Was Josh Johnson a pitcher?

No. Josh Johnson was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Josh Johnson hit?

Josh Johnson hit 1 career home runs with 40 hits.

Josh Johnson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .339

HR 1

RBI 17

H 40

OPS .778

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 187 lb
Born: 1/25/1914 in Evergreen, AL, USA
Died: 8/12/1999 in Springfield, IL, USA

Full name: Joshua Johnson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
42	118	23	40	5	0	1	17	0	5	2	.339	.371	.407	.778	0

Career AVG .339 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — +23.3% above league average.

Career OBP .371 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .407 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .778 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1934	HG	IND	4	7	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	NBY	IND	6	24	6	6	2	0	2	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CT	NAL	12	33	6	14	2	0	6	3	0	.424	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	NBY	NN2	10	26	4	7	0	0	2	1	1	.269	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	HG	NN2	10	28	6	10	1	1	6	1	1	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			42	118	23	40	5	1	17	5	2	.339	—	—	—	—	0

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	29	5	9	0	1	.310
Away	24	58	9	20	1	11	.345

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	4.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1940-08-13	HOM	NY6	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-09	HOM	NY6	W	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-07	HOM	NY6	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	HOM	NY6	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-31	HOM	PH5	W	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-14	HOM	BLG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1940-06-16	HOM	NW2	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-16	HOM	NW2	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1940-06-13	HOM	NW2	W	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-09	HOM	NW2	W	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1938-08-14	NY5	NW2	—	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	29	21	119	13	3	1
OF	9	7	10	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1934	HG	C	4	1	7	1	0	0
1935	NBY	OF	6	5	8	1	1	0
1937	CT	C	10	8	46	2	2	0
1938	NBY	C	6	5	27	4	1	0
1938	NBY	OF	3	2	2	0	0	0
1940	HG	C	9	7	39	6	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	29
Left Field	4
Center Field	3
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Johnson

Was Josh Johnson a pitcher?: No. Josh Johnson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Josh Johnson hit?: Josh Johnson hit 1 career home runs with 40 hits.