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Lance
Johnson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 160
 
Born: July 6, 1963 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
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
1987 23 WAS NL     7 7 6 1 1 1 6 7 6 2 3 3 9 10 9
1988 24 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 9 10 9
1989 25 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 9 10 10
1990 26 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 9 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 9 10 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 7 6 2 3 3 9 10 10
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
1987 23 AAA   136 529 73 161 27 9 4 53 44 8 51 22 .304 .366 .412 .778 82.4  
1988 24 DET AL 127 434 62 129 14 8 2 51 60 32 23 31 .297 .331 .380 .711 53.7 7.2
1989 25 DET AL 47 103 20 31 4 3 1 13 16 5 5 5 .301 .330 .427 .757 14.7 2.8
    AAA   52 237 39 82 11 3 0 17 24 1 11 14 .346 .375 .418 .793 37.9  
1990 26 DET AL 40 73 14 31 1 1 0 10 16 5 2 2 .425 .440 .466 .906 13.6 3.1
    AAA   103 416 44 136 17 5 4 27 28 7 31 7 .327 .374 .421 .794 64.7  
3 Years Sim 214 610 96 191 19 12 3 74 92 42 30 38 .313 .344 .398 .742 82.0 13.1
3 Years AAA 291 1182 156 379 55 17 8 97 96 16 93 43 .321 .370 .416 .786 185.0  
162 Game Average 461 72 144 14 9 2 56 69 31 22 28 .313 .344 .398 .742 62.1  
Career Highs 127 434 62 129 14 8 2 51 60 32 23 31 .425 .440 .466 .906 53.7  
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   551 85 178 19 10 2 72 86 38 27 33 .323 .353 .405 .758 77.2
vs LH   59 11 13 0 2 1 2 6 4 3 5 .220 .254 .339 .593 4.9
Home 104 286 39 89 10 4 1 36 44 20 14 16 .311 .341 .385 .726 37.2
Away 110 324 57 102 9 8 2 38 48 22 16 22 .315 .346 .410 .756 44.9
RISP   173 0 51 7 2 0 66 0 0 7 10 .295 .314 .358 .672 18.8
Pinch Hitting   48 4 13 3 0 0 10 3 0 1 3 .271 .286 .333 .619 4.7
Close/Late   87 15 22 4 2 0 10 0 0 5 5 .253 .290 .345 .635 8.4
Mar/Apr 27 79 13 25 2 4 2 11 11 4 4 4 .316 .349 .519 .868 13.9
May 35 118 25 36 3 4 0 16 22 8 8 7 .305 .349 .398 .748 17.1
June 31 86 11 22 3 2 0 7 16 5 1 8 .256 .267 .337 .604 8.2
July 22 67 7 22 5 0 0 10 8 5 3 5 .328 .357 .403 .760 8.6
August 39 102 11 31 2 0 0 12 13 10 4 6 .304 .327 .324 .651 9.6
Sep/Oct 60 158 29 55 4 2 1 18 22 10 10 8 .348 .382 .418 .800 24.7
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
1988 24 DET AL CF 112 112 956.3 277 3 4 1 .986 2.64   3.5
    RF 1 0 7.0 2 0 1 0 .667 2.57    
1989 25 DET AL CF 11 8 78.0 23 1 0 0 1.000 2.77   0.6
    RF 3 3 27.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
    1B 3 3 25.0 29 2 0 1 1.000 11.16   0.1
    LF 3 2 18.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1990 26 DET AL LF 8 8 68.7 22 1 0 1 1.000 3.01   0.6
    CF 5 5 44.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 3.27    
  CF 128 125 1078.3 316 4 4 1 .988 2.67   4.1
  LF 11 10 86.7 24 1 0 1 1.000 2.60   0.6
  RF 4 3 34.0 14 0 1 0 .933 3.71    
  1B 3 3 25.0 29 2 0 1 1.000 11.16   0.1
Career Totals   146 141 1224.0 383 7 5 3 .987 2.87   4.8
Career Highs   113 112 963.3 279 3 5 1 1.000 4.20    
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
1988 24 DET AL 3 13 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692
1989 25 DET AL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1990 26 DET AL 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 12 20 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .300 .550
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.
Triples
1988-9-8
 Stolen Bases
1988-2-60
 Caught Stealing
1988-1-32
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Fred Nicholson (979)
  2. Wid Matthews (979)
  3. Jack Smith (977)
  4. Eddie Collins (971)
  5. Merito Acosta (969)
  6. Clyde Barnhart (965)
  7. Tex Vache (963)
  8. Marv Rickert (963)
  9. Morrie Aderholt (954)
  10. Dick Porter (952)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Washington in 1987
Traded from Washington to Detroit on 3/4/1988 (Going to DET: CF Lance Johnson. Going to WAS: LF Mike Brown)
Had first career hit on 4/7/1988, off Jack Mcdowell (MIA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1988, off Dick Ruthven (CLE)
Injured on 10/6/1988 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 6-7 weeks
 
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