Chief Johnson Stats

Chief Johnson was born on Tuesday, March 30, 1886, in Winnebago, Nebraska. Johnson was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1913, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Chief Johnson baseball stats page.

"Chief Johnson didn't come out for the third (inning). Was Kansas City's manager George Stovall a quick hook? No, the story is more interesting than that. Johnson had just jumped his Cincinnati Reds contract to play for the Federal League's Kansas City franchise. The Reds went to court and got an injunction from Judge Foell of the Superior Court. The papers were served after the second inning and Johnson had to be removed from the game." - David Marasco in The First Games at Weegham

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Chief Johnson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George Howard Johnson
Nickname:   Big Murph or Chief
Born On:   03-30-1886
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Winnebago, Nebraska
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-11-1922
Place of Death Data Died In:   Des Moines, Iowa
Cemetery:   Agency Cemetery, Winnebago, Nebraska
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-16-1913 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-30-1915
Draft:   Not Applicable
Chief Johnson

Chief Johnson 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
1913 Reds 44 31 7 14 16 .467 3.01 13 3 0 269.0 1,107 251 90 137 8 86 - 107 6 7 2 -
1914 Reds 1 1 0 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 4.0 20 6 3 4 0 2 - 1 0 0 0 -
1914 Packers 20 19 0 9 10 .474 3.16 12 2 0 134.0 563 157 47 76 2 33 - 78 2 4 0 -
1915 Packers 46 34 6 17 17 .500 2.75 19 4 2 281.1 1,126 253 86 121 5 71 - 118 13 8 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 111 85 13 40 43 .482 2.95 44 9 2 688.1 2,816 667 226 338 15 192 - 304 21 19 2 -
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Chief Johnson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1913 Reds 44 88 6 10 0 0 1 0 5 9 - 38 3 - 0 - .114 .196 .148
1914 Reds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 1.000 .000
1914 Packers 20 49 3 6 1 1 1 0 2 0 - 23 1 - 1 - .122 .140 .245
1915 Packers 46 87 2 11 2 0 1 0 8 6 - 39 4 - 2 - .126 .200 .184
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 111 224 12 27 3 1 3 0 15 16 - 100 8 - 3 - .121 .189 .183
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Chief Johnson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1913 Reds P 44 31 807 82 1.9 76 1 75 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .927 2.54 -
1914 Reds P 1 1 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1914 Packers P 20 19 402 32 1.6 28 1 27 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.88 -
1915 Packers P 46 34 844 119 2.6 107 13 94 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .899 3.42 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 111 85 2,065 233 2.1 211 15 196 22 7 n/a n/a n/a .906 2.76 --
3 Years 111 85 2,065 233 2.1 211 15 196 22 7 n/a n/a n/a .906 2.76 --
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Chief Johnson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1913 Reds 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 88.0 2.3 17.6 1.24 3.58 2.88
1914 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 2.25 4.50
1914 Packers 0 - - - - n/a 49.0 2.1 24.5 2.36 5.24 2.22
1915 Packers 2 - - - - n/a 87.0 2.2 10.9 1.66 3.77 2.27
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 74.7 2.2 14.9 1.58 3.97 2.51
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Chief Johnson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1913 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Cincinnati Reds n/a $3,200.00 n/a -
1914 Kansas City Packers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Kansas City Packers n/a Undetermined n/a -


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