Don Johnson was born on Thursday, December 7, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson was 31 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 26, 1943, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Johnson baseball stats page.
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Don JohnsonDon Johnson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Don JohnsonDon Johnson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1943 | 32 | Cubs | 10 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .238 |
1944 | 33 | Cubs | 154 | 608 | 50 | 169 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 28 | - | 48 | 7 | - | 1 | 11 | .278 | .311 | .352 |
1945 | 34 | Cubs | 138 | 557 | 94 | 168 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 32 | - | 34 | 22 | - | 3 | 10 | .302 | .343 | .361 |
1946 | 35 | Cubs | 83 | 314 | 37 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 26 | - | 39 | 10 | - | 3 | 7 | .242 | .306 | .290 |
1947 | 36 | Cubs | 120 | 402 | 33 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 24 | - | 45 | 7 | - | 1 | 5 | .259 | .302 | .333 |
1948 | 37 | Cubs | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 511 | 1,935 | 219 | 528 | 89 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 112 | 0 | 171 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 34 | .273 | .315 | .337 |
Don JohnsonDon Johnson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1943 Cubs | 2B | 10 | 9 | 282 | 70 | 7.0 | 67 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 6.41 |
1944 Cubs | 2B | 154 | 154 | 3,945 | 894 | 5.8 | 847 | 385 | 462 | 47 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.80 |
1945 Cubs | 2B | 138 | 138 | 3,522 | 768 | 5.6 | 749 | 309 | 440 | 19 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.74 |
1946 Cubs | 2B | 83 | 80 | 1,983 | 428 | 5.2 | 420 | 192 | 228 | 8 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.72 |
1947 Cubs | 2B | 108 | 99 | 2,571 | 563 | 5.2 | 546 | 255 | 291 | 17 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.73 |
1947 Cubs | 3B | 6 | 5 | 126 | 16 | 2.7 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.43 |
1948 Cubs | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 27.00 |
1948 Cubs | 3B | 2 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .600 | 1.59 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 495 | 480 | 12,306 | 2,726 | 5.5 | 2,632 | 1,175 | 1,457 | 94 | 267 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.77 | |
3B Totals | 8 | 7 | 177 | 21 | 2.6 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 2.90 | |
6 Years | 503 | 487 | 12,483 | 2,747 | 5.5 | 2,651 | 1,181 | 1,470 | 96 | 272 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.73 |
Don JohnsonDon Johnson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1943 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.5 | 42.0 | - | - | - |
1944 Cubs | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 304.0 | 12.7 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1945 Cubs | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 278.5 | 16.4 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1946 Cubs | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 314.0 | 8.1 | 16.5 | - | - | - |
1947 Cubs | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | n/a | 134.0 | 8.9 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
1948 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 26 | - | - | 8 | 0 | n/a | 241.9 | 11.3 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
Don JohnsonDon Johnson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1943 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1944 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1945 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1946 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Chicago Cubs | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
Don Johnson Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that you can compare Don Johnson to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1943 National League season?
Teammate Lennie Merullo, when asked about the infield on the 1945 National League pennant winning Cubs, once said, "Don Johnson was OUR Ryne Sandberg." Source: The Cubbies, Quotations on the Chicago Cubs. Chieger, Bob. Atheneum Publishing. 1 April 1987.
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