Jay Johnstone Stats

Jay Johnstone was born on Tuesday, November 20, 1945, in Manchester, Connecticut. Johnstone was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 30, 1966, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jay Johnstone baseball stats page.

"What makes him (Jay Johnstone) unusual is that he thinks he's normal and everyone else is nuts." - Philadelphia Phillies Manager Danny Ozark (1975)

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Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#558)

Jay Johnstone Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#558)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John William Johnstone, Jr.
Nickname:   Jay or Jaybird or Moon Man
Born On:   11-20-1945
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Manchester, Connecticut
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   07-30-1966 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-06-1985
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1966 Angels 61 254 35 67 12 4 3 0 17 11 1 36 2 0 1 3 .264 .297 .378
1967 Angels 79 230 18 48 7 1 2 0 10 5 0 37 2 0 0 4 .209 .226 .274
1968 Angels 41 115 11 30 4 1 0 0 3 7 0 15 2 0 0 0 .261 .303 .313
1969 Angels 148 540 64 146 20 5 10 1 59 38 5 75 8 6 5 7 .270 .321 .381
1970 Angels 119 320 34 76 10 5 11 1 39 24 6 53 3 3 1 7 .238 .290 .403
1971 White Sox 124 388 53 101 14 1 16 0 40 38 4 50 5 2 3 4 .260 .329 .425
1972 White Sox 113 261 27 49 9 0 4 0 17 25 2 42 4 0 0 2 .188 .259 .268
1973 Athletics 23 28 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .107 .167 .143
1974 Phillies 64 200 30 59 10 4 6 0 30 24 4 28 0 0 0 2 .295 .371 .475
1975 Phillies 122 350 50 115 19 2 7 0 54 42 7 39 3 3 0 8 .329 .397 .454
1976 Phillies 129 440 62 140 38 4 5 0 53 41 5 39 1 7 2 9 .318 .373 .457
1977 Phillies 112 363 64 103 18 4 15 0 59 38 3 38 1 7 2 9 .284 .349 .479
1978 Phillies 35 56 3 10 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 9 0 0 0 2 .179 .258 .214
1978 Yankees 36 65 6 17 0 0 1 0 6 4 0 10 0 1 3 0 .262 .329 .308
1979 Yankees 23 48 7 10 1 0 1 1 7 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 .208 .240 .292
1979 Padres 75 201 10 59 8 2 0 0 32 18 3 21 4 2 0 6 .294 .348 .353
1980 Dodgers 109 251 31 77 15 2 2 0 20 24 1 29 2 0 2 3 .307 .372 .406
1981 Dodgers 61 83 8 17 3 0 3 0 6 7 0 13 0 0 0 3 .205 .267 .349
1982 Dodgers 21 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .077 .316 .154
1982 Cubs 98 269 39 67 13 1 10 0 43 40 8 41 1 3 0 3 .249 .343 .416
1983 Cubs 86 140 16 36 7 0 6 0 22 20 6 24 2 0 3 4 .257 .362 .436
1984 Cubs 52 73 8 21 2 2 0 0 3 7 4 18 0 0 0 2 .288 .350 .370
1985 Dodgers 17 15 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 .133 .188 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 1,748 4,703 578 1,254 215 38 102 3 531 429 61 632 40 35 22 80 .267 .329 .394
Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1966 Angels OF 61 - - 119 2.0 116 114 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1967 Angels OF 63 - - 148 2.3 144 141 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1968 Angels OF 29 - - 63 2.2 62 58 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1969 Angels CF 144 - - 349 2.4 343 331 12 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1970 Angels OF 100 - - 211 2.1 207 200 7 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1971 White Sox OF 119 - - 249 2.1 241 232 9 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1972 White Sox OF 97 - - 161 1.7 159 154 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1973 Athletics 2B 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1973 Athletics OF 7 - - 7 1.0 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Phillies OF 59 - - 95 1.6 92 88 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1975 Phillies OF 101 - - 166 1.6 162 152 10 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1976 Phillies 1B 6 - - 32 5.3 29 27 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .906 0.00 -
1976 Phillies OF 122 - - 279 2.3 274 266 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1977 Phillies 1B 19 - - 138 7.3 137 131 6 1 16 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1977 Phillies OF 91 - - 172 1.9 172 163 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Phillies 1B 8 - - 81 10.1 80 73 7 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1978 Phillies OF 7 - - 4 0.6 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Yankees OF 22 - - 31 1.4 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Yankees OF 19 - - 32 1.7 32 32 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Padres 1B 22 - - 142 6.5 139 125 14 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1979 Padres OF 45 - - 65 1.4 64 60 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1980 Dodgers OF 61 - - 113 1.9 109 100 9 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1981 Dodgers 1B 2 - - 15 7.5 15 14 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Dodgers OF 16 - - 23 1.4 22 19 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1982 Cubs OF 86 - - 165 1.9 162 154 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1983 Cubs OF 44 - - 62 1.4 58 55 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00 -
1984 Cubs OF 15 - - 12 0.8 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,164 0 0 2,177 1.9 2,130 2,042 88 47 14 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
CF Totals 144 0 0 349 2.4 343 331 12 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 --
1B Totals 57 0 0 408 7.2 400 370 30 8 38 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
2B Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
19 Years 1,379 - 0 2,934 2.1 2,873 2,743 130 61 56 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1966 Angels 3 3 .500 - - n/a 84.7 7.1 14.9 - - -
1967 Angels 3 2 .600 - - n/a 115.0 6.2 23.0 - - -
1968 Angels 2 1 .667 - - n/a 0.0 7.7 38.3 - - -
1969 Angels 3 9 .250 - - n/a 54.0 7.2 9.2 - - -
1970 Angels 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 29.1 6.0 8.2 - - -
1971 White Sox 10 5 .667 - - n/a 24.3 7.8 9.7 - - -
1972 White Sox 2 1 .667 - - n/a 65.3 6.2 15.4 - - -
1973 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - 4 0.0 7.0 9.3 - - -
1974 Phillies 5 5 .500 - - n/a 33.3 7.1 6.7 - - -
1975 Phillies 7 3 .700 - - n/a 50.0 9.0 6.5 - - -
1976 Phillies 5 5 .500 - - n/a 88.0 11.3 8.3 - - -
1977 Phillies 3 7 .300 - - n/a 24.2 9.6 6.2 - - -
1978 Phillies 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 14.0 - - -
1978 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - 5 65.0 6.5 10.8 - - -
1979 Yankees 1 0 1.000 - - 3 48.0 6.9 6.9 - - -
1979 Padres 1 3 .250 - - n/a 0.0 9.6 6.3 - - -
1980 Dodgers 3 2 .600 - - n/a 125.5 8.7 12.6 - - -
1981 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 27.7 6.4 13.8 - - -
1982 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 6.5 - - -
1982 Cubs 0 2 .000 - - n/a 26.9 6.6 6.3 - - -
1983 Cubs 1 1 .500 - - n/a 23.3 5.8 6.4 - - -
1984 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 24.3 - - -
1985 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.5 7.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 50 54 .481 - - 12 46.1 7.4 8.9 - - -
Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1966 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -
1967 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -
1968 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -
1969 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -
1970 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -
1971 Chicago White Sox 10 $22,500.00 - -
1972 Chicago White Sox 10 Undetermined - -
1973 Oakland Athletics 3 Undetermined - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - -
1975 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - -
1976 Philadelphia Phillies 21 $55,000.00 - -
1977 Philadelphia Phillies 21 $183,000.00 - -
1978 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - Stats
1978 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined - Stats
1979 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined - -
1979 San Diego Padres 21 Undetermined - -
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 21 Undetermined - Stats
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1983 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1984 Chicago Cubs 21 Undetermined - -
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 12 $150,000.00 - -


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