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Davey Johnson

Positions: Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: January 30, 1943 in Orlando, FL us

High School: Alamo Heights HS (San Antonio, TX)

Schools: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), Trinity University (San Antonio, TX), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1965 (Age 22-073d, 12,348th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 35-242d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: David Allen Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

4797

1252

136

.261

564

RBI

609

OBP

.340

SLG

.404

OPS

.744

OPS+

110

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1962	19	BAL-min	C	97	397	343	58	106	18	12	10	63	8	1	43	61	.309	.387	.519	.906		178		3	4	4			STK · CALL
1963	20	BAL-min	AA,AAA	126	509	444	78	128	20	9	19	64	16	1	54	81	.288	.368	.502	.870		223		4	3	4			ELM,ROC · EL,IL
1964	21	BAL-min	AAA	155	667	590	87	156	29	14	19	73	7	6	71	95	.264	.345	.458	.803		270		3	1	2			ROC · IL
1965	22	BAL-min	AAA	52	215	193	29	58	9	3	4	22	4	0	16	34	.301	.362	.440	.802		85		3	2	1			ROC · IL
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	/5H46
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	*4/6H	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	*4/5H
1968	25	BAL	AL	145	559	504	50	122	24	4	9	56	7	3	44	80	.242	.308	.359	.667	102	181	18	5	3	3	5	*46/H	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/H	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/H
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/H	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/H
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	/H

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	3H/45
1978	35	TOT	NL	68	158	138	19	32	3	1	4	20	0	0	15	28	.232	.323	.355	.678	87	49	3	4	0	1	0	H54/3
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	H4/53
1978	35	CHC	NL	24	56	49	5	15	1	1	2	6	0	0	5	9	.306	.393	.490	.883	136	24	1	2	0	0	0	5H
13 Yrs				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	136	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