Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1966
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1966
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,748
- AB
- 4,703
- R
- 578
- H
- 1,254
- HR
- 102
- RBI
- 531
- SB
- 50
- AVG
- .267
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | 61 | 254 | 35 | 67 | 3 | 17 | 3 | .264 |
| 1967 | LAA | 79 | 230 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .209 |
| 1968 | LAA | 41 | 115 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .261 |
| 1969 | LAA | 148 | 540 | 64 | 146 | 10 | 59 | 3 | .270 |
| 1970 | LAA | 119 | 320 | 34 | 76 | 11 | 39 | 1 | .238 |
| 1971 | CHW | 124 | 388 | 53 | 101 | 16 | 40 | 10 | .260 |
| 1972 | CHW | 113 | 261 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .188 |
| 1973 | ATH | 23 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .107 |
| 1974 | PHI | 64 | 200 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 30 | 5 | .295 |
| 1975 | PHI | 122 | 350 | 50 | 115 | 7 | 54 | 7 | .329 |
| 1976 | PHI | 129 | 440 | 62 | 140 | 5 | 53 | 5 | .318 |
| 1977 | PHI | 112 | 363 | 64 | 103 | 15 | 59 | 3 | .284 |
| 1978 |  PHI/NYY | 71 | 121 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .223 |
| 1979 |  NYY/SD | 98 | 249 | 17 | 69 | 1 | 39 | 2 | .277 |
| 1980 | LAD | 109 | 251 | 31 | 77 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .307 |
| 1981 | LAD | 61 | 83 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .205 |
| 1982 |  LAD/CHC | 119 | 282 | 40 | 68 | 10 | 45 | 0 | .241 |
| 1983 | CHC | 86 | 140 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 1 | .257 |
| 1984 | CHC | 52 | 73 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .288 |
| 1985 | LAD | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 21
- R
- 2
- H
- 10
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .476
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,229
- TB
- 1,851
- XBH
- 355
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 61
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | 268 | 96 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | LAA | 237 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAA | 124 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAA | 597 | 206 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAA | 351 | 129 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHW | 436 | 165 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHW | 290 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 224 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI | 398 | 159 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 491 | 201 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI | 411 | 174 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PHI/NYY | 135 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/SD | 275 | 85 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 279 | 102 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 90 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAD/CHC | 332 | 114 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 165 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 80 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAD | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 14.6
- RC
- 637.3
- RC/27
- 4.80
- ISOP
- .127
- SECA
- .217
- BB/K
- 0.68
- AB/HR
- 46.1
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAA | 0.4 | 28.7 | 4 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 84.7 | 0 |
| 1967 | LAA | 0.4 | 12.5 | 1.8 | .065 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 115 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAA | 0.4 | 11.5 | 3.5 | .052 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAA | 2.5 | 67.6 | 4.4 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 54 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAA | 0.5 | 39.7 | 4.3 | .166 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHW | 1.4 | 57.6 | 5.2 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHW | -0.9 | 18.5 | 2.3 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 65.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | .036 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 0.7 | 35.2 | 6.5 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI | 2.5 | 66.2 | 7.3 | .126 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 4.2 | 77.3 | 6.7 | .139 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 88 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI | 1.7 | 61.7 | 6.1 | .196 | 0.3 | 1 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | PHI/NYY | -0.6 | 9.3 | 2.6 | .041 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 121 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/SD | -0.3 | 29.4 | 4.2 | .064 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 249 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 1.1 | 39.8 | 6 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 125.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | -0.1 | 7.6 | 3.1 | .145 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAD/CHC | 0.7 | 42.4 | 5.2 | .163 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 28.2 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 0.3 | 23.6 | 6 | .179 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 0.1 | 10 | 5.2 | .082 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAD | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jay Johnstone's career stats?
Jay Johnstone played 20 seasons for the Angels, the White Sox, the Athletics, the Phillies, the Dodgers and the Cubs. He was a career .267 hitter with 1,254 hits, 102 home runs and 531 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .329 batting average, 7 home runs and 54 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
20 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1966 to 1985
Jay Johnstone finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships ×3
- 1973 World Series with the Athletics
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1975 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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