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Connie
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 27, 1922 in Usa, GA, STONE MOUNTAI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1953   
All-Star Selections 1955    1956    1957   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 30 STL NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
1954 31 STL NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
1955 32 STL NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
1956 33 BSN NL $ 3,285,714 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1957 34 BSN NL $ 3,285,714 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 35 BSN NL   7 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3
1959 36 SEM AL   7 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,285,714 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 30 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 31 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 32 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 33 BSN NL $ 3,285,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 34 BSN NL $ 3,285,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 35 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1959 36 SEM AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,285,714   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1953 30 NYA AL 6 6 .500 21 21 4 0 0 155.0 155 76 20 56 104 4.41 .262 .325 .433 .758 10.3
  STL NL 15 5 .750 21 21 4 0 0 156.7 128 64 17 79 107 3.68 .225 .317 .374 .691 12.0
  TOT   21 11 .656 42 42 8 0 0 311.7 283 140 37 135 211 4.04 .244 .321 .404 .725 22.3
1954 31 STL NL 14 12 .538 32 32 7 1 0 228.0 210 125 28 121 127 4.93 .245 .337 .408 .745 10.4
1955 32 STL NL 19 5 .792 33 31 10 2 0 247.0 223 97 29 89 174 3.53 .240 .307 .386 .693 18.9
1956 33 STL NL 6 1 .857 14 14 3 0 0 106.0 94 48 14 35 77 4.08 .239 .303 .416 .719 6.9
  BSN NL 11 6 .647 20 20 5 1 0 150.7 146 76 21 50 112 4.54 .254 .314 .435 .749 6.7
  TOT   17 7 .708 34 34 8 1 0 256.7 240 124 35 85 189 4.35 .248 .309 .427 .736 13.6
1957 34 BSN NL 3 5 .375 26 4 0 0 11 46.0 41 11 4 13 29 2.15 .241 .295 .353 .648 7.8
1958 35 BSN NL 2 2 .500 20 0 0 0 6 19.0 21 15 3 14 13 7.11 .288 .402 .507 .909 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 1 8 0.00 .118 .167 .118 .284  
1959 36 SEM AL 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 9 5 0 5 3 7.11 .346 .452 .423 .875 0.0
7 Years Sim 76 44 .633 192 143 33 4 17 1114.6 1027 517 136 462 746 4.17 .245 .320 .406 .726 72.8
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 1 8 0.00 .118 .167 .118 .284  
Season Average 10 6 .625 27 20 4 0 2 159.2 146 73 19 66 106 4.17 .245 .320 .406 .726  
Career Highs 21 12 .792 42 42 10 2 11 311.7 283 140 37 135 211 7.11 .346 .452 .507 .909  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   533 264 64 229 443   .229 .298 .369 .667
vs LH   494 253 72 233 303   .265 .347 .452 .799
Home 36 21 .632 94 67 13 1 8 536.3 490 256 66 247 377 4.30 .243 .326 .402 .728
Away 40 23 .635 98 76 20 4 12 578.3 537 261 70 215 369 4.06 .247 .315 .410 .725
Mar/Apr 11 13 .458 40 28 5 0 3 214.0 215 118 28 93 132 4.96 .263 .339 .434 .773
May 12 5 .706 35 27 8 1 3 214.0 195 101 23 91 137 4.25 .245 .323 .409 .732
June 16 4 .800 39 27 6 1 3 222.6 203 85 29 75 165 3.44 .242 .304 .398 .702
July 12 9 .571 30 24 6 1 4 187.3 163 87 19 86 129 4.18 .233 .317 .379 .695
August 15 7 .682 25 22 5 1 1 160.7 137 59 18 61 109 3.31 .229 .301 .370 .671
Sep/Oct 10 6 .625 23 15 3 1 6 116.0 114 67 19 56 74 5.20 .259 .343 .457 .800
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 30 NYA AL 21 50 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 17 .100 .115 .160 .275 0.2 0.0
  STL NL 21 57 6 12 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 9 .211 .217 .246 .462 3.4 0.0
  TOT   42 107 8 17 2 0 1 11 0 1 2 26 .159 .170 .206 .375 3.6 0.0
1954 31 STL NL 32 83 9 18 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 18 .217 .226 .265 .491 4.5 0.0
1955 32 STL NL 33 84 7 17 1 0 0 9 0 0 3 13 .202 .230 .214 .444 3.4 0.0
1956 33 STL NL 14 38 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .132 .132 .158 .289 -0.1 0.0
  BSN NL 20 54 5 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 16 .185 .200 .222 .422 1.6 0.0
  TOT   34 92 7 15 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 24 .163 .172 .196 .368 1.4 0.0
1957 34 BSN NL 26 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1958 35 BSN NL 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 187 376 32 68 7 0 2 34 0 1 7 83 .181 .194 .215 .410 12.6 0.0
162 Game Average 325 27 58 6 0 1 29 0 0 6 71 .181 .194 .215 .410 10.9  
Career Highs 42 107 9 18 3 0 1 11 0 1 3 26 .217 .230 .265 .491 4.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   248 20 43 7 0 1 28 0 1 3 57 .173 .181 .214 .395 5.0
vs LH   128 12 25 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 26 .195 .220 .219 .438 4.9
Home 92 167 15 25 2 0 0 12 0 1 3 36 .150 .164 .162 .325 0.0
Away 84 209 17 43 5 0 2 22 0 0 4 47 .206 .219 .258 .477 9.9
RISP   104 0 17 2 0 0 31 0 0 1 28 .163 .167 .183 .349 0.9
Close/Late   19 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .474 .450 .579 1.029 4.0
Mar/Apr 28 67 6 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 .164 .164 .164 .328 0.1
May 35 78 5 14 2 0 1 9 0 0 2 14 .179 .198 .244 .441 2.9
June 34 73 7 15 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 15 .205 .237 .205 .442 2.6
July 24 65 4 12 2 0 0 12 0 0 1 15 .185 .194 .215 .409 1.7
August 22 54 6 11 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 9 .204 .214 .296 .511 3.1
Sep/Oct 15 39 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .128 .128 .154 .282 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 30 NYA AL P 21 21 155.0 10 26 0 1 1.000 2.09    
  STL NL P 21 21 156.7 10 26 1 2 .973 2.07    
  TOT   P 42 42 311.7 20 52 1 3 .986 2.08    
1954 31 STL NL P 32 32 228.0 17 43 0 4 1.000 2.37    
1955 32 STL NL P 33 31 247.0 12 42 0 5 1.000 1.97    
1956 33 STL NL P 14 14 106.0 6 15 0 2 1.000 1.78    
  BSN NL P 20 20 150.7 9 22 1 3 .969 1.85    
  TOT   P 34 34 256.7 15 37 1 5 .981 1.82    
1957 34 BSN NL P 26 4 46.0 2 10 0 2 1.000 2.35    
1958 35 BSN NL P 20 0 19.0 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.37    
1959 36 SEM AL P 5 0 6.3 1 2 0 1 1.000 4.27    
Career Totals   192 143 1114.6 67 191 2 21 .992 2.08    
Career Highs   42 42 311.7 20 52 1 5 1.000 4.27    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1953 30 STL NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 2 1 3.00 .250 .357 .500 .857
1954 31 STL NL 2 1 .667 12 0 0 0 1 10.3 10 11 4 8 8 9.58 .250 .375 .625 1.000
1955 32 STL NL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 1 8.3 13 6 1 7 4 6.48 .371 .476 .629 1.105
1957 34 BSN NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.0 4 4 1 1 0 36.00 .571 .625 1.000 1.625
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 25 0 0 0 3 22.7 30 22 7 18 13 8.74 .319 .429 .638 1.067
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1954 31 STL NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1955-8-3.53
 Wins
1955-6-19
 Winning Pct
1953-2-.750
1955-2-.792
1956-5-.708
CAR-22-.633
 Saves
1957-8-11
 Shutouts
1955-5-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1956-8-35
Walks Allowed
1954-9-121
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-10-6.3
1956-9-6.6
 OOBP
1955-10-.307
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ossie Orwoll (943)
  2. Lew Krausse (939)
  3. Spud Chandler (938)
  4. Bill Werle (936)
  5. Larry Jansen (934)
  6. Chris Short (930)
  7. Dave Ford (930)
  8. Eddie Smith (929)
  9. Cy Buker (928)
  10. Frank Riccelli (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Harris (994)
  2. Charley Root (992)
  3. Warren Hacker (990)
  4. Fred Frankhouse (987)
  5. Clint Brown (987)
  6. Hank Thormahlen (984)
  7. Dave Giusti (984)
  8. Al Gerheauser (984)
  9. Tex Carleton (984)
  10. Tony Cloninger (982)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1953
Earned first career win on 4/20/1953
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/16/1953, off Dick Donovan (SEM)
Traded from New York (A) to St. Louis on 7/1/1953 (Going to STL: P Connie Johnson. Going to NYA: C Ralph Weigel)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1953, going 6-1, 2.24
Won Bronze Rookie in 1953, going 21-11, 4.04 ERA
Injured on 8/9/1954 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 8/21/1955 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,285,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from St. Louis to Boston (N) on 6/1/1956 (Going to STL: SS Jack Littrell. Going to BSN: P Connie Johnson)
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Injured on 9/7/1956 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,285,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/13/1957 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,285,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/17/1958 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Boston (N) on 10/13/1958
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/15/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 5/1/1959
 
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