1887
Born June 29, 1887
Elizabethtown, IL, USA
Dicta Johnson Notable
b. June 29, 1887 · Chicago Leland Giants 1909, Chicago American Giants 1912–1913, 1923, Indianapolis ABCs 1914–1917, 1920–1922, Detroit Stars 1919, Pittsburgh Keystones 1922, Toledo Tigers 1923, Milwaukee Bears 1923
Dicta Johnson played for seven clubs across 15 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Leland Giants in 1909 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1923.
He went 76 and 62 with a 3.57 earned run average, pitching 1,276.7 innings in 189 games. He struck out 636, completed 100 of his 148 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 199 games he batted .165, with 75 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Elizabethtown, IL, USA on June 29, 1887. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909* | LEL | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1912* | CAG | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1913* | CAG | 13 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1914* | ABC | 23 | 60 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1915* | ABC | 26 | 72 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1916* | ABC | 17 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1917* | ABC | 14 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| 1919* | DS | 11 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| 1920 | ABC | 27 | 65 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| 1921 | ABC | 24 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1922 | ABC/PK | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | CAG/MB/TT | 29 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Major leagues | — | 87 | 192 | 15 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| All seasons | — | 199 | 454 | 32 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 1 | .165 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909* | LEL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3.32 |
| 1912* | CAG | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40.0 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 2.70 |
| 1913* | CAG | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 74.1 | 82 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 4.24 |
| 1914* | ABC | 12 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 162.0 | 139 | 63 | 45 | 105 | 3.50 |
| 1915* | ABC | 14 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 184.1 | 132 | 50 | 50 | 107 | 2.44 |
| 1916* | ABC | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 112.0 | 91 | 35 | 55 | 67 | 2.81 |
| 1917* | ABC | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 82.2 | 67 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 2.83 |
| 1919* | DS | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 67.1 | 71 | 43 | 26 | 48 | 5.75 |
| 1920 | ABC | 8 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 171.0 | 158 | 66 | 44 | 72 | 3.47 |
| 1921 | ABC | 10 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 155.2 | 148 | 66 | 30 | 60 | 3.82 |
| 1922 | ABC/PK | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 33.0 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6.55 |
| 1923 | CAG/MB/TT | 9 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 175.1 | 190 | 80 | 49 | 57 | 4.11 |
| Major leagues | — | 29 | 25 | 83 | 60 | 2 | 535.0 | 544 | 236 | 128 | 202 | 3.97 |
| All seasons | — | 76 | 62 | 189 | 148 | 3 | 1276.2 | 1177 | 507 | 388 | 636 | 3.57 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dicta Johnson, that is 1909–1919. Why totals can differ.