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Wade Johnston could flat out hit. He was fast, bad defensively, and a bit reluctant to take a walk.

But he could rake, hitting for both average and power throughout his career, especially in 1928 and 1929, when he could find himself part of the MVP conversation. Those years are the most likely revision points in these projections, as it is possible the HR power was due to some extreme park effect a la Mel Ott, but I’ve left the projections as is for now–it is not unheard of for a player to have a couple strong HR years in their late 20s.

Johnston really fell off a cliff at the end of his career, and I would suspect an injury in 1932 as a key factor.

A clear MLB talent, and a valuable piece especially from 1925 through 1931.

He was decent as a pitcher for the first few years of his career, but we’ve omitted that as he clearly wasn’t really thought of as a 2-way player.

Name	Wade Johnston
ID / Status	johnst000wad / Draft
Pos	OF
DOB / i9s Career	04/09/1898 / 1921 - 1933
Birthplace	Middleport, OH (USA)
Height / Weight	5'7" / 142
B / T	L / L

 

Batting Projections

Year	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1921	195	62	11	7	3	9	11	5	2	0.318	0.348	0.492	0.840
1922	331	72	12	4	2	27	25	7	3	0.218	0.277	0.296	0.573
1923	512	168	32	3	5	51	31	38	14	0.328	0.389	0.432	0.821
1924	552	146	33	11	5	37	22	27	9	0.264	0.311	0.391	0.702
1925	531	150	35	12	7	57	27	33	11	0.282	0.352	0.433	0.785
1926	610	168	45	11	7	64	35	25	2	0.275	0.344	0.420	0.764
1927	603	208	42	11	8	68	44	18	3	0.345	0.411	0.491	0.902
1928	620	173	45	9	17	52	29	24	7	0.279	0.335	0.463	0.798
1929	583	229	39	10	25	77	40	18	7	0.393	0.464	0.623	1.086
1930	578	179	30	4	9	65	33	13	6	0.310	0.379	0.422	0.802
1931	548	178	30	8	4	80	43	13	9	0.325	0.411	0.431	0.841
1932	222	43	8	2	2	9	12	2	1	0.194	0.225	0.275	0.500
1933	166	38	5	1	1	11	15	2	2	0.229	0.277	0.289	0.566

 

Pitching Projections