1B Bill Johnston #27
Knoxville Knights (KCK) DIX
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
02/26/1962
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B BILL JOHNSTON #27 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
60 163 36 11 2 2 15 28 30 .221 .337 .350 3 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 3 4 3
Power 1 2 1
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 2 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1961 ATL Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1961 RCK Win, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1961 RCK Loss, 5-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1961 RCK Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1961 @ PEO Loss, 7-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/05/1961 @ PEO Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/04/1961 @ PEO Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/1961 @ RCK Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1961 GAR Win, 18-5 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
08/28/1961 GAR Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/23/1930
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:None, 31 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 9th Pick in Round 14
DIXIE LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 60 163 36 11 2 2 15 24 28 30 .221 .337 .350 .686 .327 .129 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 193 1 0 0 6 22 1 57 15 3 0 100.0 21.4 3.71 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 14 5 2 2 9 9 11 7 0 8 0 .298 .431 .617 1.048
Versus Right   116 22 6 0 0 6 15 17 23 1 14 1 .190 .296 .241 .538
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   11 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 .182 .182 .545 .727
May   77 16 6 1 0 5 13 16 15 0 11 0 .208 .344 .312 .656
June   60 15 4 1 0 8 8 12 11 1 9 1 .250 .378 .350 .728
July   15 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
September   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   163 36 11 2 2 15 24 28 30 1 22 1 .221 .337 .350 .686
2 Years Ago   67 14 5 1 0 3 11 8 8 0 0 0 .209 .293 .313 .607
Career   2550 697 192 46 34 315 449 356 389 18 87 4 .273 .361 .425 .786
Home   69 15 5 0 1 7 7 13 14 0 8 1 .217 .349 .333 .683
Road   94 21 6 2 1 8 17 15 16 1 14 0 .223 .327 .362 .689
Grass   163 36 11 2 2 15 24 28 30 1 22 1 .221 .337 .350 .686
Day   56 10 4 1 0 7 4 5 8 1 10 0 .179 .242 .286 .528
Night   107 26 7 1 2 8 20 23 22 0 12 1 .243 .382 .383 .765
As Starter   147 31 9 2 1 13 19 26 25 1 22 1 .211 .331 .320 .651
As Reliever / Substitution   16 5 2 0 1 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 .312 .389 .625 1.014
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 32 34 8 3 0 1 10 3 4 8 .235 .316 .412 .728 .340 .176 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4 0 0 0.0 4.8 4.65 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Versus Right   27 7 3 0 1 10 2 3 5 0 2 0 .259 .333 .481 .815
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
August   15 5 2 0 1 9 2 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .375 .667 1.042
September   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Last Year   34 8 3 0 1 10 3 4 8 0 2 0 .235 .316 .412 .728
2 Years Ago   272 71 15 5 7 50 40 48 56 4 14 0 .261 .367 .430 .797
Career   1620 441 111 27 28 208 251 297 294 13 50 5 .272 .384 .426 .810
Home   15 4 2 0 1 7 2 2 5 0 1 0 .267 .353 .600 .953
Road   19 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
Grass   34 8 3 0 1 10 3 4 8 0 2 0 .235 .316 .412 .728
Day   9 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
Night   25 6 1 0 1 7 3 4 5 0 2 0 .240 .345 .400 .745
As Starter   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
As Reliever / Substitution   27 7 2 0 1 10 2 2 7 0 1 0 .259 .310 .444 .755
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Kansas City - FABL 25 16 47 10 2 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 6 0 0 .213 .269 .319 .588 68 65 0.0
Total FABL 16 47 10 2 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 6 0 0 .213 .269 .319 .588 68 65 0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 Total - 14 20 92 41 14 5 1 26 38 10 1 0 3 33 8 .446 .505 .739 1.244 100 100 1.9
1946 Total - 15 21 93 40 10 4 1 26 37 10 1 1 6 35 7 .430 .486 .656 1.142 100 100 1.5
1947 Total - 16 22 99 44 11 4 1 26 32 11 1 0 7 35 8 .444 .505 .667 1.171 100 100 1.8
1948 Total - 17 25 111 50 15 5 3 31 43 11 1 2 8 31 5 .450 .496 .757 1.253 100 100 2.2
1949 Total - 18 59 268 77 12 7 3 51 65 23 1 3 25 38 9 .287 .342 .418 .760 100 100 0.4
1950 Total - 19 62 280 74 13 8 5 45 49 24 1 3 26 36 7 .264 .321 .421 .743 100 100 0.2
1951 Total - 20 41 190 55 9 4 5 36 38 12 1 1 24 0 0 .289 .333 .458 .791 100 100 0.5
1951 Marshalltown - C 20 57 201 59 10 4 9 24 56 78 2 2 51 18 6 .294 .491 .517 1.009 140 149 2.4
1952 Tampa - B 21 16 62 18 4 1 3 12 14 20 0 0 6 1 1 .290 .463 .532 .996 163 165 0.7
1952 Springfield - A 21 74 264 77 14 9 6 31 47 52 0 1 39 17 5 .292 .407 .481 .888 154 153 4.2
1952 Knoxville - AA 21 46 182 37 12 4 2 27 23 18 0 1 24 3 1 .203 .274 .346 .620 66 57 0.1
1953 Springfield - A 22 71 283 72 18 1 5 23 39 49 2 2 62 12 4 .254 .366 .378 .744 98 100 1.4
1953 Knoxville - AA 22 66 265 77 21 7 4 40 55 34 1 1 38 11 4 .291 .372 .468 .840 115 111 2.0
1954 Springfield - A 23 22 88 23 9 1 1 12 17 13 0 0 16 1 1 .261 .356 .420 .777 107 106 0.6
1954 Knoxville - AA 23 86 356 100 24 7 4 33 63 44 0 1 58 9 6 .281 .359 .421 .780 100 94 1.4
1955 Springfield - A 24 44 165 56 14 7 3 27 32 24 0 1 18 9 3 .339 .421 .564 .985 161 158 2.5
1955 Knoxville - AA 24 75 285 75 20 6 3 28 59 44 0 2 46 8 5 .263 .360 .407 .767 96 94 0.6
1955 Jersey City - AAA 24 17 69 20 4 1 2 14 10 4 0 1 9 7 2 .290 .324 .464 .788 110 105 0.6
1956 Knoxville - AA 25 96 361 117 27 6 11 54 74 54 1 6 50 12 5 .324 .408 .524 .931 133 132 3.6
1956 Jersey City - AAA 25 17 57 18 6 0 0 7 5 14 0 0 8 0 1 .316 .451 .421 .872 134 145 0.6
1957 Springfield - A 26 3 12 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 .250 .471 .417 .887 138 154 0.1
1957 Knoxville - AA 26 120 495 143 43 7 5 77 91 67 1 3 75 18 4 .289 .373 .434 .807 101 100 1.7
1958 Springfield - A 27 40 137 36 9 1 1 16 23 23 1 2 24 2 1 .263 .368 .365 .733 102 103 -0.1
1958 Knoxville - AA 27 82 322 89 24 6 3 30 46 53 0 2 50 7 12 .276 .377 .416 .793 121 121 0.9
1959 Springfield - A 28 109 365 95 27 3 4 38 47 79 2 3 69 2 4 .260 .392 .384 .776 109 115 0.0
1959 Knoxville - AA 28 14 54 9 5 0 0 8 3 6 0 1 10 1 1 .167 .246 .259 .505 40 35 -0.4
1960 Springfield - A 29 87 272 71 15 5 7 50 40 48 0 4 56 1 3 .261 .367 .430 .797 112 111 0.5
1960 Knoxville - AA 29 20 67 14 5 1 0 3 11 8 0 0 8 0 1 .209 .293 .313 .607 64 61 -0.3
1961 Springfield - A 30 32 34 8 3 0 1 10 3 4 0 0 8 0 0 .235 .316 .412 .728 89 90 0.0
1961 Knoxville - AA 30 60 163 36 11 2 2 15 24 28 1 1 30 3 0 .221 .337 .350 .686 79 91 0.3
Total DIX 665 2550 697 192 46 34 315 449 356 4 18 389 72 39 .273 .361 .425 .786 103 101
Total HL 482 1620 441 111 27 28 208 251 297 5 13 294 45 21 .272 .384 .426 .810 119 121
Total UL 34 126 38 10 1 2 21 15 18 0 1 17 7 3 .302 .386 .444 .831 122 124
Total SEL 16 62 18 4 1 3 12 14 20 0 0 6 1 1 .290 .463 .532 .996 163 165
Total UMVA 57 201 59 10 4 9 24 56 78 2 2 51 18 6 .294 .491 .517 1.009 140 149
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Marshalltown - C CF 57 54 89 1 1 100 10 .900 483.0 1.68 +5.3 1.032
1952 Tampa - B 1B 1 1 11 1 1 14 2 .857 9.0 12.00 -1.0 .500
1952 Springfield - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Tampa - B LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Knoxville - AA CF 43 42 116 5 0 123 2 .984 374.1 2.91 +3.6 1.080
1952 Springfield - A CF 66 59 175 9 0 190 6 .968 543.0 3.05 +7.6 1.032
1952 Tampa - B CF 11 11 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 103.2 3.04 -0.4 1.087
1952 Knoxville - AA RF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.1 .993
1952 Springfield - A RF 8 7 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 63.0 1.57 -0.1 .965
1952 Tampa - B RF 5 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 39.0 1.38 -0.4 .965
1953 Knoxville - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Springfield - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Knoxville - AA CF 40 35 113 5 0 119 1 .992 314.0 3.38 +4.2 1.084
1953 Springfield - A CF 64 61 168 9 1 182 5 .973 560.0 2.84 +1.7 1.028
1953 Knoxville - AA RF 26 26 54 5 2 59 0 1.000 226.0 2.35 +1.6 1.011
1953 Springfield - A RF 6 6 11 2 0 14 1 .929 55.0 2.13 -0.5 1.170
1954 Springfield - A 1B 1 1 6 1 1 8 1 .875 9.0 7.00 -0.3 .690
1954 Knoxville - AA CF 77 76 207 11 0 218 0 1.000 677.2 2.90 +3.6 1.025
1954 Springfield - A CF 20 19 58 2 0 61 1 .984 171.0 3.16 +1.8 1.052
1954 Knoxville - AA RF 8 7 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 64.1 1.96 -0.3 .966
1954 Springfield - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 .962
1955 Jersey City - AAA CF 17 17 42 2 0 44 0 1.000 152.0 2.61 +1.7 1.066
1955 Knoxville - AA CF 42 34 89 5 0 97 3 .969 315.1 2.68 +0.1 .974
1955 Springfield - A CF 10 9 16 0 0 17 1 .941 79.1 1.82 +0.1 1.061
1955 Knoxville - AA RF 35 34 59 3 0 67 5 .925 296.2 1.88 +0.5 1.007
1955 Springfield - A RF 33 33 59 5 1 64 0 1.000 286.2 2.01 +4.2 1.136
1956 Knoxville - AA LF 6 6 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 47.0 1.91 -1.0 .804
1956 Jersey City - AAA CF 13 13 40 0 0 42 2 .952 119.0 3.03 +1.3 1.026
1956 Knoxville - AA CF 13 10 37 2 1 41 2 .951 95.0 3.69 +1.3 .958
1956 Kansas City - MLB RF 16 16 30 1 0 31 0 1.000 130.1 2.14 +1.2 .999
1956 Jersey City - AAA RF 4 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 +0.5 1.175
1956 Knoxville - AA RF 76 76 152 12 0 172 8 .953 665.0 2.22 +5.8 1.038
1957 Springfield - A 1B 2 2 10 1 2 11 0 1.000 15.0 6.60 +0.1 1.048
1957 Knoxville - AA LF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 64.0 2.39 -0.2 .952
1957 Knoxville - AA CF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 26.0 0.35 -0.8 .515
1957 Knoxville - AA RF 107 105 191 16 0 216 9 .958 943.0 1.98 +2.0 1.027
1957 Springfield - A RF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 .978
1958 Springfield - A 1B 28 28 191 16 18 210 3 .986 230.2 8.08 -3.5 .834
1958 Knoxville - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Knoxville - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.2 1.030
1958 Knoxville - AA RF 79 77 132 5 0 141 4 .972 685.2 1.80 -6.1 .951
1958 Springfield - A RF 11 5 9 1 0 11 1 .909 62.0 1.45 -0.8 .886
1959 Springfield - A 1B 37 37 242 11 35 257 4 .984 291.1 7.82 -4.1 .863
1959 Springfield - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Knoxville - AA RF 14 14 22 0 0 25 3 .880 120.2 1.64 +0.2 .963
1959 Springfield - A RF 77 59 101 3 0 110 6 .945 559.0 1.67 -8.0 .909
1960 Springfield - A 1B 65 65 514 40 57 561 7 .988 538.2 9.26 -2.0 .929
1960 Knoxville - AA LF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 -0.1 .981
1960 Knoxville - AA RF 15 13 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 111.2 1.53 -1.5 .904
1960 Springfield - A RF 14 14 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 113.0 1.27 -1.7 .856
1961 Knoxville - AA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Springfield - A 1B 5 2 20 2 2 23 1 .957 21.2 9.14 +0.0 1.042
1961 Knoxville - AA LF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.0 1.66 +0.1 .979
1961 Knoxville - AA RF 51 39 64 9 0 73 0 1.000 381.1 1.72 -3.1 .949
1961 Springfield - A RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.0 .957
TOTAL 1B 140 136 994 72 116 1084 18 .983 1115.2 8.60 -10.8 .885
TOTAL LF 21 21 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 174.0 1.86 -1.3 .914
TOTAL CF 477 444 1188 51 3 1272 33 .974 4021.1 2.77 +30.7 1.035
TOTAL RF 594 543 965 68 3 1070 37 .965 4880.2 1.90 -6.3 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Was not drafted and joined Washington Jesuit.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft out of college (Washington Jesuit; Seattle, WA) by the Brooklyn Kings. (Round 14, Pick 9, 217th overall pick).
07/03/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $600.
05/05/1952 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1952 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
04/27/1954 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/27/1954 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 3 weeks.
07/09/1955 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
07/18/1955 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1955 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
06/04/1956 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
04/28/1957 Goes 5-6 against the Chattanooga Reliables, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
09/18/1959 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
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