Lance Johnson stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 2000

Designated Hitter · #31

Age 63 · 5' 11"

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Lance Johnson played 14 MLB seasons, 1987 to 2000.

Stats

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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.

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.
1987STL3359413076.220
1988CHW331241123066.185
1989CHW50180285401616.300
1990CHW1515417615415136.285
1991CHW1605887216104926.274
1992CHW1575676715834741.279
1993CHW1475407516804735.311
1994CHW1064125611435426.277
1995CHW14260798186105740.306
1996NYM16068211722796950.333
1997NYM/CHC1114106012653920.307
1998CHC85304518522110.280
1999CHC95335468712113.260
2000NYY183069022.300

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

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.

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.
1987STL631730120
1988CHW1322950010
1989CHW19966100010
1990CHW5871932812120
1991CHW6242012712140
1992CHW6112063014200
1993CHW5792143201100
1994CHW443162282580
1995CHW645258401270
1996NYM724327611880
1997NYM/CHC454173290380
1998CHC332107140150
1999CHC377113180060
2000NYY301010010

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.

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.
1987STL-0.44.72.6.0680.20.700
1988CHW-0.95.61.4.0480.10.600
1989CHW1.327.15.5.0670.20.700
1990CHW2.360.63.8.0720.20.75410
1991CHW2.859.33.5.0680.10.500
1992CHW3.564.43.8.0850.21.01890
1993CHW5.8795.4.0850.21.100
1994CHW1.454.24.6.1170.21.1137.30
1995CHW3.4935.7.1190.21.060.70
1996NYM7.0120.66.7.1470.30.875.80
1997NYM/CHC1.463.65.6.1150.21.4820
1998CHC-0.236.34.2.0720.21.21520
1999CHC0.440.64.2.0780.21.93350
2000NYY0.02.93.6.0330.1000

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

Bio

Age
63 yearsJul 6, 1963
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Lincoln Heights, OH
College
South Alabama

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

All-time career rank

  • 137th in stolen bases (327)

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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