John Britton
1940–1949 · bats L / throws R · Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, CI2, Indianapolis Clowns, SAS, SNO
177G
.327AVG
.353OBP
.424SLG
177H
5HR
64RBI
8SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 576 | 542 | 94 | 177 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 230 | .327 | .353 | .424 | .777 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1945-05-06 to 1946-06-30
14longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1948-08-01 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 86 | 287 | 89 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .324 | .331 | .422 |
| Away | 91 | 289 | 88 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 2 | .330 | .346 | .427 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .625 | .625 |
| May | 48 | 138 | 37 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | .282 | .297 | .344 |
| June | 45 | 154 | 53 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | .366 | .364 | .510 |
| July | 35 | 131 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .240 | .260 | .306 |
| August | 35 | 119 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .372 | .387 | .504 |
| September | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .562 | .611 | .562 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 38 | 146 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .259 | .274 | .333 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 34 | 91 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .352 | .471 |
| chicago-american-giants | 29 | 74 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .338 | .514 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 16 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .391 | .432 |
| memphis-red-sox | 13 | 58 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .414 | .536 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 11 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .317 |
| new-york-cubans | 6 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .423 | .423 |
| cincinnati-clowns | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .389 | .375 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SNO | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1942 | CGChicago American Giants | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1943 | CI2 | 32 | 96 | 36 | – | 7 | 2 | .375 | – | – |
| 1944 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 30 | 96 | 36 | – | 9 | 2 | .375 | – | – |
| 1945 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 12 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 8 | – | .410 | – | – |
| 1946 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 15 | 44 | 11 | – | 6 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1947 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 17 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 5 | – | .426 | – | – |
| 1948 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 38 | 129 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .287 | – | – |
| 1949 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 28 | 84 | 20 | – | 7 | 1 | .238 | – | – |