Red Johnson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Red Johnson
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Big Timber
Birthdate:
Oct. 1, 1917 (44 y, 8 m, 3 d)
Born In:
Portland, OR, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'1"/198
Entry:
1935 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Detroit Dynamos
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1951 (2nd) New York (FABL)
1949 New York (FABL)
1947 (3rd) New York (FABL)
1946 New York (FABL)
1944 (2nd) New York (FABL)
1941 Detroit (FABL)
1940 Detroit (FABL)
1939 (3rd) Detroit (FABL)
All-Star 1954 New York (FABL)
1953 New York (FABL)
1952 New York (FABL)
1951 New York (FABL)
1950 New York (FABL)
1949 New York (FABL)
1947 New York (FABL)
1946 New York (FABL)
1944 New York (FABL)
1942 Detroit (FABL)
1940 Detroit (FABL)
1938 Detroit (FABL)
Batter of the Month Jun 1952 New York (FABL)
Sep 1951 New York (FABL)
Jun 1951 New York (FABL)
Oct 1950 New York (FABL)
Oct 1949 New York (FABL)
Jun 1949 New York (FABL)
Oct 1947 New York (FABL)
Oct 1946 New York (FABL)
Jun 1946 New York (FABL)
Aug 1942 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 1941 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 1939 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 1937 Newark (UL)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1938 Detroit (FABL)
Aug 1938 Detroit (FABL)
Player of the Week Sep 7, 1953 New York (FABL)
Jun 11, 1951 New York (FABL)
Sep 5, 1949 New York (FABL)
Aug 29, 1949 New York (FABL)
Jun 27, 1949 New York (FABL)
May 30, 1949 New York (FABL)
May 2, 1949 New York (FABL)
Jun 28, 1948 New York (FABL)
Sep 15, 1947 New York (FABL)
Sep 23, 1946 New York (FABL)
Sep 9, 1946 New York (FABL)
Jul 30, 1945 New York (FABL)
Sep 18, 1944 New York (FABL)
Sep 4, 1944 New York (FABL)
May 10, 1943 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 1, 1941 Detroit (FABL)
Jun 3, 1940 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 11, 1939 Detroit (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 46 42.0 47.9
Grey Ink 279 229.7 220.3
HoF Standard 62 64.3 62.8
WAR 89.9 87.0 103.4
WAR7 46.9 48.8 61.5
JAWS 68.4 67.9 82.5
Similar Players (1B)
Player Score
Bill Barrett R 822
Walt Messer R 803
Rankin Kellogg R 797
Al Wheeler R 754
Hank Barnett R 709
Moxie Pidgeon R 702
Edwin Hackberry 684
Fred McCormick R 677
Frank Vance R 641
Dave Trowbridge R 634
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1938 149 10
1940 149 8
1942 154 1
1947 148 10
1950 154 1
1954 150 8
Year PA Rank
1938 688 8
1939 677 8
1940 674 7
1941 649 9
1942 697 3
1945 639 10
1946 664 8
1947 690 7
1950 697 7
Year AB Rank
1942 580 8
1942 580 8
1947 602 7
1947 602 7
Year Hits Rank
1940 182 5
1941 168 10
1942 164 9
1946 168 10
1947 192 5
1951 172 7
Year K Rank
1946 65 10
1947 69 8
1951 69 8
1953 94 4
1954 86 6
Year TB Rank
1939 280 8
1940 309 1
1941 312 2
1942 271 4
1944 246 9
1945 230 5
1946 298 2
1947 336 3
1949 334 1
1950 288 6
1951 302 3
1953 292 6
Year 2B Rank
1940 37 2
Year HR Rank
1938 19 9
1939 27 3
1940 28 5
1941 37 1
1942 27 2
1943 13 7
1944 31 2
1945 25 3
1946 39 1
1947 43 3
1948 30 6
1949 52 1
1950 39 3
1951 35 2
1952 22 6
1953 36 3
1954 25 10
Year RBI Rank
1939 96 8
1940 108 3
1941 108 3
1942 92 4
1944 86 4
1945 83 5
1946 87 6
1947 116 4
1948 94 9
1949 137 1
1950 109 7
1951 118 2
1953 106 6
1954 106 6
Year R Rank
1938 102 7
1940 110 2
1941 105 3
1942 100 2
1944 88 6
1945 82 5
1946 103 1
1947 109 3
1949 121 1
1950 109 3
1951 115 3
Year BB Rank
1938 120 1
1939 106 1
1940 120 2
1941 82 8
1942 110 2
1943 91 6
1944 82 4
1945 101 1
1946 83 6
1948 88 7
1949 112 4
1950 104 3
1951 92 10
Year IBB Rank
1940 9 6
1942 9 3
1943 6 9
1944 11 3
1945 7 2
1950 12 3
Year HBP Rank
1938 6 3
1939 4 10
1942 4 4
1949 4 9
Year SF Rank
1938 9 2
1939 9 2
1940 9 1
1943 7 8
1945 8 2
1949 7 10
1950 11 1
1951 6 10
1953 6 7
Year XBH Rank
1940 68 1
1941 67 1
1942 50 5
1944 48 5
1945 39 9
1946 50 5
1947 58 8
1948 55 10
1949 65 4
1950 58 7
1951 58 5
1953 64 5
Year Avg Rank
1939 0.312 7
1940 0.335 1
1941 0.298 10
1944 0.299 10
1946 0.293 9
1947 0.319 7
1951 0.314 7
Year OBP Rank
1938 0.427 3
1939 0.420 3
1940 0.451 2
1941 0.385 10
1942 0.399 3
1943 0.378 10
1944 0.405 2
1945 0.383 6
1946 0.383 5
1947 0.397 5
1948 0.412 4
1949 0.423 3
1951 0.410 7
Year SLG Rank
1939 0.503 6
1940 0.569 1
1941 0.553 1
1942 0.467 9
1944 0.549 2
1945 0.436 6
1946 0.519 1
1947 0.558 3
1948 0.563 2
1949 0.620 1
1950 0.497 9
1951 0.552 2
1953 0.565 4
Year ISO Rank
1939 0.190 9
1940 0.234 2
1941 0.255 1
1942 0.185 3
1943 0.123 10
1944 0.250 2
1945 0.169 4
1946 0.227 2
1947 0.239 5
1948 0.265 2
1949 0.315 1
1950 0.238 5
1951 0.238 2
1953 0.271 3
Year OPS Rank
1938 0.890 6
1939 0.923 4
1940 1.020 1
1941 0.938 2
1942 0.866 4
1944 0.954 2
1945 0.820 6
1946 0.902 1
1947 0.955 2
1948 0.975 2
1949 1.043 1
1950 0.863 8
1951 0.962 1
1953 0.936 5
Year G Rank
1940 151 8
1942 154 1
1945 151 8
1947 152 8
1950 154 1
Year WAR Rank
1938 5.0 6
1939 5.6 4
1940 8.1 1
1941 5.9 5
1942 5.9 6
1944 6.1 5
1946 5.7 5
1947 7.5 3
1948 5.3 7
1949 7.7 2
1953 5.7 7