Judy Johnson

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1936)

Judy Johnson was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. In 981 career games, he hit .296 with 1,078 hits, 36 home runs, and 609 RBI. Judy Johnson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975 and was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,381.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1975
AVG .296
HR 36
RBI 609
H 1,078
OPS .755
PIV 1,381
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 150 lb
Born
12/26/1899 in Snow Hill, MD, USA
Died
6/15/1989 in Wilmington, DE, USA
Last Game
1936-09-20
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1975 (Negro League)
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: William Julius Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Judy Johnson — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
638.0 590.0 80.0 150.0 24.0 8.0 2.0 24.0 38.0 9.0 8.0 .254 .300 .332 .632

Career Batting Statistics

Judy Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
981 3,644 615 1,078 190 61 36 609 95 254 29 .296 .344 .411 .755 1,381

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .411 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .755 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Judy Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 AC EAS 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1918 HIL EAS 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1921 HIL EAS 28 98 12 27 2 5 2 15 1 5 0 .276 .286 (-4%) .344 (-10%) .395 (+16%) .739 (+4%) 16.4
1922 HIL IND 36 117 15 31 4 1 0 11 3 9 2 .265 .285 (-7%) .345 (-5%) .397 (-20%) .743 (-13%) -235.4
1923 HIL ECL 61 212 32 58 10 1 2 33 5 13 2 .274 .282 (-3%) .344 (-8%) .390 (-8%) .734 (-8%) -300.8
1924 HIL ECL 69 263 51 90 23 5 4 55 12 16 0 .342 .283 (+21%) .345 (+13%) .389 (+32%) .734 (+23%) 1028.0
1925 HIL ECL 70 262 61 102 15 8 6 66 6 19 0 .389 .288 (+35%) .349 (+23%) .407 (+42%) .756 (+33%) 1576.0
1926 HIL ECL 87 335 63 109 19 6 2 63 16 23 14 .325 .279 (+16%) .345 (+8%) .390 (+12%) .735 (+10%) 605.4
1927 HIL ECL 77 279 32 70 12 6 2 37 1 19 0 .251 .282 (-11%) .344 (-13%) .392 (-9%) .736 (-11%) -530.6
1928 HIL EAS 60 213 22 51 11 5 1 36 2 15 1 .239 .280 (-15%) .342 (-14%) .395 (-11%) .737 (-12%) -463.2
1929 HIL ANL 78 319 78 119 21 5 6 69 14 21 0 .373 .289 (+29%) .353 (+17%) .415 (+27%) .769 (+22%) 1341.5
1929 HG ANL 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 1341.5
1930 HG IND 55 217 46 62 8 5 3 32 5 24 4 .286 .293 (-3%) .354 (+1%) .429 (-5%) .784 (-2%) -49.4
1931 HIL IND 49 175 21 43 6 4 2 25 5 8 0 .246 .276 (-11%) .338 (-18%) .388 (-7%) .726 (-12%) -389.1
1932 HIL EWL 25 87 16 31 3 1 0 12 1 9 0 .356 .275 (+30%) .335 (+24%) .391 (+6%) .726 (+14%) 243.1
1932 PC IND 38 142 31 45 2 1 3 20 2 12 0 .317 .275 (+15%) .335 (+10%) .391 (+4%) .726 (+7%) 243.1
1933 PC NN2 72 273 40 71 18 2 0 45 9 17 0 .260 .270 (-4%) .329 (-8%) .377 (-10%) .707 (-9%) -410.1
1934 PC NN2 69 257 34 68 14 3 1 40 5 16 2 .265 .278 (-5%) .340 (-10%) .392 (-10%) .733 (-10%) -440.8
1935 PC NN2 46 178 34 50 11 2 2 30 3 7 3 .281 .279 (avg) .342 (-10%) .399 (avg) .742 (-5%) -185.5
1936 PC NN2 53 188 25 43 10 1 0 20 5 20 1 .229 .283 (-19%) .349 (-12%) .404 (-28%) .753 (-21%) -627.0
1936 NYC NN2 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — -627.0
Career · 21 seasons 981 3,644 615 1,078 190 61 36 609 95 254 29 .296 — — — — 2,136

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Judy Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 1 0 2 3 2.08 0.0

Career ERA 2.08 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 49.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Judy Johnson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1926 HIL ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 1 2 3 2.08 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 1 2 3 2.08 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Judy Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 79 8 22 6 1 1 9 2 3 .278

Playoff Batting by Year

Judy Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC PC 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091
1925 NWS HIL 6 24 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250
1924 NWS HIL 10 44 7 15 5 1 1 7 2 2 .341

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Judy Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home47165243615.218
Away481833650216.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Judy Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-09-12 PTCNW2L 311000000
1936-09-12 PTCNW2W 401000000
1936-09-07 PTCHOMW 200000000
1936-09-07 PTCHOML 400000010
1936-09-06 PTCHOML 300000010
1936-09-05 PTCHOMW 211000000
1936-08-29 PTCPH5W 301000000
1936-08-29 PTCPH5W 400000000
1936-08-27 PTCWEGW 400000000
1936-08-16 PTCWEGL 312000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Judy Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 2 15 0 1 0
2B 5 3 15 11 0 1
3B 914 838 940 1464 160 89
OF 4 2 3 0 2 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 0
SS 72 58 129 170 21 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Judy Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 AC 3B 1 0 5 2 1 0
1918 HIL 3B 2 0 2 4 1 0
1921 HIL 3B 22 22 25 36 4 1
1921 HIL SS 6 6 18 10 1 4
1922 HIL 3B 5 4 3 8 0 0
1922 HIL SS 33 31 74 82 13 10
1923 HIL 3B 61 61 71 118 20 5
1924 HIL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1924 HIL 3B 62 62 71 144 13 1
1924 HIL SS 11 7 10 25 2 0
1925 HIL 3B 70 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL 3B 87 87 92 158 19 7
1926 HIL P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1927 HIL 3B 77 77 90 158 14 11
1928 HIL 3B 59 59 70 101 8 10
1929 HIL 3B 70 70 72 113 13 10
1929 HIL SS 13 8 14 27 2 4
1929 HG 3B 4 4 2 7 1 0
1930 HG 3B 55 55 61 101 8 7
1931 HIL 3B 49 48 60 80 10 5
1931 HIL OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1932 HIL 2B 2 2 12 7 0 1
1932 HIL 3B 23 23 34 42 3 5
1932 PC 2B 1 1 2 4 0 0
1932 PC 3B 36 36 41 45 3 2
1932 PC OF 2 1 2 0 2 0
1932 PC SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1933 PC 1B 1 1 8 0 1 0
1933 PC 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 PC 3B 71 70 83 94 14 9
1934 PC 3B 68 67 65 113 7 7
1934 PC SS 2 1 3 4 0 0
1935 PC 1B 2 1 6 0 0 0
1935 PC 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1935 PC 3B 43 43 49 55 8 4
1936 PC 3B 48 48 43 82 13 5
1936 PC OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 PC SS 6 5 10 21 3 1
1936 NYC 3B 1 1 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Judy Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 4
Second Base 5
Third Base 914
Shortstop 72
Left Field 1
Right Field 3

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  4. 87
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  5. 87
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  6. 87
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Judy Johnson: the record in brief

Judy Johnson's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1918 to 1936. The season rows list, in order, the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1918), the Hilldale Club (1918 to 1932), the Homestead Grays (1929 through 1930), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932 through 1936), and the New York Cubans (1936). Johnson played primarily as a third baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 26, 1899, in Snow Hill, MD, USA and a listed size of 5'11" and 150 pounds. Johnson's death is recorded on June 15, 1989, in Wilmington, DE, USA. Judy Johnson was the playing name; the full given name is William Julius.

Johnson finished with 1,078 hits from 3,644 at bats in 981 games, which works out to .296, plus 36 home runs, 609 runs batted in, and 95 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .344 clip and slugging .411, Johnson finished with a .755 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Judy Johnson

Was Judy Johnson a pitcher?
No. Judy Johnson was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Judy Johnson hit?
Judy Johnson hit 36 career home runs with 1078 hits.
Is Judy Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Judy Johnson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
What was Judy Johnson's career batting average?
Judy Johnson batted .296 over his career, with 1,078 hits in 3,644 at bats.
How many RBI did Judy Johnson have?
Judy Johnson drove in 609 runs in his career.
What was Judy Johnson's career ERA?
Judy Johnson finished with a 2.08 career ERA, going 0-0 with 3 strikeouts.