P Johnny Britton #1
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/21/1963
P JOHNNY BRITTON #1 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 26 5-12 0 4.63 186.2 211 27 55 107 1.43 1.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 2 -
Slider 2 -
Curveball 4 -
Changeup 3 -
Sinker 3 -
Cutter 2 -
Screwball 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 4
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/1963 @ SFS Loss, 4-6 X 6.2 9 6 3 3 4 Loss
09/21/1963 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 X 9.0 7 0 0 4 6
09/15/1963 SFS Win, 7-6 X 8.1 12 5 5 3 6
09/10/1963 DAL Win, 9-4 X 8.0 7 4 4 3 3 Win
09/04/1963 @ KCK Loss, 0-6 X 7.1 9 6 6 3 3 Loss
08/30/1963 CIN Loss, 0-14 X 2.0 4 6 6 2 3 Loss
08/24/1963 @ MON Win, 4-3 X 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 Win
08/18/1963 MON Win, 2-0 X 8.2 4 0 0 2 9 Win
08/12/1963 CLE Loss, 0-1 X 7.1 9 1 1 0 3 Loss
08/07/1963 KCK Loss, 1-2 X 7.0 4 2 2 2 5 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/27/1936
Born in:Anderson, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:163 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 161 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 16th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 26 5 12 0 4.63 186.2 211 107 96 27 55 107 0 0.0 0 15 57.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 1 13.11 10.17 5.16 2.65 4.66 1.43 108 1.6 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 318 89 11 3 11 49 25 40 1 6 3 .280 .337 .437 .774      
vs. RHB 423 122 13 2 16 58 30 67 3 4 3 .288 .338 .442 .780      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 1 1 0 5.79 23.1 35 15 15 6 7 13  
May 5 2 0 1 0 9.00 14.0 22 14 14 3 8 8  
June 7 4 1 2 0 4.25 36.0 36 17 17 4 8 18  
July 5 5 0 3 0 4.63 35.0 42 26 18 4 8 17  
August 6 6 2 3 0 3.23 39.0 32 14 14 7 8 29  
September 5 5 1 2 0 4.12 39.1 44 21 18 3 16 22  
Spring Training 3 3 0 0 0 7.00 9.0 11 7 7 3 6 7  
Last Year 2 2 0 1 0 27.00 4.0 14 14 12 4 3 4  
2 Years Ago 2 2 2 0 0 5.27 13.2 16 9 8 2 9 16  
Career 112 48 21 24 5 4.76 395.1 451 226 209 54 146 246  
Home 14 14 4 7 0 4.27 97.0 99 51 46 12 26 60  
Road 18 12 1 5 0 5.02 89.2 112 56 50 15 29 47  
Grass 32 26 5 12 0 4.63 186.2 211 107 96 27 55 107  
Day 10 7 1 4 0 4.96 52.2 66 34 29 8 15 34  
Night 22 19 4 8 0 4.50 134.0 145 73 67 19 40 73  
As Starter 26 26 5 12 0 4.76 172.0 198 102 91 26 49 98  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 3.07 14.2 13 5 5 1 6 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1959 Cleveland - FABL 23 34 10 9 7 4 4.05 106.2 120 49 48 13 39 65 2 1 1.49 .311 4.15 1.2 108
1960 Cleveland - FABL 24 42 8 5 4 1 4.80 84.1 90 47 45 8 40 54 0 0 1.54 .306 4.52 0.8 97
1961 Cleveland - FABL 25 2 2 2 0 0 5.27 13.2 16 9 8 2 9 16 0 0 1.83 .412 4.72 0.2 88
1962 Cleveland - FABL 26 2 2 0 1 0 27.00 4.0 14 14 12 4 3 4 0 0 4.25 .526 17.22 -0.4 17
1963 New York - FABL 27 28 22 4 11 0 4.46 163.1 176 92 81 21 48 94 0 0 1.37 .291 4.44 1.6 95
1963 Cleveland - FABL 27 4 4 1 1 0 5.79 23.1 35 15 15 6 7 13 0 0 1.80 .372 6.19 -0.2 74
1963 Total - FABL 27 32 26 5 12 0 4.63 186.2 211 107 96 27 55 107 0 0 1.43 .301 4.66 1.4 91
Total FABL 112 48 21 24 5 4.76 395.1 451 226 209 54 146 246 2 1 1.51 .311 4.62 3.2 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1951 Total - 15 13 13 9 0 0 0.90 90.1 59 10 9 0 12 129 0 0 0.79 .271 0.78 5.9 100
1952 Total - 16 12 12 8 0 0 0.86 83.2 51 11 8 0 14 121 0 0 0.78 .250 0.92 5.3 100
1953 Total - 17 13 13 8 1 0 1.23 88.0 61 16 12 1 18 135 0 0 0.90 .287 0.96 5.4 100
1954 Total - 18 12 12 8 0 0 0.88 81.2 51 11 8 1 14 121 0 0 0.80 .249 0.95 5.1 100
1954 Wilmington - A 18 19 19 8 6 0 3.86 149.1 155 72 64 9 68 91 12 0 1.49 .309 3.64 2.7 105
1955 Wilmington - A 19 31 31 17 10 0 3.92 250.0 240 120 109 19 124 141 21 2 1.46 .277 3.95 4.2 108
1956 Wilmington - A 20 9 9 3 4 0 3.74 77.0 77 32 32 2 42 35 5 2 1.55 .290 3.94 1.3 114
1956 Youngstown - AA 20 22 22 7 9 0 3.93 144.1 136 80 63 14 75 100 2 0 1.46 .274 4.16 1.9 106
1957 Youngstown - AA 21 30 30 11 14 0 3.97 197.0 198 91 87 15 58 140 6 1 1.30 .303 3.37 4.2 99
1958 Rochester - AAA 22 27 27 9 9 0 3.79 201.2 189 95 85 19 81 142 7 1 1.34 .280 3.29 3.4 93
1959 Rochester - AAA 23 2 2 2 0 0 1.59 17.0 10 3 3 1 8 12 1 0 1.06 .200 2.83 0.4 226
1961 Rochester - AAA 25 27 27 14 7 0 2.71 189.1 134 63 57 18 47 113 1 1 0.96 .209 3.11 4.1 136
1962 Rochester - AAA 26 30 30 7 12 0 4.20 193.0 198 92 90 19 47 104 0 0 1.27 .284 3.19 3.9 88
Total EA 52 52 18 23 0 3.96 341.1 334 171 150 29 133 240 8 1 1.37 .291 3.70 102.0
Total UL 86 86 32 28 0 3.52 601.0 531 253 235 57 183 371 9 2 1.19 .258 3.19 103.3
Total MAL 59 59 28 20 0 3.87 476.1 472 224 205 30 234 267 38 4 1.48 .289 3.85 107.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 Cleveland - FABL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.33 .364 1.88 0.1 999
Total FABL 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.33 .364 1.88 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Wilmington - A P 19 19 9 14 1 24 1 .958 149.1 1.39 +0.5 .963
1955 Wilmington - A P 31 31 13 19 2 34 2 .941 250.0 1.15 +0.6 .994
1956 Youngstown - AA P 22 22 3 12 0 16 1 .938 144.1 0.94 +0.2 1.014
1956 Wilmington - A P 9 9 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 77.0 0.94 +0.2 1.033
1957 Youngstown - AA P 30 30 9 19 2 28 0 1.000 197.0 1.28 +1.9 1.251
1958 Rochester - AAA P 27 27 10 14 0 25 1 .960 201.2 1.07 -0.6 .958
1959 Cleveland - MLB P 34 10 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 106.2 1.10 +0.9 1.673
1959 Rochester - AAA P 2 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.2 1.015
1960 Cleveland - MLB P 42 8 4 12 3 17 1 .941 84.1 1.71 +1.1 1.040
1961 Cleveland - MLB P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.2 1.32 -0.3 .981
1961 Rochester - AAA P 27 27 10 16 1 28 2 .929 189.1 1.24 +0.4 1.062
1962 Cleveland - MLB P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Rochester - AAA P 30 30 16 19 2 37 2 .946 193.0 1.63 +1.9 1.106
1963 Cleveland - MLB P 4 4 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 23.1 1.16 +0.4 1.962
1963 New York - MLB P 28 22 6 11 0 17 0 1.000 163.1 0.94 -0.3 .981
TOTAL P 309 245 96 153 14 259 10 .961 1814.0 1.24 +7.1 1.065
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Gaffney; Gaffney, SC) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 3, Pick 16, 48th overall pick).
06/19/1954 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/25/1955 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/16/1955 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/01/1955 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/15/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/20/1956 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
08/02/1956 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/25/1957 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1957 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Dayton Dukes with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
07/30/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1959 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
06/23/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Stars with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1961 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/14/1961 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/07/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 4.
05/12/1963 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Cleveland.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HRA Rank
1963 27 9
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