Johnny Oates
[edit] Biography
Johnny Oates (Johnny Lane Oates) was born on January 21, 1946 in Sylva, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1970 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Oates played for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Oates's best season was 1975, when he hit for a .282 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .278
| .333
| .389
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 253
| 20
| 66
| 4
| 21
| .261
| .332
| .364
| 12
| 1
| 28
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 8
| 5
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 93
| 322
| 27
| 80
| 4
| 27
| .248
| .299
| .304
| 6
| 0
| 22
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 8
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 100
| 291
| 22
| 65
| 1
| 21
| .223
| .278
| .268
| 10
| 0
| 23
| 24
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 10
| 4
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 90
| 269
| 28
| 77
| 1
| 25
| .286
| .359
| .349
| 14
| 0
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 6
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .263
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| 98
| 287
| 28
| 81
| 1
| 25
| .282
| .354
| .345
| 15
| 0
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 6
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 37
| 99
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 8
| .253
| .308
| .273
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 60
| 156
| 18
| 42
| 3
| 11
| .269
| .314
| .353
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 40
| 75
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 6
| .307
| .350
| .320
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 26
| 46
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .130
| .200
| .174
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 39
| 64
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .188
| .224
| .281
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 10
| 26
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .192
| .250
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 454
| 1276
| 114
| 322
| 9
| 100
| .252
| .309
| .305
| 40
| 0
| 107
| 115
| 1
| 24
| 5
| 30
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 139
| 361
| 32
| 88
| 5
| 26
| .244
| .308
| .341
| 16
| 2
| 34
| 34
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 8
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 593
| 1637
| 146
| 410
| 14
| 126
| .250
| .309
| .313
| 56
| 2
| 141
| 149
| 2
| 29
| 11
| 38
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| C
| 4
| 4
| 47
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .939
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| C
| 82
| 69
| 633
| 391
| 31
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 18
| 2
| .995
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| C
| 86
| 79
| 715
| 409
| 57
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 43
| 29
| 3
| .981
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| C
| 91
| 77
| 728
| 434
| 55
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 50
| 27
| 3
| .992
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| C
| 82
| 71
| 644.2
| 429
| 44
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 22
| 3
| .990
|
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| C
| 6
| 5
| 42
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| N
| C
| 88
| 76
| 686.2
| 450
| 45
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 29
| 23
| 3
| .990
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| C
| 33
| 26
| 235.2
| 155
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 1
| .994
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| C
| 56
| 38
| 387
| 258
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 40
| 20
| 1
| .987
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| C
| 24
| 18
| 147.2
| 77
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 6
| 0
| .956
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| C
| 20
| 12
| 108.2
| 64
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 7
| 0
| .975
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| C
| 39
| 15
| 191
| 99
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 12
| 0
| .991
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| C
| 10
| 9
| 76
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 533
| 423
| 3955.2
| 2416
| 277
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 43
| 248
| 154
| 13
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 28, 1967).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson and Roric Harrison to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan (November 30, 1972).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Dick Allen to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell and $150000 (May 7, 1975).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ted Sizemore (December 20, 1976); Los Angeles Dodgers received Quency Hill (January 4, 1977).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 27, 1980).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 4, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1980).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 6, 1981).
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