Jay Johnstone stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1985

Right Fielder

Age 80 · 6' 1"

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Jay Johnstone played 20 MLB seasons, 1966 to 1985.

Stats

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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.

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.
1966LAA6125435673173.264
1967LAA7923018482103.209
1968LAA411151130032.261
1969LAA1485406414610593.270
1970LAA119320347611391.238
1971CHW12438853101164010.260
1972CHW11326127494172.188
1973ATH232813030.107
1974PHI6420030596305.295
1975PHI122350501157547.329
1976PHI129440621405535.318
1977PHI1123636410315593.284
1978PHI/NYY711219271100.223
1979NYY/SD9824917691392.277
1980LAD10925131772203.307
1981LAD6183817360.205
1982LAD/CHC119282406810450.241
1983CHC8614016366221.257
1984CHC5273821030.288
1985LAD171502020.133

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

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.

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.
1966LAA26896191100
1967LAA23763100000
1968LAA1243650000
1969LAA597206355500
1970LAA351129261600
1971CHW436165313400
1972CHW29070130200
1973ATH30410000
1974PHI22495200400
1975PHI398159280700
1976PHI491201472500
1977PHI411174372300
1978PHI/NYY1353233000
1979NYY/SD27585120300
1980LAD279102192100
1981LAD902960000
1982LAD/CHC332114250900
1983CHC16561133600
1984CHC802740400
1985LAD16310100

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.

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.
1966LAA0.428.74.1140.20.384.70
1967LAA0.412.51.8.0650.10.11150
1968LAA0.411.53.5.0520.10.500
1969LAA2.567.64.4.1110.20.5540
1970LAA0.539.74.3.1660.20.529.10
1971CHW1.457.65.2.1650.30.824.30
1972CHW-0.918.52.3.0800.20.665.30
1973ATH-0.2-0.4-0.4.0360.10.500
1974PHI0.735.26.5.1800.30.933.30
1975PHI2.566.27.3.1260.31.1500
1976PHI4.277.36.7.1390.21.1880
1977PHI1.761.76.1.1960.3124.20
1978PHI/NYY-0.69.32.6.0410.10.51210
1979NYY/SD-0.329.44.2.0640.10.72490
1980LAD1.139.86.1000.20.8125.50
1981LAD-0.17.63.1.1450.20.527.70
1982LAD/CHC0.742.45.2.1630.31.128.20
1983CHC0.323.66.1790.30.823.30
1984CHC0.1105.2.0820.20.400
1985LAD-0.20.30.7.0670.10.500

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

Bio

Age
80 yearsNov 20, 1945
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1966
Birthplace
Manchester, CT

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

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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