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Dave Johnson Stats

Dave Johnson was born on Monday, October 4, 1948, in Abilene, Texas. Johnson was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 2, 1974, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Johnson baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:	David Charles Johnson
Nickname:	Dave
Born On:	10-04-1948 (Libra)
Born In:	Abilene, Texas
Died On:	Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

High School:	Cooper High School (Abilene, TX)
College:	McMurray College
Bats:	Right	Throws:	Right
Height:	6-01	Weight:	183
First Game:	07-02-1974 (Age 25)
Last Game:	05-10-1978
Draft:	1967 : 5th Round (98th)

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Pitching Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
1974	26	Orioles	11	0	6	2	2	.500	2.93	0	0	2	15.1	67	17	5	5	1	5	3	6	0	0	0	-
1975	27	Orioles	6	0	3	0	1	.000	4.15	0	0	0	8.2	41	8	4	4	0	7	1	4	1	0	0	-
1977	29	Twins	30	6	16	2	5	.286	4.58	0	0	0	72.2	320	86	37	42	7	23	1	33	4	5	0	-
1978	30	Twins	6	1	4	0	2	.000	7.50	0	0	0	12.0	58	15	10	11	1	9	0	7	3	0	0	-
Career			G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HB	BK	HLD
4 Years			53	7	29	4	10	.286	4.64	0	0	2	108.2	486	126	56	62	9	44	5	50	8	5	0	-

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1974	26	Orioles	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1975	27	Orioles	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1977	29	Twins	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1978	30	Twins	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
4 Years			53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1974 Orioles	P	11	0	46	2	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.17
1975 Orioles	P	6	0	26	2	0.3	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.08
1977 Twins	P	30	6	218	16	0.5	16	5	11	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.98
1978 Twins	P	6	1	36	3	0.5	3	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.25
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
P Totals		53	7	326	23	0.4	23	9	14	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.90
4 Years		53	7	326	23	0.4	23	9	14	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.90

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1974 Orioles	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.20	3.52	2.93
1975 Orioles	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.57	4.15	7.27
1977 Twins	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.43	4.09	2.85
1978 Twins	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.78	5.25	6.75
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
4 Years	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.14	4.14	3.64

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1974 Baltimore Orioles	45	$15,000.00	-	-
1975 Baltimore Orioles	45	$16,000.00	-	-
1977 Minnesota Twins	27	$27,000.00	-	-
1978 Minnesota Twins	27	Undetermined	-	-
Dave Johnson Stats by Baseball Almanac

David Charles Johnson was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1974-1975) and Minnesota Twins (1977-1978). When Dave, his nickname, made his big league debut on July 2, 1974, he became the first former Cooper High School (Abilene, TX) student to play in the majors.

Dave Johnson Rookie Card | Baseball Almanac

Dave Johnson Rookie Card | 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#478 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library

Did you know that the rookie card for Dave 'The Original Mariner' Johnson, pictured above, is a 1977 Topps (#478)? The three other rookie pitchers are Jim Gideon, Leon Hooten, and Mark Lemongello. But, why does it say Dave Johnson was with the Mariners? Johnson himself explains:

Dave Johnson Letter | Baseball Almanac

Dave Johnson | Personal Handwritten Letter | 10 November 2022
Dave Habermann Private Collection

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