Billy Johnson
Career 964 G · 882 H · 61 HR · 487 RBI · .271 AVG
Seasons leading his league
6
4 best in baseball
2 league only
19
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1943
Best season
Spanning 1943–1951, peaking at 3 titles in 1943.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 953rd League titles 6
- 674th Best in baseball 4
- 1,594th Top-5 finishes 19
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 118th Third Base Double Plays 163
- 128th Third Base Putouts 860
- 131st Third Base Assists 1,728
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Base Assists | 2 | 1st | — | 1943 326 1951 332 |
| Third Base Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1948 AL 3.05 1943 #2 1951 #3 |
| Third Base Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1951 .976 1943 #3 |
| Third Base Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1943 AL 32 1951 #2 |
| Third Base Putouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1943 183 |
| Runs Batted In | — | #3 | — | 1943 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2 | 3B A 332 3B FPCT .976 |
| 1948 | 1 | 3B RF 3.05 |
| 1943 | 3 | 3B A 326 3B PO 183 3B DP 32 |
Batting
9 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NYA | AL | 155 | 592 | 70 | 166 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 94 | 53 | 30 | 3 | .280 | .344 | .367 | .710 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 85 | 296 | 51 | 77 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 42 | 1 | .260 | .334 | .382 | .716 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 132 | 494 | 67 | 141 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 95 | 44 | 43 | 1 | .285 | .351 | .417 | .768 |
| 1948 | NYA | AL | 127 | 446 | 59 | 131 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 41 | 30 | 0 | .294 | .358 | .446 | .805 |
| 1949 | NYA | AL | 113 | 329 | 48 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 48 | 44 | 1 | .249 | .348 | .374 | .722 |
| 1950 | NYA | AL | 108 | 327 | 44 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 42 | 30 | 1 | .260 | .346 | .376 | .722 |
| 1951 | SLN +1 | NL | 139 | 482 | 57 | 128 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 68 | 53 | 49 | 5 | .266 | .346 | .411 | .756 |
| 1952 | SLN | NL | 94 | 282 | 23 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 1 | .252 | .339 | .323 | .661 |
| 1953 | SLN | NL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| Career | — | — | 964 | 3,253 | 419 | 882 | 141 | 33 | 61 | 487 | 347 | 290 | 13 | .271 | .346 | .391 | .737 |
Fielding
3 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NYA | AL | 3B | 155 | — | — | 183 | 326 | 18 | 32 | 527 | .966 | 3.28 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 3B | 74 | — | — | 71 | 163 | 11 | 15 | 245 | .955 | 3.16 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 3B | 132 | — | — | 136 | 204 | 17 | 12 | 357 | .952 | 2.58 |
| 1948 | NYA | AL | 3B | 118 | — | — | 147 | 213 | 20 | 25 | 380 | .947 | 3.05 |
| 1949 | NYA | AL | 3B | 81 | — | — | 77 | 136 | 11 | 16 | 224 | .951 | 2.63 |
| 1B | 21 | — | — | 130 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 142 | .986 | 6.67 | |||
| 2B | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1950 | NYA | AL | 3B | 100 | — | — | 82 | 169 | 11 | 20 | 262 | .958 | 2.51 |
| 1B | 5 | — | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .933 | 2.80 | |||
| 1951 | SLN | NL | 3B | 137 | — | — | 107 | 332 | 11 | 32 | 450 | .976 | 3.20 |
| 1952 | SLN | NL | 3B | 89 | — | — | 56 | 177 | 12 | 10 | 245 | .951 | 2.62 |
| 1953 | SLN | NL | 3B | 11 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.000 | 0.82 |
| Career | — | — | 3B | 897 | — | — | 860 | 1,728 | 111 | 163 | 2,699 | .959 | 2.89 |
| — | — | 1B | 26 | — | — | 144 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 157 | .981 | 5.92 | |
| — | — | 2B | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |