Johnny Callison
Johnny Callison
Full name: John Wesley Callison
Born: March 12, 1939, Qualls, Oklahoma
First Game: September 9, 1958; Final Game: August 17, 1973
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 175
All Star MVP (1964)
Johnny Callison
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1958 CHI A 18 64 10 19 4 2 1 12 6 0 14 0 0 1 1 1 0 .297 .352 .469 0.2 1958 CHI A
1959 CHI A 49 104 12 18 3 0 3 12 13 0 20 1 0 0 5 0 1 .173 .271 .288 -0.8 1959 CHI A
1960 PHI N Daily Splits 99 288 36 75 11 5 9 30 45 2 70 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 .260 .360 .427 0.7 1960 PHI N
1961 PHI N Daily Splits 138 455 74 121 20 11 9 47 69 5 76 3 6 5 0 5 7 10 4 .266 .363 .418 0.2 1961 PHI N
1962 PHI N Daily Splits 157 603 107 181 26 10 23 83 54 1 96 6 8 1 0 8 8 10 3 .300 .363 .491 3.4 1962 PHI N
1963 PHI N Daily Splits 157 626 96 178 36 11 26 78 50 4 111 2 13 1 0 11 8 8 3 .284 .339 .502 4.1 1963 PHI N
1964 PHI N Daily Splits 162 654 101 179 30 10 31 104 36 3 95 6 6 3 0 8 5 6 3 .274 .316 .492 2.3 1964 PHI N
1965 PHI N Daily Splits 160 619 93 162 25 16 32 101 57 2 117 6 4 5 0 9 5 6 5 .262 .328 .509 3.1 1965 PHI N
1966 PHI N Daily Splits 155 612 93 169 40 7 11 55 56 4 83 3 2 4 0 10 11 8 8 .276 .338 .418 -0.2 1966 PHI N
1967 PHI N Daily Splits 149 556 62 145 30 5 14 64 55 17 63 3 3 3 0 7 7 6 12 .261 .329 .408 -0.1 1967 PHI N
1968 PHI N Daily Splits 121 398 46 97 18 4 14 40 42 4 70 3 3 2 0 4 6 4 3 .244 .319 .415 0.2 1968 PHI N
1969 PHI N Daily Splits 134 495 66 131 29 5 16 64 49 11 73 3 1 4 0 2 6 2 1 .265 .332 .440 1.8 1969 PHI N
1970 CHI N Daily Splits 147 477 65 126 23 2 19 68 60 11 63 3 0 3 0 2 10 7 2 .264 .348 .440 -0.7 1970 CHI N
1971 CHI N Daily Splits 103 290 27 61 12 1 8 38 36 8 55 2 1 4 0 4 6 2 1 .210 .298 .341 -1.8 1971 CHI N
1972 NY A Daily Splits 92 275 28 71 10 0 9 34 18 1 34 0 2 5 0 6 6 3 0 .258 .299 .393 -0.3 1972 NY A
1973 NY A Daily Splits 45 136 10 24 4 0 1 10 4 0 24 0 0 2 0 1 6 1 1 .176 .197 .228 -2.0 1973 NY A
Total NL 1682 6073 866 1625 300 87 212 772 609 72 972 40 49 35 0 72 80 69 49 .268 .337 .450 13.0 Total NL
Total AL 204 579 60 132 21 2 14 68 41 1 92 1 2 8 0i 7i 18 5 2 .228 .277 .344 -2.9 Total AL
Total Splits 1886 6652 926 1757 321 89 226 840 650 73 1064 41 51 43 0i 79i 98 74 51 .264 .331 .441 10.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 NL Daily Splits 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1962 NL
1964 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1964 NL
Total Splits 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1958 CHI A OF 18 39 2 1 1 .976 18 0 0
1959 CHI A OF 41 54 3 1 0 .983 41 0 0
1960 PHI N Daily OF 86 77 60 665.2 176 7 2 4 0 .989 42 16 38
1960 PHI N LF 42 28 24 255.1 66 1 0 1 0 1.000
1960 PHI N RF 38 36 26 293 61 5 1 2 0 .985
1960 PHI N CF 16 13 10 117.1 44 1 1 1 0 .978
1961 PHI N Daily OF 124 117 112 1059.1 227 10 8 2 0 .967 89 0 36
1961 PHI N LF 89 81 80 758 175 5 6 2 0 .968
1961 PHI N RF 36 36 32 301.1 50 5 2 0 0 .965
1962 PHI N Daily OF 152 147 137 1311 327 24 7 7 0 .980 3 5 151
1962 PHI N RF 151 146 136 1280 319 23 7 7 0 .980
1962 PHI N CF 5 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 PHI N LF 3 1 1 12 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1963 PHI N Daily OF 157 152 148 1387.1 298 26 2 4 0 .994 3 0 156
1963 PHI N RF 156 152 148 1384.1 299 25 2 4 0 .994
1963 PHI N LF 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 PHI N Daily OF 162 159 153 1425.1 319 19 4 3 0 .988 2 0 162
1964 PHI N RF 162 159 153 1424 320 20 4 3 0 .988
1964 PHI N LF 2 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1965 PHI N Daily OF 159 154 150 1390.2 313 21 6 2 0 .982 0 0 159
1965 PHI N RF 159 154 150 1390.2 317 21 6 2 0 .983
1966 PHI N Daily OF 154 150 147 1346.2 275 12 3 2 0 .990 0 0 154
1966 PHI N RF 154 150 147 1346.2 274 12 3 2 0 .990
1967 PHI N Daily OF 147 144 139 1281 286 12 7 1 0 .977 0 0 147
1967 PHI N RF 147 144 139 1281 286 11 7 1 0 .977
1968 PHI N Daily OF 109 107 93 900.2 187 10 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 109
1968 PHI N RF 109 107 93 900.2 187 10 0 1 0 1.000
1969 PHI N Daily OF 129 128 123 1119 273 12 3 3 0 .990 0 0 129
1969 PHI N RF 129 128 123 1119 272 10 3 3 0 .989
1970 CHI N Daily OF 144 130 122 1162.1 244 8 7 3 0 .973 0 3 143
1970 CHI N RF 143 128 121 1143.1 243 8 7 3 0 .973
1970 CHI N CF 3 2 1 19 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CHI N Daily OF 89 82 75 726 158 3 3 0 0 .982 1 0 88
1971 CHI N RF 88 82 75 725 156 3 3 0 0 .981
1971 CHI N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 NY A Daily OF 74 69 52 582.1 127 4 1 1 0 .992 0 0 74
1972 NY A RF 74 69 52 582.1 127 4 1 1 0 .992
1973 NY A Daily OF 32 29 24 252 46 2 2 0 0 .960 0 0 32
1973 NY A RF 32 29 24 252 43 2 2 0 0 .957
1973 NY A DH 10 8 8 -
Total OF 1777 1645i1535i14609.1i 3349 175 57 34 0i .984 199 24 1578
Total RF 1578 1520 1419 13423.1 2954 159 48 29 0 .985
Total LF 140i 110i 105i 1030.2i 246i 7i 6i 3i 0i .977
Total CF 24 15 11 155.1 49 1 1 1 0 .980
Total DH 10 8 8 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1964 NL Daily OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1964 NL RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Total RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (June 14, 1957 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gene Freese
(December 9, 1959 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dick Selma and Oscar
Gamble (November 17, 1969 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named
later (January 20, 1972 ); Chicago Cubs received Jack Aker (May 17, 1972 ).
Released by New York Yankees (August 18, 1973 ).
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