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Ernie
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 16, 1924 in Usa, VT, BRATTLEBORO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 26 CLE AL   6 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1951 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7
1952 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 7
1953 29 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 6 6
1954 30 CLE AL $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 4 5 4 6 6 6
1955 31 CLE AL $ 377,143 6 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 7 6
1956 32 CLE AL $ 377,143 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1957 33 CLE AL $ 3,000,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6
1958 34 CLE AL $ 3,000,000 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 4 5 4 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 7 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 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
1950 26 CLE AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 30 CLE AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 31 CLE AL $ 377,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 32 CLE AL $ 377,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 33 CLE AL $ 3,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 34 CLE AL $ 3,000,000   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 $ 3,000,000   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
1950 26 AAA   3 1 .750 72 0 0 0 7 63.0 74 33 6 36 50 4.71 .297 .386 .422 .808  
1951 27 CLE AL 14 18 .438 44 44 3 0 0 287.7 283 156 21 140 160 4.88 .258 .341 .372 .714 15.6
1952 28 CLE AL 10 10 .500 31 31 1 0 0 197.7 204 124 30 123 95 5.65 .273 .373 .456 .829 7.7
1953 29 CLE AL 3 2 .600 42 0 0 0 1 52.7 56 32 10 28 30 5.47 .275 .361 .485 .846 2.0
1954 30 CLE AL 5 10 .333 37 21 1 0 0 156.3 155 85 17 82 75 4.89 .259 .345 .409 .754 5.3
1955 31 CLE AL 3 3 .500 61 0 0 0 2 79.7 100 46 14 35 31 5.20 .306 .373 .471 .844 3.3
1956 32 CLE AL 0 2 .000 26 0 0 0 0 35.7 21 9 4 17 21 2.27 .171 .270 .285 .554 4.4
1957 33 AAA   2 1 .667 55 0 0 0 8 51.0 46 11 4 25 49 1.94 .241 .329 .340 .669  
1958 34 AAA   1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 38.3 28 17 8 16 34 3.99 .201 .284 .388 .672  
6 Years Sim 35 45 .438 241 96 5 0 3 809.6 819 452 96 425 412 5.02 .264 .351 .414 .765 38.4
3 Years AAA 6 2 .750 147 0 0 0 15 152.3 148 61 18 77 133 3.60 .256 .343 .387 .730  
Season Average 5 7 .417 40 16 0 0 0 134.9 136 75 16 70 68 5.02 .264 .351 .414 .765  
Career Highs 14 18 .600 61 44 3 0 2 287.7 283 156 30 140 160 5.65 .306 .373 .485 .846  
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   423 216 43 191 226   .256 .334 .392 .725
vs LH   396 236 53 234 186   .273 .374 .440 .814
Home 20 22 .476 122 50 1 0 1 427.0 430 240 53 226 228 5.06 .264 .354 .415 .769
Away 15 23 .395 119 46 4 0 2 382.6 389 212 43 199 184 4.99 .265 .352 .413 .765
Mar/Apr 5 8 .385 47 16 1 0 3 145.3 139 84 16 87 74 5.20 .256 .358 .399 .757
May 7 4 .636 46 12 1 0 0 123.7 126 69 13 65 60 5.02 .264 .352 .409 .761
June 5 11 .313 33 17 2 0 0 137.0 149 67 8 65 72 4.40 .281 .360 .396 .756
July 7 7 .500 41 17 0 0 0 150.3 133 75 26 76 80 4.49 .237 .328 .422 .751
August 7 6 .538 39 18 0 0 0 138.3 141 75 16 69 72 4.88 .266 .351 .409 .760
Sep/Oct 4 9 .308 35 16 1 0 0 115.0 131 82 17 63 54 6.42 .287 .373 .453 .826
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
1951 27 CLE AL 44 98 4 13 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 13 .133 .167 .163 .330 1.4 0.0
1952 28 CLE AL 31 64 9 13 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 15 .203 .215 .266 .481 3.7 0.0
1954 30 CLE AL 37 47 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .234 .234 .234 .468 2.1 0.0
1955 31 CLE AL 61 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9 0.2
4 Years Sim 173 214 17 39 2 0 2 14 0 0 5 36 .182 .201 .220 .421 8.1 0.2
162 Game Average 200 15 36 1 0 1 13 0 0 4 33 .182 .201 .220 .421 7.6  
Career Highs 61 98 9 13 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 15 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3.7  
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   136 12 26 2 0 2 10 0 0 2 20 .191 .203 .250 .453 5.4
vs LH   78 5 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 16 .167 .198 .167 .364 1.3
Home 93 114 12 21 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 19 .184 .191 .219 .411 3.1
Away 80 100 5 18 1 0 1 8 0 0 4 17 .180 .212 .220 .432 3.6
RISP   47 0 8 1 0 0 11 0 0 2 8 .170 .204 .191 .396 1.2
Close/Late   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 23 39 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .205 .244 .231 .475 1.9
May 24 29 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .172 .172 .207 .379 0.4
June 26 39 4 9 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 7 .231 .231 .385 .615 3.5
July 29 36 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .111 .135 .111 .246 -0.7
August 18 40 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .200 .220 .200 .420 1.3
Sep/Oct 23 31 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .161 .188 .161 .349 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 27 CLE AL P 44 44 287.7 18 54 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1952 28 CLE AL P 31 31 197.7 14 41 0 8 1.000 2.50    
1953 29 CLE AL P 42 0 52.7 5 10 0 1 1.000 2.56    
1954 30 CLE AL P 37 21 156.3 9 23 0 2 1.000 1.84    
1955 31 CLE AL P 61 0 79.7 6 22 0 1 1.000 3.16    
1956 32 CLE AL P 26 0 35.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.01    
Career Totals   241 96 809.6 53 153 0 13 1.000 2.29    
Career Highs   61 44 287.7 18 54 0 8 1.000 3.16    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1951-3-18
 Games Started
1951-1-44
 Innings Pitched
1951-10-287.7
 Hits Allowed
1951-10-283
 Strikeouts
1951-4-160
 Walks Allowed
1951-7-140
1952-7-123
Strikeouts per 9IP
1951-9-5.0
 OSLG
1951-4-.372
 OOPS
1951-8-.714
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Jim Weaver (960)
  5. Blue Moon Odom (959)
  6. Steve Roser (954)
  7. Si Johnson (953)
  8. Jim Dickson (953)
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  10. Hy Vandenberg (952)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1950
Earned first career win on 4/6/1951
Had first career hit on 4/10/1951, off Warren Spahn (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/15/1951, off Larry Jansen (BOS)
Injured on 8/18/1952 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $377,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $377,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/22/1957 to a 2-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
 
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