Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1972
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1972
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1973 | HOU | 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .300 |
| 1974 | HOU | 83 | 171 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 0 | .228 |
| 1975 | HOU | 122 | 340 | 52 | 94 | 20 | 65 | 1 | .276 |
| 1976 | HOU | 108 | 318 | 36 | 72 | 10 | 49 | 0 | .226 |
| 1977 |  HOU/NYY | 107 | 286 | 46 | 85 | 22 | 54 | 0 | .297 |
| 1978 | NYY | 76 | 174 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .184 |
| 1979 |  NYY/CLE | 100 | 304 | 48 | 82 | 20 | 67 | 2 | .270 |
| 1980 |  CLE/CHC | 122 | 370 | 53 | 86 | 16 | 62 | 0 | .232 |
| 1981 | ATH | 84 | 273 | 40 | 71 | 17 | 59 | 5 | .260 |
| 1982 | ATH | 73 | 214 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .238 |
| 1983 | TOR | 142 | 407 | 59 | 108 | 22 | 76 | 0 | .265 |
| 1984 | TOR | 127 | 359 | 51 | 109 | 16 | 61 | 0 | .304 |
| 1985 |  TEX/TOR | 106 | 369 | 35 | 96 | 13 | 66 | 0 | .260 |
| 1986 | TOR | 107 | 336 | 48 | 84 | 15 | 55 | 0 | .250 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HOU | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | HOU | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 210 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 393 | 172 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOU | 384 | 127 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU/NYY | 339 | 167 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 205 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/CLE | 350 | 158 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CLE/CHC | 430 | 147 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 310 | 130 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 244 | 82 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | 484 | 199 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 415 | 182 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX/TOR | 417 | 154 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 394 | 143 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HOU | 0.0 | 0.9 | 8 | .000 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | HOU | 0.3 | 4.9 | 9.4 | .400 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 0.6 | 29.5 | 5.9 | .211 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 2.7 | 66 | 7.2 | .229 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOU | 0.8 | 51.3 | 5.6 | .173 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 31.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU/NYY | 2.9 | 67.2 | 8.9 | .287 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | -0.3 | 21 | 4 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/CLE | 1.2 | 57.7 | 6.8 | .250 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | CLE/CHC | -0.4 | 52.7 | 4.9 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 1.4 | 45.1 | 5.8 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | -0.2 | 28.3 | 4.6 | .145 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 30.6 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | 1.7 | 78.5 | 6.9 | .224 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 2.7 | 72.7 | 7.7 | .203 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX/TOR | 0.3 | 55.1 | 5.3 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 0.7 | 54.9 | 5.8 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 22.4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
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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