Howard Johnson

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: November 29, 1960 in Clearwater, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clearwater HS (Clearwater, FL) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th) of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL).

High School: Clearwater HS (Clearwater, FL)

School: St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Debut: April 14, 1982 (Age 21-136d, 14,576th in major league history)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 34-306d)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Howard Michael Johnson

Nicknames: HoJo

Twitter: @20Hojo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

4940

1229

228

.249

760

RBI

760

231

OBP

.340

SLG

.446

OPS

.786

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	NYM		PIT	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 9	NYM		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 10	NYM		ATL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
4	4	Apr 11	NYM		ATL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 12	NYM		ATL	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 14	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
7	7	Apr 15	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 16	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 17	NYM	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
10	10	Apr 18	NYM	@	STL	L,8-12	GS	48	9.2	1	2	0	3	1	3B LF
11	11	Apr 19	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
12	12	Apr 20	NYM	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	13	Apr 21	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
14	15 (1)	Apr 24	NYM		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
15	16	Apr 25	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
16	17	Apr 26	NYM		STL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
17	18	Apr 27	NYM		HOU	L,1-11	CG	46	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
18	19	Apr 29	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
19	20	Apr 30	NYM		MON	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	NYM		MON	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
21	22	May 2	NYM		MON	L,7-11	GS	53	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS 3B
22	23	May 3	NYM		MON	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
23	24	May 5	NYM		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
24	25	May 6	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS 3B
25	26	May 8	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	SS
26	27	May 9	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	4	2	9	1	SS
27	28	May 10	NYM	@	ATL	L,7-8	GS	39	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS 3B
28	29	May 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	SS
29	30	May 12	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
30	31	May 13	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	2	7	0	9	1	3B
31	33 (1)	May 15	NYM		SFG	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
32	34	May 16	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	35	May 17	NYM		SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
34	36	May 18	NYM		SDP	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	37	May 19	NYM		SDP	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
36	38	May 20	NYM		SDP	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
37	39	May 22	NYM		LAD	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
38	40	May 23	NYM		LAD	L,2-4	GS	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B SS
39	41	May 24	NYM		LAD	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
40	43 (1)	May 26	NYM	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	44	May 27	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	45	May 29	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-4	GS	32	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
43	46	May 30	NYM	@	SDP	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
44	47	May 31	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	1	4	2	7	0	3B
46	49	Jun 2	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
47	51 (1)	Jun 5	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
48	52	Jun 6	NYM		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
49	53	Jun 7 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH SS
50	54	Jun 7 (2)	NYM		PIT	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	55	Jun 8	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
52	56	Jun 9	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	57	Jun 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	58	Jun 12	NYM	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
55	59	Jun 13	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B SS
56	60	Jun 14	NYM	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
57	61	Jun 15	NYM	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
58	63 (1)	Jun 17	NYM	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
59	64	Jun 18	NYM	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
60	65	Jun 19	NYM		PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	66	Jun 20	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
62	67	Jun 21	NYM		PHI	W,8-3	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS 3B
63	68	Jun 23	NYM		CHC	L,1-4	GS	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B SS
64	69	Jun 24	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	GS	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B SS
65	70	Jun 25	NYM		CHC	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	71	Jun 26	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
67	72	Jun 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
68	73	Jun 28	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
69	74	Jun 29	NYM		STL	L,7-8	CG	50	11.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
70	75	Jun 30	NYM		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	76	Jul 1	NYM		STL	W,9-6	GS	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B SS
72	77	Jul 2	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
73	78	Jul 3	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
74	79	Jul 4	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	1	5	1	7	1	3B
75	80	Jul 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	44	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
76	81	Jul 7 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
77	82	Jul 7 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
78	83	Jul 8	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
79	84	Jul 9	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	3B
80	85	Jul 10	NYM	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
81	86	Jul 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
82	87	Jul 12	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	88	Jul 16	NYM		CIN	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
84	89	Jul 17	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
85	90	Jul 18	NYM		CIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
86	91	Jul 19	NYM		CIN	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
87	92	Jul 20	NYM		ATL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
88	93	Jul 21	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
89	94	Jul 22	NYM		ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
90	95	Jul 24 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
91	96	Jul 24 (2)	NYM		HOU	W,7-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
92	97	Jul 25	NYM		HOU	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
93	98	Jul 26	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
94	99	Jul 28	NYM	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
95	100	Jul 29	NYM	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	44	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
96	101	Jul 30	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS 3B
97	102	Jul 31	NYM	@	MON	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	103	Aug 1	NYM	@	MON	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
99	104	Aug 2	NYM	@	MON	W,7-4	GS	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS 3B
100	105	Aug 3	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	GS	46	11.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS 3B
101	106	Aug 4	NYM		PHI	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
102	107	Aug 5	NYM		PHI	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
103	108	Aug 6	NYM		CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
104	109	Aug 7	NYM		CHC	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
105	110	Aug 8	NYM		CHC	L,3-5	CG	46	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
106	111	Aug 9	NYM		CHC	L,3-6	GS	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B SS
107	112	Aug 10	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
108	113	Aug 11	NYM		MON	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
109	115 (1)	Aug 13	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
110	116	Aug 14	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	117	Aug 15	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
112	118	Aug 16	NYM	@	CHC	W,23-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
113	119	Aug 18	NYM		SFG	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
114	120	Aug 19	NYM		SFG	L,6-10	GS	47	10.0	0	4	1	5	0	SS 3B
115	121	Aug 20	NYM		SFG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	122	Aug 21	NYM		SDP	L,2-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B SS
117	123	Aug 22	NYM		SDP	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
118	124	Aug 23	NYM		SDP	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
119	125	Aug 24	NYM		LAD	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
120	126	Aug 25	NYM		LAD	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	127	Aug 26	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
122	128	Aug 28	NYM	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
123	129	Aug 29	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
124	130	Aug 30	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS 3B
125	131	Aug 31	NYM	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	132	Sep 1	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
127	133	Sep 2	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS 3B
128	134	Sep 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	135	Sep 5	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
130	136	Sep 6	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	62	15.1	1	1	1	3	0	SS 3B
131	137	Sep 7	NYM		PHI	L,3-5	GS	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B SS
132	138	Sep 8	NYM		PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	139	Sep 9	NYM		PHI	W,11-5	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
134	140	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,4-6	CG	41	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
135	141	Sep 12	NYM		STL	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
136	142	Sep 13	NYM		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
137	143	Sep 14	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
138	144	Sep 15	NYM		CHC	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
139	145	Sep 16	NYM	@	MON	W,10-0	GS	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS 3B
140	146	Sep 17	NYM	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
141	147	Sep 18	NYM	@	PIT	L,9-10	GS	46	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B SS
142	148	Sep 19	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
143	149	Sep 20	NYM	@	PIT	L,8-9	GS	57	13.2	0	1	0	1	0	SS 3B
144	150	Sep 21	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
145	151	Sep 22	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
146	152	Sep 23	NYM		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
147	153	Sep 24	NYM		MON	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B SS
148	154	Sep 25	NYM		PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
149	155	Sep 26	NYM		PIT	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
150	156	Sep 27	NYM		PIT	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
151	157	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
152	158	Sep 29	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
153	159	Sep 30	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	35	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
154	160	Oct 2	NYM	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
155	161	Oct 3	NYM	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
156	162	Oct 4	NYM	@	STL	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							180gm		1373.2	118	305	26	449	27