Cliff Johnson
1972–1986 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Athletics, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
1,369G
.258AVG
.355OBP
.459SLG
More career statistics
1,016H
196HR
699RBI
9SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,369 | 4,603 | 3,945 | 539 | 1,016 | 188 | 10 | 196 | 699 | 568 | 719 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 36 | 1,812 | .258 | .355 | .459 | .814 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1977-08-29 to 1977-09-25
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1977-06-30 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1977-06-30 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1978-08-02 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 682 | 2285 | 488 | 103 | 367 | 298 | 386 | .252 | .344 | .457 |
| Away | 687 | 2318 | 528 | 93 | 332 | 270 | 333 | .263 | .344 | .461 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 185 | 660 | 142 | 22 | 89 | 78 | 110 | .247 | .333 | .412 |
| May | 266 | 915 | 201 | 42 | 142 | 122 | 151 | .263 | .353 | .480 |
| June | 233 | 771 | 169 | 33 | 128 | 103 | 114 | .260 | .353 | .475 |
| July | 188 | 585 | 138 | 26 | 93 | 76 | 80 | .275 | .366 | .486 |
| August | 245 | 869 | 186 | 37 | 120 | 96 | 130 | .245 | .325 | .439 |
| September | 237 | 761 | 167 | 35 | 118 | 87 | 128 | .253 | .334 | .458 |
| October | 15 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | .382 | .452 | .559 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 96 | 334 | 72 | 20 | 51 | 47 | 39 | .253 | .356 | .523 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 78 | 263 | 64 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 36 | .279 | .354 | .502 |
| boston-red-sox | 77 | 273 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 21 | 54 | .198 | .253 | .354 |
| new-york-yankees | 74 | 284 | 80 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 45 | .316 | .380 | .486 |
| chicago-white-sox | 72 | 259 | 59 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 40 | .258 | .328 | .445 |
| cleveland-guardians | 65 | 222 | 46 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 42 | .234 | .306 | .386 |
| minnesota-twins | 65 | 210 | 48 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 31 | .273 | .352 | .466 |
| kansas-city-royals | 62 | 222 | 50 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 29 | .249 | .306 | .363 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 6 | – | .300 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 83 | 171 | 39 | 10 | 29 | – | .228 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 122 | 340 | 94 | 20 | 65 | 1 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 108 | 318 | 72 | 10 | 49 | – | .226 | – | – | |
| 1977 | Houston Astros, New York Yankees | 107 | 286 | 85 | 22 | 54 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1978 | 76 | 174 | 32 | 6 | 19 | – | .184 | – | – | |
| 1979 | Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees | 100 | 304 | 82 | 20 | 67 | 2 | .270 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 370 | 86 | 16 | 62 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1981 | 84 | 273 | 71 | 17 | 59 | 5 | .260 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 73 | 214 | 51 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 142 | 407 | 108 | 22 | 76 | – | .265 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 127 | 359 | 109 | 16 | 61 | – | .304 | – | – | |
| 1985 | Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays | 106 | 369 | 96 | 13 | 66 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1986 | 107 | 336 | 84 | 15 | 55 | – | .250 | – | – |