Howard Johnson
1982–1995 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, NLS, New York Mets
1,531G
.249AVG
.340OBP
.446SLG
1,229H
228HR
760RBI
231SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,531 | 5,715 | 4,940 | 760 | 1,229 | 247 | 22 | 228 | 760 | 692 | 1,053 | 231 | 77 | 17 | 57 | 2,204 | .249 | .340 | .446 | .786 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1982-09-20 to 1982-10-01
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 hits | 1988-09-08 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1985-07-04 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1986-05-16 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 772 | 2785 | 587 | 106 | 368 | 348 | 511 | .246 | .336 | .432 |
| Away | 759 | 2930 | 642 | 122 | 392 | 344 | 542 | .252 | .337 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 216 | 795 | 150 | 28 | 100 | 100 | 159 | .219 | .314 | .379 |
| May | 285 | 1064 | 214 | 39 | 136 | 142 | 206 | .237 | .335 | .423 |
| June | 262 | 988 | 227 | 52 | 146 | 103 | 183 | .261 | .334 | .510 |
| July | 276 | 1047 | 226 | 41 | 139 | 128 | 172 | .251 | .338 | .444 |
| August | 240 | 847 | 187 | 36 | 105 | 108 | 147 | .255 | .348 | .462 |
| September | 227 | 870 | 199 | 32 | 122 | 104 | 162 | .264 | .348 | .461 |
| October | 25 | 104 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | .271 | .317 | .354 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 146 | 552 | 126 | 22 | 82 | 57 | 96 | .262 | .332 | .451 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 128 | 497 | 85 | 11 | 42 | 76 | 114 | .205 | .324 | .345 |
| chicago-cubs | 128 | 522 | 117 | 27 | 90 | 61 | 101 | .257 | .341 | .518 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 125 | 483 | 103 | 21 | 60 | 53 | 95 | .241 | .323 | .445 |
| montreal-expos | 125 | 491 | 108 | 24 | 75 | 54 | 93 | .252 | .330 | .486 |
| san-francisco-giants | 117 | 419 | 89 | 19 | 68 | 55 | 55 | .248 | .344 | .462 |
| san-diego-padres | 110 | 422 | 96 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 76 | .265 | .365 | .439 |
| houston-astros | 109 | 413 | 97 | 21 | 64 | 54 | 73 | .279 | .366 | .523 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Detroit Tigers | 54 | 155 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 7 | .316 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 5 | – | .212 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 355 | 88 | 12 | 50 | 10 | .248 | – | – |
| 1985 |  New York Mets | 126 | 389 | 94 | 11 | 46 | 6 | .242 | – | – |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 88 | 220 | 54 | 10 | 39 | 8 | .245 | – | – |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 157 | 554 | 147 | 36 | 99 | 32 | .265 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 148 | 495 | 114 | 24 | 68 | 23 | .230 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Mets | 153 | 571 | 164 | 36 | 101 | 41 | .287 | – | – |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 154 | 590 | 144 | 23 | 90 | 34 | .244 | – | – |
| 1991 | New York Mets | 156 | 564 | 146 | 38 | 117 | 30 | .259 | – | – |
| 1992 | New York Mets | 100 | 350 | 78 | 7 | 43 | 22 | .223 | – | – |
| 1993 | New York Mets | 72 | 235 | 56 | 7 | 26 | 6 | .238 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Colorado Rockies | 93 | 227 | 48 | 10 | 40 | 11 | .211 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Chicago Cubs | 87 | 169 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 1 | .195 | – | – |