What years did Ben Johnson play?

Ben Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2007.

Was Ben Johnson a pitcher?

No. Ben Johnson was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ben Johnson hit?

Ben Johnson hit 7 career home runs with 51 hits.

Ben Johnson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2007)

AVG .230

HR 7

RBI 26

H 51

OPS .728

PIV 3

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 6/18/1981 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-26
Last Game: 2007-06-10

Full name: Benjamin Joseph Johnson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
98	222	31	51	14	3	7	26	3	27	70	.230	.313	.414	.728	3

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Career SLG .414 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .728 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	SDN	NL	31	75	10	16	8	1	3	13	0	11	23	.213	.264 (-19%)	.330 (-6%)	.418 (+11%)	.749 (+4%)	21.8
2006	SDN	NL	58	120	19	30	5	2	4	12	3	14	36	.250	.269 (-7%)	.336 (-1%)	.431 (-2%)	.768 (-1%)	-19.2
2007	NYN	NL	9	27	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	11	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			98	222	31	51	14	3	7	26	3	27	70	.230	—	—	—	—	3

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS1	SDN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	58	138	15	30	5	16	.217
Away	40	84	16	21	2	10	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2007-06-10	NYN	DET	L	5	1	1	1	0	0	2
2007-06-09	NYN	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007-06-07	NYN	PHI	L	5	0	2	0	0	0	2
2007-06-05	NYN	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-03	NYN	AZ	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	2
2007-06-02	NYN	AZ	W	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
2007-06-01	NYN	AZ	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
2007-05-31	NYN	SFG	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
2007-05-29	NYN	SFG	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-30	SDP	AZ	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	81	55	158	1	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2005	SDN	OF	29	20	51	0	2
2006	SDN	OF	43	28	88	1	0
2007	NYN	OF	9	7	19	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	40
Center Field	26
Right Field	19

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	SDN	NL	$327,500
Total Career Earnings			$327,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Johnson

What years did Ben Johnson play?: Ben Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2007.
Was Ben Johnson a pitcher?: No. Ben Johnson was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ben Johnson hit?: Ben Johnson hit 7 career home runs with 51 hits.