Cliff Johnson

First Base

1972—1986

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Player LeveL
Journeyman
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Clifford
GIVEN NAME
Johnson
SURNAME
July 22, 1947, in San Antonio, TX
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1972—1986
Playing Career
Played from 24-38
PLAYING AGE
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Oakland A's
Toronto Blue Jays
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Heathcliff
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-4 / 215
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 13, 1972
Major League Debut
September 30, 1986
FINAL GAME

50

HITTING

60

POWER

20

RUNNING

20

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1369
1016
196
699
.258

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.258
.355
.459

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.815
.767
106.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
15.3
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

The two teammates had a brawl in the clubhouse during the 1979 season, which resulted in Gossage being sidelined for two months.

Cliff Johnson Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Johnson
514
132
70
25
1
26
91
74
94
1
236
213
.258
.355
.459
815
AVG 1B
532
144
69
25
3
17
57
75
5
226
204
.271
.342
.425
.767

Cliff Johnson Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
13 (DH)
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
93
100
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Cliff Johnson PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
16.2
14.4
7.7
8.8
1.91
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Cliff Johnson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
136.4
95.9
UNK
46.0
16.1
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Cliff Johnson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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