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Brian Johnson
Brian David Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 8, 1968 in Oakland, CA
Schools: Stanford University
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed July 7, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1994
Final Game: September 21, 2001
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1994 26 SDP NL 36 101 93 7 23 4 1 3 16 0 0 5 21 .247 .283 .409 .691 80 38 4 0 2 1 0 2/3
1995 27 SDP NL 68 224 207 20 52 9 0 3 29 0 0 11 39 .251 .287 .338 .625 67 70 2 1 1 4 2 2/3
1996 28 SDP NL 82 257 243 18 66 13 1 8 35 0 0 4 36 .272 .290 .432 .722 92 105 8 4 2 4 2 2/35
1997 29 TOT MLB 101 348 318 32 83 13 3 13 45 1 1 19 45 .261 .303 .443 .747 94 141 11 2 5 4 8 2/3D
1997 29 DET AL 45 147 139 13 33 6 1 2 18 1 0 5 19 .237 .262 .338 .600 56 47 3 0 2 1 1 2/D
1997 29 SFG NL 56 201 179 19 50 7 2 11 27 0 1 14 26 .279 .333 .525 .858 123 94 8 2 3 3 7 2/3
1998 30 SFG NL 99 346 308 34 73 8 1 13 34 0 2 28 67 .237 .310 .396 .706 89 122 11 5 4 1 4 2/7
1999 31 CIN NL 45 127 117 12 27 7 0 5 18 0 0 9 31 .231 .286 .419 .705 74 49 2 0 1 0 0 2
2000 32 KCR AL 37 132 125 9 26 6 0 4 18 0 0 4 28 .208 .229 .352 .581 43 44 4 0 1 2 0 2
2001 33 LAD NL 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
8 Seasons 471 1539 1415 132 351 60 6 49 196 1 3 80 268 .248 .291 .403 .694 81 570 42 12 16 16 16
162 Game Avg. 162 529 487 45 121 21 2 17 67 0 1 28 92 .248 .291 .403 .694 81 196 14 4 6 6 6
SDP (3 yrs) 186 582 543 45 141 26 2 14 80 0 0 20 96 .260 .288 .392 .680 80 213 14 5 5 9 4
SFG (2 yrs) 155 547 487 53 123 15 3 24 61 0 3 42 93 .253 .319 .444 .762 101 216 19 7 7 4 11
KCR (1 yr) 37 132 125 9 26 6 0 4 18 0 0 4 28 .208 .229 .352 .581 43 44 4 0 1 2 0
LAD (1 yr) 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 45 127 117 12 27 7 0 5 18 0 0 9 31 .231 .286 .419 .705 74 49 2 0 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 45 147 139 13 33 6 1 2 18 1 0 5 19 .237 .262 .338 .600 56 47 3 0 2 1 1
NL (7 yrs) 389 1260 1151 110 292 48 5 43 160 0 3 71 221 .254 .301 .416 .717 88 479 35 12 13 13 15
AL (2 yrs) 82 279 264 22 59 12 1 6 36 1 0 9 47 .223 .246 .345 .591 50 91 7 0 3 3 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 28 SDP NL NLDS STL L 2 8 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .500 .875 4 0 0 0 0 0
1997 29 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 3 11 10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 .100 .182 .400 .582 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 19 18 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .263 .444 .708 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 5 19 18 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .263 .444 .708 8 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1994 SDP NL 26 C 24 23 197.2 197 182 15 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 8.97 8.21 .991 7.10 6.15 3 12 24 13 35%
1994 SDP NL 26 1B 5 0 3.2 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -65.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 7.36 0.60 1.000 9.82 8.12
1995 SDP NL 27 C 55 52 463.2 429 394 32 3 2 .993 0.0 0.0 0 8.27 7.75 .989 7.40 6.34 5 22 37 15 29%
1995 SDP NL 27 1B 2 0 7.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 11.57 4.50 .990 9.64 8.35
1996 SDP NL 28 C 66 59 521.2 476 450 21 5 3 .989 0.0 0.0 0 8.13 7.14 .989 7.50 6.33 5 15 49 16 25%
1996 SDP NL 28 1B 1 1 3.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 18.00 6.00 1.000 9.60 8.40
1996 SDP NL 28 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -360.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1997 TOT MLB 29 C 98 86 773.2 599 561 33 5 7 .992 0.0 0.0 0 6.91 6.06 .990 7.45 6.36 2 27 61 26 30%
1997 DET AL 29 C 43 38 340.1 229 217 9 3 2 .987 -2.0 -7.1 -2 5.98 5.26 .991 7.15 6.08 0 10 31 8 21%
1997 DET AL 29 DH 2
1997 SFG NL 29 C 55 48 433.1 370 344 24 2 5 .995 2.0 5.5 2 7.64 6.69 .990 7.68 6.58 2 17 30 18 38%
1997 SFG NL 29 1B 2 0 6.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.00 4.00 .988 9.45 8.15
1998 SFG NL 30 C 95 86 764.0 627 590 33 4 4 .994 2.0 3.1 2 7.34 6.56 .990 7.50 6.47 7 21 41 20 33%
1998 SFG NL 30 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1998 SFG NL 30 OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1999 CIN NL 31 C 39 26 248.1 213 201 11 1 2 .995 -1.0 -4.8 -1 7.68 5.44 .990 7.41 6.14 4 15 14 7 33%
2000 KCR AL 32 C 37 35 304.1 235 221 12 2 1 .991 -4.0 -15.8 -4 6.89 6.30 .991 6.93 6.02 4 15 29 8 22%
2001 LAD NL 33 C 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 1.50 1.000 7.65 6.65 0 1 0 0
8 Seasons C 416 367 3277.1 2779 2602 157 20 20 .993 -3.0 -1.1 -3 7.58 6.63 .990 7.39 6.32 30 128 255 105 29%
4 Seasons 1B 10 1 19.2 27 26 0 1 2 .963 -0.6 -36.6 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 11.90 2.60 .993 9.61 8.20
1 Season DH 2
1 Season 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -360.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.20
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
8 Seasons TOT 428 368 3301.0 2807 2629 157 21 22 .993 -4.2 -1.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 0 0 -3 7.60 6.51 .982 7.40 6.34 30 128 255 105 29%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2534), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 Cam Smith (minors) and Joey Eischen.

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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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