Johnny Briggs Stats

Johnny Briggs was born on Wednesday, January 24, 1934, in Natoma, California. Briggs was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Briggs baseball stats page.

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Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#376)

Johnny Briggs Autograph on a 1961 Topps (#376)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Jonathan Tift Briggs
Nickname:   John or Johnny
Born On:   01-24-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Natoma, California
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-04-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1956 Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 .000 1.69 0 0 0 5.1 28 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 3 0 -
1957 Cubs 3 0 0 0 1 .000 12.46 0 0 0 4.1 23 7 6 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 -
1958 Cubs 20 17 2 5 5 .500 4.52 3 1 0 95.2 418 99 48 52 12 45 1 46 2 1 2 -
1959 Indians 4 1 1 0 1 .000 2.13 0 0 0 12.2 53 12 3 5 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 -
1960 Indians 21 2 7 4 2 .667 4.46 0 0 1 36.1 149 32 18 20 4 15 0 19 0 1 0 -
1960 Athletics 8 1 2 0 2 .000 12.71 0 0 0 11.1 63 19 16 17 3 12 0 8 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 59 21 13 9 11 .450 5.00 3 1 1 165.2 734 174 92 101 23 82 2 80 3 5 2 -
Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1957 Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 Cubs 20 35 3 9 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 14 1 0 0 1 .257 .257 .343
1959 Indians 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1960 Indians 21 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1960 Athletics 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 59 48 3 10 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 17 2 1 0 2 .208 .204 .271
Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1956 Cubs P 3 0 16 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69 -
1957 Cubs P 3 0 13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1958 Cubs P 20 17 287 21 1.1 19 7 12 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .905 1.79 -
1959 Indians P 4 1 38 3 0.8 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13 -
1960 Indians P 21 2 109 4 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.99 -
1960 Athletics P 8 1 34 2 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.79 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 59 21 497 31 0.5 28 11 17 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .903 1.52 --
5 Years 59 21 497 31 0.5 28 11 17 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .903 1.52 --
Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.25 1.69 6.75
1957 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.33 2.08 6.23
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 5.8 1.02 4.33 4.23
1959 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.67 3.55 2.13
1960 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.27 4.71 3.72
1960 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.67 6.35 9.53
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 6.9 0.98 4.35 4.45
Johnny Briggs

Johnny Briggs Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 15 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 30 Undetermined - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 32 Undetermined - -
1960 Cleveland Indians 32, 16 Undetermined - -
1960 Kansas City Athletics 27 Undetermined - -


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