Howard Johnson stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1995

Third Baseman · #20

Age 65 · 5' 10"

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Howard Johnson played 14 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,531
AB
4,940
R
760
H
1,229
HR
228
RBI
760
SB
231
AVG
.249

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.
1982DET5415523494147.316
1983DET27661114350.212
1984DET1163554388125010.248
1985NYM126389389411466.242
1986NYM88220305410398.245
1987NYM15755493147369932.265
1988NYM14849585114246823.230
1989NYM1535711041643610141.287
1990NYM15459089144239034.244
1991NYM1565641081463811730.259
1992NYM100350487874322.223
1993NYM7223532567266.238
1994COL932273048104011.211
1995CHC8716926337221.195

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

Career Postseason

GP
11
AB
26
R
3
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
1
AVG
.038

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,715
TB
2,204
XBH
497
HBP
17
IBB
105
GIDP
61
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.
1982DET1736691130
1983DET742331010
1984DET402140271160
1985NYM4281533301060
1986NYM25398241820
1987NYM6452795951880
1988NYM5942094632560
1989NYM655319801840
1990NYM6682566301270
1991NYM6583027611240
1992NYM410118262570
1993NYM28089170330
1994COL26992220220
1995CHC20660121020

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
20.1
RC
794.6
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.197
SECA
.369
BB/K
0.66
AB/HR
21.7
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.
1982DET0.925.15.9.1100.20.538.80
1983DET0.073.6.1360.20.7220
1984DET0.946.14.4.1460.30.629.60
1985NYM0.445.94.1520.20.435.40
1986NYM1.235.75.7.2000.40.5220
1987NYM4.1105.36.6.2380.40.715.40
1988NYM3.379.25.3.1920.40.820.60
1989NYM6.8122.77.8.2710.50.615.90
1990NYM2.188.35.1.1900.40.725.70
1991NYM3.1106.86.4.2770.40.714.80
1992NYM-1.543.84.1.1140.30.7500
1993NYM0.834.14.9.1400.3133.60
1994COL-0.833.14.8.1940.40.522.70
1995CHC-1.2224.2.1600.40.724.10

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

Bio

Age
65 yearsNov 29, 1960
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Clearwater, FL
NL Silver Slugger
2x

What were Howard Johnson's career stats?

Howard Johnson played 14 seasons for the Tigers, the Mets, the Rockies and the Cubs. He was a career .249 hitter with 1,229 hits, 228 home runs and 760 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .316 batting average, 4 home runs and 14 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1982 to 1995

Howard Johnson finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 277th in stolen bases (231)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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