Leamon Johnson

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Leamon Johnson was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Newark Eagles. In 52 career games, he hit .198 with 32 hits and 12 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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

AVG .198
HR 0
RBI 12
H 32
OPS .475
PIV -160
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'6" / 140 lb
Born
8/5/1916 in Crossett, AR, USA

Full name: Leamon Walter Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Leamon Johnson — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
215.0 200.0 26.0 39.0 0 0 0 8.0 11.0 0 3.0 .195 .241 .195 .436

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

Leamon Johnson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 11.0 11.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Listed seasons · 1 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .091 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Leamon Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
52 162 20 32 0 1 0 12 1 13 0 .198 .266 .210 .475 -160

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Career SLG .210 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career OPS .475 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Leamon Johnson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1941 NE NN2 28 93 16 25 0 0 0 10 1 9 0 .269 .262 (+3%) .332 (+2%) .373 (-28%) .705 (-14%) -160.2
1942 NBY NN2 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 NE NN2 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .062 — — — — 0.0
1945 MRS NAL 15 47 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .128 — — — — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 52 162 20 32 0 1 0 12 1 13 0 .198 — — — — -160

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

Leamon Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2577101600.208
Away216291103.177

Last 10 Games — Batting

Leamon Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-01 CAGPH5L 300000000
1949-07-31 CAGPH5W 000000000
1949-07-24 CAGKCMW 000000000
1945-09-03 MEMKCML 100000000
1945-09-03 MEMKCML 400000000
1945-09-02 MEMKCML 300000000
1945-09-02 MEMKCMW 421000010
1945-08-20 MEMCAGL 301000000
1945-08-18 MEMCAGW 400000000
1945-07-22 MEMKCML 200000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Leamon Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 17 17 31 39 4 7
3B 4 3 2 4 0 0
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 29 26 48 65 11 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Leamon Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 NE 2B 12 12 24 26 2 3
1941 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 NE SS 15 15 27 36 7 4
1942 NBY 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 NBY SS 2 1 1 2 2 0
1943 BBB SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1944 NE 2B 4 4 7 8 1 4
1944 NE SS 1 1 2 2 0 0
1945 MRS 2B 1 1 0 5 1 0
1945 MRS 3B 3 3 2 4 0 0
1945 MRS SS 10 9 18 24 2 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Leamon Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Second Base 17
Third Base 4
Shortstop 29
Right Field 1

Leamon Johnson: the record in brief

The season rows for Leamon Johnson begin in 1941. The season rows list, in order, the Newark Eagles (1941 through 1944), the New York Black Yankees (1942), the Birmingham Black Barons (1943), and the Memphis Red Sox (1945). Johnson played primarily as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 5, 1916, in Crossett, AR, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 6 inches and 140 pounds. The bio lists the given name Leamon Walter.

Johnson finished with 32 hits from 162 at bats in 52 games, which works out to .198, along with 12 RBI. Johnson's career OPS of .475 combines a .266 on-base mark with .210 slugging. Over the seasons Johnson played, league hitters batted .259; the .198 career figure is 23.7% below that. By OPS the gap is 30.4% below league average (.475 against .683). The highest hit total in a season was 25, in 1941. 1941 was the strongest of the full seasons by average: .269 against a league .262, a 3% edge.

Frequently Asked Questions about Leamon Johnson

Was Leamon Johnson a pitcher?
No. Leamon Johnson was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Leamon Johnson hit?
Leamon Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.
What was Leamon Johnson's career batting average?
Leamon Johnson batted .198 over his career, with 32 hits in 162 at bats.
How many RBI did Leamon Johnson have?
Leamon Johnson drove in 12 runs in his career.
Is Leamon Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Leamon Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Leamon Johnson play for?
Leamon Johnson played for the Newark Eagles, the New York Black Yankees, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Memphis Red Sox.