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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,4-5	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF 3B
2	11 (4)	Apr 19	DET		KCR	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
3	12	Apr 20	DET		KCR	W,8-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
4	13	Apr 21	DET		KCR	W,4-1	GF	13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
5	14	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
6	15	Apr 23	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
7	17 (1)	Apr 25	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
8	19 (1)	Apr 28	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	22 (2)	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
10	23	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	53 (29)	Jun 9 susp	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	116 (62)	Aug 15	DET		KCR	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	119 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	DET		SEA	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	120	Aug 18	DET		SEA	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	122 (1)	Aug 21	DET	@	CAL	L,1-13	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	123	Aug 22	DET	@	CAL	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	129 (5)	Aug 29	DET	@	SEA	W,6-2	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
18	130	Aug 31	DET		CAL	L,0-11	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	131	Sep 1	DET		CAL	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	132	Sep 2	DET		CAL	W,6-3	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
21	133	Sep 3	DET		OAK	W,6-3	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
22	134	Sep 4	DET		OAK	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	135	Sep 5	DET		OAK	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
24	136	Sep 6	DET	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS	28	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
25	137	Sep 7	DET	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	139 (1)	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS	23	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
27	140	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	3	0	2	5	0	3B
28	142 (1)	Sep 13	DET		MIL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
29	143	Sep 14	DET		MIL	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	144	Sep 15	DET		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	147 (2)	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
32	148	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
33	151 (2)	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
34	153 (1)	Sep 25	DET		CLE	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
35	154	Sep 26	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
36	155	Sep 28	DET		BAL	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	156	Sep 29	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
38	157	Sep 30	DET		BAL	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
39	159 (1)	Oct 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
40	160	Oct 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
41	162 (1)	Oct 3	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
							42gm		292.2	36	40	7	83	6