Charles Johnson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2005)

Charles Johnson was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2005 for 6 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,188 career games, he hit .245 with 940 hits, 167 home runs, and 570 RBI. Charles Johnson was a 2-time All-Star and a 4-time Gold Glove. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 307.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .245
HR 167
RBI 570
H 940
OPS .762
PIV 307
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 215 lb
Born
7/20/1971 in Fort Pierce, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1994-05-06
Last Game
2005-06-11
Awards
2× All-Star · 4× Gold Glove

Full name: Charles Edward Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Charles Johnson — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
5.0 5.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Charles Johnson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 5.0 5.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Listed seasons · 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Charles Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,188 3,836 465 940 211 4 167 570 6 475 997 .245 .330 .433 .762 307

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .762 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Charles Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1994 FLO NL 4 11 5 5 1 0 1 4 0 1 4 .455 — — — — 0.0
1995 FLO NL 97 315 40 79 15 1 11 39 0 46 71 .251 .266 (-6%) .337 (+4%) .417 (-2%) .755 (+1%) 138.1
1996 FLO NL 120 386 34 84 13 1 13 37 1 40 91 .218 .269 (-19%) .340 (-14%) .426 (-16%) .767 (-15%) -1028.8
1997 FLO NL 124 416 43 104 26 1 19 63 0 60 109 .250 .266 (-6%) .336 (+3%) .419 (+8%) .756 (+6%) 565.3
1998 FLO NL 31 113 13 25 5 0 7 23 0 16 30 .221 .266 (-17%) .335 (-6%) .420 (+7%) .755 (+2%) 21.1
1998 LAN NL 102 346 31 75 13 0 12 35 0 29 99 .217 .266 (-19%) .335 (-17%) .420 (-15%) .755 (-16%) 21.1
1999 BAL AL 135 426 58 107 19 1 16 54 0 55 107 .251 .271 (-7%) .344 (-1%) .433 (-5%) .778 (-3%) -189.5
2000 BAL AL 84 286 52 84 16 0 21 55 2 32 69 .294 .270 (+9%) .344 (+5%) .437 (+30%) .782 (+19%) 1060.4
2000 CHA AL 44 135 24 44 8 0 10 36 0 20 37 .326 .270 (+21%) .344 (+19%) .437 (+39%) .782 (+30%) 1060.4
2001 FLO NL 128 451 51 117 32 0 18 75 0 38 133 .259 .263 (-2%) .332 (-4%) .426 (+6%) .758 (+2%) 81.7
2002 FLO NL 83 244 18 53 19 0 6 36 0 31 61 .217 .261 (-17%) .331 (-9%) .416 (-11%) .747 (-10%) -449.8
2003 COL NL 108 356 49 82 20 0 20 61 1 49 84 .230 .264 (-13%) .332 (-4%) .422 (+8%) .754 (+3%) 121.5
2004 COL NL 109 305 42 72 20 0 13 47 2 49 91 .236 .266 (-11%) .335 (+4%) .427 (avg) .762 (+2%) 237.2
2005 TBA AL 19 46 5 9 4 0 0 5 0 9 11 .196 — — — — -119.7
Career · 14 seasons 1,188 3,836 465 940 211 4 167 570 6 475 997 .245 — — — — 1,519

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

Charles Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 62 10 17 3 0 2 10 8 17 .274

Playoff Batting by Year

Charles Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 ALDS2 CHA 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
1997 NLCS FLO 6 17 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 8 .118
1997 NLDS1 FLO 3 8 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 .250
1997 WS FLO 7 28 4 10 0 0 1 3 1 6 .357

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Charles Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home611192725948987299.254
Away577190920645180271.236

Last 10 Games — Batting

Charles Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2005-06-11 TBRPITL 200000001
2005-06-05 TBRSEAL 300000001
2005-05-30 TBROAKL 000000000
2005-05-29 TBRSEAL 200000021
2005-05-26 TBROAKW 300000001
2005-05-22 TBRMIAL 400000000
2005-05-19 TBRDETW 302000110
2005-05-15 TBRKCRL 300000002
2005-05-11 TBRCHWL 200000011
2005-05-08 TBRMINL 412100101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Charles Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
C 1160 1108 7218 568 51 107

Season-by-Season Fielding

Charles Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1994 FLO C 4 2 18 2 0 0
1995 FLO C 97 95 641 63 6 9
1996 FLO C 120 113 751 70 4 12
1997 FLO C 123 123 900 73 0 17
1998 FLO C 31 31 193 10 2 2
1998 LAN C 100 98 715 50 6 9
1999 BAL C 135 124 770 66 5 14
2000 BAL C 83 80 498 30 3 4
2000 CHA C 43 41 224 12 3 3
2001 FLO C 125 120 846 62 4 15
2002 FLO C 82 77 488 49 3 9
2003 COL C 107 103 561 34 4 5
2004 COL C 91 85 523 44 7 8
2005 TBA C 19 16 90 3 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Charles Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 1160
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Charles Johnson — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1998 Gold Glove C
1997 Gold Glove C
1996 Gold Glove C
1995 Gold Glove C

Salary History

Charles Johnson — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2004 COL NL $9,000,000
2003 COL NL $7,000,000
2002 FLO NL $5,000,000
2001 FLO NL $5,000,000
2000 BAL AL $4,600,000
1999 BAL AL $3,600,000
1998 FLO NL $3,300,000
1997 FLO NL $290,000
1996 FLO NL $220,000
1995 FLO NL $113,500
1994 FLO NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $38,232,500

College History

Charles Johnson — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Miami Coral Gables FL 1990, 1991, 1992

Award Voting History

Charles Johnson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1997 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 22.0 392 0
1995 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Charles Johnson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Todd Hundley
    .234 avg, 202 HR
  2. 94
    Miguel Montero
    .256 avg, 126 HR
  3. 91
    Gus Triandos
    .244 avg, 167 HR
  4. 89
    Matt Wieters
    .249 avg, 146 HR
  5. 89
    Yasmani Grandal
    .236 avg, 194 HR
  6. 86
    Chris Iannetta
    .230 avg, 141 HR

Charles Johnson: the record in brief

Charles Johnson's major league career runs from a debut on May 6, 1994 to a final game on June 11, 2005. Club by club, the record runs the Florida Marlins (1994 to 2002), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999 to 2000), the Chicago White Sox (2000), the Colorado Rockies (2003 through 2004), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). Johnson played primarily as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 20, 1971, in Fort Pierce, FL, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 215 pounds. The given name on file is Charles Edward Johnson.

Johnson finished with 940 hits from 3,836 at bats in 1,188 games, which works out to .245, adding 167 home runs and 570 RBI. Reaching base at a .330 clip and slugging .433, Johnson finished with a .762 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Johnson

What years did Charles Johnson play?
Charles Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2005.
Was Charles Johnson a pitcher?
No. Charles Johnson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Charles Johnson hit?
Charles Johnson hit 167 career home runs with 940 hits.
What was Charles Johnson's career batting average?
Charles Johnson batted .245 over his career, with 940 hits in 3,836 at bats.
How many RBI did Charles Johnson have?
Charles Johnson drove in 570 runs in his career.
Is Charles Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Charles Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.