Johnny Bess
John Edward Bess
Born: April 6, 1970
Douglas, AZ US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 22 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Mesa State
Career: 1992-1998
Johnny Bess compiled a career batting average of .224 with 47 home runs and 286 RBI in his 588-game career with the Princeton Reds, Charleston Wheelers, Winston-Salem Spirits, Chattanooga Lookouts, Winston-Salem Warthogs, Indianapolis Indians, Burlington Bees, Shreveport Captains, West Palm Beach Expos, San Jose Giants and Sonoma County Crushers. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | APPY | Princeton Reds | 48 | 193 | 173 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 55 | .208 | .286 | .306 | .593 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 11 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .242 | .359 | .424 | .783 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Wheelers | 106 | 415 | 358 | 35 | 82 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 107 | .229 | .327 | .355 | .682 | 127 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 37 | 122 | 103 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 34 | .204 | .300 | .272 | .572 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 58 | 227 | 186 | 41 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 51 | .301 | .411 | .468 | .878 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 88 | 286 | 246 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 83 | .187 | .296 | .293 | .588 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 57 | 200 | 175 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 63 | .246 | .322 | .457 | .779 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 15 | 55 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | .140 | .327 | .372 | .699 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 23 | 66 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .145 | .185 | .145 | .330 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 12 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .143 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 44 | 175 | 155 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 41 | .239 | .310 | .406 | .717 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | 87 | 362 | 306 | 49 | 72 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 74 | .235 | .344 | .395 | .740 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 588 | 2177 | 1873 | 257 | 420 | 80 | 18 | 47 | 286 | 47 | 25 | 243 | 555 | .224 | .322 | .361 | .683 | 677 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | APPY | Princeton Reds | 1B | 7 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .938 | 6.429 | ||||
| 1992 | R | APPY | Princeton Reds | C | 29 | 180 | 29 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 7.207 | 9 | |||
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Wheelers | C | 79 | 585 | 77 | 16 | 4 | .976 | 8.380 | 23 | |||
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Wheelers | 1B | 10 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .974 | 7.600 | ||||
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 10 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .975 | 7.900 | 3 | |||
| 1993 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1B | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 4.750 | ||||
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | C | 34 | 189 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .968 | 6.176 | 6 | 34 | 11 | 24.4 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | C | 17 | 90 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 6.176 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 53.3 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 1B | 11 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .974 | 6.909 | ||||
| 1994 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | LF | 21 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | OF | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.476 | ||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | C | 20 | 122 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 6.800 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 45.0 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 1B | 19 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 16 | .977 | 6.632 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Warthogs | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | OF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | C | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | OF | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.667 | ||||
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 23 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 3 | .984 | 5.217 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 47.1 |
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | OF | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | LF | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | C | 22 | 179 | 28 | 5 | 2 | .976 | 9.409 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 20.4 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | C | 14 | 83 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .990 | 6.857 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 43.5 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 12 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 6.250 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | 1B | 7 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 5.286 | ||||
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | OF | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.286 | ||||
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | C | 63 | 466 | 59 | 13 | 1 | .976 | 8.333 | 17 | 58 | 34 | 37.0 |
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | 3B | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.900 | ||||
| 1998 | Ind | WL4 | Sonoma County Crushers | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 491 | 2578 | 342 | 69 | 57 | .977 | 5.947 | 72 | 189 | 95 | 33.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | Appalachian League | Princeton Reds | CIN | ||
| 1993 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Wheelers | CIN | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Spirits | CIN | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Spirits | CIN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Warthogs | CIN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | SFN | ||
| 1996 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1998 | Ind | Western League | Sonoma County Crushers |
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