Tim Johnson

Born: 7/22/1949 in Grand Forks, ND, USA

MLB Debut: 1973-04-24 | Final Game: 1979-09-28

Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 170 lbs

Full name: Timothy Evald Johnson

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Biography

Tim Johnson was a professional baseball player born in 1949, who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1979. Over the course of his career, he appeared in 516 games primarily as a position player. Johnson achieved a total of 283 hits, culminating in a career batting average of .223. Although he did not hit any home runs, he contributed to his teams with 84 RBIs and demonstrated speed on the basepaths with 18 stolen bases. Johnson's playing era coincided with the transitional period in baseball characterized by a shift towards more power-hitting. While he may not have been known for his offensive fireworks, his ability to contribute in various ways made him a valuable player on the roster. His career spanned into the late 1970s, a time when baseball was evolving with the introduction of more sophisticated training and strategies, which would lay the groundwork for future generations of players. Though he may not be a household name, Johnson's commitment to the game and his role during this pivotal era in baseball history remain noteworthy.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
516	1269	116	283	27	13	0	84	18	88	231	0.223	0.274	0.265	0.539	-4918.5

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 14.0% below league average.

Career OBP .274 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 15.7% below league average.

Career SLG .265 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OPS 0.539 vs. league average 0.706 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	ATL	AL	136	465	39	99	10	2	32	6	29	93	0.213	.256 (-17%)	.325 (-20%)	.378 (-36%)	.703 (-29%)	-2623.8
1974	ATL	AL	93	245	25	60	7	7	25	4	11	48	0.245	.256 (-5%)	.324 (-14%)	.369 (-10%)	.693 (-12%)	-638.0
1975	ATL	AL	38	85	6	12	1	0	2	3	6	17	0.141	.257 (-45%)	.327 (-40%)	.374 (-59%)	.701 (-50%)	-700.8
1976	ATL	AL	105	273	25	75	4	3	14	4	19	32	0.275	.255 (+8%)	.320 (+2%)	.360 (-14%)	.681 (-6%)	-260.9
1977	ATL	AL	30	33	5	2	1	0	2	1	5	10	0.061	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ATL	AL	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	TOR	AL	68	79	9	19	2	0	3	0	8	16	0.241	.257 (-7%)	.323 (-3%)	.378 (-30%)	.702 (-17%)	0.0
1979	TOR	AL	43	86	6	16	2	1	6	0	8	15	0.186	.265 (-30%)	.329 (-23%)	.397 (-41%)	.727 (-33%)	-481.7

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	10	2	28	2	0	2
2B	185	134	324	388	15	99
3B	42	17	14	53	6	1
OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
SS	267	192	376	650	37	133

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	ML4	SS	135	125	253	381	25	88
1974	ML4	2B	26	17	56	52	1	21
1974	ML4	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974	ML4	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1974	ML4	SS	64	46	82	178	8	30
1975	ML4	1B	2	0	1	0	0	0
1975	ML4	2B	11	6	20	23	0	5
1975	ML4	3B	11	10	7	17	4	0
1975	ML4	SS	10	6	10	23	1	3
1976	ML4	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	ML4	2B	100	82	161	222	8	42
1976	ML4	3B	17	3	4	15	0	0
1976	ML4	SS	1	0	2	1	0	0
1977	ML4	2B	10	3	11	2	1	0
1977	ML4	3B	4	1	1	5	0	0
1977	ML4	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1977	ML4	SS	6	2	5	12	1	5
1978	ML4	SS	2	1	1	0	0	0
1978	TOR	2B	13	7	14	37	0	10
1978	TOR	SS	49	12	23	55	2	7
1979	TOR	1B	7	2	27	2	0	2
1979	TOR	2B	25	19	62	52	5	21
1979	TOR	3B	9	3	2	16	2	1