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Lamar
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: September 2, 1950 in Usa, AL, BESSEMER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1976   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 23 MIN AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1975 24 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1976 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1977 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1978 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1979 28 MIN AL $ 1,542,857   7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1980 29 MIN AL $ 1,542,857   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 9 9
1981 30 MIN AL $ 1,542,857   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1982 31 MIN AL     6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1983 32 BAL AL $ 796,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1984 33 TAM AL $ 675,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1985 34 TAM AL $ 675,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1986 35 TAM AL $ 675,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,542,857   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 23 AAA   136 573 88 156 24 2 23 77 6 3 51 54 .272 .332 .442 .773 83.4  
1975 24 MIN AL 17 49 6 12 4 0 1 4 0 0 6 4 .245 .327 .388 .715 5.8 0.7
    AAA   135 517 69 173 30 0 15 70 8 7 53 46 .335 .396 .480 .876 91.4  
1976 25 MIN AL 155 544 82 156 36 4 13 94 4 1 40 46 .287 .334 .439 .773 72.5 12.2
1977 26 MIN AL 152 584 68 166 25 6 7 71 1 1 45 58 .284 .336 .384 .720 73.6 10.8
1978 27 MIN AL 149 527 69 147 23 1 6 51 5 0 45 46 .279 .333 .361 .694 61.1 10.1
1979 28 MIN AL 151 563 53 148 25 5 10 67 2 1 32 53 .263 .302 .378 .680 58.5 8.4
1980 29 MIN AL 152 573 61 148 22 3 10 60 2 1 22 45 .258 .281 .360 .640 58.4 6.6
1981 30 MIN AL 146 568 65 156 24 3 13 68 4 0 35 44 .275 .315 .396 .711 65.3 9.7
1982 31 MIN AL 148 536 62 145 32 1 10 55 0 1 35 42 .271 .313 .390 .702 59.2 9.1
1983 32 BAL AL 34 72 10 17 2 0 1 6 0 0 6 7 .236 .295 .306 .600 6.2 0.4
1984 33 TAM AL 89 140 16 36 6 0 2 21 1 0 10 13 .257 .301 .343 .644 15.1 2.0
1985 34 TAM AL 65 104 12 28 4 0 4 17 0 1 5 11 .269 .297 .423 .720 12.8 1.9
1986 35 TAM AL 21 53 8 15 4 0 2 18 0 0 2 7 .283 .298 .472 .770 6.7 1.0
    AAA   57 227 29 71 8 1 7 29 2 3 22 13 .313 .373 .449 .823 36.3  
12 Years Sim 1279 4313 512 1174 207 23 79 532 19 6 283 376 .272 .315 .386 .701 495.2 72.7
3 Years AAA 328 1317 186 400 62 3 45 176 16 13 126 113 .304 .364 .458 .821 211.1  
162 Game Average 546 64 148 26 2 10 67 2 0 35 47 .272 .315 .386 .701 62.7  
Career Highs 155 584 82 166 36 6 13 94 5 1 45 58 .287 .336 .472 .773 73.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3066 364 850 152 14 55 381 13 5 196 261 .277 .318 .390 .708 372.3
vs LH   1247 148 324 55 9 24 151 6 1 87 115 .260 .307 .376 .683 143.3
Home 626 2074 260 557 108 10 41 258 6 4 127 186 .269 .309 .390 .698 243.5
Away 653 2239 252 617 99 13 38 274 13 2 156 190 .276 .320 .382 .703 272.0
RISP   1116 0 304 61 6 21 433 0 0 91 98 .272 .317 .394 .711 141.4
Pinch Hitting   119 15 37 7 0 3 37 0 0 8 9 .311 .346 .445 .792 17.7
Close/Late   577 51 157 27 0 8 68 0 0 34 56 .272 .312 .360 .672 63.2
Mar/Apr 191 661 59 156 26 5 6 62 1 1 38 56 .236 .274 .318 .591 56.4
May 233 774 104 225 47 1 17 121 5 0 39 63 .291 .323 .420 .743 100.8
June 213 694 82 197 29 7 14 86 4 1 46 66 .284 .328 .406 .734 90.1
July 202 719 79 189 27 2 21 102 1 3 42 73 .263 .300 .394 .694 83.9
August 212 727 87 199 35 3 14 75 4 0 53 53 .274 .321 .388 .709 90.0
Sep/Oct 228 738 101 208 43 5 7 86 4 1 65 65 .282 .338 .382 .720 94.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1975 24 MIN AL 1B 8 8 73.0 79 3 1 8 .988 10.11   0.1
1976 25 MIN AL 1B 155 150 1297.0 1521 111 17 180 .990 11.32   1.6
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 26 MIN AL 1B 7 0 18.3 19 0 3 2 .864 9.33   0.0
1978 27 MIN AL SS 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1981 30 MIN AL SS 1 0 1.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1982 31 MIN AL 1B 4 0 16.0 21 2 0 3 1.000 12.94   0.0
1983 32 BAL AL 1B 22 11 113.0 147 10 4 15 .975 12.50   0.2
1984 33 TAM AL 1B 24 15 143.3 175 9 2 13 .989 11.55   0.3
    CF 2 0 5.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1985 34 TAM AL 1B 24 17 152.3 187 10 3 7 .985 11.64   0.3
    CF 3 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.0
    RF 3 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1986 35 TAM AL 1B 15 9 96.0 108 9 2 7 .983 10.97   0.2
    CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
  1B 260 210 1910.0 2257 154 32 235 .987 11.36   2.7
  CF 6 0 16.3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.10   0.0
  RF 5 0 7.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.23    
  SS 3 0 5.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 10.80   0.1
  LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   276 210 1941.7 2262 158 33 236 .987 11.22   2.9
Career Highs   156 150 1299.0 1521 111 17 180 1.000 18.00    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1978 27 MIN AL 14 58 7 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 7 .241 .267 .259 .525
1985 34 TAM AL 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 17 61 7 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 7 .262 .286 .279 .564
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Singles
1977-9-128
 Doubles
1976-7-36
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  3. Duane Josephson (936)
  4. Mike Vail (926)
  5. Roy Howell (926)
  6. Connie Ryan (924)
  7. Ivan Murrell (923)
  8. Don Mattingly (923)
  9. Gordy Coleman (920)
  10. Harry Simpson (919)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1974
Injured on 4/19/1974 with a Bruised Heel, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 9/1/1975, off Mike Marshall (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 9/6/1975, off Joe Coleman (CLE)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1976, hitting .287 with 13 HR, 94 RBI
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/13/1981 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
9/22/1981: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/25/1982 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by Minnesota on 10/29/1982
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/3/1983 to a 1-year deal worth $796,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/10/1984 to a 3-year deal worth $675,000 per year
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Tampa Bay on 3/4/1984 (Going to TAM: P Bill Zepp, CF Tony Scott, RF Leon Roberts, 1B Lamar Johnson. Going to CLE: 1B Dave Revering)
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 5/28/1986
 
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