Larry Johnson
Larry Doby Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 17, 1950 in Cleveland, OH
High School: East Technical (Cleveland, OH)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1972
Final Game: May 25, 1978
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Standard Batting

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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 21 CLE AL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1974 23 CLE AL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 MON NL 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 217 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1976 25 MON NL 6 14 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .154 .231 .385 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 /2
1978 27 CHW AL 3 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2D
5 Seasons 12 29 26 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .192 .250 .269 .519 45 7 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 392 351 14 68 27 0 0 14 0 0 27 108 .192 .250 .269 .519 45 95 0 0 14 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 7 18 16 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .188 .235 .313 .548 51 5 0 0 1 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 3 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 5 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .200 .473 36 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 7 18 16 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .188 .235 .313 .548 51 5 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1972 21 CLE AL 2 1 1 26.9 86 1.000 .500 .251 .500 .320 .500 .362 1.000 .682 194 .975 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1975 24 MON NL 4 2 1 13.5 99 .500 .333 .270 .500 .342 .667 .390 1.167 .732 217 .889 0.6 0.1 1.500 .667 .333
1976 25 MON NL 14 12 1 2.2 96 .182 .154 .268 .154 .336 .231 .382 .385 .718 6 .249 -1.6 -0.2 .273 .077 .077
1978 27 CHW AL 9 7 0 0.0 94 .250 .125 .262 .222 .328 .125 .386 .347 .714 0 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
5 Seasons 29 22 3 3.7 95 .278 .192 .265 .250 .333 .269 .383 .519 .716 45 .442 -1.9 -0.2 .429 .154 .077
162 Game Avg. 392 297 41 3.7 95 .278 .192 .265 .250 .333 .269 .383 .519 .716 45 .442 -1.9 -0.2 .429 .154 .077
MON (2 yrs) 18 14 2 3.8 97 .231 .188 .269 .235 .337 .313 .384 .548 .721 51 .467 -1.0 -0.1 .462 .188 .125
CLE (2 yrs) 2 1 1 26.9 86 1.000 .500 .251 .500 .320 .500 .362 1.000 .682 194 .975 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 9 7 0 0.0 94 .250 .125 .262 .222 .328 .125 .386 .347 .714 0 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
NL (2 yrs) 18 14 2 3.8 97 .231 .188 .269 .235 .337 .313 .384 .548 .721 51 .467 -1.0 -0.1 .462 .188 .125
AL (3 yrs) 11 8 1 3.3 93 .400 .200 .260 .273 .326 .200 .382 .473 .708 36 .398 -0.9 -0.1 .375 .100 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1972 21 CLE AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1975 24 MON NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 100% 1.00 3.0 3.0 50%
1976 25 MON NL 14 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 7.1% 50% 6.5 1.50 79%
1978 27 CHW AL 9 0.0% 44.4% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.0 0.00 44%
5 Seasons 29 0.0% 27.6% 6.9% 6.9% 40% 4.00 3.3 26.0 1.00 62%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1972 21 CLE AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1975 24 MON NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 MON NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 27 CHW AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 14% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1972 21 CLE AL 2 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 MON NL 4 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1976 25 MON NL 14 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1978 27 CHW AL 9 89% 1 0 0 0 0 3.40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 29 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 2 1 50% 15 1 7% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 21 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 22 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 23 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 3 6 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .400 .500 .600 1.100 208 3 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 9 20 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .333 .596 66 6 0 0 1 0 0
1977 26 9 20 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .333 .596 66 6 0 0 1 0 0
1978 27 12 29 26 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .192 .250 .269 .519 45 7 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1972 21 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 1
1975 24 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 1 1
1976 25 6 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 6
1978 27 3 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 3
4 Seasons 11 28 26 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 .038 .107 .077 .184 3 11
162 Game Avg. 162 412 383 0 15 15 0 0 15 0 29 118 .038 .107 .077 .184 44 11

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