Johnny Markham - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Johnny Markham

John Matthew Markham Jr.

Born: October 1, 1908 in Shreveport, LA
Died: March 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA
(66 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery (Santa Monica, CA)

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+
1930	KCM	NNL	21	SP	3	7	.300	17	12		7	1	0	96.2	62	47	112	6	30	39	3	0	2	428	4.38	104
1932	MRM	NSL	23	SP	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	3.1	4	3	2	0	6	4	0	0	0	19	8.10	43
1937	KCM	NAL	28	RP	7	0	1.000	12	4		2	0	0	47.2	28	22	51	3	13	47	1	0	1	207	4.15	102
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	3	5	.375	16	3		2	1	1	44.2	26	17	41	2	14	41	0	0	1	196	3.43	114
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	4	3	.571	8	4		3	2	0	36.0	16	14	39	0	4	24	0	0	0	152	3.50	101
1942	BBB	NAL	33	SP	2	2	.500	13	5		4	1	2	60.0	21	15	47	0	8	33	1	0	3	245	2.25	168
1943	BBB	NAL/WS	34	SP	6	2	.750	11	9		7	1	0	72.2	20	13	60	1	20	19	0	0	1	297	1.61	200
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	35	SP	0	1	.000	3	1		1	0	0	16.2	12	10	22	3	5	8	1	0	0	79	5.40	53
1945	BBB	NAL	36	SP	2	2	.500	7	4		2	0	1	34.2	26	21	43	1	12	14	0	0	0	156	5.45	77
9	3			SP	27	22	.551	88	43		28	6	4	412.1	215	162	417	16	112	229	6	0	8	1779	3.54	111
162 Game Average					14	11	.551	46	22		15	3	2	214.0	112	84	216	8	58	119	3	0	4	923	3.54	111

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+
3	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	13	12	.520	45	19		11	2	1	189.0	116	86	204	11	57	127	4	0	4	831	4.10	106
1	Monroe Monarchs			-	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	3.1	4	3	2	0	6	4	0	0	0	19	8.10	43
5	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	14	10	.583	42	23		17	4	3	220.0	95	73	211	5	49	98	2	0	4	929	2.99	120

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1930	KCM	NNL	21	SP	96.2		1.47	1.43		9.1%	12.2%		7.0%	7.9%		1.30	1.55		1.4%	1.2%
1932	MRM	NSL	23	SP	3.1		2.40	1.23		21.1%	10.3%		31.6%	6.4%		0.67	1.61		0.0%	0.4%
1937	KCM	NAL	28	RP	47.2		1.34	1.36		22.7%	14.3%		6.3%	7.3%		3.62	1.94		1.4%	0.9%
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	44.2		1.23	1.30		20.9%	15.1%		7.1%	7.4%		2.93	2.04		1.0%	0.9%
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	36.0		1.19	1.24		15.8%	15.9%		2.6%	7.6%		6.00	2.10		0.0%	0.6%
1942	BBB	NAL	33	SP	60.0		0.92	1.35		13.5%	12.2%		3.3%	7.6%		4.13	1.59		0.0%	0.8%
1943	BBB	NAL/WS	34	SP	72.2		1.10	1.30		6.4%	12.5%		6.7%	9.6%		0.95	1.44		0.3%	0.2%
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	35	SP	16.2		1.62	1.27		10.1%	13.5%		6.3%	8.1%		1.60	1.67		3.8%	0.6%
1945	BBB	NAL	36	SP	34.2		1.59	1.37		9.0%	12.3%		7.7%	8.0%		1.17	1.53		0.6%	0.7%
9	3			SP	412.1		1.28	1.34		12.9%	13.1%		6.3%	7.9%		2.04	1.69		0.9%	0.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
3	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	189.0		1.38	1.38		15.3%	13.4%		6.9%	7.6%		2.23	1.76		1.3%	1.1%
1	Monroe Monarchs			-	3.1		2.40	1.23		21.1%	10.3%		31.6%	6.4%		0.67	1.61		0.0%	0.4%
5	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	220.0		1.18	1.31		10.5%	13.0%		5.3%	8.1%		2.00	1.62		0.5%	0.6%

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
1930	KCM	NNL	21	SP	17	428	379	62	112	27	5	6	11		30	39		2	17		6	.296	.350	.441	.791
1932	MRM	NSL	23	SP	1	19	13	4	2	1	0	0	0		6	4		0	0		0	.154	.421	.231	.652
1937	KCM	NAL	28	RP	12	207	190	28	51	6	4	3	4		13	47		1	3		5	.268	.319	.389	.708
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	16	196	176	26	41	3	1	2	0		14	41		1	5		2	.233	.293	.295	.589
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	8	152	146	16	39	3	2	0	2		4	24		0	2		2	.267	.287	.315	.602
1942	BBB	NAL	33	SP	13	245	232	21	47	8	4	0	3		8	33		3	2		3	.203	.239	.272	.510
1943	BBB	NAL/WS	34	SP	11	297	272	20	60	7	3	1	1		20	19		1	4		0	.221	.276	.279	.556
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	35	SP	3	79	73	12	22	3	1	3	0		5	8	0	0	1	1	0	.301	.342	.493	.835
1945	BBB	NAL	36	SP	7	156	144	26	43	2	0	1	2		12	14		0	1		6	.299	.353	.333	.686
9	3			SP	88	1779	1625	215	417	60	20	16	23		112	229	0	8	35	1	24	.257	.308	.348	.655

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
3	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	45	831	745	116	204	36	10	11	15		57	127		4	25		13	.274	.329	.393	.722
1	Monroe Monarchs			-	1	19	13	4	2	1	0	0	0		6	4		0	0		0	.154	.421	.231	.652
5	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	42	929	867	95	211	23	10	5	8		49	98	0	4	10	1	11	.243	.287	.310	.597

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