Elmer
Johnson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 17, 1923 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 DAL PL $ 4,370,000  
1953 29 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1954 30 SF CL $ 555,000  
1955 31 SF CL $ 555,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,370,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 DAL PL 111 303 47 80 11 3 9 51 9 15 25 42 .264 .318 .409 .728 37.8 3.5
1953 29 DAL PL 46 102 11 24 6 1 2 16 5 3 4 16 .235 .275 .373 .648 9.9 0.0
    AAA   52 191 36 64 11 2 8 32 17 10 25 25 .335 .412 .539 .951 39.2  
1954 30 SF CL 125 381 55 98 20 7 14 73 8 8 30 70 .257 .317 .457 .774 53.7 5.5
1955 31 SF CL 123 427 65 105 18 7 9 54 13 9 49 59 .246 .324 .384 .708 55.0 5.9
4 Years Sim 405 1213 178 307 55 18 34 194 35 35 108 187 .253 .316 .412 .729 156.4 15.0
1 Years AAA 52 191 36 64 11 2 8 32 17 10 25 25 .335 .414 .539 .953 39.2  
162 Game Average 485 71 122 22 7 13 77 14 14 43 74 .253 .316 .412 .729 62.5  
Career Highs 125 427 65 105 20 7 14 73 13 15 49 70 .264 .324 .457 .774 55.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   871 123 212 36 12 20 127 23 28 82 145 .243 .309 .381 .690 99.0
vs LH   342 55 95 19 6 14 67 12 7 26 42 .278 .336 .491 .827 53.1
Home 194 565 97 151 35 10 23 96 16 12 52 91 .267 .333 .487 .820 87.2
Away 211 648 81 156 20 8 11 98 19 23 56 96 .241 .302 .347 .649 64.9
RISP   330 0 105 23 7 9 153 0 0 33 47 .318 .375 .512 .887 59.4
Pinch Hitting   64 11 24 5 1 3 19 1 1 4 9 .375 .420 .625 1.045 13.8
Close/Late   144 24 42 10 0 4 33 0 0 10 22 .292 .331 .444 .776 20.6
Mar/Apr 34 91 13 23 6 1 6 21 1 4 12 13 .253 .346 .538 .885 15.5
May 63 177 22 42 9 2 0 26 5 5 12 29 .237 .289 .311 .600 14.5
June 82 237 47 68 10 2 12 44 6 6 29 37 .287 .364 .498 .862 41.4
July 79 258 34 57 14 3 7 48 5 5 17 30 .221 .265 .380 .645 25.6
August 83 246 29 59 10 6 5 31 9 5 17 42 .240 .297 .390 .688 27.5
Sep/Oct 64 204 33 58 6 4 4 24 9 10 21 36 .284 .353 .412 .765 27.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 28 DAL PL LF 54 38 367.0 88 3 1 2 .989 2.23   1.1
    RF 33 16 182.0 39 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
    CF 17 15 129.0 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.72    
1953 29 DAL PL LF 12 9 86.7 17 0 1 0 .944 1.77   0.4
    RF 11 9 79.0 21 1 0 0 1.000 2.51    
    CF 5 5 39.0 12 1 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1954 30 SF CL CF 74 59 535.7 177 3 3 0 .984 3.02   2.9
    LF 42 41 342.0 63 2 2 0 .970 1.71    
    RF 4 1 17.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.51    
1955 31 SF CL CF 55 51 464.0 130 3 3 0 .978 2.58   2.5
    LF 60 53 449.0 92 4 3 1 .970 1.92    
    RF 5 5 41.0 9 0 2 0 .818 1.98    
  LF 168 141 1244.7 260 9 7 3 .975 1.95   1.5
  CF 151 130 1167.7 358 7 6 0 .984 2.81   5.4
  RF 53 31 319.7 70 1 2 0 .973 2.00    
Career Totals   372 302 2732.0 688 17 15 3 .979 2.32   6.9
Career Highs   120 109 954.0 241 7 8 2 .994 2.47    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1954-8-7
1955-5-7
CAR-47-18
Caught Stealing
1952-9-15
CAR-48-35
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 20th round, 387th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Frank Haws (SA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/10/1952, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 3/14/1953 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/31/1953 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/14/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $555,000 per year
Drove in 7 runs against Vancouver on 6/3/1954