Cliff Johnson stats

Last played for the Toronto Blue Jays, 1986

Designated Hitter

Age 79 · 6' 4"

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Cliff Johnson played 15 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,369
AB
3,945
R
539
H
1,016
HR
196
RBI
699
SB
9
AVG
.258

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1972HOU5401000.250
1973HOU72066260.300
1974HOU83171263910290.228
1975HOU122340529420651.276
1976HOU108318367210490.226
1977HOU/NYY107286468522540.297
1978NYY7617420326190.184
1979NYY/CLE100304488220672.270
1980CLE/CHC122370538616620.232
1981ATH84273407117595.260
1982ATH7321419517311.238
1983TOR1424075910822760.265
1984TOR1273595110916610.304
1985TEX/TOR106369359613660.260
1986TOR107336488415550.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
21
AB
51
R
3
H
15
HR
1
RBI
4
SB
0
AVG
.294

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,603
TB
1,812
XBH
394
HBP
50
IBB
53
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1972HOU6100000
1973HOU221441000
1974HOU21075153100
1975HOU393172375500
1976HOU384127334600
1977HOU/NYY3391673810200
1978NYY20561161500
1979NYY/CLE350158365500
1980CLE/CHC4301472811000
1981ATH310130253200
1982ATH24482172200
1983TOR484199465800
1984TOR415182403400
1985TEX/TOR417154313200
1986TOR394143284100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
14.4
RC
685.3
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.202
SECA
.345
BB/K
0.79
AB/HR
20.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1972HOU0.00.98.0000.5000
1973HOU0.34.99.4.4000.50.1100
1974HOU0.629.55.9.2110.40.717.10
1975HOU2.7667.2.2290.40.7170
1976HOU0.851.35.6.1730.41.131.80
1977HOU/NYY2.967.28.9.2870.40.8130
1978NYY-0.3214.1670.30.9290
1979NYY/CLE1.257.76.8.2500.40.715.20
1980CLE/CHC-0.452.74.9.1650.30.823.10
1981ATH1.445.15.8.2160.30.516.10
1982ATH-0.228.34.6.1450.30.630.60
1983TOR1.778.56.9.2240.41.018.50
1984TOR2.772.77.7.2030.30.822.40
1985TEX/TOR0.355.15.3.1570.30.728.40
1986TOR0.754.95.8.1760.30.922.40

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
79 yearsJul 22, 1947
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
San Antonio, United States

What were Cliff Johnson's career stats?

Cliff Johnson played 15 seasons for the Astros, the Yankees, the Athletics and the Blue Jays. He was a career .258 hitter with 1,016 hits, 196 home runs and 699 RBI. His best season was 1984: a .304 batting average, 16 home runs and 61 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1972 to 1986

Cliff Johnson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships ×2

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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