Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- South Alabama
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- South Alabama
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,448
- AB
- 5,379
- R
- 767
- H
- 1,565
- HR
- 34
- RBI
- 486
- SB
- 327
- AVG
- .291
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | STL | 33 | 59 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .220 |
| 1988 | CHW | 33 | 124 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .185 |
| 1989 | CHW | 50 | 180 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 16 | 16 | .300 |
| 1990 | CHW | 151 | 541 | 76 | 154 | 1 | 51 | 36 | .285 |
| 1991 | CHW | 160 | 588 | 72 | 161 | 0 | 49 | 26 | .274 |
| 1992 | CHW | 157 | 567 | 67 | 158 | 3 | 47 | 41 | .279 |
| 1993 | CHW | 147 | 540 | 75 | 168 | 0 | 47 | 35 | .311 |
| 1994 | CHW | 106 | 412 | 56 | 114 | 3 | 54 | 26 | .277 |
| 1995 | CHW | 142 | 607 | 98 | 186 | 10 | 57 | 40 | .306 |
| 1996 | NYM | 160 | 682 | 117 | 227 | 9 | 69 | 50 | .333 |
| 1997 |  NYM/CHC | 111 | 410 | 60 | 126 | 5 | 39 | 20 | .307 |
| 1998 | CHC | 85 | 304 | 51 | 85 | 2 | 21 | 10 | .280 |
| 1999 | CHC | 95 | 335 | 46 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 13 | .260 |
| 2000 | NYY | 18 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .300 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- AB
- 35
- R
- 3
- H
- 7
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,800
- TB
- 2,076
- XBH
- 326
- HBP
- 7
- IBB
- 29
- GIDP
- 103
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | STL | 63 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHW | 132 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHW | 199 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHW | 587 | 193 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHW | 624 | 201 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHW | 611 | 206 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHW | 579 | 214 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHW | 443 | 162 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW | 645 | 258 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYM | 724 | 327 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYM/CHC | 454 | 173 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHC | 332 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHC | 377 | 113 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 27.8
- RC
- 710.9
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .095
- SECA
- .202
- BB/K
- 0.92
- AB/HR
- 158.2
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | STL | -0.4 | 4.7 | 2.6 | .068 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHW | -0.9 | 5.6 | 1.4 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHW | 1.3 | 27.1 | 5.5 | .067 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHW | 2.3 | 60.6 | 3.8 | .072 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 541 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHW | 2.8 | 59.3 | 3.5 | .068 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | CHW | 3.5 | 64.4 | 3.8 | .085 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 189 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHW | 5.8 | 79 | 5.4 | .085 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHW | 1.4 | 54.2 | 4.6 | .117 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 137.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW | 3.4 | 93 | 5.7 | .119 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 60.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYM | 7.0 | 120.6 | 6.7 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYM/CHC | 1.4 | 63.6 | 5.6 | .115 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 82 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHC | -0.2 | 36.3 | 4.2 | .072 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 152 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHC | 0.4 | 40.6 | 4.2 | .078 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 335 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYY | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .033 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lance Johnson's career stats?
Lance Johnson played 14 seasons for the Cardinals, the White Sox, the Mets, the Cubs and the Yankees. He was a career .291 hitter with 1,565 hits, 34 home runs and 486 RBI. His best season was 1996: a .333 batting average, 9 home runs and 69 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1987 to 2000
Lance Johnson led MLB in hits (1996); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships
- 2000 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 137th in stolen bases (327)
Among the 10,340 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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