Don Johnson Stats

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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Birth Name:   Donald Spore Johnson
Nickname:   Pep
Born On:   12-07-1911  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-06-2000 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Laguna Beach, California
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Oregon State Agricultural College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-26-1943 (Age 31)
Last Game:   05-16-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Don Johnson Pitching Stats

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Don Johnson Hitting Stats

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
6 Years 511 1,935 219 528 89 6 8 0 175 112 0 171 47 0 8 34 .273 .315 .337

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Don Johnson Fielding Stats

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
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

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Don Johnson Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
6 Years 26 - - 8 0 n/a 241.9 11.3 11.1 - - -

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Don Johnson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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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