1894
Born October 9, 1894
Parker Ford, PA, USA
Jing Johnson Notable
b. October 9, 1894 · Philadelphia Athletics 1916–1917, 1919, 1927–1928
Jing Johnson spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher, from 1916 to 1928.
He went 24 and 37 with a 3.35 earned run average, pitching 539 innings in 100 games. He struck out 166 and completed 35 of his 63 starts. Across 102 games he batted .184, with 32 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 6 doubles.
He was born in Parker Ford, PA, USA on October 9, 1894, and died on December 6, 1950. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PHA | 12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .074 |
| 1917 | PHA | 35 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .203 |
| 1919 | PHA | 35 | 72 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .194 |
| 1927 | PHA | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1928 | PHA | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 102 | 174 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 0 | .184 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PHA | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 84.1 | 90 | 35 | 39 | 25 | 3.74 |
| 1917 | PHA | 9 | 12 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 191.0 | 184 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 2.78 |
| 1919 | PHA | 9 | 15 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 202.0 | 222 | 81 | 62 | 67 | 3.61 |
| 1927 | PHA | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 51.2 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3.48 |
| 1928 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5.06 |
| Career | — | 24 | 37 | 100 | 63 | 0 | 539.2 | 551 | 201 | 178 | 166 | 3.35 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died December 6, 1950
1916
Major-league debut: Jing Johnson
Jing Johnson made a major-league debut on June 27, 1916.
1928
Final major-league game: Jing Johnson
Jing Johnson played a final major-league game on May 25, 1928.
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