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Mel Ott League
8-12-2069
Johnny Kison Catcher
Retired (1961, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .222 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .605 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 459 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 02-18-1927
HR 29 Drafted Round 21, Pick 329
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(4 games)
RBI 203
SB 61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance D+   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt B  Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 PHI
114
337
35
65
14
3
5
30
21
 84 5 2
4
 6 2
.546
.249
.297
.104
.193
1951 PHI
46
125
11
27
4
0
0
8
14
 32 2 0
2
 1 2
.553
.305
.248
.032
.216
1952 PHI
95
244
23
69
11
2
4
26
14
 60 0 1
6
 4 1
.714
.320
.393
.111
.283
1953 PHI
123
268
39
66
10
4
10
32
21
 56 1 1
9
 1 1
.728
.302
.425
.179
.246
1954 PHI
102
176
17
38
4
4
0
22
23
 41 1 4
10
 3 2
.588
.304
.284
.068
.216
1955 PHI-BRO
95
183
14
31
7
0
1
10
11
 41 2 0
7
 0 0
.449
.224
.224
.055
.169
1956 BRO
129
408
52
105
14
7
5
50
36
 79 2 3
15
 6 1
.681
.318
.363
.105
.257
1957 BRO
70
55
5
11
2
3
0
1
4
 8 1 0
1
 1 0
.612
.267
.345
.145
.200
1958 BRO
67
111
9
23
1
2
1
9
5
 21 1 0
6
 1 2
.527
.248
.279
.072
.207
1959 BRO
78
128
9
18
3
0
3
14
8
 35 0 3
1
 1 0
.421
.187
.234
.094
.141
1960 BRO
71
23
2
5
2
0
0
1
0
 4 0 0
0
 1 0
.522
.217
.304
.087
.217
1961 BRO
82
7
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
 2 1 0
0
 0 0
.679
.250
.429
.286
.143
Total
1072
2065
217
459
72
26
29
203
157
 463 16 14
61
 25 11
.605
.281
.324
.102
.222
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Johnny Kison has retired from the Brooklyn Bangers
1955-04-30The Brooklyn Bangers have acquired Johnny Kison from the waiver wire.
1955-04-26The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Bob Brown to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Johnny Kison for assignment.
1954-08-03The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Bob Brown to the minors.
1954-07-23The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Bob Brown to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Johnny Kison for assignment.
1952-05-18The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Carlos Polli for assignment.
1952-05-07The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Stan Taylor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Larry Bedient to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Ed Bolick for assignment.
1952-04-25The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Jimmy Ferrell for assignment.
1952-03-01The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-09-24The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team.
1951-07-29The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Max Crothers to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-07-04The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Max Crothers to the minors.
1951-06-01The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Lyman McNamara to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-04-18The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Lou Stahl for assignment.
1950-09-23The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.