Johnny Damon

Center Field

1995—2012

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
#32

Player Detail

Johnny David
GIVEN NAME
Damon
SURNAME
November 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, KS
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1995—2012
Playing Career
Played from 21-38
PLAYING AGE
Kansas City Royals
Oakland A's
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Tampa Bay Rays
Cleveland Indians
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Kansas City Royals
PRIMARY TEAM
2004, 2009
World Series titles
Caveman
NICKNAME
18
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 205
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
August 12, 1995
Major League Debut
August 1, 2012
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Johnny Damon?

Long-haired “idiot” who batted leadoff for Red Sox when they broke the Curse of the Bambino in 2004.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

60

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In 2009, Johnny became one of only twelve players to win a World Series title with both the Red Sox and Yankees.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2490
2769
235
1139
.284
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

2000 Royals

26 Years Old

.327
AVG
16
HR
88
RBI
136
RUNS
.382
OBP
214
HITS
42
2B
10
3B
.495
SLG
65
BB
46
SB
6.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.284
.352
.433

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.785
.757
104.0

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
44.6
60.2

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

Johnny Damon 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
Damon
535
152
92
29
6
13
63
55
69
22
232
210
.284
.352
.433
785
AVG CF
537
146
82
27
5
15
50
98
20
226
200
.271
.336
.420
.757

Johnny Damon Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
32
28
35
21
37
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
16
37
63
69
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Johnny Damon PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
56.3
33.0
22.2
16.3
3.66
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Johnny Damon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
301.8
160.2
114.7
76.0
19.6
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Johnny Damon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

— 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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