Howard Johnson
1982–1995 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, NLS, New York Mets
1,531G
.249AVG
.340OBP
.446SLG
More career statistics
1,229H
228HR
760RBI
231SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,531 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Two Homers, Two Steals | 1987-07-11 | 1 in 8,945 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1988-09-08 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1985-07-04 | 1 in 1,014 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 | – | – |