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Johnny
Humphries		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 23, 1915 in Usa, VA, CLIFTON FORGE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1940   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1938 23 SDP NL   10 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1939 24 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1940 25 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1941 26 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1942 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1943 28 DET AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1944 29 DET AL   9 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1945 30 DET AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1946 31 DET AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1947 32 DET AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1948 33 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6
1949 34 OAK AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1950 35 BSN NL $ 465,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 465,000 10 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  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
1938 23 SDP NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 28 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 29 DET AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 30 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 31 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 32 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 33 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 34 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 35 BSN NL $ 465,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 465,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1938 23 AAA   11 9 .550 30 30 2 2 0 208.0 205 75 11 64 119 3.25 .252 .307 .344 .651  
1939 24 SDP NL 5 3 .625 14 7 3 1 0 66.3 68 18 2 20 15 2.44 .264 .318 .341 .659 6.3
    AAA   11 7 .611 24 24 4 0 0 170.0 182 71 11 53 75 3.76 .275 .329 .380 .709  
1940 25 SDP NL 17 10 .630 32 26 17 1 0 219.3 233 115 12 69 64 4.72 .271 .324 .370 .693 9.9
1941 26 SDP NL 3 3 .500 12 6 4 0 0 56.3 62 33 6 20 15 5.27 .286 .340 .461 .801 1.1
    AAA   7 4 .636 17 17 0 0 0 104.7 124 57 7 43 65 4.90 .293 .358 .433 .791  
1942 27 AAA   8 8 .500 19 19 2 0 0 131.7 129 56 9 43 67 3.83 .250 .308 .369 .677  
1943 28 DET AL 6 4 .600 47 2 0 0 2 62.3 85 48 8 30 17 6.93 .332 .402 .484 .886 0.0
    AAA   0 6 .000 6 6 0 0 0 41.3 53 22 2 22 29 4.79 .317 .397 .383 .780  
1944 29 AAA   12 8 .600 30 30 2 0 0 199.7 247 95 17 66 103 4.28 .308 .360 .445 .805  
1945 30 DET AL 1 0 1.000 35 0 0 0 2 48.7 61 20 5 16 12 3.70 .316 .368 .466 .835 3.0
1946 31 DET AL 7 3 .700 86 0 0 0 15 101.3 107 41 10 34 35 3.64 .274 .329 .409 .739 11.0
1947 32 DET AL 8 2 .800 69 0 0 0 23 92.3 81 35 9 28 37 3.41 .235 .289 .365 .654 14.8
1948 33 DET AL 6 5 .545 53 2 0 0 11 73.0 104 66 13 43 22 8.14 .334 .413 .531 .943 0.0
    AAA   3 3 .500 6 6 1 0 0 46.0 39 14 2 12 21 2.74 .232 .283 .321 .605  
1949 34 OAK AL 1 1 .500 38 0 0 0 5 47.3 63 37 7 31 14 7.04 .326 .416 .492 .908 0.3
1950 35 AA   1 1 .500 61 0 0 0 5 54.7 26 9 3 13 41 1.48 .149 .207 .211 .419  
9 Years Sim 54 31 .635 386 43 24 2 58 767.0 864 413 72 291 231 4.85 .286 .347 .419 .765 46.4
7 Years AAA 52 45 .536 132 132 11 2 0 901.3 979 390 59 303 479 3.89 .276 .333 .388 .721  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 61 0 0 0 5 54.7 26 9 3 13 41 1.48 .149 .207 .211 .419  
8 Years Minors 53 46 .535 193 132 11 2 5 956.0 1005 399 62 316 520 3.76 .270 .327 .380 .707  
Season Average 6 3 .667 42 4 2 0 6 85.2 96 45 8 32 25 4.85 .286 .347 .419 .765  
Career Highs 17 10 1.000 86 26 17 1 23 219.3 233 115 13 69 64 8.14 .334 .416 .531 .943  
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   421 188 35 127 132   .275 .330 .398 .728
vs LH   443 225 37 164 99   .297 .367 .440 .807
Home 33 17 .660 210 25 14 1 27 442.3 516 251 40 190 111 5.11 .296 .365 .428 .792
Away 21 14 .600 176 18 10 1 34 324.6 348 162 32 101 120 4.49 .272 .325 .407 .732
Mar/Apr 10 7 .588 65 6 6 0 9 122.0 114 54 10 42 35 3.98 .247 .310 .379 .688
May 14 4 .778 78 10 3 1 10 148.3 190 103 18 62 47 6.25 .310 .373 .439 .812
June 6 8 .429 67 8 4 0 7 128.3 146 81 12 64 32 5.68 .291 .372 .417 .789
July 9 1 .900 60 1 1 0 9 95.0 114 53 11 30 30 5.02 .305 .356 .460 .816
August 4 3 .571 47 3 1 0 14 81.0 91 37 5 34 33 4.11 .282 .350 .412 .762
Sep/Oct 11 8 .579 69 15 9 1 12 192.3 209 85 16 59 54 3.98 .278 .331 .410 .741
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
1939 24 SDP NL 14 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.3 0.0
1940 25 SDP NL 32 88 12 27 2 0 1 12 0 0 0 25 .307 .307 .364 .670 9.5 1.4
1941 26 SDP NL 12 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .063 .118 .063 .180 -0.5 0.0
1943 28 DET AL 47 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .375 .625 0.7 0.1
1945 30 DET AL 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1946 31 DET AL 86 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1947 32 DET AL 69 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1948 33 DET AL 53 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 .273 .273 .545 0.8 0.0
1949 34 OAK AL 38 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6 0.1
9 Years Sim 386 165 16 37 3 0 1 15 0 0 1 57 .224 .229 .261 .490 8.8 1.7
162 Game Average 69 6 15 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 23 .224 .229 .261 .490 3.7  
Career Highs 86 88 12 27 2 0 1 12 0 0 1 25 .333 .333 .375 .670 9.5  
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   96 10 26 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 29 .271 .271 .292 .563 6.7
vs LH   69 6 11 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 28 .159 .171 .217 .389 1.4
Home 210 100 8 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 35 .250 .250 .270 .520 5.7
Away 161 65 8 12 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 22 .185 .197 .246 .443 2.4
RISP   46 0 9 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 17 .196 .196 .239 .435 1.4
Close/Late   11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .273 .606 1.1
Mar/Apr 41 26 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .269 .269 .269 .538 1.7
May 62 34 5 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 12 .324 .324 .441 .765 4.5
June 45 30 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .200 .200 .233 .433 0.9
July 50 16 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .313 .563 1.1
August 38 16 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 2.0
Sep/Oct 34 43 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .070 .091 .070 .161 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1939 24 SDP NL P 14 7 66.3 3 11 0 2 1.000 1.90    
1940 25 SDP NL P 32 26 219.3 11 45 3 1 .949 2.30    
1941 26 SDP NL P 12 6 56.3 2 9 1 1 .917 1.76    
1943 28 DET AL P 47 2 62.3 2 17 0 3 1.000 2.74    
1945 30 DET AL P 35 0 48.7 0 12 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1946 31 DET AL P 86 0 101.3 7 19 3 2 .897 2.31    
1947 32 DET AL P 69 0 92.3 7 8 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1948 33 DET AL P 53 2 73.0 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.47    
1949 34 OAK AL P 38 0 47.3 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.28    
Career Totals   386 43 767.0 39 146 7 11 .964 2.17    
Career Highs   86 26 219.3 11 45 3 3 1.000 2.74    
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
1946 31 DET AL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 1 6.7 5 0 0 5 3 0.00 .217 .357 .217 .575
1947 32 DET AL 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 2 8.7 12 7 1 6 3 7.27 .316 .409 .474 .883
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 3 15.3 17 7 1 11 6 4.11 .279 .389 .377 .766
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1940-8-17
 Winning Pct
1940-5-.630
 Saves
1946-5-15
1947-1-23
1948-4-11
 Games Pitched
1946-2-86
1947-4-69
 Complete Games
1940-8-17
 OSLG
1940-9-.370
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Leon Chagnon (945)
  5. Marv Breuer (944)
  6. Billy Muffett (943)
  7. Hal Kelleher (943)
  8. Howie Krist (942)
  9. Ted Abernathy (940)
  10. Fred Martin (938)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by San Diego in 1938
Injured on 4/23/1938 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 7/26/1939
Had first career hit on 9/6/1939, off Nate Andrews (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1940, off Ralph Birkofer (SEM)
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Injured on 7/27/1941 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 5/1/1942 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 2/7/1943 (Going to SDP: P Bob Logan. Going to DET: LF Red Worthington, P Johnny Humphries)
6/1/1944: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
Injured on 8/30/1944 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
6/1/1945: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $350,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/2/1948 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 2/3/1949 (Going to DET: 2B Red Borom. Going to OAK: P Joe Coleman, P Johnny Humphries)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/5/1950 to a 2-year deal worth $465,000 per year
 
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