Davey Johnson

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1978)

AVG .261
HR 136
RBI 609
H 1,252
OPS .744
PIV 8,759
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 170 lb
Born
1/30/1943 in Orlando, FL, USA
Died
9/5/2025 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1965-04-13
Last Game
1978-09-29
Awards
4× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove

Full name: David Allen Johnson

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,435 4,797 564 1,252 242 18 136 609 33 559 675 .261 .340 .404 .744 8,759

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Career SLG .404 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Career OPS .744 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — +7.9% above 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
1965 BAL AL 20 47 5 8 3 0 0 1 3 5 6 .170 — — — — -217.7
1966 BAL AL 131 501 47 129 20 3 7 56 3 31 64 .257 .248 (+4%) .309 (-4%) .376 (-7%) .685 (-5%) -467.4
1967 BAL AL 148 510 62 126 30 3 10 64 4 59 82 .247 .242 (+2%) .306 (+6%) .357 (+5%) .663 (+6%) 578.4
1968 BAL AL 145 504 50 122 24 4 9 56 7 44 80 .242 .236 (+2%) .298 (+3%) .340 (+6%) .638 (+4%) 389.2
1969 BAL AL 142 511 52 143 34 1 7 57 3 57 52 .280 .248 (+13%) .320 (+10%) .369 (+6%) .689 (+8%) 793.3
1970 BAL AL 149 530 68 149 27 1 10 53 2 66 68 .281 .253 (+11%) .325 (+11%) .385 (+2%) .711 (+6%) 778.4
1971 BAL AL 142 510 67 144 26 1 18 72 3 51 55 .282 .249 (+13%) .316 (+11%) .365 (+21%) .682 (+16%) 1607.6
1972 BAL AL 118 376 31 83 22 3 5 32 1 52 68 .221 .243 (-9%) .310 (+3%) .353 (-5%) .664 (-1%) 8.2
1973 ATL NL 157 559 84 151 25 0 43 99 5 81 93 .270 .256 (+5%) .325 (+14%) .378 (+44%) .703 (+30%) 3484.4
1974 ATL NL 136 454 56 114 18 0 15 62 1 75 59 .251 .256 (-2%) .324 (+10%) .369 (+6%) .693 (+8%) 917.1
1975 ATL NL 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1977 PHI NL 78 156 23 50 9 1 8 36 1 23 20 .321 .264 (+21%) .329 (+24%) .401 (+36%) .730 (+30%) 919.3
1978 PHI NL 44 89 14 17 2 0 2 14 0 10 19 .191 .257 (-26%) .323 (-12%) .378 (-26%) .702 (-19%) -253.1
1978 CHN NL 24 49 5 15 1 1 2 6 0 5 9 .306 — — — — -253.1
Career · 14 seasons 1,435 4,797 564 1,252 242 18 136 609 33 559 675 .261 — — — — 8,285

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
31 111 13 25 5 0 2 12 13 9 .225

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1977 NLCS PHI 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250
1971 ALCS BAL 3 10 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 .300
1971 WS BAL 7 27 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 .148
1970 ALCS BAL 3 11 4 4 0 0 2 4 1 1 .364
1970 WS BAL 5 16 2 5 2 0 0 2 5 2 .312
1969 ALCS BAL 3 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231
1969 WS BAL 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .062
1966 WS BAL 4 14 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home711227127562768338.276
Away724252628962568271.247

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1978-09-29 CHCNYNL 100000000
1978-09-27 CHCPITL 000000010
1978-09-24 CHCSTLW 100000000
1978-09-22 CHCSTLW 101000100
1978-09-21 CHCPITL 101000000
1978-09-19 CHCPITL 101000200
1978-09-06 CHCPHIL 111001100
1978-09-04 CHCWSNL 100000000
1978-09-04 CHCWSNL 100000001
1978-09-02 CHCHOUL 100000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 123 105 961 72 5 87
2B 1198 1154 2837 3153 123 759
3B 39 28 16 58 10 3
SS 43 21 48 56 4 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 BAL 2B 3 2 4 12 0 5
1965 BAL 3B 9 9 5 21 2 1
1965 BAL SS 2 2 2 4 1 1
1966 BAL 2B 126 125 288 347 19 75
1966 BAL SS 3 4 6 10 1 2
1967 BAL 2B 144 140 340 348 13 75
1967 BAL 3B 3 3 4 3 1 1
1968 BAL 2B 127 125 260 330 13 67
1968 BAL SS 34 15 34 40 2 7
1969 BAL 2B 142 141 355 369 12 93
1969 BAL SS 2 0 3 1 0 0
1970 BAL 2B 149 141 379 390 8 101
1970 BAL SS 2 0 3 1 0 1
1971 BAL 2B 140 136 361 367 12 103
1972 BAL 2B 116 111 286 307 6 81
1973 ATL 2B 156 155 383 464 30 106
1974 ATL 1B 73 70 641 54 5 57
1974 ATL 2B 71 62 148 177 6 43
1977 PHI 1B 43 33 291 14 0 26
1977 PHI 2B 9 5 7 15 0 4
1977 PHI 3B 6 0 1 2 0 0
1978 PHI 1B 7 2 29 4 0 4
1978 PHI 2B 15 11 26 27 4 6
1978 PHI 3B 9 4 2 10 2 0
1978 CHN 3B 12 12 4 22 5 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 123
Second Base 1198
Third Base 39
Shortstop 45

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1973 Player of the Month August
1973 TSN All-Star 2B
1973 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1971 Gold Glove 2B
1970 Gold Glove 2B
1970 TSN All-Star 2B
1969 Gold Glove 2B

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Texas A&M University College Station TX 1962

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 34.0 336 0
1971 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 8.0 336 0
1966 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 1.0 20 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Pete O'Brien
    .261 avg, 169 HR
  2. 97
    Brook Jacoby
    .270 avg, 120 HR
  3. 97
    Jed Lowrie
    .257 avg, 121 HR
  4. 93
    Neil Walker
    .267 avg, 149 HR
  5. 90
    Jeff Blauser
    .262 avg, 122 HR
  6. 88
    Ronnie Belliard
    .273 avg, 114 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Davey Johnson

What years did Davey Johnson play?
Davey Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1978.
Was Davey Johnson a pitcher?
No. Davey Johnson was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Davey Johnson hit?
Davey Johnson hit 136 career home runs with 1252 hits.