Lance Johnson

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: July 6, 1963 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft, the Seattle Mariners in the 31st round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Triton College (River Grove, IL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL).

High School: Princeton HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Schools: Triton College (River Grove, IL), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)

Debut: July 10, 1987 (Age 24-004d, 15,360th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 27, 2000 (Age 36-326d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Phil Tannenbaum

Full Name: Kenneth Lance Johnson

Nicknames: One Dog

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.2

5379

1565

.291

767

RBI

486

327

OBP

.334

SLG

.386

OPS

.720

OPS+

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
1984	20	STL-min	A-	71	332	283	63	96	7	5	1	28	29	10	45	20	.339	.426	.410	.836		116		0	1	3	0		ERI · NYPL
1985	21	STL-min	A	129	566	497	68	134	17	10	2	55	33	19	58	39	.270	.340	.356	.697		177		0	2	9	5		SPT · FLOR
1986	22	STL-min	AA	127	510	445	82	128	24	6	2	33	49	15	59	57	.288	.371	.382	.753		170		1	3	2	2		ARK · TL
1987	23	STL-min	AAA	116	531	477	89	159	21	11	5	50	42	16	49	45	.333	.394	.455	.849		217		0	3	2	7		LOU · AA
1987	23	STL	NL	33	63	59	4	13	2	1	0	7	6	1	4	6	.220	.270	.288	.558	47	17	2	0	0	0	1	9H/87
1988	24	CHW-min	AAA	100	460	411	71	126	12	6	2	36	49	16	42	52	.307	.367	.380	.746		156		0	2	5	4		VAN · PCL
1988	24	CHW	AL	33	132	124	11	23	4	1	0	6	6	2	6	11	.185	.223	.234	.457	29	29	1	0	2	0	0	8/HD
1989	25	CHW-min	AAA	106	458	408	69	124	11	7	0	28	33	18	46	36	.304	.371	.365	.736		149		0	0	4	0		VAN · PCL
1989	25	CHW	AL	50	199	180	28	54	8	2	0	16	16	3	17	24	.300	.360	.367	.727	109	66	1	0	2	0	0	7/8HD
1990	26	CHW	AL	151	587	541	76	154	18	9	1	51	36	22	33	45	.285	.325	.357	.681	93	193	12	1	8	4	2	*8H/7D
1991	27	CHW	AL	159	624	588	72	161	14	13	0	49	26	11	26	58	.274	.304	.342	.646	81	201	14	1	6	3	2	*8/H9
1992	28	CHW	AL	157	611	567	67	158	15	12	3	47	41	14	34	33	.279	.318	.363	.681	92	206	20	1	4	5	4	*8/H
1993	29	CHW	AL	147	579	540	75	168	18	14	0	47	35	7	36	33	.311	.354	.396	.750	104	214	10	0	3	0	1	*8/H
1994	30	CHW	AL	106	443	412	56	114	11	14	3	54	26	6	26	23	.277	.321	.393	.714	85	162	8	2	0	3	5	*8/HD
1995	31	CHW	AL	142	645	*607*	98	186	18	12	10	57	40	6	32	31	.306	.341	.425	.766	102	258	7	1	2	3	2	*8/HD
1996	32	NYM	NL	160	724	*682*	117	*227*	31	21	9	69	50	12	33	40	.333	.362	.479	.841	125	327	8	1	3	5	8	*8/H	AS,MVP-18
1997	33	TOT	NL	111	454	410	60	126	16	8	5	39	20	12	42	31	.307	.370	.422	.792	109	173	8	0	0	2	3	8H/D
1997	33	NYM	NL	72	299	265	43	82	10	6	1	24	15	10	33	21	.309	.385	.404	.788	110	107	6	0	0	1	2	8/H
1997	33	CHC	NL	39	155	145	17	44	6	2	4	15	5	2	9	10	.303	.342	.455	.797	105	66	2	0	0	1	1	8/HD
1998	34	CHC	NL	85	332	304	51	85	8	4	2	21	10	6	26	22	.280	.335	.352	.687	80	107	5	0	1	1	1	8/H
1999	35	CHC	NL	95	377	335	46	87	11	6	1	21	13	3	37	20	.260	.332	.337	.670	73	113	6	0	4	1	0	8H
2000	36	NYY	AL	18	30	30	6	9	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	.300	.300	.333	.633	62	10	1	0	0	0	0	H/D79
2001	37	COL-min	AAA	35	142	135	26	46	8	2	2	16	9	4	4	14	.341	.355	.474	.829		64	2	0	1	2	0		CSP · PCL
14 Yrs				1447	5800	5379	767	1565	175	117	34	486	327	105	352	384	.291	.334	.386	.720	95	2076	103	7	35	27	29
162 Game Avg.				162	649	602	86	175	20	13	4	54	37	12	39	43	.291	.334	.386	.720	95	232	12	1	4	3	3

CHW (8 yrs)				945	3820	3559	483	1018	106	77	17	327	226	71	210	258	.286	.325	.373	.699	92	1329	73	6	27	18	16
CHC (3 yrs)				219	864	784	114	216	25	12	7	57	28	11	72	52	.276	.335	.365	.700	81	286	13	0	5	3	2
NYM (2 yrs)				232	1023	947	160	309	41	27	10	93	65	22	66	61	.326	.369	.458	.827	121	434	14	1	3	6	10
NYY (1 yr)				18	30	30	6	9	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	.300	.300	.333	.633	62	10	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				33	63	59	4	13	2	1	0	7	6	1	4	6	.220	.270	.288	.558	47	17	2	0	0	0	1

AL (9 yrs)				963	3850	3589	489	1027	107	77	17	329	228	71	210	265	.286	.325	.373	.698	91	1339	74	6	27	18	16
NL (5 yrs)				484	1950	1790	278	538	68	40	17	157	99	34	142	119	.301	.351	.412	.762	101	737	29	1	8	9	13

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