Larry Johnson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 17, 1950 in Cleveland, OH us

Died: May 26, 2013 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Tech HS (Cleveland, OH).

High School: East Tech HS (Cleveland, OH)

Debut: October 3, 1972 (Age 22-047d, 13,330th in major league history)
vs. BAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 25, 1978 (Age 27-281d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Larry Doby Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

.192

RBI

OBP

.250

SLG

.269

OPS

.519

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1968	17	CLE-min	Rk	29	78	72	11	25	3	2	0	10	1	0	6	8	.347	.397	.444	.842		32		0	0	0			INS · GULF
1969	18	CLE-min	A,WRk,Rk,AA	107	366	303	37	79	7	0	5	46	12	5	52	43	.261	.363	.333	.696		101		1	2	8			SVL,IDN,INS,WBY · WCRS,FLIS,GULF,EL
1970	19	CLE-min	A	89	329	293	36	76	13	5	2	31	6	3	32	56	.259	.335	.358	.694		105		2	1	1			REN · CALL
1971	20	CLE-min	AA	101	359	312	42	76	17	3	5	27	9	6	38	62	.244	.326	.365	.691		114		1	6	2			JCK · DIXA
1972	21	CLE-min	AA	115	377	334	33	80	16	4	7	47	2	4	38	51	.240	.315	.374	.689		125		0	2	3			ELM · EL
1972	21	CLE	AL	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	194	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2

1973	22	CLE-min	AAA,AA	91	309	278	38	84	18	4	10	41	2	2	23	49	.302	.355	.504	.859		140		1	5	2			OKC,SAN · AA,TL
1974	23	CLE-min	AAA	74	256	236	35	58	10	0	9	39	3	2	17	43	.246	.294	.403	.697		95		0	1	2			OKC · AA
1974	23	CLE	AL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1975	24	MON-min	AAA	108	365	320	33	76	10	5	4	33	6	5	36	39	.238	.313	.338	.650		108		0	7	2			MEM · IL
1975	24	MON	NL	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167	217	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1976	25	MON-min	AAA	84	270	235	37	68	14	1	14	43	12	2	30	45	.289	.369	.536	.906		126		1	2	2			DEN · AA
1976	25	MON	NL	6	14	13	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.154	.154	.231	.385	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	/2H

1977	26	MON-min	AAA	94	327	280	54	78	15	5	8	38	4	2	44	34	.279	.377	.454	.831		127		1	1	1			DEN · AA
1978	27	CHW-min	AAA	112	425	368	44	95	13	1	13	52	15	2	46	54	.258	.341	.405	.746		149		3	3	5			IWA · AA
1978	27	CHW	AL	3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.125	.222	.125	.347	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2DH
1979	28	BAL-min	AAA	40	144	131	14	41	4	1	3	14	1	1	10	18	.313	.357	.427	.784		56		0	1	2			ROC · IL
1980	29	DET-BAL-min	AAA	91	319	270	39	67	10	0	11	43	7	2	45	29	.248	.352	.407	.760		110		0	1	3			EVN,ROC · AA,IL
1981	30	DET-min	AAA	101	329	290	42	76	18	1	9	32	2	5	25	28	.262	.315	.424	.739		123		1	5	8	3		EVN · AA
5 Yrs				12	29	26	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	.192	.250	.269	.519	45	7	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	392	351	14	68	27	0	0	14	0	0	27	108	.192	.250	.269	.519	45	94	0	0	14	0	0

MON (2 yrs)				7	18	16	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.188	.235	.313	.548	51	5	0	0	1	0	0
CLE (2 yrs)				2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	194	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.125	.222	.125	.347	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				5	11	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.200	.273	.200	.473	36	2	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				7	18	16	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.188	.235	.313	.548	51	5	0	0	1	0	0

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