Ben Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC us

Died: May 8, 2020 in Greenwood, SC

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, SC

High School: Greenwood HS (Greenwood, SC)

Last Game: June 12, 1960 (Age 29-027d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

3.91

46.0

WHIP

1.543

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1949	18	-3.7	Evansville	IIIL	B	BSN	3	2	.600		3.07	8			1	0		41.0	35	14			17		22	0	0	3		1.268	7.7		3.7	4.8	1.29
1950	19	-7.5	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	3	5	.375	5.40	6.21	30	14		4	0		100.0	109	69	60		52		48	3	2	4		1.610	9.8		4.7	4.3	0.92
1951	20	-1.9	Evansville	IIIL	B	BSN	9	7	.563	2.47	3.30	26			8	2		131.0	101	48	36	7	74		85	3	0	8		1.336	6.9	0.5	5.1	5.8	1.15

1954	23	-3.3	Toledo	AA	AAA	MLN	7	10	.412	5.11	5.87	27	21		7	0		141.0	162	92	80	17	43		64	3	1	4		1.454	10.3	1.1	2.7	4.1	1.49
1955	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	PHI	6	8	.429			35	9		1	0		95.0	103	56	54	7	30		43	2	0	1
1955	24	-3.8	Syracuse	IL	AAA	PHI	6	8	.429	5.12	5.31	32	9		1	0		95.0	103	56	54	7	30		43	2	0	1		1.400	9.8	0.7	2.8	4.1	1.43
1955	24	-2.2	Toledo	AA	AAA	MLN	0	0				3															0
1956	25	-2.0	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	14	13	.519	3.39	3.74	38	33		14	2		236.0	233	98	89	20	72	8	98	4	1	3		1.292	8.9	0.8	2.7	3.7	1.36
1957	26	0.4	Atlanta	SOUA	AA	MLN	11	7	.611	4.30	4.82	32	22		6	1		155.0	172	83	74	25	64	1	84	1	1	6		1.523	10.0	1.5	3.7	4.9	1.31
1958	27	0.4	Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	12	9	.571	3.33	3.72	44	28		9	0		203.0	202	84	75	13	65	8	93	2	0	6		1.315	9.0	0.6	2.9	4.1	1.43
1959	28	0.5	Fort Worth	AA	AAA	CHC	17	8	.680	3.22	3.76	37	27		12	1		218.0	235	91	78	15	60	3	90	3	0	5		1.353	9.7	0.6	2.5	3.7	1.50
1959	28	0.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		2.16	2.70	4	2	1	0	0	0	16.2	17	5	4	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	69	1.260	9.2	0.5	2.2	3.2	1.50
1960	29	1.8	Houston	AA	AAA	CHC	7	5	.583	3.74	4.22	18	18		4	1		113.0	107	53	47	12	48	2	61	3	0	2		1.372	8.5	1.0	3.8	4.9	1.27
1960	29	1.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	1	.667	4.91	6.44	17	0	7	0	0	1	29.1	39	21	16	3	11	0	9	1	0	1	130	1.705	12.0	0.9	3.4	2.8	0.82
1961	30	4.1	Houston	AA	AAA	CHC	6	10	.375	4.05	4.82	29	21		7	1		140.0	139	75	63	11	39	1	87	4	0	6		1.271	8.9	0.7	2.5	5.6	2.23
1962	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	LAA	14	9	.609	3.30	4.06	40	26		12	1		213.0	196	96	78	20	67	9	137	4	0	1		1.235	8.3	0.8	2.8	5.8	2.04
1962	31	5.0	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	LAA	12	7	.632	3.11	3.79	33	22		12	1		185.0	167	78	64	18	49	5	124	2	0	1		1.168	8.1	0.9	2.4	6.0	2.53
1962	31	5.0	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	2	2	.500	4.50	5.79	7	4		0	0		28.0	29	18	14	2	18	4	13	2	0	0		1.679	9.3	0.6	5.8	4.2	0.72
1963	32	6.4	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	11	9	.550	3.62	4.55	30	29		6	1		174.0	183	88	70	14	31	1	103	5	1	8		1.230	9.5	0.7	1.6	5.3	3.32
1964	33	7.9	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	12	9	.571	3.45	4.37	32	26		8	1		175.0	178	85	67	20	27	3	102	3	0	3		1.171	9.2	1.0	1.4	5.2	3.78
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		2	1	.667	3.91	5.09	21	2	8	0	0	1	46.0	56	26	20	4	15	0	15	1	0	1	199	1.543	11.0	0.8	2.9	2.9	1.00
Minors (14 seasons)					Minors		132	111	.543			426	274		99	11		2135.0	2155	1032	871	181	689	36	1117	40	6	60
All Levels (14 Seasons)							134	112	.545			447	276	8	99	11	1	2181.0	2211	1058	891	185	704	36	1132	41	6	61	199

AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		83	73	.532			278	191		61	6		1369.0	1412	705	597	116	397	19	735	30	4	34
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		37	29	.561	3.61	4.02	114	83		29	3		594.0	607	265	238	58	201	17	275	7	2	15		1.360	9.2	0.9	3.0	4.2	1.37
B (2 seasons)					Minors		12	9	.571		3.24	34			9	2		172.0	136	62	36	7	91		107	3	0	11		1.320	7.1		4.8	5.6	1.18