Davey Johnson
[edit] Biography
Davey Johnson (David Allen Johnson) was born on January 30, 1943 in Orlando, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1965 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 7 home runs and 56 RBI. Johnson played for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Davey Johnson's best season was 1973, when he slugged 43 home runs and knocked in 99 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 47
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .170
| .245
| .234
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 131
| 501
| 47
| 129
| 7
| 56
| .257
| .298
| .351
| 20
| 3
| 31
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 8
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 148
| 510
| 62
| 126
| 10
| 64
| .247
| .325
| .376
| 30
| 3
| 59
| 82
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 10
| 12
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| 145
| 504
| 50
| 122
| 9
| 56
| .242
| .308
| .359
| 24
| 4
| 44
| 80
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 18
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 142
| 511
| 52
| 143
| 7
| 57
| .280
| .351
| .391
| 34
| 1
| 57
| 52
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 16
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 149
| 530
| 68
| 149
| 10
| 53
| .281
| .360
| .392
| 27
| 1
| 66
| 68
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 11
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 142
| 510
| 67
| 144
| 18
| 72
| .282
| .351
| .443
| 26
| 1
| 51
| 55
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 15
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 118
| 376
| 31
| 83
| 5
| 32
| .221
| .320
| .335
| 22
| 3
| 52
| 68
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 10
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 157
| 559
| 84
| 151
| 43
| 99
| .270
| .370
| .546
| 25
| 0
| 81
| 93
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 8
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 136
| 454
| 56
| 114
| 15
| 62
| .251
| .358
| .390
| 18
| 0
| 75
| 59
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 17
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 78
| 156
| 23
| 50
| 8
| 36
| .321
| .408
| .545
| 9
| 1
| 23
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 89
| 14
| 17
| 2
| 14
| .191
| .284
| .281
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 49
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 6
| .306
| .393
| .490
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 68
| 138
| 19
| 32
| 4
| 20
| .232
| .323
| .355
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 440
| 1308
| 182
| 348
| 70
| 218
| .266
| .366
| .472
| 56
| 2
| 194
| 200
| 18
| 6
| 7
| 16
| 33
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 995
| 3489
| 382
| 904
| 66
| 391
| .259
| .330
| .378
| 186
| 16
| 365
| 475
| 22
| 20
| 26
| 41
| 93
|
| Total
|
|
| 1435
| 4797
| 564
| 1252
| 136
| 609
| .261
| .340
| .404
| 242
| 18
| 559
| 675
| 40
| 26
| 33
| 57
| 126
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 9
| 77
| 5
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 4
| 4
| 36.1
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 125
| 125
| 1147.2
| 288
| 347
| 19
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 144
| 140
| 1246
| 340
| 348
| 13
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 128
| 125
| 1073
| 260
| 330
| 13
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 34
| 15
| 167
| 34
| 40
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 142
| 141
| 1260
| 355
| 369
| 12
| 93
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 149
| 141
| 1281.2
| 379
| 390
| 8
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 140
| 136
| 1212.2
| 361
| 367
| 12
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 116
| 111
| 995.2
| 286
| 307
| 6
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 156
| 155
| 1371.2
| 383
| 464
| 30
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 73
| 70
| 593
| 641
| 54
| 5
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 2B
| 71
| 62
| 550
| 148
| 177
| 6
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 5
| 34.1
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 12.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 43
| 33
| 277
| 291
| 14
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 4
| 55
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 2
| 30
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 11
| 94.1
| 26
| 27
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1978
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 12
| 87
| 4
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .839
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 16
| 142
| 6
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .844
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 123
| 105
| 900
| 961
| 72
| 5
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 45
| 21
| 234.1
| 48
| 56
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1198
| 1154
| 10289
| 2837
| 3153
| 123
| 759
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 39
| 28
| 258.1
| 16
| 58
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (June 2, 1962).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison and Johnny Oates to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan (November 30, 1972).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (April 11, 1975).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (February 3, 1977).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Larry Anderson (August 6, 1978).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (October 17, 1978).
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