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Johnny Oates
Johnny Lane Oates

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 188 lb.
School Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Debut September 17, 1970
  vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 24, 1981
Born January 21, 1946 in Sylva, NC
Died December 24, 2004 in Richmond, VA

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 24 BAL AL   5   18    2    5   0  1   0    2   0  0   2   0  .278  .333  .389   98    7   0   1   0   0   0
 1972 26 BAL AL  85  253   20   66  12  1   4   21   5  7  28  31  .261  .332  .364  105   92   5   2   8   0   5
 1973 27 ATL NL  93  322   27   80   6  0   4   27   1  4  22  31  .248  .299  .304   63   98   6   0   4   1   8
 1974 28 ATL NL 100  291   22   65  10  0   1   21   2  3  23  24  .223  .278  .268   51   78  11   2  10   0   4
 1975 29 TOT NL  98  287   28   81  15  0   1   25   1  0  34  33  .282  .354  .345   92   99   4   4  10   0   6
         ATL NL   8   18    0    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .222  .263  .278   49    5   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  90  269   28   77  14  0   1   25   1  0  33  29  .286  .359  .349   95   94   4   4  10   0   6
 1976 30 PHI NL  37   99   10   25   2  0   0    8   0  1   8  12  .253  .308  .273   64   27   0   0   0   0   5
 1977 31 LAD NL  60  156   18   42   4  0   3   11   1  0  11  11  .269  .314  .353   79   55   2   2   4   0   3
 1978 32 LAD NL  40   75    5   23   1  0   0    6   0  1   5   3  .307  .350  .320   89   24   0   0   1   0   0
 1979 33 LAD NL  26   46    4    6   2  0   0    2   0  1   4   1  .130  .200  .174    4    8   1   0   1   0   0
 1980 34 NYY AL  39   64    6   12   3  0   1    3   1  2   2   3  .188  .224  .281   39   18   0   0   0   1   1
 1981 35 NYY AL  10   26    4    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .192  .250  .231   41    6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     593 1637  146  410  56  2  14  126  11 19 141 149  .250  .309  .313   73  512  29  11  38   2  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        447   40  112  15  1   4   34   3  5  39  41  .250  .309  .313   73  140   8   3  10   1   9
 Career High    100  322   28   81  15  1   4   27   5  7  34  33  .282  .354  .364  105   99  11   4  10   1   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 24 BAL AL   21   14    3   5.8    98| .278  .259| .333  .334| .389  .395| .722  .729|  98  .631  -0.0   0.0   0%
 1972 26 BAL AL  288  206   29   3.8    85| .261  .250| .332  .319| .364  .361| .696  .680| 105  .519   2.0   0.2  41%
 1973 27 ATL NL  351  260   28   2.9   103| .248  .272| .299  .342| .304  .404| .603  .746|  63  .330 -17.7  -1.8  20%
 1974 28 ATL NL  327  246   22   2.4    98| .223  .267| .278  .340| .268  .386| .546  .725|  51  .261 -19.5  -2.0  40%
 1975 29 TOT NL  329  220   36   4.4    99| .282  .270| .354  .341| .345  .390| .699  .731|  92  .509  -1.7  -0.1 100%
         ATL NL   19   14    1   1.9    99| .222  .269| .263  .340| .278  .388| .541  .728|  49  .186  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         PHI NL  310  206   35   4.6    99| .286  .270| .359  .341| .349  .390| .708  .732|  95  .527  -0.4   0.0 100%
 1976 30 PHI NL  107   80    7   2.4    95| .253  .267| .308  .334| .273  .381| .581  .715|  64  .268  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1977 31 LAD NL  171  121   17   3.8   103| .269  .269| .314  .337| .353  .410| .667  .747|  79  .411  -4.8  -0.5 100%
 1978 32 LAD NL   80   53    8   4.0    95| .307  .262| .350  .330| .320  .385| .670  .715|  89  .484  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1979 33 LAD NL   51   42    2   1.3    99| .130  .268| .200  .333| .174  .397| .374  .730|   4  .094  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1980 34 NYY AL   67   55    3   1.5    97| .188  .267| .224  .329| .281  .396| .505  .724|  39  .110  -5.5  -0.5  33%
 1981 35 NYY AL   28   21    2   2.6    87| .192  .254| .250  .318| .231  .369| .481  .687|  41  .297  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1820 1318  157   3.2    97| .250  .265| .309  .335| .313  .389| .622  .724|  73  .378 -61.3  -6.1  36%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 24 BAL AL C 4 30 1 2 1 .939 .987 7.75 5.83 5.94 6.64 4 47.0 0 2 1 1 1972 26 BAL AL C 82 391 31 2 4 .995 .985 5.15 5.66 6.00 6.48 69 633.0 4 18 24 18 1973 27 ATL NL C 86 409 57 9 6 .981 .987 5.42 5.58 5.87 6.34 79 715.0 10 21 43 29 1974 28 ATL NL C 91 434 55 4 4 .992 .985 5.37 5.37 6.05 6.12 77 728.0 15 14 50 27 1975 29 TOT NL C 88 450 45 5 10 .990 .985 5.62 5.24 6.49 6.03 76 686.7 4 28 29 23 ATL NL C 6 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.67 5.23 4.71 6.02 5 42.0 1 0 3 1 PHI NL C 82 429 44 5 10 .990 .985 5.77 5.24 6.60 6.03 71 644.7 3 28 26 22 1976 30 PHI NL C 33 155 15 1 1 .994 .986 5.15 5.16 6.49 5.96 26 235.7 0 9 15 9 1977 31 LAD NL C 56 258 37 4 3 .987 .985 5.27 5.54 6.86 6.49 38 387.0 5 12 40 20 1978 32 LAD NL C 24 77 10 4 1 .956 .985 3.62 5.11 5.30 6.17 18 147.7 0 5 13 6 1979 33 LAD NL C 20 64 13 2 2 .975 .985 3.85 5.27 6.38 6.13 12 108.7 4 1 12 7 1980 34 NYY AL C 39 99 10 1 1 .991 .986 2.79 4.60 5.14 5.48 15 191.0 1 4 11 12 1981 35 NYY AL C 10 49 3 2 0 .963 .987 5.20 4.76 6.16 5.51 9 76.0 0 1 10 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 24 BAL AL C 4 30 1 2 1 .939 .987 7.75 5.83 5.94 6.64 4 47.0 0 2 1 1 1972 26 BAL AL C 82 391 31 2 4 .995 .985 5.15 5.66 6.00 6.48 69 633.0 4 18 24 18 1973 27 ATL NL C 86 409 57 9 6 .981 .987 5.42 5.58 5.87 6.34 79 715.0 10 21 43 29 1974 28 ATL NL C 91 434 55 4 4 .992 .985 5.37 5.37 6.05 6.12 77 728.0 15 14 50 27 1975 29 TOT NL C 88 450 45 5 10 .990 .985 5.62 5.24 6.49 6.03 76 686.7 4 28 29 23 ATL NL C 6 21 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.67 5.23 4.71 6.02 5 42.0 1 0 3 1 PHI NL C 82 429 44 5 10 .990 .985 5.77 5.24 6.60 6.03 71 644.7 3 28 26 22 1976 30 PHI NL C 33 155 15 1 1 .994 .986 5.15 5.16 6.49 5.96 26 235.7 0 9 15 9 1977 31 LAD NL C 56 258 37 4 3 .987 .985 5.27 5.54 6.86 6.49 38 387.0 5 12 40 20 1978 32 LAD NL C 24 77 10 4 1 .956 .985 3.62 5.11 5.30 6.17 18 147.7 0 5 13 6 1979 33 LAD NL C 20 64 13 2 2 .975 .985 3.85 5.27 6.38 6.13 12 108.7 4 1 12 7 1980 34 NYY AL C 39 99 10 1 1 .991 .986 2.79 4.60 5.14 5.48 15 191.0 1 4 11 12 1981 35 NYY AL C 10 49 3 2 0 .963 .987 5.20 4.76 6.16 5.51 9 76.0 0 1 10 2
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 533 2416 277 36 33 .987 .986 5.05 5.35 6.13 6.19 423 3955.7 43 115 248 154 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 533 2416 277 36 33 .987 .986 5.05 5.35 6.13 6.19 423 3956
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   NLCS  PHI CIN     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1977   WS    LAD NYY     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   WS    LAD NYY     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .500  .667  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   0-3   3   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 28, 1967: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison, and Davey Johnson to the Atlanta Braves for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan.

May 7, 1975: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Dick Allen to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jim Essian, Barry Bonnell, and $150,000.

December 20, 1976: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Quency Hill (minors) (January 4, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

March 27, 1980: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 4, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 13, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

April 6, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.


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