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Darrell
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: August 25, 1928 in Usa, NE, HORACE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 23 NYG NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
1953 24 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 8 8
1954 25 NYG NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1955 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1956 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1957 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1958 29 MIN AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
1959 30 MIN AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7
1960 31 MIN AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
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
1952 23 A   137 514 56 117 11 0 7 43 6 8 117 62 .228 .371 .290 .661 67.7  
1953 24 AA   137 569 52 146 15 1 6 46 6 8 62 49 .257 .330 .318 .648 61.5  
1954 25 AAA   135 444 36 118 17 0 7 42 3 9 46 39 .266 .335 .351 .686 51.3  
1955 26 MIN AL 76 159 15 50 7 0 3 19 0 0 4 12 .314 .329 .415 .744 19.0 3.3
1956 27 MIN AL 100 198 16 46 1 0 3 23 0 0 13 27 .232 .277 .283 .560 15.6 0.4
1957 28 MIN AL 91 182 14 49 7 1 4 24 0 0 13 22 .269 .317 .385 .701 22.0 3.5
1958 29 MIN AL 149 505 42 130 11 1 3 48 0 2 40 61 .257 .316 .301 .617 46.0 4.0
1959 30 MIN AL 151 510 48 133 9 1 0 30 1 1 59 84 .261 .341 .282 .623 49.3 3.8
1960 31 MIN AL 144 466 28 105 13 3 1 27 0 0 46 99 .225 .296 .273 .569 34.3 2.1
6 Years Sim 711 2020 163 513 48 6 14 171 1 3 175 305 .254 .315 .304 .620 186.2 17.2
1 Years AAA 135 444 36 118 17 0 7 42 3 9 46 39 .266 .336 .351 .687 51.3  
1 Years AA 137 569 52 146 15 1 6 46 6 8 62 49 .257 .332 .318 .650 61.5  
1 Years A 137 514 56 117 11 0 7 43 6 8 117 62 .228 .372 .290 .662 67.7  
3 Years Minors 409 1527 144 381 43 1 20 131 15 25 225 150 .250 .348 .318 .666 180.5  
162 Game Average 460 37 116 10 1 3 38 0 0 39 69 .254 .315 .304 .620 42.4  
Career Highs 151 510 48 133 13 3 4 48 1 2 59 99 .314 .341 .415 .744 49.3  
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   1340 108 351 35 4 9 117 0 2 111 197 .262 .321 .314 .635 136.0
vs LH   680 55 162 13 2 5 54 1 1 64 108 .238 .305 .285 .590 61.5
Home 362 991 84 265 24 5 8 84 0 1 87 153 .267 .330 .326 .656 107.6
Away 349 1029 79 248 24 1 6 87 1 2 88 152 .241 .301 .284 .585 89.9
RISP   423 0 113 15 3 3 148 0 0 29 55 .267 .310 .338 .648 44.3
Pinch Hitting   153 12 42 4 1 1 18 0 0 8 18 .275 .313 .333 .646 15.4
Close/Late   236 9 66 6 1 1 17 0 0 20 33 .280 .337 .326 .663 26.3
Mar/Apr 108 301 22 77 10 1 1 28 0 0 26 43 .256 .315 .306 .621 29.5
May 129 378 25 94 6 0 3 25 0 2 34 63 .249 .315 .288 .603 34.8
June 119 351 25 83 9 2 1 30 0 0 25 57 .236 .288 .282 .570 28.3
July 114 329 31 88 8 0 6 35 1 0 25 39 .267 .322 .347 .669 36.9
August 125 338 31 92 9 1 2 25 0 0 35 60 .272 .342 .322 .665 38.7
Sep/Oct 116 323 29 79 6 2 1 28 0 1 30 43 .245 .309 .285 .594 29.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1955 26 MIN AL C 31 29 258.3 117 14 1 0 .992 4.56 14 3 .214 2 1.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1956 27 MIN AL C 42 39 349.7 197 14 1 0 .995 5.43 14 6 .429 0 1.6
    3B 5 0 8.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 3 0 7.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 15.43 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 28 MIN AL C 33 33 279.0 195 6 1 0 .995 6.48 5 0 .000 0 0.8
    3B 33 0 74.7 2 19 0 2 1.000 2.53 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    1B 1 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 29 MIN AL 1B 145 143 1152.0 1322 129 10 142 .993 11.34 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    C 5 0 10.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 6.30 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    3B 7 0 8.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1959 30 MIN AL 1B 150 148 1213.7 1344 102 13 141 .991 10.72 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    C 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1960 31 MIN AL 3B 143 141 1196.3 78 291 13 13 .966 2.78 0 0 .000 0 2.4
  1B 300 291 2376.7 2683 231 24 283 .992 11.03 0 0 .000 0 5.6
  3B 189 141 1289.0 80 316 13 15 .968 2.76 0 0 .000 0 2.8
  C 114 101 902.0 518 34 3 0 .995 5.51 33 9 .273 2 3.5
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   604 533 4568.6 3281 581 40 298 .990 7.61 33 9 .273 2 11.9
Career Highs   157 148 1218.7 1346 291 13 142 .996 11.24 14 6 .429 2  
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
1956 27 MIN AL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Singles
1959-4-123
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Lennie Merullo (962)
  2. Ralph Lapointe (955)
  3. Tom Paciorek (954)
  4. Larry Biittner (948)
  5. Richie Scheinblum (943)
  6. Jim Mallory (940)
  7. Rick Joseph (938)
  8. Jerry May (936)
  9. Mike Anderson (935)
  10. Johnny McCarthy (929)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 68th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1952
Injured on 4/21/1953 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 2/3/1955 (Going to MIN: C Darrell Johnson. Going to NYG: P Don Johnson)
Had first career hit on 4/7/1955, off Don Newcombe (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 5/30/1955, off Russ Meyer (PIT)
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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