Jimmy Johnson

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .253
HR 0
RBI 25
H 42
OPS .661
PIV -306
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 169 lb
Born
8/16/1904 in Swarthmore, PA, USA
Died
9/6/1976 in Springfield, PA, USA

Full name: James Edward Johnson

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
54.0 51.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 0 0 5.0 2.0 4.0 0 .196 .241 .216 .457

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 4 1 1 0 3 4 2.46 1.91

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
50 166 27 42 6 2 0 25 2 23 3 .253 .347 .313 .661 -306

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons β€” 6.2% below league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons β€” near league average.

Career SLG .313 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons β€” 16.9% below league average.

Career OPS .661 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons β€” 7.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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.

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11395804.205
Away380201.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-08-19 PH5NW2W 100000000
1943-08-12 PH5NY6W 400000001
1943-08-08 PH5NY6L 301000000
1943-07-29 PH5NY5W 520000400
1943-07-27 PH5BLGW 400000000
1943-07-24 PH5HOML 411100000
1943-07-18 PH5BLGL 100000000
1943-07-18 PH5BLGL 401000110
1943-07-17 PH5NY5W 410000000
1943-07-15 PH5NW2L 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 3 1 3 9 2 0
3B 2 2 4 6 2 0
SS 44 42 81 123 23 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 3
Third Base 2
Shortstop 44

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Johnson

Was Jimmy Johnson a pitcher?
No. Jimmy Johnson was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jimmy Johnson hit?
Jimmy Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.