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	5	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	0	3.1	4	3	2	0	6	4	0		0	19	8.10	42
1937	KCM	NAL	28	RP	7	0	1.000	12	4	3	2	0	0	47.2	28	22	51	3	13	47	1	0	1	207	4.15	100
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	3	4	.429	14	3	7	2	1	1	41.0	24	16	38	2	12	38	0	0	0	178	3.51	110
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	4	3	.571	8	4	4	3	2	0	36.0	16	14	39	0	4	24	0	0	0	152	3.50	99
1942	BBB	NAL	33	SP	2	2	.500	13	5	6	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	2	7	1	0	72.2	20	13	60	1	20	19	0	0	1	297	1.61	199
1944	BBB	NAL/WS	35	SP	0	1	.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	16.2	12	10	22	3	5	8	1	0	0	79	5.40	52
1945	BBB	NAL	36	SP	2	2	.500	7	4	2	2	0	1	34.2	26	21	43	1	12	14	0	0	0	156	5.45	78
9	3			SP	27	21	.563	86	43	31	28	6	4	408.2	213	161	414	16	110	226	6	0	7	1761	3.55	110
162 Game Average					14	11	.563	45	23	16	15	3	2	215.1	112	85	218	8	58	119	3	0	4	928	3.55	110

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	11	.542	43	19	15	11	2	1	185.1	114	85	201	11	55	124	4	0	3	813	4.13	104
1	Monroe Monarchs			-	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	3.1	4	3	2	0	6	4	0		0	19	8.10	42
5	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	14	10	.583	42	23	16	17	4	3	220.0	95	73	211	5	49	98	2	0	4	929	2.99	119

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	1.62		0.0%	0.4%
1937	KCM	NAL	28	RP	47.2		1.34	1.35		22.7%	14.1%		6.3%	7.4%		3.62	1.91		1.4%	0.9%
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	41.0		1.22	1.29		21.3%	15.0%		6.7%	7.4%		3.17	2.02		1.1%	0.9%
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	36.0		1.19	1.24		15.8%	15.6%		2.6%	7.5%		6.00	2.08		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	1.66		3.8%	0.6%
1945	BBB	NAL	36	SP	34.2		1.59	1.37		9.0%	12.5%		7.7%	7.9%		1.17	1.58		0.6%	0.7%
9	3			SP	408.2		1.28	1.34		12.8%	13.1%		6.2%	7.9%		2.05	1.68		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	185.1		1.38	1.38		15.3%	13.3%		6.8%	7.7%		2.25	1.75		1.4%	1.1%
1	Monroe Monarchs			-	3.1		2.40	1.23		21.1%	10.3%		31.6%	6.4%		0.67	1.62		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	1.63		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	0	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	0	1	3		5	.268	.319	.389	.708
1938	KCM	NAL	29	RP	14	178	162	24	38	2	1	2	0		12	38		0	4		1	.235	.287	.296	.584
1941	BBB	NAL	32	SP	8	152	146	16	39	3	2	0	2		4	24	0	0	2		2	.267	.287	.315	.602
1942	BBB	NAL	33	SP	13	245	232	21	47	8	3	0	3	0	8	33	0	3	1	0	3	.203	.239	.263	.502
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	0	1		6	.299	.353	.333	.686
9	3			SP	86	1761	1611	213	414	59	19	16	23	0	110	226	0	7	33	1	23	.257	.307	.347	.654

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	43	813	731	114	201	35	10	11	15	0	55	124	0	3	24		12	.275	.328	.395	.724
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	9	5	8	0	49	98	0	4	9	1	11	.243	.287	.308	.595

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