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Mel Ott League
8-19-2069
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1958 LHP 25 37 5 1 1 1 2 3 8 .497 .200 .297 .162 .135
1958 RHP 29 74 18 0 1 0 7 2 13 .543 .273 .270 .027 .243
1959 LHP 17 32 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 .299 .143 .156 .094 .062
1959 RHP 37 96 16 3 0 2 13 5 29 .462 .202 .260 .094 .167
1960 LHP 15 15 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 .667 .267 .400 .133 .267
1960 RHP 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .125 .125 .000 .125
1961 LHP 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 .250 .750 .500 .250
1961 RHP 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 61 88 12 3 2 2 4 6 16 .476 .191 .284 .148 .136
Total RHP 73 181 35 3 1 2 20 7 46 .482 .228 .254 .061 .193
Total 1072 2065 459 72 26 29 203 157 463 .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.