Don
Johnson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 12, 1926 in Usa, OR, PORTLAND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 20 MON NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1948 21 MON NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1949 22 MON NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1950 23 MON NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1951 24 MON NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1952 25 NYG NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1953 26 NYG NL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1954 27 NYG NL   5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1955 28 NYG NL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 29 NYG NL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1957 30 NYG NL   6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 31 NYG NL   5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1959 32 NYG NL   5 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1960 33 NYG NL   5 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
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
1947 20 AAA   8 2 .800 63 2 1 1 1 119.0 130 65 15 47 75 4.92 .273 .338 .411 .749  
1948 21 AAA   1 4 .200 70 0 0 0 2 86.3 117 50 11 48 40 5.21 .333 .414 .487 .901  
1949 22 MON NL 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 2 3 2 12.00 .308 .438 .769 1.207 0.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 39 0 0 0 3 37.3 53 30 6 24 22 7.23 .349 .438 .539 .977  
    AA   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 1 9.0 7 0 0 4 9 0.00 .241 .333 .276 .609  
1950 23 AAA   2 5 .286 41 0 0 0 2 41.0 45 18 3 18 29 3.95 .294 .368 .412 .780  
1951 24 AAA   5 2 .714 78 0 0 0 6 73.3 83 34 6 42 38 4.17 .294 .386 .411 .797  
1952 25 AAA   4 2 .667 79 0 0 0 10 74.3 83 40 8 43 46 4.84 .281 .373 .424 .797  
1953 26 AAA   1 2 .333 33 0 0 0 1 54.0 61 20 8 15 30 3.33 .284 .330 .433 .763  
1954 27 AAA   1 3 .250 36 0 0 0 7 46.3 58 29 4 19 27 5.63 .302 .365 .438 .802  
1955 28 AA   1 1 .500 24 0 0 0 0 45.0 40 14 4 19 34 2.80 .237 .314 .343 .657  
1956 29 AAA   10 11 .476 30 30 2 0 0 193.7 222 99 20 86 123 4.60 .290 .362 .422 .784  
1957 30 AAA   9 11 .450 28 28 4 0 0 183.0 214 91 11 62 105 4.48 .295 .350 .409 .759  
1958 31 AAA   2 2 .500 5 5 1 0 0 31.0 33 13 2 9 22 3.77 .273 .323 .331 .654  
1959 32 AAA   2 6 .250 29 29 0 0 0 119.7 145 61 16 40 73 4.59 .297 .350 .460 .810  
1960 33 AAA   2 4 .333 16 16 0 0 0 67.3 83 38 12 12 51 5.08 .299 .328 .507 .835  
1 Years Sim 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 2 3 2 12.00 .308 .438 .769 1.207 0.0
13 Years AAA 48 55 .466 547 110 8 1 32 1126.3 1327 588 122 465 681 4.70 .295 .361 .435 .796  
2 Years AA 2 1 .667 36 0 0 0 1 54.0 47 14 4 23 43 2.33 .237 .317 .333 .650  
15 Years Minors 50 56 .472 583 110 8 1 33 1180.3 1374 602 126 488 724 4.59 .293 .359 .431 .790  
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   2 1 0 1 1   .250 .333 .250 .583
vs LH   2 3 2 2 1   .400 .571 1.600 2.171
Home 1 1 .500 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 1 3 1 9.00 .143 .400 .571 .971
Away 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 18.00 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 2 3 2 12.00 .308 .438 .769 1.207
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 22 MON NL P 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
Career Totals   3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
Career Highs   3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Montreal in 1947
Injured on 5/22/1948 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/23/1949
Traded from Montreal to New York (N) on 7/31/1952 (Going to NYG: P Don Johnson. Going to MON: 1B George Crowe, P Johnny Schmitz)
Injured on 3/21/1953 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 2/1/1955 (Going to NYG: LF Del Ennis, P Erv Palica. Going to MIN: LF Steve Bilko, LF Jerry Lynch, P Paul Foytack, P Jack Banta, P Don Johnson)
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 2/3/1955 (Going to MIN: C Darrell Johnson. Going to NYG: P Don Johnson)
Injured on 8/15/1956 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days