Lamar Johnson
1974–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers
792G
.287AVG
.338OBP
.415SLG
More career statistics
755H
64HR
381RBI
22SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792 | 2,883 | 2,631 | 294 | 755 | 122 | 12 | 64 | 381 | 211 | 307 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 1,093 | .287 | .338 | .415 | .753 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1979-07-30 to 1979-08-18
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-09-11 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1982-07-04 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1977-06-19 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 390 | 1397 | 371 | 29 | 200 | 107 | 154 | .293 | .342 | .418 |
| Away | 402 | 1486 | 384 | 35 | 181 | 104 | 153 | .282 | .328 | .413 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 78 | 285 | 83 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 28 | .319 | .368 | .473 |
| May | 140 | 450 | 109 | 11 | 59 | 31 | 46 | .266 | .311 | .417 |
| June | 129 | 473 | 120 | 16 | 51 | 36 | 46 | .278 | .330 | .422 |
| July | 135 | 491 | 120 | 12 | 80 | 37 | 57 | .267 | .320 | .394 |
| August | 144 | 552 | 163 | 11 | 79 | 38 | 60 | .322 | .364 | .445 |
| September | 156 | 597 | 152 | 6 | 62 | 46 | 67 | .279 | .332 | .369 |
| October | 10 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .258 | .257 | .452 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 74 | 261 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 10 | 26 | .291 | .310 | .467 |
| california-angels | 73 | 275 | 68 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 29 | .271 | .313 | .378 |
| kansas-city-royals | 71 | 262 | 63 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 32 | .268 | .324 | .353 |
| minnesota-twins | 71 | 262 | 71 | 7 | 34 | 16 | 33 | .291 | .332 | .418 |
| seattle-mariners | 63 | 239 | 57 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 28 | .259 | .318 | .414 |
| baltimore-orioles | 61 | 236 | 75 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 19 | .349 | .390 | .498 |
| texas-rangers | 59 | 208 | 63 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 19 | .330 | .370 | .429 |
| cleveland-guardians | 57 | 201 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 22 | .270 | .328 | .384 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Chicago White Sox | 10 | 29 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .345 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 8 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 82 | 222 | 71 | 4 | 33 | 2 | .320 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 374 | 113 | 18 | 65 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 498 | 136 | 8 | 72 | 6 | .273 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 133 | 479 | 148 | 12 | 74 | 8 | .309 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 541 | 150 | 13 | 81 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 134 | 37 | 1 | 15 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Texas Rangers | 105 | 324 | 84 | 7 | 38 | 3 | .259 | – | – |