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Cliff Johnson
Clifford Johnson Jr. (Heathcliff)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: July 22, 1947 in San Antonio, TX
High School: Wheatley (San Antonio, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft.
Signed August 22, 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1972
Final Game: September 30, 1986
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Mike Easler
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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
1972 24 HOU NL 5 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 122 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1973 25 HOU NL 7 22 20 6 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 1 7 .300 .364 .700 1.064 190 14 0 1 0 0 0 /3
1974 26 HOU NL 83 210 171 26 39 4 1 10 29 0 1 33 45 .228 .357 .439 .796 126 75 5 3 0 3 1 23
1975 27 HOU NL 122 393 340 52 94 16 1 20 65 1 0 46 64 .276 .370 .506 .876 150 172 7 5 1 1 5 32/7
1976 28 HOU NL 108 384 318 36 72 21 2 10 49 0 0 62 59 .226 .359 .399 .759 125 127 9 4 0 0 6 273
1977 29 TOT MLB 107 339 286 46 85 16 0 22 54 0 2 43 53 .297 .407 .584 .991 171 167 3 10 0 0 2 7D32/9
1977 29 HOU NL 51 171 144 22 43 8 0 10 23 0 1 23 30 .299 .409 .563 .972 169 81 1 4 0 0 2 73/9
1977 29 NYY AL 56 168 142 24 42 8 0 12 31 0 1 20 23 .296 .405 .606 1.010 173 86 2 6 0 0 0 D23
1978 30 NYY AL 76 205 174 20 32 9 1 6 19 0 0 30 32 .184 .307 .351 .658 88 61 6 1 0 0 5 D2/3
1979 31 TOT AL 100 350 304 48 82 16 0 20 67 2 0 34 46 .270 .347 .520 .866 131 158 6 5 1 6 5 D/2
1979 31 NYY AL 28 76 64 11 17 6 0 2 6 0 0 10 7 .266 .360 .453 .813 121 29 0 0 1 1 4 D/2
1979 31 CLE AL 72 274 240 37 65 10 0 18 61 2 0 24 39 .271 .343 .538 .881 133 129 6 5 0 5 1 D/2
1980 32 TOT MLB 122 430 370 53 86 11 1 16 62 0 1 54 65 .232 .328 .397 .725 97 147 12 1 0 5 10 3D/72
1980 32 CLE AL 54 203 174 25 40 3 1 6 28 0 1 25 30 .230 .320 .362 .682 87 63 8 0 0 4 5 D
1980 32 CHC NL 68 227 196 28 46 8 0 10 34 0 0 29 35 .235 .335 .429 .763 106 84 4 1 0 1 5 3/72
1981 33 OAK AL 84 310 273 40 71 8 0 17 59 5 3 28 60 .260 .329 .476 .805 136 130 3 3 0 6 2 D/3
1982 34 OAK AL 73 244 214 19 51 10 0 7 31 1 2 26 41 .238 .324 .383 .707 99 82 3 2 0 2 2 D3
1983 35 TOR AL 142 484 407 59 108 23 1 22 76 0 1 67 69 .265 .373 .489 .862 130 199 10 5 1 4 8 *D/3
1984 36 TOR AL 127 415 359 51 109 23 1 16 61 0 1 50 62 .304 .390 .507 .897 143 182 9 3 0 3 4 *D/3
1985 37 TOT AL 106 417 369 35 96 17 1 13 66 0 0 40 59 .260 .334 .417 .751 104 154 4 3 1 4 2 D/3
1985 37 TEX AL 82 334 296 31 76 17 1 12 56 0 0 31 44 .257 .330 .443 .773 109 131 3 3 1 3 2 D
1985 37 TOR AL 24 83 73 4 20 0 0 1 10 0 0 9 15 .274 .349 .315 .664 81 23 1 0 0 1 0 D/3
1986 38 TOR AL 107 394 336 48 84 12 1 15 55 0 1 52 57 .250 .355 .426 .781 110 143 9 4 0 2 1 D/3
15 Seasons 1369 4603 3945 539 1016 188 10 196 699 9 12 568 719 .258 .355 .459 .815 125 1812 86 50 4 36 53
162 Game Avg. 162 545 467 64 120 22 1 23 83 1 1 67 85 .258 .355 .459 .815 125 214 10 6 0 4 6
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
HOU (6 yrs) 376 1186 997 142 255 51 4 52 172 1 2 167 205 .256 .370 .471 .842 142 470 22 17 1 4 14
TOR (4 yrs) 400 1376 1175 162 321 58 3 54 202 0 3 178 203 .273 .372 .466 .837 125 547 29 12 1 10 13
NYY (3 yrs) 160 449 380 55 91 23 1 20 56 0 1 60 62 .239 .353 .463 .816 126 176 8 7 1 1 9
OAK (2 yrs) 157 554 487 59 122 18 0 24 90 6 5 54 101 .251 .327 .435 .762 119 212 6 5 0 8 4
CLE (2 yrs) 126 477 414 62 105 13 1 24 89 2 1 49 69 .254 .333 .464 .797 114 192 14 5 0 9 6
TEX (1 yr) 82 334 296 31 76 17 1 12 56 0 0 31 44 .257 .330 .443 .773 109 131 3 3 1 3 2
CHC (1 yr) 68 227 196 28 46 8 0 10 34 0 0 29 35 .235 .335 .429 .763 106 84 4 1 0 1 5
AL (10 yrs) 925 3190 2752 369 715 129 6 134 493 8 10 372 479 .260 .351 .457 .808 121 1258 60 32 3 31 34
NL (7 yrs) 444 1413 1193 170 301 59 4 62 206 1 2 196 240 .252 .365 .464 .829 136 554 26 18 1 5 19

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
1977 29 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 5 16 15 2 6 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .400 .438 .733 1.171 11 0 0 0 0 0
1977 29 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 30 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 30 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1981 33 OAK AL ALDS KCR W 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429 .714 3 0 0 1 0 0
1981 33 OAK AL ALCS NYY L 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 37 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 7 20 19 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .368 .400 .474 .874 9 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (7 Series) 21 56 51 3 15 5 0 1 4 0 0 4 10 .294 .345 .451 .796 23 1 0 1 0 0
1 ALDS 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429 .714 3 0 0 1 0 0
4 ALCS 15 45 41 3 13 4 0 1 4 0 0 4 8 .317 .378 .488 .866 20 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 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
1972 HOU NL 24 C 1 0 4.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 6.00 .983 6.52 5.90 0
1973 HOU NL 25 1B 5 5 43.0 49 47 2 0 7 1.000 -0.6 -16.7 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 10.26 9.80 .992 9.84 8.40
1974 HOU NL 26 C 28 22 210.2 135 123 9 3 4 .978 -3.0 -17.1 -3 5.64 4.71 .985 6.12 5.37 3 8 23 6 21%
1974 HOU NL 26 1B 21 16 146.2 157 147 9 1 13 .994 -2.8 -22.9 -2.8 -2.4 -0.4 0 9.57 7.43 .991 9.94 8.34
1975 HOU NL 27 1B 47 43 395.1 432 407 21 4 33 .991 -3.1 -9.4 -3.1 -1.7 -1.4 0 9.74 9.11 .990 9.97 8.52
1975 HOU NL 27 C 41 37 333.2 219 195 16 8 4 .963 -4.0 -14.4 -4 5.69 5.15 .985 6.03 5.24 8 15 39 14 26%
1975 HOU NL 27 LF 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.14 1.70
1975 HOU NL 27 OF 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.25 2.00
1976 HOU NL 28 C 66 64 545.1 354 312 34 8 2 .977 -10.0 -22.0 -10 5.71 5.24 .986 5.96 5.16 12 21 76 22 22%
1976 HOU NL 28 LF 20 20 148.0 40 39 0 1 0 .975 -2.3 -18.6 -2.3 -3.3 0.9 0 2.37 1.95 .975 2.02 1.59
1976 HOU NL 28 OF 20 20 148.0 40 39 0 1 0 .975 -2.3 -18.6 -2.3 -3.3 0.9 0 2.37 1.95 .980 2.34 2.03
1976 HOU NL 28 1B 16 8 86.1 118 117 1 0 8 1.000 -1.6 -22.2 -1.6 -1.2 -0.4 0 12.30 7.38 .991 9.95 8.61
1977 TOT MLB 29 1B 21 17 147.0 169 153 15 1 19 .994 1.2 9.8 1.2 -0.1 1.3 0 10.29 8.00 .991 9.96 8.56
1977 HOU NL 29 OF 34 32 257.0 56 49 4 3 0 .946 -3.5 -16.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 -2 1.86 1.56 .979 2.26 1.93
1977 HOU NL 29 LF 33 30 242.0 55 48 4 3 0 .945 -4.1 -20.3 -2.1 0.0 -2.1 -2 1.93 1.58 .973 1.93 1.51
1977 HOU NL 29 1B 10 6 69.0 71 64 7 0 8 1.000 0.2 3.5 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 9.26 7.10 .992 9.89 8.31
1977 HOU NL 29 RF 4 2 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 48.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0 2.40 1.00 .975 2.10 1.78
1977 NYY AL 29 DH 25
1977 NYY AL 29 C 15 10 99.0 62 56 6 0 0 1.000 1.0 12.1 1 5.64 4.13 .985 6.01 5.06 1 3 1 5 83%
1977 NYY AL 29 1B 11 11 78.0 98 89 8 1 11 .990 1.0 15.4 1.0 0.2 0.8 0 11.19 8.82 .990 10.02 8.79
1978 NYY AL 30 DH 39
1978 NYY AL 30 C 22 13 151.0 79 67 10 2 1 .975 -1.0 -7.9 -1 4.59 3.50 .984 5.53 4.86 2 5 11 5 31%
1978 NYY AL 30 1B 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 4.50 4.00 1.000 10.01 8.80
1979 TOT AL 31 DH 84
1979 TOT AL 31 C 5 3 26.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 3.81 2.20 .982 5.47 4.68 1 1 2 1 33%
1979 NYY AL 31 DH 22
1979 NYY AL 31 C 4 3 24.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.12 2.75 .982 5.48 4.70 1 1 2 1 33%
1979 CLE AL 31 DH 62
1979 CLE AL 31 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70 0 0 0 0
1980 CLE AL 32 DH 45
1980 CHC NL 32 1B 46 44 395.2 488 468 16 4 34 .992 -6.0 -18.2 -6.0 -2.0 -4.0 0 11.01 10.52 .992 10.16 8.97
1980 CHC NL 32 LF 3 3 14.1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1.3 -108.8 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 0 1.26 0.67 1.000 2.07 1.67
1980 CHC NL 32 OF 3 3 14.1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1.3 -108.8 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 0 1.26 0.67 1.000 2.32 1.97
1980 CHC NL 32 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
1981 OAK AL 33 DH 68
1981 OAK AL 33 1B 9 5 50.0 43 42 1 0 2 1.000 -1.3 -31.2 -1.3 -0.3 -1.0 0 7.74 4.78 .993 10.06 8.57
1982 OAK AL 34 DH 48
1982 OAK AL 34 1B 11 7 76.0 75 66 8 1 7 .987 -1.0 -15.8 -1.0 -0.4 -0.6 0 8.76 6.73 .992 9.85 8.51
1983 TOR AL 35 DH 130
1983 TOR AL 35 1B 6 6 47.0 51 47 4 0 5 1.000 -0.4 -10.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 9.77 8.50 .992 9.90 8.23
1984 TOR AL 36 DH 109
1984 TOR AL 36 1B 2 2 18.0 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.00 13.00 .992 9.75 8.25
1985 TOT AL 37 DH 103
1985 TEX AL 37 DH 82
1985 TOR AL 37 DH 21
1985 TOR AL 37 1B 3 3 20.0 19 17 1 1 4 .947 -0.7 -42.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 8.10 6.00 .989 9.76 8.67
1986 TOR AL 38 DH 95
1986 TOR AL 38 1B 1 1 9.0 9 8 1 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 9.00 .989 9.40 8.60
10 Seasons DH 746
13 Seasons 1B 189 158 1442.0 1640 1549 79 12 134 .993 -16.7 -13.9 -16.7 -9.4 -7.3 0 10.16 8.61 .991 10.00 8.61
8 Seasons C 179 149 1370.2 867 770 76 21 11 .976 -17.0 -14.9 -17 5.55 4.73 .985 5.95 5.16 27 53 152 53 26%
4 Seasons OF 58 56 427.1 102 92 5 5 0 .951 -6.9 -19.4 -4.9 -3.0 -2.0 -2 2.04 1.67 .979 2.29 1.97
4 Seasons LF 57 54 412.1 101 91 5 5 0 .950 -7.5 -21.8 -5.5 -3.2 -2.4 -2 2.10 1.68 .974 1.97 1.55
1 Season RF 4 2 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 48.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0 2.40 1.00 .975 2.10 1.78
15 Seasons TOT 426 363 3240.0 2609 2411 160 38 145 .985 -40.6 -15.0 -21.6 -12.4 -9.3 -2 0 -17 7.14 6.04 .974 7.27 6.26 27 53 152 53 26%
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1981 AL--17--7th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
Career--125--233rd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1981 AL--6--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1975 NL--17.0--10th**
1981 AL--16.1--2nd**
1983 AL--18.5--10th**
Career--20.1--118th

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft. Player signed August 22, 1966.

June 15, 1977: Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

June 15, 1979: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Don Hood.

June 23, 1980: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Karl Pagel (June 30, 1980) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 11, 1980: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Keith Drumright to the Oakland Athletics for Michael King (minors).

November 5, 1982: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Toronto Blue Jays for Al Woods.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

August 28, 1985: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for players to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Matt Williams (August 29, 1985), Jeff Mays (minors) (August 29, 1985) and Greg Ferlenda (minors) (November 14, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Texas Rangers$683,333
1986Toronto Blue Jays$725,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,408,333
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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