Ben Johnson
Benjamin Joseph Johnson
Born: June 18, 1981
Memphis, TN US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 4 (1999 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Germantown HS (TN)
Career: 1999-2010
Major League Statistics
Ben Johnson compiled a career batting average of .264 with 120 home runs and 496 RBI in his 1651-game career with the Johnson City Cardinals, Peoria Chiefs, Fort Wayne Wizards, Lake Elsinore Storm, Mobile BayBears, Peoria Javelinas, Portland Beavers, New Orleans Zephyrs, Orange County Flyers and Erie SeaWolves. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2010 campaign.
 Johnson City Cardinals |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Fort Wayne Wizards |
 Lake Elsinore Storm |
 Mobile BayBears |
 Peoria Javelinas |
 Portland Beavers |
 New Orleans Zephyrs |
 Orange County Flyers |
 Erie SeaWolves |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 57 | 240 | 203 | 38 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 57 | .330 | .423 | .532 | .955 | 108 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | 29 | 121 | 109 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 | .193 | .261 | .367 | .627 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 93 | 391 | 330 | 58 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 53 | 78 | .242 | .353 | .433 | .786 | 143 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 136 | 571 | 503 | 79 | 139 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 54 | 141 | .276 | .358 | .441 | .799 | 222 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 131 | 528 | 456 | 58 | 110 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 127 | .241 | .337 | .375 | .712 | 171 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 44 | 140 | 127 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 36 | .181 | .252 | .244 | .496 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 52 | 210 | 184 | 30 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 49 | .266 | .354 | .446 | .800 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 136 | 544 | 475 | 80 | 119 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 85 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 136 | .251 | .334 | .480 | .814 | 228 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 107 | 472 | 414 | 79 | 129 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 88 | .312 | .394 | .558 | .952 | 231 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 51 | 227 | 198 | 35 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 55 | .263 | .344 | .434 | .778 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 53 | 218 | 188 | 26 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 36 | .271 | .364 | .356 | .720 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | 14 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .239 | .300 | .478 | .778 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | 12 | 60 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | .405 | .550 | .714 | 1.264 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 12 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .167 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 927 | 3821 | 3317 | 528 | 875 | 192 | 23 | 120 | 496 | 95 | 42 | 417 | 855 | .264 | .353 | .444 | .797 | 1473 | 59 | 55 | 9 | 23 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | OF | 54 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .978 | 1.648 |
| 1999 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | RF | 53 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | OF | 90 | 140 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .962 | 1.678 |
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | RF | 90 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | OF | 29 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.034 |
| 2000 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | RF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | CF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | OF | 133 | 211 | 8 | 12 | 2 | .948 | 1.647 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | RF | 111 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | OF | 124 | 244 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .965 | 2.016 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | RF | 124 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | OF | 48 | 122 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .969 | 2.625 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | OF | 35 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 1.714 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | RF | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | RF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | CF | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | OF | 130 | 226 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .963 | 1.815 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | RF | 67 | 117 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.791 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | CF | 43 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .968 | 2.116 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 107 | 205 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 1.972 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | RF | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 50 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 2.320 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | CF | 45 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 2.400 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 52 | 113 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 2.192 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | LF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | RF | 32 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .986 | 2.188 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | CF | 17 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 2.353 |
| 2009 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2009 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | OF | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.545 |
| 2009 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | OF | 12 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .893 | 2.083 |
| 2010 | Ind | GOBL | Orange County Flyers | RF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 2010 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | OF | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 2.600 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | RF | 10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 2.600 |
| Totals | 1651 | 2101 | 65 | 66 | 14 | .970 | 1.312 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 2000 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | SLN | ||
| 2000 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne Wizards | SDN | ||
| 2001 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | ||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 2003 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | ||
| 2004 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Javelinas | |||
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | April 7, 2005 | August 28, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | May 15, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | NYN | April 5, 2007 | August 2, 2007 |
| 2009 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Orange County Flyers | August 7, 2009 | August 31, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Orange County Flyers | May 21, 2010 | June 5, 2010 | |
| 2010 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | May 27, 2010 | June 22, 2010 |
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