What years did Kelly Johnson play?

Kelly Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.

Was Kelly Johnson a pitcher?

No. Kelly Johnson was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Kelly Johnson hit?

Kelly Johnson hit 155 career home runs with 1140 hits.

What was Kelly Johnson's career batting average?

Kelly Johnson batted .251 over his career, with 1,140 hits in 4,543 at bats.

How many RBI did Kelly Johnson have?

Kelly Johnson drove in 550 runs in his career.

Is Kelly Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kelly Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kelly Johnson

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2016)

Kelly Johnson was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016 for 8 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,399 career games, he hit .251 with 1,140 hits, 155 home runs, and 550 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,100.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .251

HR 155

RBI 550

H 1,140

OPS .751

PIV 3,100

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 2/22/1982 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-05-29
Last Game: 2016-10-02

Full name: Kelly Andrew Johnson

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Career Batting Statistics

Kelly Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,399	4,543	632	1,140	230	40	155	550	87	516	1,145	.251	.330	.422	.751	3,100

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .422 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .751 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kelly 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
2005	ATL	NL	87	290	46	70	12	3	9	40	2	40	75	.241	.264 (-9%)	.330 (+1%)	.418 (-5%)	.749 (-2%)	-68.1
2007	ATL	NL	147	521	91	144	26	10	16	68	9	79	117	.276	.268 (+3%)	.335 (+12%)	.422 (+8%)	.758 (+10%)	1218.0
2008	ATL	NL	150	547	86	157	39	6	12	69	11	52	113	.287	.263 (+9%)	.333 (+5%)	.416 (+7%)	.749 (+6%)	644.9
2009	ATL	NL	106	303	47	68	20	3	8	29	7	32	54	.224	.262 (-14%)	.332 (-9%)	.417 (-7%)	.750 (-8%)	-424.1
2010	ARI	NL	154	585	93	166	36	5	26	71	13	79	148	.284	.257 (+10%)	.325 (+14%)	.402 (+23%)	.728 (+19%)	2359.5
2011	ARI	NL	114	430	59	90	23	5	18	49	13	44	132	.209	.255 (-18%)	.320 (-10%)	.399 (+3%)	.719 (-3%)	-256.8
2011	TOR	AL	33	115	16	31	4	2	3	9	3	16	31	.270	.255 (+6%)	.320 (+13%)	.399 (+5%)	.719 (+9%)	-256.8
2012	TOR	AL	142	507	61	114	19	2	16	55	14	62	159	.225	.254 (-12%)	.318 (-2%)	.405 (-10%)	.724 (-6%)	-433.6
2013	TBA	AL	118	366	41	86	12	2	16	52	7	35	99	.235	.253 (-7%)	.317 (-4%)	.396 (+3%)	.714 (avg)	-15.3
2014	NYA	AL	77	201	21	44	9	2	6	22	2	23	50	.219	.251 (-13%)	.313 (-3%)	.386 (-3%)	.700 (-3%)	-89.8
2014	BOS	AL	10	25	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	.160	—	—	—	—	-89.8
2014	BAL	AL	19	39	7	9	4	0	1	4	0	6	11	.231	—	—	—	—	-89.8
2015	ATL	NL	62	182	20	50	5	0	9	34	1	13	43	.275	.254 (+8%)	.316 (+1%)	.404 (+11%)	.721 (+7%)	215.9
2015	NYN	NL	49	128	18	32	6	0	5	13	1	10	38	.250	.254 (-2%)	.316 (-4%)	.404 (+2%)	.721 (avg)	215.9
2016	ATL	NL	49	121	8	26	6	0	1	10	1	10	25	.215	.255 (-16%)	.321 (-15%)	.417 (-31%)	.738 (-24%)	-468.5
2016	NYN	NL	82	183	17	49	8	0	9	24	3	15	40	.268	.255 (+5%)	.321 (+2%)	.417 (+10%)	.738 (+7%)	-468.5
Career · 16 seasons			1,399	4,543	632	1,140	230	40	155	550	87	516	1,145	.251	—	—	—	—	1,993

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

Kelly Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	6	.125

Playoff Batting by Year

Kelly Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	3B	BB	SO	AVG
2015	NLCS	NYN	2	2	0	0	0	2	.000
2015	NLDS2	NYN	4	4	1	0	0	2	.250
2015	WS	NYN	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2013	ALDS1	TBA	2	3	1	1	0	2	.333
2005	NLDS2	ATL	4	2	0	0	1	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kelly Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	703	2215	308	551	74	278	.249
Away	696	2328	324	589	81	272	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kelly Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2016-10-02	NYN	PHI	L	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
2016-10-01	NYN	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2016-09-28	NYN	MIA	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2016-09-26	NYN	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-09-24	NYN	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
2016-09-23	NYN	PHI	W	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
2016-09-22	NYN	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-09-21	NYN	ATL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016-09-19	NYN	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2016-09-18	NYN	MIN	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kelly Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	63	48	380	50	7	37
2B	894	829	1532	2364	76	555
3B	109	75	50	135	12	14
OF	189	163	313	14	5	2
SS	2	1	3	2	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kelly Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	ATL	OF	79	73	166	6	0	1
2007	ATL	2B	133	127	227	383	14	83
2008	ATL	2B	144	135	262	425	14	89
2009	ATL	2B	84	69	135	222	10	56
2010	ARI	2B	149	146	267	402	8	106
2011	ARI	2B	108	106	215	263	6	65
2011	TOR	2B	33	32	53	86	4	21
2012	TOR	2B	136	133	247	386	11	100
2013	TBA	1B	3	2	21	0	0	2
2013	TBA	2B	22	14	21	37	0	8
2013	TBA	3B	16	12	13	31	1	3
2013	TBA	OF	53	50	77	6	3	1
2014	NYA	1B	27	23	181	25	4	6
2014	NYA	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2014	NYA	3B	41	33	18	53	5	5
2014	NYA	OF	4	2	3	0	0	0
2014	BOS	1B	5	4	32	4	0	3
2014	BOS	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	BOS	3B	2	1	1	3	0	0
2014	BOS	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	BAL	2B	3	3	3	3	1	1
2014	BAL	3B	17	7	4	11	1	0
2015	ATL	1B	20	15	111	18	3	22
2015	ATL	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2015	ATL	3B	11	6	4	9	2	0
2015	ATL	OF	31	27	45	2	2	0
2015	NYN	1B	5	2	23	2	0	3
2015	NYN	2B	27	22	31	61	2	9
2015	NYN	3B	1	1	0	1	1	0
2015	NYN	OF	6	3	5	0	0	0
2015	NYN	SS	1	1	2	2	1	1
2016	ATL	1B	1	1	6	0	0	0
2016	ATL	2B	26	23	33	64	6	11
2016	ATL	OF	6	4	9	0	0	0
2016	NYN	1B	2	1	6	1	0	1
2016	NYN	2B	26	19	36	31	0	6
2016	NYN	3B	21	15	10	27	2	6
2016	NYN	OF	9	4	8	0	0	0
2016	NYN	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Kelly Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	63
Second Base	894
Third Base	109
Shortstop	2
Left Field	180
Right Field	9
Designated Hitter	30

Awards & Honors

Kelly Johnson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2010	Player of the Month	April
2005	Player of the Week	Week of 2005-06-19

Salary History

Kelly Johnson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	ATL	NL	$2,000,000
2015	ATL	NL	$1,500,000
2014	BOS	AL	$3,000,000
2013	TBA	AL	$2,450,000
2012	TOR	AL	$6,375,000
2011	ARI	NL	$5,850,000
2010	ARI	NL	$2,350,000
2009	ATL	NL	$2,825,000
2008	ATL	NL	$430,000
2007	ATL	NL	$380,000
2006	ATL	NL	$336,000
Total Career Earnings			$27,496,000

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Kelly Johnson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Kelly Johnson debuted on May 29, 2005 and played a final game on October 2, 2016. The team column moves through the Atlanta Braves (2005 to 2016), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2010 through 2011), the Toronto Blue Jays (2011 through 2012), the Tampa Bay Rays (2013), the New York Yankees (2014), the Boston Red Sox (2014), the Baltimore Orioles (2014), and the New York Mets (2015 to 2016). Listed as a second baseman, Johnson hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Height and weight on file: 200 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads February 22, 1982, in Austin, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Kelly Andrew.

Across 1,399 games at the plate, Johnson's career line reads 1,140 hits in 4,543 at bats for a .251 average; the totals also include 155 home runs, 550 RBI, and 87 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .330 clip and slugging .422, Johnson finished with a .751 OPS. Johnson hit .251 while the league hit .258 over the same span, a figure close to average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Johnson

What years did Kelly Johnson play?: Kelly Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2016.
Was Kelly Johnson a pitcher?: No. Kelly Johnson was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Kelly Johnson hit?: Kelly Johnson hit 155 career home runs with 1140 hits.
What was Kelly Johnson's career batting average?: Kelly Johnson batted .251 over his career, with 1,140 hits in 4,543 at bats.
How many RBI did Kelly Johnson have?: Kelly Johnson drove in 550 runs in his career.
Is Kelly Johnson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kelly Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.