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Howard Johnson Howard Johnson
Full name: Howard Michael Johnson
Born: November 29, 1960, Clearwater, Florida
First Game: April 14, 1982; Final Game: October 1, 1995
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 178
3B on TSN NL All-Star Team (1989)
NL Silver Slugger as 3B (1989 and 1991)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1982 DET A Daily Splits   54   155   23   49   5   0   4   14   16   1   30   1   1   0   0   2   3    7   4  .316  .384  .426  -0.3 1982 DET A
1983 DET A Daily Splits   27    66   11   14   0   0   3    5    7   0   10   1   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .212  .297  .348  -0.4 1983 DET A
1984 DET A Daily Splits  116   355   43   88  14   1  12   50   40   1   67   1   4   2   0   2   6   10   6  .248  .324  .394  -1.3 1984 DET A
1985 NY  N Daily Splits  126   389   38   94  18   4  11   46   34  10   78   0   1   4   0   6   6    6   4  .242  .300  .393  -1.6 1985 NY  N
1986 NY  N Daily Splits   88   220   30   54  14   0  10   39   31   8   64   1   1   0   0   2   2    8   1  .245  .341  .445   0.7 1986 NY  N
1987 NY  N Daily Splits  157   554   93  147  22   1  36   99   83  18  113   5   0   3   0   7   8   32  10  .265  .364  .504   1.6 1987 NY  N
1988 NY  N Daily Splits  148   495   85  114  21   1  24   68   86  25  104   3   2   8   0   8   6   23   7  .230  .343  .422   1.2 1988 NY  N
1989 NY  N Daily Splits  153   571  104  164  41   3  36  101   77   8  126   1   0   6   0   3   4   41   8  .287  .369  .559   2.3 1989 NY  N
1990 NY  N Daily Splits  154   590   89  144  37   3  23   90   69  12  100   0   0   9   0   5   7   34   8  .244  .319  .434   1.7 1990 NY  N
1991 NY  N Daily Splits  156   564  108  146  34   4  38  117   78  12  120   1   0  15   0   1   4   30  16  .259  .342  .535   3.4 1991 NY  N
1992 NY  N Daily Splits  100   350   48   78  19   0   7   43   55   5   79   2   0   3   0   5   7   22   5  .223  .329  .337  -1.0 1992 NY  N
1993 NY  N Daily Splits   72   235   32   56   8   2   7   26   43   3   43   0   0   2   0   2   3    6   4  .238  .354  .379   0.3 1993 NY  N
1994 COL N Daily Splits   93   227   30   48  10   2  10   40   39   2   73   0   0   3   0   0   2   11   3  .211  .323  .405  -0.9 1994 COL N
1995 CHI N Daily Splits   87   169   26   33   4   1   7   22   34   0   46   1   0   2   0   3   2    1   1  .195  .330  .355  -0.8 1995 CHI N
Total NL                1334  4364  683 1078 228  21 209  691  629 103  946  14   4  55   0  42  51  214  67  .247  .340  .453   6.9 Total NL        
Total AL                 197   576   77  151  19   1  19   69   63   2  107   3   5   2   0   5  10   17  10  .262  .337  .398  -2.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1531  4940  760 1229 247  22 228  760  692 105 1053  17   9  57   0  47  61  231  77  .249  .340  .446   4.9 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1986 NY  N Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1986 NY  N
1988 NY  N Daily Splits    6    18    3    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .056  .105  .056 1988 NY  N
Total            Splits    8    20    3    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .050  .095  .050 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1984 DET A Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1984 DET A
1986 NY  N Daily Splits    2     5    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1986 NY  N
Total            Splits    3     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1989 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .333  .333 1989 NL   
1991 NL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1991 NL   
Total            Splits    2     5    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .200  .200 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1982 DET A Daily  3B   33   27   21   239.2    25   39    7    6   0  .901
1982 DET A        DH   10    7    7                                      -
1982 DET A        OF    9    6    1    53      11    1    0    0   0 1.000     3    1    5 
1982 DET A        RF    5    4    1    32       4    1    0    0   0 1.000
1982 DET A        LF    3    2    0    17       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1982 DET A        CF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1983 DET A Daily  3B   21   18    8   130      10   30    7    2   0  .851
1983 DET A        DH    2    1    0                                      -
1984 DET A Daily  3B  109   98   53   808.2    58  143   12   16   0  .944
1984 DET A        SS    9    1    1    24       3    7    2    4   0  .833
1984 DET A        DH    4    2    2                                      -
1984 DET A        1B    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    1   0 1.000
1984 DET A        OF    1    0    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    1    0 
1984 DET A        LF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1984 DET A        CF    1    0    0     3       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1985 NY  N Daily  3B  113   93   87   884      67  171   15   21   0  .941
1985 NY  N        SS    7    5    1    47      11   19    3    6   0  .909
1985 NY  N        OF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1985 NY  N        LF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1986 NY  N Daily  3B   45   29   26   303.1    22   71   10   10   0  .903
1986 NY  N        SS   34   22   12   197.2    28   65   10   14   0  .903
1986 NY  N        OF    1    1    1     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1986 NY  N        LF    1    1    1     9       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1987 NY  N Daily  3B  140  127  112  1144.1    82  235   21   15   0  .938
1987 NY  N        SS   38   26   14   225.2    36   70    5   12   0  .955
1987 NY  N        OF    2    0    0     3.2     0    0    0    0   0     -     2    0    0 
1987 NY  N        LF    2    0    0     3.2     0    0    0    0   0     -
1988 NY  N Daily  3B  131  109   89   980      65  187   13   16   0  .951
1988 NY  N        SS   52   34   11   296.1    45   87    5   21   0  .964
1989 NY  N Daily  3B  143  129  108  1140      63  180   24   15   0  .910
1989 NY  N        SS   31   22    9   180.1    34   37    0    7   0 1.000
1990 NY  N Daily  3B   92   89   73   771.2    52  159   20   11   0  .913
1990 NY  N        SS   73   63   57   563.1    98  176    8   28   0  .972
1991 NY  N Daily  3B  104   99   96   878      55  173   18   11   0  .927
1991 NY  N        RF   30   30   29   273.1    61    3    2    0   0  .970
1991 NY  N        OF   30   30   29   273.1    61    3    2    0   0  .970     0    0   30 
1991 NY  N        SS   28   25   20   218      45   88   11   15   0  .924
1992 NY  N Daily  OF   98   96   89   841     206    3    4    0   0  .981    16   84    1 
1992 NY  N        CF   84   82   77   713     181    2    3    0   0  .984
1992 NY  N        LF   16   13   12   124      25    1    1    0   0  .963
1992 NY  N        RF    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0     -
1993 NY  N Daily  3B   67   66   63   571.1    52  135   11   11   0  .944
1994 COL N Daily  OF   62   51   36   433.1    90    2    2    0   0  .979    62    0    0 
1994 COL N        LF   62   51   36   433.1    89    2    2    0   0  .978
1994 COL N        1B    1    1    1     9       8    1    0    0   0 1.000
1995 CHI N Daily  3B   34   29   18   246.1    10   53    5    4   0  .926
1995 CHI N        LF   13    7    2    67.1    11    0    0    0   0 1.000
1995 CHI N        OF   13    7    2    67.1    12    0    0    0   0 1.000    13    0    0 
1995 CHI N        2B    8    2    1    30.1     7    9    2    2   0  .889
1995 CHI N        1B    3    1    1    14      15    1    0    3   0 1.000
1995 CHI N        SS    1    0    0     3       1    2    0    1   0 1.000
Total             3B 1032  913  754  8097.1   561 1576  163  138   0  .929
Total             SS  273  198  125  1755.1   301  551   44  108   0  .951
Total             OF  217  191  158  1687.2   383    9    8    0   0  .980    99   86   36 
Total             LF   99   74   51   658.1   134    3    3    0   0  .979
Total             CF   86   82   77   720     183    2    3    0   0  .984
Total             RF   36   35   30   309.1    65    4    2    0   0  .972
Total             DH   16   10    9                                      -
Total             2B    8    2    1    30.1     7    9    2    2   0  .889
Total             1B    5    2    2    26      24    2    0    4   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1988 NY  N Daily  SS    5    4    2    36       6    9    1    0   0  .938
1988 NY  N        3B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             SS    5    4    2    36       6    9    1    0   0  .938
Total             3B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1984 DET A Daily  DH    1    0    0                                      -
1986 NY  N Daily  3B    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1986 NY  N        SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             3B    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             DH    1    0    0                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1989 NL    Daily  3B    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -
1991 NL    Daily  3B    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total             3B    2    1    0     9       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 6, 1978).

Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (12th pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft (January 9, 1979).

Traded by Detroit Tigers to New York Mets in exchange for Walt Terrell (December 7,
1984).

Granted free agency (October 26, 1993).

Signed by Colorado Rockies (November 19, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).

Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 13, 1995).

Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).


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