Benji Johnson
Robert Benjamin Johnson
Born: July 17, 1986
Pittsboro, NC US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 17 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: UNC Chapel Hill
Career: 2007-2013
Benji Johnson compiled a career batting average of .235 with 32 home runs and 139 RBI in his 355-game career with the Danville Braves, Braves, Rome Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Mississippi Braves, Gwinnett Braves, El Paso Diablos, Amarillo Sox, St. Paul Saints and New Jersey Jackals. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Danville Braves |
 Braves |
 Rome Braves |
 Mississippi Braves |
 Gwinnett Braves |
 Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
 El Paso Diablos |
 Amarillo Sox |
 St. Paul Saints |
 New Jersey Jackals |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | 32 | 115 | 103 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | .282 | .351 | .330 | .681 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Rome Braves | 69 | 267 | 243 | 26 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 50 | .218 | .271 | .296 | .567 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Braves | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 61 | 226 | 199 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 63 | .221 | .307 | .377 | .684 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .179 | .179 | .357 | .536 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | 53 | 218 | 190 | 41 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 34 | .305 | .387 | .547 | .934 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | 13 | 47 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .079 | .255 | .105 | .361 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Amarillo Sox | 37 | 159 | 148 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 36 | .257 | .304 | .439 | .743 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 44 | 158 | 138 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | .210 | .262 | .333 | .595 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 32 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .217 | .245 | .302 | .547 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 355 | 1350 | 1211 | 150 | 284 | 63 | 1 | 32 | 139 | 10 | 10 | 102 | 284 | .235 | .300 | .367 | .667 | 445 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | APPY | Danville Braves | C | 16 | 117 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.312 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Rome Braves | C | 64 | 505 | 49 | 6 | 5 | .989 | 8.656 | 12 | 79 | 25 | 24.0 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Braves | C | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 7.000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | C | 7 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 7.714 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | C | 43 | 333 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .995 | 8.558 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 29.9 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | C | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | C | 52 | 282 | 42 | 4 | 2 | .988 | 6.231 | 13 | 53 | 24 | 31.2 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Mississippi Braves | C | 13 | 109 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.231 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 2010 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Amarillo Sox | C | 34 | 236 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .989 | 7.618 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 26.6 |
| 2011 | Ind | AA | Amarillo Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | C | 40 | 211 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .987 | 5.875 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 30.3 |
| 2012 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2013 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | C | 35 | 191 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 5.657 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 8.8 |
| 2013 | Ind | AA | St. Paul Saints | C | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 5.500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 315 | 2065 | 211 | 23 | 13 | .990 | 7.225 | 55 | 322 | 114 | 26.1 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Appalachian League | Danville Braves | ATL | July 16, 2007 | August 29, 2007 |
| 2008 | A | South Atlantic League | Rome Braves | ATL | April 21, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2008 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | August 7, 2008 | August 7, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | ATL | April 11, 2009 | August 18, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Mississippi Braves | ATL | August 20, 2009 | August 31, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | September 5, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Mississippi Braves | ATL | April 11, 2010 | May 20, 2010 |
| 2010 | Ind | American Association | El Paso Diablos | June 5, 2010 | August 12, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | American Association | Amarillo Sox | May 15, 2011 | July 23, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | May 17, 2012 | August 10, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Ind | American Association | St. Paul Saints | June 1, 2013 | June 2, 2013 | |
| 2013 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | June 11, 2013 | August 14, 2013 |
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