Cliff Johnson was a designated hitter in MLB. Across 1369 career games, with a .258 batting average and 196 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| 1973 | HOU | 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .300 | .364 | .700 | 1.064 |
| 1974 | HOU | 83 | 171 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 45 | .228 | .357 | .439 | .796 |
| 1975 | HOU | 122 | 340 | 52 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 65 | 1 | 46 | 64 | .276 | .370 | .506 | .876 |
| 1976 | HOU | 108 | 318 | 36 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 62 | 59 | .226 | .359 | .399 | .759 |
| 1977 | HOU | 51 | 144 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 30 | .299 | .409 | .563 | .972 |
| 1977 | NYY | 56 | 142 | 24 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 23 | .296 | .405 | .606 | 1.010 |
| 1978 | NYY | 76 | 174 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 32 | .184 | .307 | .351 | .658 |
| 1979 | CLE | 72 | 240 | 37 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 2 | 24 | 39 | .271 | .343 | .538 | .881 |
| 1979 | NYY | 28 | 64 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .266 | .360 | .453 | .813 |
| 1980 | CHC | 68 | 196 | 28 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 29 | 35 | .235 | .335 | .429 | .763 |
| 1980 | CLE | 54 | 174 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 30 | .230 | .320 | .362 | .682 |
| 1981 | OAK | 84 | 273 | 40 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 59 | 5 | 28 | 60 | .260 | .329 | .476 | .805 |
| 1982 | OAK | 73 | 214 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 41 | .238 | .324 | .383 | .707 |
| 1983 | TOR | 142 | 407 | 59 | 108 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 67 | 69 | .265 | .373 | .489 | .862 |
| 1984 | TOR | 127 | 359 | 51 | 109 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 50 | 62 | .304 | .390 | .507 | .897 |
| 1985 | TEX | 82 | 296 | 31 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 31 | 44 | .257 | .330 | .443 | .773 |
| 1985 | TOR | 24 | 73 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .274 | .349 | .315 | .664 |
| 1986 | TOR | 107 | 336 | 48 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 55 | 0 | 52 | 57 | .250 | .355 | .426 | .781 |
| Career Totals | — | 1369 | 3945 | 539 | 1016 | 188 | 10 | 196 | 699 | 9 | 568 | 719 | .258 | .355 | .459 | .815 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $683,333 |
| 1986 | $725,000 |
Career Total: $1,408,333 (2 seasons)
Average: $704,167
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.