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Ben Johnson
Benjamin Joseph Johnson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut June 26, 2005
  vs. SEA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Born June 18, 1981 in Memphis, TN

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2005 24 SDP NL  31   75   10   16   8  1   3   13   0  2  11  23  .213  .310  .467  108   35   1   1   1   0   4
 2006 25 SDP NL  58  120   19   30   5  2   4   12   3  0  14  36  .250  .333  .425  101   51   0   0   2   1   3
 2007 26 NYM NL   9   27    2    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  11  .185  .233  .222   21    6   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       98  222   31   51  14  3   7   26   3  2  27  70  .230  .313  .414   93   92   1   2   3   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        367   51   84  23  5  12   43   5  3  45 116  .230  .313  .414   93  152   2   3   5   2  12
 Career High     58  120   19   30   8  2   4   13   3  2  14  36                          51   1   1   2   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2005 24 SDP NL   88   67    9   3.6   101| .213  .259| .310  .328| .467  .412| .777  .740| 108  .367   1.1   0.1   0%
 2006 25 SDP NL  135   93   17   4.9   105| .250  .261| .333  .330| .425  .424| .758  .754| 101  .482   0.2   0.0 100%
 2007 26 NYM NL   30   23    2   2.3   108| .185  .269| .233  .338| .222  .430| .455  .768|  21  .195  -3.1  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       253  183   28   4.1   104| .230  .261| .313  .330| .414  .421| .727  .751|  93  .409  -1.8  -0.2  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2005 24 SDP NL OF 29 51 0 2 0 .962 .985 1.76 1.86 2.42 2.19 20 189.3 LF 13 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.77 1.52 1.61 1.94 6 56.0 RF 11 27 0 1 0 .964 .978 2.45 1.75 3.32 2.10 8 73.3 CF 9 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.56 2.14 2.10 2.50 6 60.0 2006 25 SDP NL OF 43 88 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.07 1.88 2.77 2.22 28 289.0 LF 22 48 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.23 1.54 2.64 1.97 18 167.3 CF 17 40 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.35 2.20 3.25 2.58 10 110.7 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.13 0 11.0 2007 26 NYM NL OF 9 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.11 1.94 2.51 2.30 7 68.0 LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.56 2.40 2.00 5 45.0 RF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 1.80 2.74 2.19 2 23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 24 SDP NL CF 9 14 0 1 0 .933 .986 1.56 2.14 2.10 2.50 6 60.0 2006 25 SDP NL CF 17 40 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.35 2.20 3.25 2.58 10 110.7 2005 24 SDP NL LF 13 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.77 1.52 1.61 1.94 6 56.0 2006 25 SDP NL LF 22 48 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.23 1.54 2.64 1.97 18 167.3 2007 26 NYM NL LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.56 2.40 2.00 5 45.0 2005 24 SDP NL OF 29 51 0 2 0 .962 .985 1.76 1.86 2.42 2.19 20 189.3 2006 25 SDP NL OF 43 88 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.07 1.88 2.77 2.22 28 289.0 2007 26 NYM NL OF 9 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.11 1.94 2.51 2.30 7 68.0 2005 24 SDP NL RF 11 27 0 1 0 .964 .978 2.45 1.75 3.32 2.10 8 73.3 2006 25 SDP NL RF 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.13 0 11.0 2007 26 NYM NL RF 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.75 1.80 2.74 2.19 2 23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 81 158 1 2 0 .988 .985 1.96 1.88 2.62 2.22 55 546.3 40 26 19# LF* 40 70 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.77 1.54 2.38 1.97 29 268.3 CF* 26 54 0 1 0 .982 .987 2.08 2.18 2.85 2.55 16 170.7 RF* 19 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.79 1.76 2.85 2.12 10 107.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 81 158 1 2 0 .988 .985 1.96 1.88 2.62 2.22 55 546
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2005   NLDS  SDP STL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999.

July 31, 2000: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Heathcliff Slocumb to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Hernandez and Nate Tebbs (minors).

November 15, 2006: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Jon Adkins to the New York Mets for Heath Bell and Royce Ring.

December 12, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

February 14, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2006San Diego Padres$327,500
Career (may be incomplete)$327,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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