Lou Johnson
1955–1969 · bats R / throws R · ASW, California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves
678G
.258AVG
.311OBP
.389SLG
More career statistics
529H
48HR
232RBI
50SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678 | 2,251 | 2,049 | 244 | 529 | 97 | 14 | 48 | 232 | 110 | 320 | 50 | 24 | 53 | 12 | 798 | .258 | .311 | .389 | .700 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1968-07-20 to 1968-08-04
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1965-05-23 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1968-07-26 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1967-08-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 325 | 1049 | 261 | 25 | 116 | 55 | 142 | .277 | .301 | .416 |
| Away | 353 | 1202 | 268 | 23 | 116 | 55 | 178 | .242 | .269 | .367 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 245 | 64 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 36 | .279 | .302 | .419 |
| May | 102 | 320 | 75 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 36 | .259 | .284 | .393 |
| June | 117 | 329 | 72 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 45 | .242 | .258 | .336 |
| July | 128 | 437 | 98 | 11 | 45 | 22 | 64 | .249 | .275 | .382 |
| August | 142 | 514 | 120 | 11 | 58 | 26 | 77 | .256 | .284 | .382 |
| September | 115 | 379 | 95 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 58 | .275 | .306 | .445 |
| October | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .208 | .259 | .208 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 70 | 245 | 63 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 35 | .283 | .306 | .435 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 66 | 247 | 55 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 38 | .251 | .279 | .356 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 61 | 183 | 45 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 24 | .260 | .273 | .364 |
| houston-astros | 61 | 220 | 61 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 30 | .310 | .332 | .437 |
| san-francisco-giants | 59 | 206 | 54 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 34 | .280 | .291 | .446 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 172 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | .201 | .233 | .283 |
| new-york-mets | 50 | 166 | 41 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 13 | .277 | .301 | .453 |
| chicago-cubs | 46 | 164 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 28 | .240 | .262 | .373 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 34 | 68 | 14 | – | 1 | 3 | .206 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962 |  Milwaukee Braves | 61 | 117 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 6 | .282 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 131 | 468 | 121 | 12 | 58 | 15 | .259 | – | – |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 153 | 526 | 143 | 17 | 73 | 8 | .272 | – | – |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 104 | 330 | 89 | 11 | 41 | 4 | .270 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 127 | 407 | 102 | 6 | 37 | 9 | .251 | – | – |
| 1969 |  California Angels | 67 | 133 | 27 | – | 9 | 5 | .203 | – | – |