Nick
Johnson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 234
 
Born: September 19, 1978 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2007   
Gold Glove Award 2005   
All-Star Selections 2009   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 MON NL $ 880,000   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 9 3 5 5
2005 26 WSH NL $ 3,057,143   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 9 3 5 4
2006 27 WSH NL $ 3,421,429   8 8 8 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 10 4 5 5
2007 28 SEA AL $ 4,557,143   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 4 8 10 9 3 4 4
2008 29 SDN NL $ 11,250,000   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 4 8 10 9 4 5 4
2009 30 SDN NL $ 11,250,000   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 9 4 4 4
2010 31 SDN NL $ 11,250,000   7 7 6 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 9 3 4 4
2011 32 CHN NL $ 11,250,000   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 10 3 4 4
2012 33 HOU NL $ 11,250,000   7 7 7 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 10 3 4 4
2013 34 CIN NL $ 6,500,001   6 6 6 3 6 5 6 4 4 8 10 9 3 3 3
2014 35 CIN NL $ 6,500,001   5 5 5 1 4 3 5 4 4 8 10 9 3 3 3
2015 36 CIN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 3 4 8 10 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 3 4 8 10 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 11,250,000   8 8 8 5 7 6 6 4 5 8 10 10 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 25 MON NL 154 545 82 163 21 2 19 94 0 0 97 114 .299 .414 .450 .863 101.1 19.3
2005 26 WSH NL 154 551 95 164 12 1 27 91 4 1 100 129 .298 .414 .470 .884 111.3 24.0
2006 27 WSH NL 155 477 75 157 16 2 15 77 3 1 96 84 .329 .455 .465 .920 101.1 21.5
2007 28 WSH NL 103 309 57 106 18 1 13 66 1 1 65 56 .343 .466 .534 1.000 75.5 18.2
  SEA AL 11 40 5 12 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 4 .300 .370 .425 .795 6.4 0.9
  TOT   114 349 62 118 20 1 14 70 1 1 69 60 .338 .456 .521 .978 81.9 19.1
2008 29 SDN NL 157 542 86 149 15 3 14 62 2 1 101 151 .275 .397 .391 .788 91.5 15.3
2009 30 SDN NL 152 522 84 138 20 1 20 87 3 1 85 144 .264 .381 .421 .803 89.7 15.6
2010 31 SDN NL 138 289 28 60 9 0 5 25 0 0 39 83 .208 .314 .291 .604 29.4 2.0
2011 32 CHN NL 156 516 76 147 17 1 21 75 0 0 82 163 .285 .393 .444 .837 91.5 18.0
2012 33 HOU NL 152 475 88 135 21 1 12 55 0 0 93 98 .284 .421 .408 .829 84.8 16.0
2013 34 CIN NL 153 568 88 139 20 0 24 75 1 0 80 185 .245 .348 .407 .755 84.7 13.1
2014 35 CIN NL 154 511 72 122 15 1 14 65 0 0 77 166 .239 .346 .354 .700 69.1 10.0
2015 36 CIN NL 136 353 25 77 13 0 2 29 0 0 48 113 .218 .330 .272 .602 36.2 4.6
12 Years Sim 1775 5698 861 1569 199 13 187 805 14 5 967 1490 .275 .392 .413 .805 972.2 178.5
162 Game Average 520 78 143 18 1 17 73 1 0 88 135 .275 .392 .413 .805 88.7  
Career Highs 157 568 95 164 21 3 27 94 4 1 101 185 .338 .456 .521 .978 111.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4380 680 1215 137 8 163 647 12 4 788 1146 .277 .399 .424 .823 760.1
vs LH   1318 181 354 62 5 24 158 2 1 179 344 .269 .369 .378 .747 184.3
Home 883 2738 410 767 103 6 85 381 6 3 460 711 .280 .396 .415 .812 456.6
Away 892 2960 451 802 96 7 102 424 8 2 507 779 .271 .388 .411 .799 487.8
RISP   1489 0 427 50 3 53 606 0 0 339 395 .287 .423 .431 .855 289.2
Pinch Hitting   195 26 53 9 1 1 13 0 0 41 52 .272 .412 .344 .755 30.3
Close/Late   701 86 194 21 1 24 104 0 0 150 203 .277 .409 .412 .822 127.0
Mar/Apr 291 950 146 274 29 1 44 145 3 1 163 240 .288 .405 .460 .865 176.0
May 322 1069 167 314 47 3 26 153 4 1 185 287 .294 .408 .416 .824 184.2
June 303 992 154 269 33 5 39 153 3 0 154 238 .271 .384 .432 .816 164.6
July 284 925 136 257 31 1 29 127 3 0 161 223 .278 .398 .408 .806 154.3
August 296 947 148 254 38 3 32 127 0 2 169 271 .268 .387 .416 .803 157.4
Sep/Oct 279 815 110 201 21 0 17 100 1 1 135 231 .247 .364 .335 .699 107.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2004 25 MON NL 1B 150 146 1289.7 1505 129 6 143 .996 11.40   2.1
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2005 26 WSH NL 1B 150 146 1309.3 1544 131 11 166 .993 11.51   3.7
2006 27 WSH NL 1B 138 120 1106.7 1296 92 13 114 .991 11.29   1.6
2007 28 WSH NL 1B 89 84 744.1 804 73 5 72 .994 10.61   1.4
  SEA AL 1B 9 9 88.2 95 9 1 8 .990 10.61   0.1
  TOT   1B 98 93 832.3 899 82 6 80 .994 10.61   1.5
2008 29 SDN NL 1B 150 146 1282.0 1343 101 6 113 .996 10.14   2.1
    SS 1 0 6.3 2 3 0 2 1.000 7.11   0.1
2009 30 SDN NL 1B 144 134 1213.0 1115 86 6 88 .995 8.91   2.5
2010 31 SDN NL 1B 89 59 588.3 543 41 7 42 .988 8.93   0.8
2011 32 CHN NL 1B 153 148 1315.7 1357 124 11 133 .993 10.13   2.2
2012 33 HOU NL 1B 142 131 1180.3 1268 85 13 115 .990 10.32   1.5
2013 34 CIN NL 1B 149 148 1298.7 1287 112 12 102 .991 9.70   1.8
2014 35 CIN NL 1B 144 136 1226.0 1290 107 17 111 .988 10.26   1.1
2015 36 CIN NL 1B 113 107 886.7 884 73 7 89 .993 9.71   1.0
  1B 1620 1514 13528.6 14331 1163 115 1296 .993 10.31   21.9
  SS 1 0 6.3 2 3 0 2 1.000 7.11   0.1
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1622 1514 13536.9 14333 1166 115 1298 .993 10.30   22.0
Career Highs   153 148 1315.7 1544 131 17 166 .996 11.51    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2007 28 SEA AL 10 29 5 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 9 .172 .273 .414 .687
Career Post-Season Batting 10 29 5 5 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 9 .172 .273 .414 .687
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2006-9-.329
On-Base Pct
2004-10-.414
2006-2-.455
2008-7-.397
2009-9-.381
2011-6-.393
2012-2-.421
CAR-15-.392
Games
2008-9-157
Walks
2005-10-100
2006-6-96
2008-2-101
2009-7-85
2011-7-82
2012-5-93
CAR-20-967
Strikeouts
2011-7-163
2013-2-185
2014-2-166
CAR-44-1490
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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  6. Rob Mackowiak (879)
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History
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/7/2004, off Mark Prior (CHN)
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 2005
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia on 5/28/2006
Traded from Washington to Seattle on 7/31/2007 (Going to WSH: P Jon Switzer, RF Max Izaguirre. Going to SEA: 1B Nick Johnson)
Injured on 8/11/2007 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6-7 weeks
Won World Championship with Seattle in 2007
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 1/30/2008 to a 5-year deal worth $11,250,000 per year
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Traded from San Diego to Chicago (N) on 2/28/2011 (Going to SDN: 1B Jason Phillips. Going to CHN: P Matt Riley, 1B Nick Johnson)
Traded from Chicago (N) to Houston on 3/30/2012 (Going to HOU: 1B Nick Johnson. Going to CHN: P Cristian Marrero)
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/1/2013 to a 3-year deal worth $6,500,001 per year
Released by Cincinnati on 10/5/2015