		1	0	1	19.0	11	11	17	0	8	7	1	0	0	82	5.21	101
1939	BEG	NN2	23	RP	0	1	.000	3	1		0	0	0	6.1	11	8	10	1	7	4	0	0	0	36	11.37	44
1944	HG	NN2	28	SP	1	6	.143	13	6		3	0	2	63.1	38	34	57	2	28	29	0	1	4	276	4.83	88
1945	NBY	NN2	29	SP	1	2	.333	5	3		2	0	0	29.1	27	18	37	0	20	6	0	0	1	148	5.52	79
1946	NBY	NN2	30	SP	0	5	.000	15	7		1	0	0	55.2	62	50	86	4	23	15	0	0	0	280	8.08	57
5	5			SP	3	15	.167	39	19		7	0	3	173.2	149	121	207	7	86	61	1	1	5	822	6.27	73
162 Game Average					4	18	.167	46	22		8	0	4	203.2	175	142	243	8	101	72	1	1	6	964	6.27	73

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Newark Eagles			SP	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	4	4	7	0	4	3	0	0	0	37	4.00	131
1	Washington Black Senators			RP	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	7.1	7	7	8	0	3	1	1	0	0	34	8.59	61
3	New York Black Yankees			RP	1	7	.125	21	10		3	0	1	87.2	89	68	125	4	44	24	0	0	1	439	6.98	65
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	0	1	.000	3	1		0	0	0	6.1	11	8	10	1	7	4	0	0	0	36	11.37	44
1	Homestead Grays			RP	1	6	.143	13	6		3	0	2	63.1	38	34	57	2	28	29	0	1	4	276	4.83	88

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1938	MULT	NN2	22	SP	19.0		1.32	1.51		8.5%	11.0%		9.8%	9.0%		0.88	1.23		0.0%	1.4%
1939	BEG	NN2	23	RP	6.1		2.68	1.47		11.1%	11.3%		19.4%	8.5%		0.57	1.32		2.8%	1.6%
1944	HG	NN2	28	SP	63.1		1.34	1.42		10.5%	11.3%		10.1%	7.8%		1.04	1.45		0.7%	0.8%
1945	NBY	NN2	29	SP	29.1		1.94	1.46		4.1%	13.0%		13.5%	8.2%		0.30	1.59		0.0%	0.7%
1946	NBY	NN2	30	SP	55.2		1.96	1.47		5.4%	11.6%		8.2%	9.1%		0.65	1.28		1.4%	0.9%
5	5			SP	173.2		1.69	1.45		7.4%	11.7%		10.5%	8.4%		0.71	1.39		0.9%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Newark Eagles			SP	9.0		1.22	1.50		8.1%	11.0%		10.8%	9.0%		0.75	1.23		0.0%	1.4%
1	Washington Black Senators			RP	7.1		1.50	1.50		2.9%	11.0%		8.8%	9.0%		0.33	1.23		0.0%	1.4%
3	New York Black Yankees			RP	87.2		1.93	1.47		5.5%	12.1%		10.0%	8.8%		0.55	1.38		0.9%	0.9%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	6.1		2.68	1.47		11.1%	11.3%		19.4%	8.5%		0.57	1.32		2.8%	1.6%
1	Homestead Grays			RP	63.1		1.34	1.42		10.5%	11.3%		10.1%	7.8%		1.04	1.45		0.7%	0.8%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1938	MULT	NN2	22	SP	3	82	72	11	17	4	0	0	4		8	7		0	2		1	.236	.313	.292	.604
1939	BEG	NN2	23	RP	3	36	28	11	10	3	2	1	1		7	4		0	1		1	.357	.486	.714	1.200
1944	HG	NN2	28	SP	13	276	239	38	57	11	5	2	1		28	29		4	5		5	.238	.328	.351	.680
1945	NBY	NN2	29	SP	5	148	122	27	37	8	1	0	1		20	6		1	5		3	.303	.406	.385	.791
1946	NBY	NN2	30	SP	15	280	253	62	86	10	5	4	7		23	15		0	4		3	.340	.395	.466	.861
5	5			SP	39	822	714	149	207	36	13	7	14		86	61		5	17		13	.290	.370	.406	.776

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Newark Eagles			SP	1	37	32	4	7	1	0	0	0		4	3		0	1		1	.219	.306	.250	.556
1	Washington Black Senators			RP	1	34	30	7	8	3	0	0	4		3	1		0	1		0	.267	.333	.367	.700
3	New York Black Yankees			RP	21	439	385	89	125	18	6	4	8		44	24		1	9		6	.325	.395	.434	.829
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	3	36	28	11	10	3	2	1	1		7	4		0	1		1	.357	.486	.714	1.200
1	Homestead Grays			RP	13	276	239	38	57	11	5	2	1		28	29		4	5		5	.238	.328	.351	.680

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