Brian Johnson
Brian David Johnson
Born: January 8, 1968
Oakland, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 9 (1985 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 36 (1986 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 16 (1989 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 1 (1991 Rule V (3A phase), San Diego Padres)
Draft: Round 47 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Spring Westfield HS (Houston, TX)
Skyline HS (Oakland, CA)
Stanford
N/A
Lee County HS (Albany, GA)
Career: 1989-2001
Major League Statistics
Brian Johnson compiled a career batting average of .272 with 36 home runs and 264 RBI in his 578-game career with the Yankees, Greensboro Hornets, Fort Lauderdale Yankees, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Wichita Wranglers, Las Vegas Stars, Toledo Mud Hens, Fresno Grizzlies, Indianapolis Indians, Memphis Redbirds, Columbus Clippers, Dodgers and Las Vegas 51s. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | GULF | Yankees | 17 | 66 | 61 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .361 | .409 | .410 | .819 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 137 | 563 | 496 | 58 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 65 | .238 | .319 | .310 | .630 | 154 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1991 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 113 | 439 | 394 | 35 | 94 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 67 | .239 | .307 | .294 | .601 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 75 | 272 | 245 | 30 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 32 | .290 | .354 | .408 | .762 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 115 | 467 | 416 | 58 | 141 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 53 | .339 | .400 | .524 | .924 | 218 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 15 | 60 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .216 | .333 | .353 | .686 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 7 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .136 | .238 | .374 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .316 | .350 | .684 | 1.034 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .211 | .250 | .368 | .618 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 15 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .250 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 18 | 78 | 68 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .191 | .273 | .309 | .582 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 48 | 182 | 166 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | .301 | .346 | .482 | .828 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | R | GULF | Dodgers | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 578 | 2271 | 2030 | 243 | 553 | 120 | 7 | 36 | 264 | 11 | 14 | 193 | 298 | .272 | .340 | .392 | .732 | 795 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | GULF | Yankees | C | 11 | 84 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 8.909 | 5 | |||
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 3B | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 2.200 | ||||
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 1B | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.667 | ||||
| 1990 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | C | 101 | 752 | 81 | 11 | 2 | .987 | 8.248 | 28 | |||
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | C | 97 | 654 | 54 | 11 | 8 | .985 | 7.299 | 16 | |||
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 1B | 9 | 84 | 10 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 1.444 | ||||
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 1B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | C | 64 | 472 | 39 | 3 | 5 | .994 | 7.984 | 14 | |||
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | C | 78 | 498 | 39 | 7 | 2 | .987 | 6.885 | 12 | |||
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 19 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .956 | 2.263 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | C | 11 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 18.2 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | C | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.400 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | OF | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.800 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 18 | 139 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 8.167 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 10.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | C | 13 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .976 | 6.385 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 2001 | R | GULF | Dodgers | C | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | C | 27 | 207 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 8.148 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 28.6 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 1B | 21 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .986 | 6.905 | ||||
| Totals | 509 | 3313 | 323 | 45 | 53 | .988 | 7.143 | 91 | 67 | 16 | 19.3 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1990 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Hornets | NYA | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1991 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1992 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2001 | R | Gulf Coast League | Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | LAN | April 5, 2001 | September 2, 2001 |
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