Ben Johnson
Benjamin Franklin Johnson Jr.
Born: May 16, 1931
Greenwood, SC US
Deceased: May 8, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Career: 1949-1964
Major League Statistics
Ben Johnson compiled a career record of 132 wins and 111 losses and a 3.67 ERA in his 426-game pitching career with the Evansville Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Toledo Sox, Syracuse Chiefs, Austin Senators, Atlanta Crackers, Fort Worth Cats, Houston Buffs, Hawaii Islanders and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 Toledo Sox |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Austin Senators |
 Atlanta Crackers |
 Fort Worth Cats |
 Houston Buffs |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Hawaii Islanders |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41.0 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.40 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 109 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.47 | 26 | 131.0 | 101 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.11 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 141.0 | 162 | 92 | 80 | 17 | 43 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.12 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95.0 | 103 | 56 | 54 | 7 | 30 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.39 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 236.0 | 233 | 98 | 89 | 20 | 72 | 8 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.30 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 155.0 | 172 | 83 | 74 | 25 | 64 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.33 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 203.0 | 202 | 84 | 75 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.22 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 218.0 | 235 | 91 | 78 | 15 | 60 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.74 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 113.0 | 107 | 53 | 47 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.05 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 140.0 | 139 | 75 | 63 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.11 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 185.0 | 167 | 78 | 64 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.62 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 174.0 | 183 | 88 | 70 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.45 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 175.0 | 178 | 85 | 67 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 132 | 111 | .543 | 3.67 | 426 | 274 | 0 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 2135.0 | 2155 | 1032 | 871 | 181 | 689 | 36 | 1032 | 37 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 26 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .293 | .537 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 27 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .188 | .235 | .229 | .464 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 33 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .194 | .265 | .290 | .555 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 38 | 93 | 76 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .118 | .227 | .145 | .372 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 36 | 66 | 55 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .182 | .286 | .236 | .522 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 46 | 67 | 49 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .122 | .283 | .122 | .406 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | 38 | 86 | 70 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .186 | .244 | .286 | .529 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 19 | 43 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .088 | .139 | .088 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 29 | 48 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .205 | .311 | .256 | .568 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .000 | .444 | .000 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 35 | 70 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .133 | .175 | .150 | .325 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 30 | 67 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .232 | .267 | .268 | .535 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | 32 | 62 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .091 | .089 | .091 | .180 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 429 | 778 | 644 | 58 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 193 | .157 | .236 | .194 | .430 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 30 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .767 |
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 27 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .919 | 1.259 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 32 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .656 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 38 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .961 | 1.289 |
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 32 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.188 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 44 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .962 | 1.159 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | P | 37 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 5 | .968 | 1.622 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | P | 18 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .909 | 1.111 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | P | 29 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.172 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 33 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 7 | .968 | 1.818 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 30 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .952 | 1.333 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 32 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .927 | 1.188 |
| Totals | 426 | 121 | 347 | 18 | 35 | .963 | 1.099 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | BSN | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | PHI | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU |
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