Was Jack Johnson a pitcher?

No. Jack Johnson was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Jack Johnson hit?

Jack Johnson hit 4 career home runs with 20 hits.

Jack Johnson

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .260

HR 4

RBI 16

H 20

OPS .781

PIV 53

Position: Third Baseman

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
99.0	89.0	17.0	27.0	2.0	0	7.0	7.0	8.0	0	0	.303	.367	.562	.929

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
22	77	15	20	2	1	4	16	0	6	0	.260	.313	.468	.781	53

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Career SLG .468 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — +19.0% above league average.

Career OPS .781 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	HG	NN2	18	62	12	17	1	1	3	15	4	.274	.272 (avg)	.341 (-7%)	.392 (+19%)	.734 (+7%)	53.0
1939	TC2	NN2	4	15	3	3	1	0	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			22	77	15	20	2	1	4	16	6	.260	—	—	—	—	53

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (31 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	14	39	7	13	4	6	.333
Away	17	50	10	14	3	1	.280

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB
1939-06-18	TLC	NY6	W	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
1939-05-30	TLC	PH5	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-05-30	TLC	PH5	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
1939-05-27	TLC	NW2	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-04	HOM	PTC	L	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1938-09-04	HOM	PTC	L	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1938-09-01	HOM	PTC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-21	HOM	NW2	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
1938-08-18	HOM	PH5	W	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
1938-07-20	HOM	NY5	W	0	1	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	22	21	17	36	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	HG	3B	18	17	15	27	2	2
1939	TC2	3B	4	4	2	9	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	22

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Johnson

Was Jack Johnson a pitcher?: No. Jack Johnson was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Jack Johnson hit?: Jack Johnson hit 4 career home runs with 20 hits.