Howard Johnson

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: November 29, 1960 in Clearwater, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clearwater HS (Clearwater, FL) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th) of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL).

High School: Clearwater HS (Clearwater, FL)

School: St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Debut: April 14, 1982 (Age 21-136d, 14,576th in major league history)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 34-306d)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Howard Michael Johnson

Nicknames: HoJo

Twitter: @20Hojo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.2

4940

1229

228

.249

760

RBI

760

231

OBP

.340

SLG

.446

OPS

.786

OPS+

118

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-17 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-12-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (22-15-7)

Most Driven In
Self	3
C Lemon	1
G Wilson	1
L Whitaker	0

Most Driven In By
L Parrish	3
Self	3
L Herndon	2
J Grubb	1
K Gibson	1
G Wilson	1

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	55	3 (2)	Apr 7	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	1.84	-0.169	2.64	-0.15%	-1.38	3B
2	56	4	Apr 8	DET		CHW	L,3-6	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	2	.91	-0.016	1.22	-0.01%	-0.25	DH
3	57	5	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	2	1.20	-0.104	1.52	-0.08%	-0.99	3B
4	58	6	Apr 12	DET	@	NYY	W,13-2	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	5	.16	0.014	.23	0.01%	1.16	PH
5	59	9 (2)	Apr 15	DET	@	CHW	W,6-0	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	2	.61	-0.003	.80	0.00%	0.05	3B
6	60	11 (1)	Apr 17	DET	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	2	.87	-0.075	1.13	-0.06%	-1.07	3B
7	61	12	Apr 20	DET		KCR	L,7-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	2	.79	-0.022	.98	-0.02%	-0.32	3B
8	62	13	Apr 22	DET		SEA	W,4-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	6	1.03	-0.110	1.16	-0.07%	-1.46	3B
9	63	14	Apr 23	DET		SEA	W,4-0	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	2	.55	0.035	.69	0.03%	-0.13	3B
10	64	15	Apr 24	DET		SEA	W,4-2	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	2	1.01	-0.019	1.28	-0.02%	-0.17	3B
11	65	16	Apr 27	DET	@	CAL	L,3-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
12	66	17	Apr 29	DET	@	OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	67	19 (1)	May 1 (2)	DET	@	OAK	L,0-2	8-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352	9	2.10	-0.004	2.45	0.00%	-0.04	PH 3B
14	68	21 (1)	May 4	DET	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	7	1.08	-0.029	1.14	-0.02%	0.08	3B
15	69	22	May 6	DET		CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.233	.154	.386	8	2.02	-0.118	1.87	-0.07%	-0.62	3B
16	70	24 (1)	May 8	DET		CAL	W,5-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.234	.233	.467	2	.72	-0.002	.49	0.00%	0.39	3B
17	71	25	May 10	DET		OAK	W,4-3	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.233	.483	2	.62	0.024	.48	0.01%	0.26	3B
18	72	26	May 11	DET		OAK	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.152	.235	.217	.453	2	.86	-0.090	.72	-0.05%	-1.63	3B
19	73	27	May 12	DET		OAK	L,4-11	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.264	.298	.562	2	.89	0.124	.79	0.07%	1.33	3B
20	74	28	May 13	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.276	.294	.570	2	.75	-0.039	.61	-0.02%	-0.44	3B
21	75	30 (1)	May 15	DET	@	KCR	W,6-4	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.271	.288	.560	9	1.80	-0.045	1.44	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
22	76	32 (1)	May 17	DET		NYY	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.262	.278	.540	9	1.22	-0.061	1.05	-0.03%	-0.81	3B
23	77	33	May 18	DET		NYY	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.274	.291	.565	9	.60	0.024	.43	0.01%	1.63	PH
24	78	34	May 19	DET		TEX	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.277	.293	.570	8	.91	-0.018	.50	-0.01%	0.00	3B
25	79	35	May 20	DET		TEX	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.290	.295	.585	8	.48	0.012	.29	0.00%	0.20	3B
26	80	38 (2)	May 23	DET	@	TOR	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.286	.290	.576	9	.30	-0.008	.25	0.00%	-0.17	PH 3B
27	81	39	May 24	DET	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.297	.348	.646	8	1.21	0.024	.96	0.01%	0.90	3B
							10-17		74	66	11	14	0	0	3	5	7	0	10	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.212	.297	.348	.646		1.00	-0.675	1.06	-0.48%	-3.80

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