Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1970
- AL Manager of the Year
- 1996
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1970
- AL Manager of the Year
- 1996
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 593
- AB
- 1,637
- R
- 146
- H
- 410
- HR
- 14
- RBI
- 126
- SB
- 11
- AVG
- .250
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 |
| 1972 | BAL | 85 | 253 | 20 | 66 | 4 | 21 | 5 | .261 |
| 1973 | ATL | 93 | 322 | 27 | 80 | 4 | 27 | 1 | .248 |
| 1974 | ATL | 100 | 291 | 22 | 65 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .223 |
| 1975 |  ATL/PHI | 98 | 287 | 28 | 81 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .282 |
| 1976 | PHI | 37 | 99 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .253 |
| 1977 | LAD | 60 | 156 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .269 |
| 1978 | LAD | 40 | 75 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .307 |
| 1979 | LAD | 26 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .130 |
| 1980 | NYY | 39 | 64 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .188 |
| 1981 | NYY | 10 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .333
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,820
- TB
- 512
- XBH
- 72
- HBP
- 2
- IBB
- 38
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 288 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATL | 351 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATL | 327 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL/PHI | 329 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 107 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 171 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAD | 80 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 51 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 67 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 2.6
- RC
- 167.5
- RC/27
- 3.50
- ISOP
- .062
- SECA
- .144
- BB/K
- 0.95
- AB/HR
- 116.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.2 | .111 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 1.3 | 31.8 | 4.3 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 63.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATL | 0.0 | 29.7 | 3.2 | .056 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 80.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATL | -0.3 | 22.7 | 2.5 | .045 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 291 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL/PHI | 1.5 | 39.6 | 5 | .063 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 287 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 0.1 | 8.6 | 3.1 | .020 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 0.2 | 18.7 | 4.3 | .083 | 0.2 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAD | 0.2 | 8.7 | 4.4 | .013 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .043 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .094 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 64 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .038 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Johnny Oates's career stats?
Johnny Oates played 11 seasons for the Orioles, the Braves, the Phillies, the Dodgers and the Yankees. He was a career .250 hitter with 410 hits, 14 home runs and 126 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .307 batting average, 0 home runs and 6 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1970 to 1981
Championships
- 1970 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
Awards
More on Johnny Oates
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Johnny Oates among MLB players at the same position.
- Steve NicosiaAlike in On-Base %, Runs80out of 100 on profile similarity
- Bill FaheyAlike in RBI, Stolen Bases80out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ed RomeroAlike in RBI, Batting Average80out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dave SkaggsAlike in On-Base %, Slugging %80out of 100 on profile similarity
- Alex TrevinoAlike in Batting Average, Home Runs80out of 100 on profile similarity
Compare Johnny Oates with Steve Nicosia, Bill Fahey, Ed Romero