Hank
Johnson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 21, 1906 in Usa, FL, BRADENTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937    1938   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 24 SDP NL $ 1,125,000 99 72 87 80 10 25 18 22 33 28
1931 25 SDP NL $ 5,750,000 10 8 9 9 2 3 2 3 4 3
1932 26 SLC NL $ 5,750,000 10 8 9 8 1 3 2 3 4 3
1933 27 SLC NL $ 5,750,000 10 7 9 8 1 3 2 3 3 3
1934 28 SLC NL $ 5,750,000 10 7 9 8 2 3 2 3 3 3
1936 30 ATL NL   10 8 9 8 2 3 2 3 3 3
1937 31 BRK NL $ 510,000 10 7 9 8 1 3 2 3 3 3
1938 32 BRK NL $ 510,000 10 7 9 8 1 3 2 3 3 3
1939 33 PIT NL $ 1,436,000 10 7 9 8 1 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 7 9 8 1 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000 99 72 87 80 10 25 18 22 33 28
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 24 SDP NL $ 1,125,000   30 30 31 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 69 69 69
1931 25 SDP NL $ 5,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1932 26 SLC NL $ 5,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1933 27 SLC NL $ 5,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 28 SLC NL $ 5,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 30 ATL NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 31 BRK NL $ 510,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 32 BRK NL $ 510,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 33 PIT NL $ 1,436,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000   30 30 31 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 69 69 69
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
1930 24 SDP NL 11 11 .500 28 28 9 0 0 201.7 178 93 9 112 81 4.15 .235 .334 .329 .663 13.0
1931 25 SDP NL 1 7 .125 51 0 0 0 6 61.7 58 31 3 36 24 4.52 .249 .351 .352 .702 3.6
1932 26 SLC NL 6 3 .667 35 0 0 0 2 39.0 26 15 1 19 21 3.46 .186 .288 .271 .559 5.6
1933 27 SLC NL 7 6 .538 45 0 0 0 16 50.3 64 34 1 29 20 6.08 .308 .398 .404 .802 3.6
1934 28 SLC NL 2 1 .667 69 0 0 0 0 84.0 81 58 7 51 34 6.21 .253 .355 .400 .755 2.1
1935 29 AAA   2 3 .400 46 0 0 0 11 69.7 75 36 6 45 81 4.65 .277 .380 .402 .782  
1936 30 ATL NL 4 3 .571 21 0 0 0 0 27.7 39 26 3 16 11 8.46 .328 .416 .496 .912 0.0
1937 31 BRK NL 2 5 .286 34 0 0 0 15 38.0 41 21 5 21 14 4.97 .279 .363 .469 .832 1.9
1938 32 BRK NL 6 6 .500 55 0 0 0 25 66.3 48 19 2 37 52 2.58 .203 .310 .275 .586 13.7
1939 33 AAA   9 12 .429 29 29 0 0 0 185.0 174 92 23 99 188 4.48 .247 .340 .404 .744  
8 Years Sim 39 42 .481 338 28 9 0 64 568.6 535 297 31 321 257 4.70 .247 .346 .358 .705 43.5
2 Years AAA 11 15 .423 75 29 0 0 11 254.7 249 128 29 144 269 4.52 .255 .351 .404 .755  
Season Average 4 5 .444 42 3 1 0 8 71.1 66 37 3 40 32 4.70 .247 .346 .358 .705  
Career Highs 11 11 .667 69 28 9 0 25 201.7 178 93 9 112 81 8.46 .328 .416 .496 .912  
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   273 179 17 143 165   .227 .309 .328 .637
vs LH   262 118 14 178 92   .273 .387 .397 .784
Home 21 21 .500 173 15 4 0 28 288.3 288 168 15 159 128 5.24 .261 .354 .371 .725
Away 18 21 .462 165 13 5 0 36 280.3 247 129 16 162 129 4.14 .234 .336 .345 .681
Mar/Apr 4 8 .333 56 4 2 0 11 100.7 86 38 6 54 44 3.40 .232 .329 .353 .683
May 11 8 .579 65 6 1 0 6 128.3 127 67 9 63 69 4.70 .251 .335 .366 .701
June 7 6 .538 63 4 1 0 16 90.7 92 61 3 59 30 6.06 .268 .376 .367 .743
July 5 5 .500 47 4 2 0 12 81.0 58 25 3 39 34 2.78 .198 .292 .266 .558
August 5 9 .357 56 5 1 0 15 79.6 87 69 7 60 45 7.80 .281 .397 .435 .833
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 51 5 2 0 4 88.3 85 37 3 46 35 3.77 .250 .339 .353 .692
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
1930 24 SDP NL 28 73 3 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 .205 .203 .233 .436 3.3 0.0
1931 25 SDP NL 51 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.4 0.0
1932 26 SLC NL 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1933 27 SLC NL 45 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.4 0.0
1934 28 SLC NL 69 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1936 30 ATL NL 21 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
1937 31 BRK NL 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1938 32 BRK NL 55 7 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .571 1.000 1.4 0.5
8 Years Sim 338 101 7 23 4 0 0 10 0 0 0 7 .228 .225 .267 .493 6.0 1.0
162 Game Average 48 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .228 .225 .267 .493 2.9  
Career Highs 69 73 3 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.3  
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   76 6 17 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 5 .224 .221 .263 .484 3.5
vs LH   25 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .240 .240 .280 .520 1.4
Home 152 51 4 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 .196 .196 .235 .431 1.5
Away 150 50 3 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 .260 .255 .300 .555 3.4
RISP   26 0 8 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 3 .308 .296 .346 .642 2.5
Close/Late   17 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 .235 .294 .529 1.0
Mar/Apr 34 19 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .368 .368 .421 .789 2.6
May 38 23 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .217 .208 .261 .469 1.0
June 36 17 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .235 .235 .235 .471 0.8
July 15 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
August 26 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2
Sep/Oct 33 20 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .150 .150 .250 .400 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    
1930 24 SDP NL P 28 28 201.7 11 46 1 4 .983 2.54    
1931 25 SDP NL P 51 0 61.7 2 15 0 0 1.000 2.48    
1932 26 SLC NL P 35 0 39.0 2 6 1 0 .889 1.85    
1933 27 SLC NL P 45 0 50.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.43    
1934 28 SLC NL P 69 0 84.0 6 15 1 1 .955 2.25    
1936 30 ATL NL P 21 0 27.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.30    
1937 31 BRK NL P 34 0 38.0 0 7 0 1 1.000 1.66    
1938 32 BRK NL P 55 0 66.3 1 19 0 3 1.000 2.71    
Career Totals   338 28 568.6 27 115 3 9 .979 2.25    
Career Highs   69 28 201.7 11 46 1 4 1.000 2.71    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1933-2-16
1937-3-15
1938-1-25
Games Pitched
1934-4-69
1938-9-55
Walks Allowed
1930-10-112
Hits per 9IP
1930-1-7.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1930-7-3.6
OAVG
1930-2-.235
OSLG
1930-3-.329
OOPS
1930-8-.663
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1930, off Doug Mcweeny (BRK)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1930
Injured on 9/29/1930 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
10/3/1930: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $5,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from San Diego to St. Louis (C) on 2/8/1932 (Going to SDP: RF Johnny Moore. Going to SLC: P Hank Johnson)
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 2/19/1935 to a 2-year deal worth $400,004 per year
Traded from New York (G) to Oakland on 7/16/1935 (Going to NYG: LF Tom Oliver. Going to OAK: 2B Bobby Reeves, P Sarge Connally, P Hank Johnson)
Released by Oakland on 7/16/1935
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/18/1936 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Released by Atlanta on 7/1/1936
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/6/1937 to a 2-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 4/2/1939 to a 1-year deal worth $1,436,000 per year
10/3/1939: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh