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Davey Johnson
David Allen Johnson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 30, 1943 in Orlando, FL
High School: Alamo Heights (San Antonio, TX)
School: Texas A&M University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1965
Final Game: September 29, 1978
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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
1965 22 BAL AL 20 53 47 5 8 3 0 0 1 3 0 5 6 .170 .245 .234 .479 36 11 3 0 0 1 0 /546
1966 23 BAL AL 131 541 501 47 129 20 3 7 56 3 4 31 64 .257 .298 .351 .649 87 176 8 1 1 7 3 *4/6 RoY-3
1967 24 BAL AL 148 586 510 62 126 30 3 10 64 4 5 59 82 .247 .325 .376 .702 107 192 12 4 5 8 10 *4/5
1968 25 BAL AL 145 559 504 50 122 24 4 9 56 7 3 44 80 .242 .308 .359 .667 101 181 18 5 3 3 5 *46 AS
1969 26 BAL AL 142 580 511 52 143 34 1 7 57 3 4 57 52 .280 .351 .391 .743 107 200 16 3 2 7 2 *4/6 AS,GG
1970 27 BAL AL 149 600 530 68 149 27 1 10 53 2 1 66 68 .281 .360 .392 .753 107 208 11 0 3 1 8 *4/6 AS,GG
1971 28 BAL AL 142 574 510 67 144 26 1 18 72 3 1 51 55 .282 .351 .443 .794 125 226 15 5 4 4 5 *4 MVP-19,GG
1972 29 BAL AL 118 436 376 31 83 22 3 5 32 1 1 52 68 .221 .320 .335 .655 93 126 10 4 2 2 8 *4
1973 30 ATL NL 157 651 559 84 151 25 0 43 99 5 3 81 93 .270 .370 .546 .916 143 305 8 9 0 2 9 *4 AS,MVP-13
1974 31 ATL NL 136 540 454 56 114 18 0 15 62 1 2 75 59 .251 .358 .390 .748 107 177 17 3 4 4 6 34
1975 32 ATL NL 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 710 2 0 0 0 0 0
1977 34 PHI NL 78 186 156 23 50 9 1 8 36 1 1 23 20 .321 .408 .545 .952 149 85 5 2 2 3 1 3/45
1978 35 TOT NL 68 158 138 19 32 3 1 4 20 0 0 15 28 .232 .323 .355 .678 86 49 3 4 0 1 0 54/3
1978 35 PHI NL 44 102 89 14 17 2 0 2 14 0 0 10 19 .191 .284 .281 .565 58 25 2 2 0 1 0 4/53
1978 35 CHC NL 24 56 49 5 15 1 1 2 6 0 0 5 9 .306 .393 .490 .883 135 24 1 2 0 0 0 5
13 Seasons 1435 5465 4797 564 1252 242 18 136 609 33 25 559 675 .261 .340 .404 .744 110 1938 126 40 26 43 57
162 Game Avg. 162 617 542 64 141 27 2 15 69 4 3 63 76 .261 .340 .404 .744 110 219 14 5 3 5 6
BAL (8 yrs) 995 3929 3489 382 904 186 16 66 391 26 19 365 475 .259 .330 .378 .709 104 1320 93 22 20 33 41
ATL (3 yrs) 294 1192 1014 140 266 44 0 58 162 6 5 156 152 .262 .365 .477 .843 128 484 25 12 4 6 15
PHI (2 yrs) 122 288 245 37 67 11 1 10 50 1 1 33 39 .273 .364 .449 .813 117 110 7 4 2 4 1
CHC (1 yr) 24 56 49 5 15 1 1 2 6 0 0 5 9 .306 .393 .490 .883 135 24 1 2 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 995 3929 3489 382 904 186 16 66 391 26 19 365 475 .259 .330 .378 .709 104 1320 93 22 20 33 41
NL (5 yrs) 440 1536 1308 182 348 56 2 70 218 7 6 194 200 .266 .366 .472 .838 126 618 33 18 6 10 16

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
1966 23 BAL AL WS LAD W 4 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 2 0 0 0 0
1969 26 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 3 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 .333 .231 .564 3 0 0 0 0 1
1969 26 BAL AL WS NYM L 5 18 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .063 .167 .063 .229 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 BAL AL ALCS MIN W 3 13 11 4 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 .364 .462 .909 1.371 10 1 1 0 0 0
1970 27 BAL AL WS CIN W 5 21 16 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 2 .313 .476 .438 .914 7 0 0 0 0 1
1971 28 BAL AL ALCS OAK W 3 13 10 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .300 .462 .500 .962 5 0 0 0 0 0
1971 28 BAL AL WS PIT L 7 28 27 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .148 .179 .148 .327 4 1 1 0 0 0
1977 34 PHI NL NLCS LAD L 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (8 Series) 31 126 111 13 25 5 0 2 12 0 2 13 9 .225 .317 .324 .642 36 4 2 0 0 2
3 ALCS 9 41 34 8 10 2 0 2 4 0 0 6 3 .294 .415 .529 .944 18 1 1 0 0 1
1 NLCS 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 WS 21 81 73 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 2 7 5 .192 .272 .233 .504 17 3 1 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 BAL AL 22 3B 9 9 77.0 28 5 21 2 1 .929 -0.1 -1.6 -0.1 -1.7 1.6 0 3.04 2.89 .961 3.13 2.87
1965 BAL AL 22 2B 3 2 22.0 16 4 12 0 5 1.000 0.9 49.1 0.9 0.0 0.9 0 6.55 5.33 .975 5.07 4.37
1965 BAL AL 22 SS 2 2 17.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -0.5 -35.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0 3.18 3.00 .971 4.76 4.40
1966 BAL AL 23 2B 126 125 1147.2 654 288 347 19 75 .971 0.9 0.9 -0.1 -2.4 2.3 1 4.98 5.04 .975 5.09 4.38 RoY-3
1966 BAL AL 23 SS 3 4 36.1 17 6 10 1 2 .941 0.1 3.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 3.96 5.33 .959 4.78 4.40 RoY-3
1967 BAL AL 24 2B 144 140 1246.0 701 340 348 13 75 .981 -2.7 -2.6 -1.7 1.6 -3.4 -1 4.97 4.78 .979 4.95 4.19
1967 BAL AL 24 3B 3 3 27.0 8 4 3 1 1 .875 -0.7 -31.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 2.33 2.33 .962 3.13 2.73
1968 BAL AL 25 2B 127 125 1073.0 603 260 330 13 67 .978 4.1 4.6 3.1 1.8 1.4 1 4.95 4.65 .977 5.11 4.34 AS
1968 BAL AL 25 SS 34 15 167.0 76 34 40 2 7 .974 -2.7 -19.4 -2.7 -2.3 -0.4 0 3.99 2.18 .962 4.79 4.07 AS
1969 BAL AL 26 2B 142 141 1260.0 736 355 369 12 93 .984 7.5 7.1 6.5 4.6 1.9 1 5.17 5.10 .976 5.21 4.58 AS,GG
1969 BAL AL 26 SS 2 0 5.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 24.0 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 7.20 2.00 .975 5.04 4.45 AS,GG
1970 BAL AL 27 2B 149 141 1281.2 777 379 390 8 101 .990 6.0 5.6 4.0 -2.2 6.3 2 5.40 5.16 .979 5.35 4.64 AS,GG
1970 BAL AL 27 SS 2 0 9.0 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.00 2.00 .975 4.90 4.40 AS,GG
1971 BAL AL 28 2B 140 136 1212.2 740 361 367 12 103 .984 1.8 1.8 -0.2 -3.3 3.1 2 5.40 5.20 .980 5.31 4.76 MVP-19,GG
1972 BAL AL 29 2B 116 111 995.2 599 286 307 6 81 .990 11.0 13.3 9.0 3.9 5.1 2 5.36 5.11 .977 5.17 4.42
1973 ATL NL 30 2B 156 155 1371.2 877 383 464 30 106 .966 -9.8 -8.6 -9.8 -1.1 -8.7 0 5.56 5.43 .980 5.52 4.91 AS,MVP-13
1974 ATL NL 31 1B 73 70 593.0 700 641 54 5 57 .993 4.1 8.3 4.1 2.1 2.0 0 10.55 9.52 .991 9.94 8.34
1974 ATL NL 31 2B 71 62 550.0 331 148 177 6 43 .982 -4.6 -10.0 -5.6 -4.6 -1.0 1 5.32 4.58 .973 5.47 4.64
1977 PHI NL 34 1B 43 33 277.0 305 291 14 0 26 1.000 2.1 9.1 2.1 0.8 1.2 0 9.91 7.09 .991 9.89 8.31
1977 PHI NL 34 2B 9 5 34.1 22 7 15 0 4 1.000 1.2 41.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0 5.77 2.44 .977 5.24 4.47
1977 PHI NL 34 3B 6 0 12.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -48.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.19 0.50 .967 2.99 2.53
1978 TOT NL 35 3B 21 16 142.0 45 6 32 7 1 .844 -3.7 -31.3 -3.7 -2.6 -1.1 0 2.41 1.81 .958 3.00 2.53
1978 PHI NL 35 2B 15 11 94.1 57 26 27 4 6 .930 -2.7 -34.3 -2.7 -2.4 -0.3 0 5.06 3.53 .979 5.30 4.34
1978 PHI NL 35 3B 9 4 55.0 14 2 10 2 0 .857 -2.0 -43.6 -2.0 -0.3 -1.7 0 1.96 1.33 .957 2.99 2.53
1978 PHI NL 35 1B 7 2 30.0 33 29 4 0 4 1.000 1.2 48.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 0 9.90 4.71 .991 9.99 8.31
1978 CHC NL 35 3B 12 12 87.0 31 4 22 5 1 .839 -1.7 -23.4 -1.7 -2.3 0.6 0 2.69 2.17 .958 3.00 2.53
12 Seasons 2B 1198 1154 10289.0 6113 2837 3153 123 759 .980 13.6 1.6 4.6 -3.3 8.0 9 5.24 5.00 .978 5.24 4.54
3 Seasons 1B 123 105 900.0 1038 961 72 5 87 .995 7.4 9.9 7.4 3.3 4.0 0 10.33 8.40 .991 9.93 8.33
5 Seasons SS 43 21 234.1 108 48 56 4 11 .963 -3.1 -15.9 -3.1 -3.1 -0.1 0 3.99 2.42 .963 4.80 4.14
4 Seasons 3B 39 28 258.1 84 16 58 10 3 .881 -5.0 -23.2 -5.0 -4.8 -0.2 0 2.58 1.90 .960 3.05 2.63
13 Seasons TOT 1403 1308 11681.2 7343 3862 3339 142 860 .981 12.9 1.3 3.9 -7.9 11.7 9 5.55 5.13 .960 5.54 4.81
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1984 BBWAA ( 0.7%)

All-Star Games
1968 *
1969
1970 (2B)
1973 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1997 AL Mgr of the year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 AL (19, 2%)
1973 NL (13, 10%)
0.12 Career Shares (845th)

Gold Gloves
1969 AL (2B)
1970 AL (2B)
1971 AL (2B)
All multiple winners

Slugging % s c a p y
1973 NL  .546 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1973 NL  .916 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1973 NL  305 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1967 AL  30 (4th)
1969 AL  34 (3rd)
1971 AL  26 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1973 NL  43 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1973 NL  99 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1973 NL  143 (7th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1973 NL  116 (7th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1973 NL  68 (4th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1973 NL  .733 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1973 NL  9 (3rd)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1966 AL  7 (1st)
1967 AL  8 (1st)
1969 AL  7 (9th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 AL  10 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1968 AL  18 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1973 NL  13.0 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 17 (1087), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 38 (485), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (784), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1962: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison and Johnny Oates to the Atlanta Braves for Taylor Duncan and Earl Williams.

April 11, 1975: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

February 3, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 6, 1978: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Anderson.

October 17, 1978: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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