Dick Johnston Stats

Dick Johnston was born on Monday, April 6, 1863, in Kingston, New York. Johnston was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 12, 1884, with the Richmond Virginias. 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 Dick Johnston baseball stats page.

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Dick Johnston
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard Frederick Johnston
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   04-06-1863
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kingston, New York
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-04-1934
Place of Death Data Died In:   Detroit, Michigan
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Kingston, New York
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   08-12-1884 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-16-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1884 Virginias 39 146 23 41 5 5 2 0 0 2 - - - - 0 - .281 .291 .425
1885 Beaneaters 26 111 17 26 6 3 1 0 23 0 - - - - 0 - .234 .234 .369
1886 Beaneaters 109 413 48 99 18 9 1 0 57 3 - - - - 0 - .240 .245 .334
1887 Beaneaters 127 507 87 131 13 20 5 0 77 16 - 35 - - 0 - .258 .281 .361
1888 Beaneaters 135 585 102 173 31 18 12 0 68 15 - 33 - - 1 - .296 .314 .472
1889 Beaneaters 132 539 80 123 16 4 5 0 67 41 - 60 - - 2 - .228 .285 .301
1890 Red Stockings 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - - 0 - .111 .111 .111
1890 Giants 77 306 37 74 9 7 1 0 43 18 - 25 - - 2 - .242 .288 .327
1891 Porkers 99 376 59 83 11 2 6 0 51 38 - 44 - - 5 - .221 .301 .309
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 746 2,992 453 751 109 68 33 0 386 133 - 198 - - 10 - .251 .285 .366
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1884 Virginias CF 37 - - 111 3.0 96 86 10 15 3 n/a n/a n/a .865 0.00 -
1884 Virginias SS 2 - - 6 3.0 4 1 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1885 Beaneaters CF 26 - - 57 2.2 48 40 8 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .842 0.00 -
1886 Beaneaters CF 109 - - 305 2.8 272 243 29 33 4 n/a n/a n/a .892 0.00 -
1887 Beaneaters CF 127 - - 400 3.1 373 339 34 27 9 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1888 Beaneaters CF 135 - - 352 2.6 316 286 30 36 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 0.00 -
1889 Beaneaters CF 132 - - 315 2.4 289 267 22 26 6 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1890 Red Stockings CF 2 - - 5 2.5 4 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1890 Giants OF 76 - - 203 2.7 182 164 18 21 3 n/a n/a n/a .897 0.00 -
1890 Giants SS 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1891 Porkers OF 99 - - 238 2.4 213 193 20 25 4 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 568 0 0 1,545 2.7 1,398 1,264 134 147 27 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 --
OF Totals 175 0 0 441 2.5 395 357 38 46 7 n/a n/a n/a .896 0.00 --
SS Totals 4 0 0 8 2.0 6 3 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 --
8 Years 747 - - 1,994 2.7 1,799 1,624 175 195 34 n/a n/a n/a .902 0.00 --
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1884 Virginias - - - - - n/a 73.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1885 Beaneaters - - - - - n/a 111.0 0.0 4.8 - - -
1886 Beaneaters 11 - - - - n/a 413.0 0.0 7.2 - - -
1887 Beaneaters 52 - - - - n/a 101.4 14.5 6.6 - - -
1888 Beaneaters 35 - - - - n/a 48.8 17.7 8.6 - - -
1889 Beaneaters 34 - - - - n/a 107.8 9.0 8.0 - - -
1890 Red Stockings 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 - - -
1890 Giants 7 - - - - n/a 306.0 12.2 7.1 - - -
1891 Porkers 12 - - - - n/a 62.7 8.5 7.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 151 - - - - n/a 90.7 15.1 7.8 - - -
Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1884 Richmond Virginias n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Boston Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Cincinnati Porkers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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