Billy Johnson
1943–1953 · bats R / throws R · ALS, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
964G
.271AVG
.347OBP
.391SLG
882H
61HR
487RBI
13SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 964 | 3,658 | 3,252 | 419 | 882 | 141 | 33 | 61 | 487 | 347 | 290 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1,272 | .271 | .347 | .391 | .738 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1948-07-03 to 1948-07-21
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1948-06-19 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1948-08-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1948-07-05 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 481 | 1792 | 434 | 28 | 218 | 187 | 143 | .275 | .347 | .388 |
| Away | 483 | 1866 | 448 | 33 | 269 | 160 | 147 | .268 | .326 | .394 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 222 | 42 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 11 | .223 | .320 | .314 |
| May | 138 | 488 | 131 | 6 | 71 | 46 | 49 | .304 | .363 | .422 |
| June | 196 | 770 | 170 | 15 | 95 | 84 | 66 | .252 | .330 | .375 |
| July | 196 | 749 | 190 | 12 | 118 | 59 | 57 | .281 | .332 | .384 |
| August | 201 | 778 | 189 | 10 | 96 | 73 | 52 | .273 | .337 | .391 |
| September | 162 | 629 | 154 | 16 | 82 | 56 | 51 | .272 | .334 | .424 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .273 | .318 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 113 | 436 | 95 | 4 | 50 | 39 | 41 | .244 | .307 | .339 |
| chicago-white-sox | 109 | 440 | 106 | 8 | 67 | 49 | 34 | .275 | .352 | .392 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 107 | 432 | 113 | 7 | 65 | 38 | 23 | .290 | .350 | .403 |
| detroit-tigers | 106 | 399 | 106 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 39 | .304 | .373 | .427 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 105 | 389 | 112 | 7 | 63 | 32 | 31 | .317 | .370 | .450 |
| cleveland-guardians | 98 | 367 | 78 | 5 | 42 | 36 | 29 | .241 | .311 | .361 |
| st-louis-browns | 97 | 367 | 84 | 9 | 57 | 29 | 23 | .252 | .308 | .393 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 36 | 137 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 | .176 | .263 | .294 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  New York Yankees | 155 | 592 | 166 | 5 | 94 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1946 | New York Yankees | 85 | 296 | 77 | 4 | 35 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1947 | New York Yankees | 132 | 494 | 141 | 10 | 95 | 1 | .285 | – | – |
| 1948 | New York Yankees | 127 | 445 | 131 | 12 | 64 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1949 | New York Yankees | 113 | 329 | 82 | 8 | 56 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1950 | New York Yankees | 108 | 327 | 85 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals | 139 | 482 | 128 | 14 | 68 | 5 | .266 | – | – |
| 1952 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 94 | 282 | 71 | 2 | 34 | 1 | .252 | – | – |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |