Johnny Markham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 26–19
ERA 3.66
WHIP 1.28
SO 218
Pitcher PIV 9039.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
10/1/1908 in Shreveport, LA, USA
Died
3/10/1975 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: John Matthew Markham

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
148.0 141.0 7.0 19.0 3.0 0 0 5.0 1.0 2.0 0 .135 .141 .156 .297

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
50 29 79 56 57 7 657.2 535 273 79 7 83 178 1.08 0.94

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1946 5.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1946 2 4 4 4 8 2 52.2 35 19 2 2 5 5 0.34 0.76
1947 1 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.71
Listed seasons · 2 3 4 5 5 8 2 59.2 40 20 2 2 5 5 0.30 0.75

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
26 19 82 40 25 5 4 376.0 383 153 13 97 218 3.66 9039.3

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 8.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 KCM NNL 3 7 17 12 7 1 0 96.7 112 47 30 39 4.38 4.80 (+9%) 492.4
1932 MRM NSL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 2 3 6 4 8.10 — 0.0
1937 KCM NAL 7 0 12 4 2 0 0 47.7 51 22 13 47 4.15 4.34 (+4%) 1695.9
1938 KCM NAL 3 4 14 3 2 1 1 41.0 38 16 12 38 3.51 4.35 (+19%) 1650.5
1941 BBB NAL 4 3 8 4 3 2 0 36.0 39 14 4 24 3.50 3.94 (+11%) 1933.2
1942 BBB NAL 2 2 13 5 4 1 2 60.0 47 15 8 33 2.25 3.57 (+37%) 2342.3
1943 BBB NAL 5 1 8 7 5 0 0 49.0 42 12 11 16 2.20 3.50 (+37%) 624.6
1944 BBB NAL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.7 9 3 1 3 3.52 — 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 2 2 7 4 2 0 1 34.7 43 21 12 14 5.45 3.67 (-49%) 300.3
Career · 9 seasons 26 19 82 40 25 5 4 376.0 383 153 97 218 3.66 — 9,039

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 Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
88 156 8 22 6 1 0 8 0 2 2 .141 .157 .192 .350 0

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career OPS .350 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 KCM NNL 17 40 1 7 4 1 0 6 0 1 0 .175 — — — — 0.0
1932 MRM NSL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 KCM NAL 12 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 — — — — 0.0
1938 KCM NAL 15 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1941 BBB NAL 9 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 — — — — 0.0
1942 BBB NAL 14 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 8 21 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .238 — — — — 0.0
1944 BBB NAL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 10 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 88 156 8 22 6 1 0 8 0 2 2 .141 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 NWS BBB 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
1943 NWS BBB 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 4 3 0 32.7 31 8 13 8 2.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 NWS BBB 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 13 7 4 5 7.00
1943 NWS BBB 1 1 3 2 0 23.7 18 1 9 3 0.38

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (172 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home51452601.133
Away38311201.065

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home49191.11642227851.03
Away34143.11151616361.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-06-04 IN9KCMW 000000000
1947-09-01 CAGIN9W 000000000
1945-09-01 BIRCIAW 400000000
1945-08-26 BIRCIAL 000000000
1945-08-19 BIRCVBL 100000000
1945-07-16 BIRCVBL 200000000
1945-07-15 BIRCVBL 000000000
1945-07-03 BIRMEMW 000000000
1945-06-26 BIRCVBW 000000000
1945-06-10 BIRCAGW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-01 CAGIN9 W 7.0510000
1945-09-01 BIRCIA W 9.0633430
1945-08-26 BIRCIA — 0.0000000
1945-08-19 BIRCVB L 5.0870100
1945-07-15 BIRCVB L 8.0730000
1945-07-03 BIRMEM — 0.0000000
1945-06-26 BIRCVB W 9.01140000
1945-06-10 BIRCAG SV 2.0100000
1945-06-03 BIRKCM — 0.0000000
1945-05-28 BIRCIA — 0.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
2B 1 0 0 2 0 1
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 82 41 6 81 6 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 KCM P 17 12 2 22 1 1
1932 MRM P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1937 KCM P 12 4 0 11 0 1
1938 KCM OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1938 KCM P 14 3 1 7 0 1
1941 BBB 1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
1941 BBB P 8 4 2 9 0 0
1942 BBB P 13 6 1 9 2 1
1943 BBB P 8 7 0 11 0 0
1944 BBB P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1945 BBB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 1
1945 BBB P 7 4 0 9 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 82
First Base 1
Second Base 1
Left Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Markham

Was Johnny Markham a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Markham pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 218 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Markham hit?
Johnny Markham hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.