Montreal Saints (ML)
Jim Johnston
Birthdate:
May 24, 1929 (33 y, 1 m, 22 d)Born In:
Los Angeles, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
5'6"/188Entry:
1947 Draft
- Round: 5, Overall: 75, Team: Philadelphia Sailors
Contract:
$56.4k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
8 years, 68 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | 1954 (2nd) | San Francisco (FABL) |
| All-Star | 1957 | Montreal (FABL) |
| 1955 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| 1954 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Batter of the Month | May 1955 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Oct 1953 | San Francisco (GWL) | |
| Aug 1953 | El Paso (LSA) | |
| Jul 1953 | El Paso (LSA) | |
| Rookie of the Month | Aug 1954 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Jul 1954 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Player of the Week | Aug 15, 1955 | San Francisco (FABL) |
| Apr 25, 1955 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| May 3, 1954 | San Francisco (FABL) | |
| Jun 15, 1953 | El Paso (LSA) | |
| Sep 1, 1952 | El Paso (LSA) | |
| May 19, 1952 | Peoria (HL) | |
| Jun 4, 1951 | Miami (SEL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 5 | 42.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 28 | 229.7 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 64.3 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 24.6 | 87.0 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 23.8 | 48.8 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 24.2 | 67.9 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (1B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Otis Ballard | 924 |
| Rudy Minton | 921 |
| Bryan Jeffress | 909 |
| Ben McCarty R | 908 |
| Fred Miller R | 905 |
| Danny Singleton R | 892 |
| Bob Donoghue R | 891 |
| Elmer Nolde R | 890 |
| Doc Zimmerman | 889 |
| Davey Robicheaux R | 889 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 33
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Otis Ballard | 923 |
| Rudy Minton | 916 |
| Bryan Jeffress | 909 |
| Pat Petty | 905 |
| Fred Miller R | 905 |
| Ben McCarty R | 903 |
| Lorenzo Samuels R | 901 |
| Danny Singleton R | 897 |
| Harry Shumate R | 889 |
| Doc Zimmerman | 889 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 690 | 3 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 273 | 5 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 11 | 7 |
| 1957 | 10 | 6 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 22 | 10 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 139 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 125 | 1 |
| 1955 | 82 | 10 |
| 1957 | 73 | 8 |
| 1958 | 74 | 8 |
| 1959 | 84 | 10 |
| 1962 | 50 | 10 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6 | 10 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 61 | 6 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.417 | 3 |
| 1955 | 0.397 | 7 |
| 1957 | 0.392 | 7 |
| 1958 | 0.387 | 6 |
| 1959 | 0.393 | 6 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.489 | 5 |
| 1955 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1957 | 0.468 | 10 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.208 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0.907 | 4 |
| 1955 | 0.896 | 7 |
| 1957 | 0.859 | 7 |
| 1959 | 0.867 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5.7 | 5 |