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Brian Johnson
Brian David Johnson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
School Stanford University

Debut April 5, 1994
  vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 21, 2001
Born January 8, 1968 in Oakland, CA

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1989. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 26 SDP NL  36   93    7   23   4  1   3   16   0  0   5  21  .247  .283  .409   80   38   2   1   0   0   4
 1995 27 SDP NL  68  207   20   52   9  0   3   29   0  0  11  39  .251  .287  .338   67   70   1   4   2   1   2
 1996 28 SDP NL  82  243   18   66  13  1   8   35   0  0   4  36  .272  .290  .432   92  105   2   4   2   4   8
 1997 29 TOT    101  318   32   83  13  3  13   45   1  1  19  45  .261  .303  .443   94  141   5   4   8   2  11
         DET AL  45  139   13   33   6  1   2   18   1  0   5  19  .237  .262  .338   56   47   2   1   1   0   3
         SFG NL  56  179   19   50   7  2  11   27   0  1  14  26  .279  .333  .525  123   94   3   3   7   2   8
 1998 30 SFG NL  99  308   34   73   8  1  13   34   0  2  28  67  .237  .310  .396   89  122   4   1   4   5  11
 1999 31 CIN NL  45  117   12   27   7  0   5   18   0  0   9  31  .231  .286  .419   74   49   1   0   0   0   2
 2000 32 KCR AL  37  125    9   26   6  0   4   18   0  0   4  28  .208  .229  .352   43   44   1   2   0   0   4
 2001 33 LAD NL   3    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   35    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      471 1415  132  351  60  6  49  196   1  3  80 268  .248  .291  .403   81  570  16  16  16  12  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        487   45  121  21  2  17   67   0  1  28  92  .248  .291  .403   81  196   6   6   6   4  14
 Career High    101  318   34   83  13  3  13   45   1  2  28  67  .272  .310  .443   94  141   5   4   8   5  11
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 26 SDP NL  101   77   10   3.5   107| .247  .271| .283  .337| .409  .424| .692  .761|  80  .347  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1995 27 SDP NL  224  162   21   3.5   104| .251  .267| .287  .336| .338  .416| .625  .752|  67  .354  -9.8  -0.9   0%
 1996 28 SDP NL  257  191   28   3.9   102| .272  .264| .290  .332| .432  .413| .722  .745|  92  .406  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1997 29 TOT     348  256   40   4.2   107| .261  .269| .303  .340| .443  .424| .746  .763|  94  .419  -4.2  -0.4  50%
         DET AL  147  112   12   2.9   108| .237  .270| .262  .339| .338  .427| .600  .766|  56  .255  -9.4  -0.9 100%
         SFG NL  201  144   28   5.2   107| .279  .268| .333  .340| .525  .421| .858  .760| 123  .531   5.2   0.5   0%
 1998 30 SFG NL  346  253   36   3.8   103| .237  .263| .310  .333| .396  .415| .706  .747|  89  .392  -5.6  -0.5   0%
 1999 31 CIN NL  127   93   14   4.0   118| .231  .279| .286  .355| .419  .450| .705  .805|  74  .376  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 2000 32 KCR AL  132  106    9   2.3   118| .208  .280| .229  .353| .352  .450| .581  .803|  43  .163 -11.6  -1.1   0%
 2001 33 LAD NL    4    3    0   0.0   104| .250  .259| .250  .328| .250  .424| .500  .752|  35  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1539 1141  158   3.7   107| .248  .268| .291  .339| .403  .423| .694  .762|  81  .368 -43.5  -4.0  25%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1994 26 SDP NL C 24 182 15 0 1 1.000 .991 8.21 6.15 8.97 7.10 23 197.7 3 12 24 13 1B 5 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.60 8.12 7.30 9.73 0 3.7 1995 27 SDP NL C 55 394 32 3 2 .993 .989 7.75 6.34 8.27 7.40 52 463.7 5 22 37 15 1B 2 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 4.50 8.35 11.57 9.64 0 7.0 1996 28 SDP NL C 66 450 21 5 3 .989 .989 7.14 6.33 8.13 7.50 59 521.7 5 15 49 16 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 6.00 8.40 18.00 9.60 1 3.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1997 29 TOT C 98 561 33 5 7 .992 .990 6.06 6.36 6.91 7.45 86 773.6 2 27 61 26 DET AL C 43 217 9 3 2 .987 .991 5.26 6.08 5.98 7.15 38 340.3 0 10 31 8 DH 2 SFG NL C 55 344 24 2 5 .995 .990 6.69 6.58 7.64 7.68 48 433.3 2 17 30 18 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 8.15 12.00 9.45 0 6.0 1998 30 SFG NL C 95 590 33 4 4 .994 .990 6.56 6.47 7.34 7.50 86 764.0 7 21 41 20 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1999 31 CIN NL C 39 201 11 1 2 .995 .990 5.44 6.14 7.68 7.41 26 248.3 4 15 14 7 2000 32 KCR AL C 37 221 12 2 1 .991 .991 6.30 6.02 6.89 6.93 35 304.3 4 15 29 8 2001 33 LAD NL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 6.65 6.75 7.65 0 4.0 0 1 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 26 SDP NL 1B 5 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.60 8.12 7.30 9.73 0 3.7 1995 27 SDP NL 1B 2 9 0 1 0 .900 .989 4.50 8.35 11.57 9.64 0 7.0 1996 28 SDP NL 1B 1 6 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 6.00 8.40 18.00 9.60 1 3.0 1997 29 SFG NL 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 8.15 12.00 9.45 0 6.0 1996 28 SDP NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1994 26 SDP NL C 24 182 15 0 1 1.000 .991 8.21 6.15 8.97 7.10 23 197.7 3 12 24 13 1995 27 SDP NL C 55 394 32 3 2 .993 .989 7.75 6.34 8.27 7.40 52 463.7 5 22 37 15 1996 28 SDP NL C 66 450 21 5 3 .989 .989 7.14 6.33 8.13 7.50 59 521.7 5 15 49 16 1997 29 TOT C 98 561 33 5 7 .992 .990 6.06 6.36 6.91 7.45 86 773.6 2 27 61 26 DET AL C 43 217 9 3 2 .987 .991 5.26 6.08 5.98 7.15 38 340.3 0 10 31 8 SFG NL C 55 344 24 2 5 .995 .990 6.69 6.58 7.64 7.68 48 433.3 2 17 30 18 1998 30 SFG NL C 95 590 33 4 4 .994 .990 6.56 6.47 7.34 7.50 86 764.0 7 21 41 20 1999 31 CIN NL C 39 201 11 1 2 .995 .990 5.44 6.14 7.68 7.41 26 248.3 4 15 14 7 2000 32 KCR AL C 37 221 12 2 1 .991 .991 6.30 6.02 6.89 6.93 35 304.3 4 15 29 8 2001 33 LAD NL C 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 6.65 6.75 7.65 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1997 29 DET AL DH 2 1998 30 SFG NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 1998 30 SFG NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 416 2602 157 20 20 .993 .990 6.63 6.32 7.58 7.39 367 3277.3 30 128 255 105 1B* 10 26 0 1 2 .963 .992 2.60 8.20 11.88 9.59 1 19.7 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.40 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 428 2629 157 21 22 .993 .990 6.51 6.34 7.60 7.40 368 3301
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   NLDS  SDP STL     L   2   8   2   3  1  0  0   0   0   1  .375  .375  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1997   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   3  10   2   1  0  0  1   1   1   4  .100  .182  .400   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   5  18   4   4  1  0  1   1   1   5  .222  .263  .444   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 36th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed July 7, 1989.

December 9, 1991: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees in the 1991 minor league draft.

December 16, 1996: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Willie Blair to the Detroit Tigers for Joey Eischen and Cam Smith (minors).

July 16, 1997: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Francisco Giants for Marcus Jensen.

December 21, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 11, 1999: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 14, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

June 30, 2000: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

July 11, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 4, 2000: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 8, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 16, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994San Diego Padres$109,000
1995San Diego Padres$135,000
1996San Diego Padres$170,000
1997Detroit Tigers$600,000
1998San Francisco Giants$1,025,000
1999Cincinnati Reds$775,000
2000Kansas City Royals$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,364,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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