Davey Johnson
1965–1978 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
1,435G
.261AVG
.340OBP
.404SLG
More career statistics
1,252H
136HR
609RBI
33SB
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 25 | 27 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,435 | 5,465 | 4,797 | 564 | 1,252 | 242 | 18 | 136 | 609 | 559 | 675 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 43 | 1,938 | .261 | .340 | .404 | .744 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1970-09-29 to 1971-04-28
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1971-06-13 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1968-08-25 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1968-08-27 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 711 | 2599 | 627 | 68 | 338 | 268 | 329 | .276 | .344 | .432 |
| Away | 724 | 2866 | 625 | 68 | 271 | 291 | 346 | .247 | .320 | .378 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 176 | 671 | 164 | 20 | 81 | 78 | 67 | .283 | .361 | .448 |
| May | 252 | 964 | 203 | 20 | 103 | 106 | 124 | .242 | .321 | .362 |
| June | 262 | 1043 | 231 | 20 | 119 | 107 | 119 | .254 | .324 | .382 |
| July | 262 | 961 | 223 | 26 | 104 | 95 | 116 | .265 | .331 | .415 |
| August | 247 | 939 | 225 | 26 | 96 | 82 | 121 | .267 | .327 | .412 |
| September | 227 | 853 | 199 | 24 | 104 | 88 | 122 | .263 | .336 | .423 |
| October | 9 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .233 | .294 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 115 | 451 | 107 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 51 | .261 | .304 | .341 |
| detroit-tigers | 109 | 416 | 104 | 9 | 49 | 26 | 56 | .271 | .312 | .396 |
| boston-red-sox | 104 | 426 | 94 | 9 | 43 | 49 | 58 | .256 | .336 | .398 |
| cleveland-guardians | 101 | 394 | 83 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 64 | .242 | .317 | .388 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 97 | 392 | 90 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 40 | .256 | .306 | .375 |
| california-angels | 96 | 377 | 77 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 42 | .228 | .289 | .377 |
| minnesota-twins | 92 | 370 | 100 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 39 | .312 | .392 | .421 |
| chicago-white-sox | 89 | 346 | 75 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 48 | .241 | .306 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 47 | 8 | – | 1 | 3 | .170 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 131 | 501 | 129 | 7 | 56 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 510 | 126 | 10 | 64 | 4 | .247 | – | – |
| 1968 | Baltimore Orioles | 145 | 504 | 122 | 9 | 56 | 7 | .242 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 142 | 511 | 143 | 7 | 57 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 149 | 530 | 149 | 10 | 53 | 2 | .281 | – | – |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 142 | 510 | 144 | 18 | 72 | 3 | .282 | – | – |
| 1972 | Baltimore Orioles | 118 | 376 | 83 | 5 | 32 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Atlanta Braves | 157 | 559 | 151 | 43 | 99 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 136 | 454 | 114 | 15 | 62 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1975 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1.000 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 156 | 50 | 8 | 36 | 1 | .321 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 138 | 32 | 4 | 20 | – | .232 | – | – |