Johnny Callison

Right Field

1958—1973

johnny-callison
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
#34

Player Detail

John Wesley
GIVEN NAME
Callison
SURNAME
March 12, 1939, in Qualls, OK
BORN
October 12, 2006, in Abington, PA, USA
DIED
1958—1973
Playing Career
Played from 19-34
PLAYING AGE
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Fightin Phils
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 9, 1958
Major League Debut
August 17, 1973
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Right Fielder —
— Phillies ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Johnny Callison?

MVP of the All-Star Game and runner-up in MVP race in 1964.
Johnny Callison is the only player to lead the league in outfield assists in four consecutive seasons.
  • Johnny Callison Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

70

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1886
1757
226
840
.264
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
36.4
58.5

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.773
.756
102.4

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.264
.331
.441

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Frank Robinson
Felipe Alou
Roberto Clemente
Hank Aaron

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.274
.343
.464

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Clay Dalrymple
Ernie Banks
Tony Taylor
Don Money
Dick Allen
Billy Williams
Tony Gonzalez
Matty Alou
Jim Bunning
Chris Short
Gene Mauch

Johnny Callison Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Callison
537
142
75
26
7
18
68
52
86
6
237
197
.264
.331
.441
773
AVG RF
537
145
72
23
5
16
52
83
9
226
200
.270
.336
.420
.756

Johnny Callison Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
34
60
50
45
54
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
56
35
20
24
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Johnny Callison PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
38.4
34.4
29.4
20.3
3.29
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = Johnny Callison
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
237.9
169.9
135.8
88.8
20.4
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = Johnny Callison
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF