Deron Johnson

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1976)

Deron Johnson was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1976 for 9 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,765 career games, he hit .244 with 1,447 hits, 245 home runs, and 923 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,419.

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 .244
HR 245
RBI 923
H 1,447
OPS .731
PIV 7,419
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
7/17/1938 in San Diego, CA, USA
Died
4/23/1992 in Poway, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1960-09-20
Last Game
1976-05-28

Full name: Deron Roger Johnson

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Career Batting Statistics

Deron Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,765 5,941 706 1,447 247 33 245 923 11 585 1,318 .244 .311 .420 .731 7,419

Career AVG .244 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .311 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .420 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OPS .731 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Deron 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
1960 NYA AL 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1961 NYA AL 13 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 .105 — — — — 0.0
1961 KC1 AL 83 283 31 61 11 3 8 42 0 14 44 .216 .258 (-17%) .328 (-23%) .399 (-10%) .727 (-16%) 0.0
1962 KC1 AL 17 19 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 .105 — — — — 0.0
1964 CIN NL 140 477 63 130 24 4 21 79 4 37 98 .273 .250 (+9%) .312 (+4%) .377 (+25%) .690 (+16%) 1311.2
1965 CIN NL 159 616 92 177 30 7 32 130 0 52 97 .287 .245 (+17%) .310 (+9%) .371 (+38%) .682 (+25%) 2765.7
1966 CIN NL 142 505 75 130 25 3 24 81 1 39 87 .257 .248 (+4%) .309 (avg) .376 (+23%) .685 (+12%) 1014.0
1967 CIN NL 108 361 39 81 18 1 13 53 0 22 104 .224 .242 (-7%) .306 (-12%) .357 (+9%) .663 (-1%) -165.8
1968 ATL NL 127 342 29 71 11 1 8 33 0 35 79 .208 .236 (-12%) .298 (-5%) .340 (-7%) .638 (-6%) -267.8
1969 PHI NL 138 475 51 121 19 4 17 80 4 60 111 .255 .248 (+3%) .320 (+4%) .369 (+13%) .689 (+9%) 760.3
1970 PHI NL 159 574 66 147 28 3 27 93 0 72 132 .256 .253 (+1%) .325 (+4%) .385 (+18%) .711 (+12%) 1342.3
1971 PHI NL 158 582 74 154 29 0 34 95 0 72 146 .265 .249 (+6%) .316 (+9%) .365 (+34%) .682 (+23%) 2564.5
1972 PHI NL 96 230 19 49 4 1 9 31 0 26 69 .213 .243 (-13%) .310 (-4%) .353 (+1%) .664 (-2%) -45.3
1973 PHI NL 12 36 3 6 2 0 1 5 0 5 10 .167 — — — — 0.0
1973 OAK AL 131 464 61 114 14 2 19 81 0 59 116 .246 .256 (-4%) .325 (+2%) .378 (+8%) .703 (+5%) 0.0
1974 OAK AL 50 174 16 34 1 2 7 23 1 11 37 .195 .256 (-24%) .324 (-26%) .369 (-7%) .693 (-16%) -495.6
1974 ML4 AL 49 152 14 23 3 0 6 18 1 21 41 .151 .256 (-41%) .324 (-22%) .369 (-22%) .693 (-22%) -495.6
1974 BOS AL 11 25 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .120 — — — — -495.6
1975 CHA AL 148 555 66 129 25 1 18 72 0 48 117 .232 .257 (-10%) .327 (-11%) .374 (+1%) .701 (-4%) -489.0
1975 BOS AL 3 10 2 6 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 .600 — — — — -489.0
1976 BOS AL 15 38 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 11 .132 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 1,765 5,941 706 1,447 247 33 245 923 11 585 1,318 .244 — — — — 6,814

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

Deron Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 20 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 10 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Deron Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1973 ALCS OAK 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 .100
1973 WS OAK 6 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .300

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Deron Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9022966386765131476.258
Away8632975319682114447.229

Last 10 Games — Batting

Deron Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1976-05-28 BOSBALL 100000001
1976-05-24 BOSDETW 400000000
1976-05-21 BOSNYYL 200000001
1976-05-20 BOSNYYW 000000000
1976-05-17 BOSDETW 300000001
1976-05-08 BOSTEXL 300000011
1976-05-08 BOSTEXL 100000001
1976-05-05 BOSKCRL 310000010
1976-04-30 BOSTEXL 412100001
1976-04-18 BOSCHWL 410000002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Deron Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 880 734 6439 418 50 587
3B 332 303 255 545 45 41
OF 249 243 344 11 9 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Deron Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 NYA 3B 5 0 0 3 1 0
1961 NYA 3B 8 3 2 15 0 0
1961 KC1 1B 3 2 11 2 0 2
1961 KC1 3B 19 14 17 43 3 5
1961 KC1 OF 59 56 104 6 6 0
1962 KC1 1B 2 0 3 0 0 0
1962 KC1 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0
1962 KC1 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1964 CIN 1B 131 106 940 81 10 82
1964 CIN 3B 1 1 0 3 0 0
1964 CIN OF 10 10 12 0 0 0
1965 CIN 3B 159 159 132 266 22 26
1966 CIN 1B 71 11 186 10 2 19
1966 CIN 3B 18 15 12 22 0 1
1966 CIN OF 106 105 141 4 3 1
1967 CIN 1B 81 72 587 41 2 47
1967 CIN 3B 24 23 19 32 2 4
1968 ATL 1B 97 72 738 46 3 66
1968 ATL 3B 21 18 21 32 1 0
1969 PHI 1B 18 14 129 6 1 8
1969 PHI 3B 50 47 36 92 10 4
1969 PHI OF 72 70 85 1 0 0
1970 PHI 1B 154 152 1178 73 6 104
1970 PHI 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0
1971 PHI 1B 136 132 1219 88 7 124
1971 PHI 3B 22 23 14 35 5 1
1972 PHI 1B 62 59 479 24 9 43
1973 PHI 1B 10 10 77 6 2 12
1973 OAK 1B 23 22 167 6 1 20
1974 OAK 1B 28 25 211 9 2 14
1974 ML4 1B 2 1 9 1 2 3
1975 CHA 1B 55 52 456 24 3 38
1975 BOS 1B 2 2 19 0 0 2
1976 BOS 1B 5 2 30 1 0 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Deron Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 877
Third Base 333
Left Field 216
Center Field 1
Right Field 32
Designated Hitter 287

Awards & Honors

Deron Johnson — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1965 TSN All-Star 3B

Award Voting History

Deron Johnson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1973 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 8.0 336 0
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 4.0 336 0
1965 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 108.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Juan Uribe
    .255 avg, 199 HR
  2. 97
    Kyle Seager
    .251 avg, 242 HR
  3. 93
    Rico Petrocelli
    .251 avg, 210 HR
  4. 92
    Jose Valentin
    .243 avg, 249 HR
  5. 92
    Mike Moustakas
    .247 avg, 215 HR
  6. 92
    Marcus Semien
    .251 avg, 268 HR

Deron Johnson: the record in brief

Deron Johnson played a first major league game on September 20, 1960 and a last one on May 28, 1976. The team column moves through the New York Yankees (1960 to 1961), the Kansas City Athletics (1961 to 1962), the Cincinnati Reds (1964 through 1967), the Atlanta Braves (1968), the Philadelphia Phillies (1969 through 1973), the Oakland Athletics (1973 to 1974), the Milwaukee Brewers (1974), and the Boston Red Sox (1974 to 1976), among other clubs in the table. Johnson played primarily as a first baseman and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 17, 1938, in San Diego, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 200 pounds. Johnson's death is recorded on April 23, 1992, in Poway, CA, USA.

Across 1,765 games at the plate, Johnson's career line reads 1,447 hits in 5,941 at bats for a .244 average, along with 245 homers and 923 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .311 and .420 give Johnson a career OPS of .731.

Frequently Asked Questions about Deron Johnson

What years did Deron Johnson play?
Deron Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1976.
Was Deron Johnson a pitcher?
No. Deron Johnson was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Deron Johnson hit?
Deron Johnson hit 245 career home runs with 1447 hits.
What was Deron Johnson's career batting average?
Deron Johnson batted .244 over his career, with 1,447 hits in 5,941 at bats.
How many RBI did Deron Johnson have?
Deron Johnson drove in 923 runs in his career.
Is Deron Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Deron Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.