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Johnny Damon
Full name Johnny David Damon Born November 5, 1973, Fort Riley, Kansas First Game: August 12, 1995 ; Final Game: August 1, 2012 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 175 Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (2005) Ejections: 1997 (1), 2006 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1995 KC A Daily Splits 47 188 32 53 11 5 3 23 12 0 22 1 2 3 0 0 2 7 0 .282 .324 .441 -0.4 1995 KC A
1996 KC A Daily Splits 145 517 61 140 22 5 6 50 31 3 64 3 10 5 0 10 4 25 5 .271 .313 .368 -2.0 1996 KC A
1997 KC A Daily Splits 146 472 70 130 12 8 8 48 42 2 70 3 6 1 0 6 3 16 10 .275 .338 .386 -0.7 1997 KC A
1998 KC A Daily Splits 161 642 104 178 30 10 18 66 58 4 84 4 3 3 0 8 4 26 12 .277 .339 .439 -0.5 1998 KC A
1999 KC A Daily Splits 145 583 101 179 39 9 14 77 67 5 50 3 3 4 0 10 13 36 6 .307 .379 .477 1.3 1999 KC A
2000 KC A Daily Splits 159 655 136 214 42 10 16 88 65 4 60 1 8 12 0 16 7 46 9 .327 .382 .495 2.0 2000 KC A
2001 OAK A Daily Splits 155 644 108 165 34 4 9 49 61 1 70 5 5 4 0 10 7 27 12 .256 .324 .363 -2.2 2001 OAK A
2002 BOS A Daily Splits 154 623 118 178 34 11 14 63 65 5 70 6 3 5 0 6 4 31 6 .286 .356 .443 0.9 2002 BOS A
2003 BOS A Daily Splits 145 608 103 166 32 6 12 67 68 4 74 2 6 6 0 10 5 30 6 .273 .345 .405 0.0 2003 BOS A
2004 BOS A Daily Splits 150 621 123 189 35 6 20 94 76 1 71 2 0 3 0 9 8 19 8 .304 .380 .477 1.3 2004 BOS A
2005 BOS A Daily Splits 148 624 117 197 35 6 10 75 53 3 69 2 0 9 0 13 5 18 1 .316 .366 .439 1.8 2005 BOS A
2006 NY A Daily Splits 149 593 115 169 35 5 24 80 67 1 85 4 2 5 0 5 4 25 10 .285 .359 .482 0.8 2006 NY A
2007 NY A Daily Splits 141 533 93 144 27 2 12 63 66 1 79 2 1 3 0 10 4 27 3 .270 .351 .396 0.1 2007 NY A
2008 NY A Daily Splits 143 555 95 168 27 5 17 71 64 0 82 1 2 1 0 7 5 29 8 .303 .375 .461 1.3 2008 NY A
2009 NY A Daily Splits 143 550 107 155 36 3 24 82 71 1 98 2 2 1 0 9 9 12 0 .282 .365 .489 0.7 2009 NY A
2010 DET A Daily Splits 145 539 81 146 36 5 8 51 69 2 90 2 2 1 0 8 5 11 1 .271 .355 .401 0.0 2010 DET A
2011 TB A Daily Splits 150 582 79 152 29 7 16 73 51 1 92 7 2 5 0 10 4 19 6 .261 .326 .418 0.1 2011 TB A
2012 CLE A Daily Splits 64 207 25 46 6 2 4 19 17 0 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .222 .281 .329 -0.9 2012 CLE A
Total (18 Years) Splits 2490 9736 1668 2769 522 109 235 1139 1003 38 1257 50 57 71 0 149 93 408 103 .284 .352 .433 3.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2001 OAK A Daily Splits 5 22 3 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .409 .435 .591 2001 OAK A
2003 BOS A Daily Splits 5 19 2 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .316 .409 .579 2003 BOS A
2004 BOS A Daily Splits 3 15 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .467 .500 .533 2004 BOS A
2005 BOS A Daily Splits 3 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .286 .308 2005 BOS A
2006 NY A Daily Splits 4 17 3 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .278 .412 2006 NY A
2007 NY A Daily Splits 4 18 2 5 0 0 2 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .611 2007 NY A
2009 NY A Daily Splits 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 2009 NY A
2011 TB A Daily Splits 4 17 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 2011 TB A
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 31 133 19 39 6 1 5 14 8 0 23 1 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 .293 .338 .466 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2003 BOS A Daily Splits 5 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .304 .250 2003 BOS A
2004 BOS A Daily Splits 7 35 5 6 0 0 2 7 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 .171 .216 .343 2004 BOS A
2009 NY A Daily Splits 6 30 4 9 1 0 2 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .323 .533 2009 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 18 85 10 19 2 0 4 13 6 0 13 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 .224 .275 .388 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2004 BOS A Daily Splits 4 21 4 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .619 2004 BOS A
2009 NY A Daily Splits 6 22 6 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .364 .440 .455 2009 NY A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 43 10 14 4 1 1 6 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .326 .370 .535 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
2002 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 2002 AL
2005 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 2005 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1995 KC A Daily Splits OF 47 43 42 396.2 110 0 1 0 0 .991 0 44 4
1995 KC A CF 44 40 39 369.1 102 0 1 0 0 .990
1995 KC A RF 4 3 3 27.1 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A Daily Splits OF 144 132 108 1184.2 350 5 6 4 0 .983 0 89 63
1996 KC A CF 89 75 62 669 205 3 3 3 0 .986
1996 KC A RF 63 57 46 515.2 144 2 3 1 0 .980
1996 KC A DH 1 0 0 -
1997 KC A Daily Splits OF 136 118 90 1095 322 5 4 3 0 .988 48 65 47
1997 KC A CF 65 51 48 480.1 154 1 2 0 0 .987
1997 KC A LF 48 32 23 311.1 69 0 1 0 0 .986
1997 KC A RF 47 35 19 303.1 98 4 1 3 0 .990
1997 KC A DH 5 0 0 -
1998 KC A Daily Splits OF 158 151 138 1354.1 372 10 4 1 0 .990 14 130 24
1998 KC A CF 130 127 118 1123.1 314 9 2 1 0 .994
1998 KC A RF 24 22 18 188 42 1 2 0 0 .956
1998 KC A LF 14 2 2 43 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 KC A Daily Splits OF 140 140 129 1227.2 301 8 4 0 0 .987 132 8 3
1999 KC A LF 132 131 121 1148.2 287 7 4 0 0 .987
1999 KC A CF 8 6 6 55 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 KC A DH 4 4 4 -
1999 KC A RF 3 3 2 24 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
2000 KC A Daily Splits OF 133 132 120 1149.2 334 6 5 1 0 .986 67 69 0
2000 KC A CF 69 67 59 579.2 184 4 2 1 0 .989
2000 KC A LF 67 65 61 570 148 2 3 0 0 .980
2000 KC A DH 25 25 24 -
2001 OAK A Daily Splits OF 154 152 140 1350.1 345 4 3 1 0 .991 67 86 5
2001 OAK A CF 86 84 78 744.1 209 2 0 0 0 1.000
2001 OAK A LF 67 64 58 562 131 1 3 1 0 .978
2001 OAK A RF 5 4 4 44 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
2002 BOS A Daily Splits OF 151 150 143 1319 352 7 1 2 0 .997 0 151 0
2002 BOS A CF 151 150 143 1319 352 7 1 2 0 .997
2002 BOS A DH 1 1 1 -
2003 BOS A Daily Splits OF 144 141 136 1265 362 7 1 2 0 .997 0 144 0
2003 BOS A CF 144 141 136 1265 361 7 1 2 0 .997
2003 BOS A DH 1 0 0 -
2004 BOS A Daily Splits OF 148 145 128 1256.1 349 4 5 2 0 .986 0 148 0
2004 BOS A CF 148 145 128 1256.1 349 4 5 2 0 .986
2004 BOS A DH 1 1 1 -
2005 BOS A Daily Splits OF 147 144 123 1225 394 5 6 0 0 .985 0 147 0
2005 BOS A CF 147 144 123 1225 394 5 6 0 0 .985
2005 BOS A DH 1 1 1 -
2006 NY A Daily Splits OF 131 129 107 1086.2 306 3 3 1 0 .990 0 131 0
2006 NY A CF 131 129 107 1086.2 306 3 3 1 0 .990
2006 NY A DH 16 15 14 -
2006 NY A 1B 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 NY A Daily Splits OF 81 76 58 651 193 3 2 0 0 .990 32 48 1
2007 NY A CF 48 45 30 377 121 1 0 0 0 1.000
2007 NY A DH 48 47 44 -
2007 NY A LF 32 31 28 271 71 2 2 0 0 .973
2007 NY A 1B 5 0 0 8.1 9 0 1 1 0 .900
2007 NY A RF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 NY A Daily Splits OF 113 108 92 944.1 232 3 2 0 0 .992 87 34 0
2008 NY A LF 87 75 68 659.1 155 2 1 0 0 .994
2008 NY A CF 34 33 24 285 77 1 1 0 0 .987
2008 NY A DH 27 25 23 -
2008 NY A 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
2009 NY A Daily Splits OF 132 128 105 1117.2 220 6 5 2 0 .978 132 0 0
2009 NY A LF 132 128 105 1117.2 220 6 5 2 0 .978
2009 NY A DH 4 4 3 -
2010 DET A Daily Splits DH 98 97 94 -
2010 DET A OF 36 35 17 268.1 57 2 2 1 0 .967 33 4 0
2010 DET A LF 33 31 15 239.1 51 2 2 1 0 .964
2010 DET A CF 4 4 2 29 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TB A Daily Splits DH 135 133 128 -
2011 TB A LF 16 11 4 84 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TB A OF 16 11 4 84 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 16 0 0
2011 TB A 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
2012 CLE A Daily Splits OF 56 52 25 396 99 1 2 0 0 .980 56 0 0
2012 CLE A LF 56 52 25 396 99 1 2 0 0 .980
2012 CLE A DH 5 5 5 -
Total (18 Years) Splits OF 2067 1987 1705 17371.2 4717 79 56 20 0 .988 684 1298 147
Total (15 Years) CF 1298 1241 1103 10864 3144 47 27 12 0 .992
Total (11 Years) LF 684 622 510 5402.1 1263 23 23 4 0 .982
Total (15 Years) DH 372 358 342 -
Total ( 7 Years) RF 147 124 92 1105.1 302 9 6 4 0 .981
Total ( 4 Years) 1B 8 0 0 12.1 15 0 1 1 0 .938
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2001 OAK A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
2001 OAK A CF 5 5 5 44 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 BOS A Daily Splits OF 5 5 4 46.2 16 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
2003 BOS A CF 5 5 4 46.2 16 2 0 0 0 1.000
2004 BOS A Daily Splits OF 3 3 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
2004 BOS A CF 3 3 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 BOS A Daily Splits OF 3 3 2 24 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 0
2005 BOS A CF 3 3 2 24 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 34 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
2006 NY A CF 4 4 4 34 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 3 36.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 0
2007 NY A LF 4 4 3 36.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
2009 NY A Daily Splits OF 3 3 1 27 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 0
2009 NY A LF 3 3 1 27 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
2011 TB A Daily Splits DH 4 4 4 -
Total ( 7 Years) Splits OF 27 27 22 240 68 2 0 0 0 1.000 7 20 0
Total ( 5 Years) CF 20 20 18 176.2 56 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) LF 7 7 4 63.1 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 4 4 4 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2003 BOS A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 46 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
2003 BOS A CF 5 5 5 46 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 BOS A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 69 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0
2004 BOS A CF 7 7 7 69 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
2009 NY A Daily Splits OF 6 6 4 56.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 0
2009 NY A LF 6 6 4 56.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 18 18 16 171.1 47 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 12 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 12 12 12 115 38 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 6 6 4 56.1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2004 BOS A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 36 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
2004 BOS A CF 4 4 4 36 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
2009 NY A Daily Splits OF 6 6 5 47 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 0
2009 NY A LF 6 6 5 47 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 10 10 9 83 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 6 4 0
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 6 6 5 47 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 4 4 4 36 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
2002 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
2002 AL CF 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 AL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
2005 AL CF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 1 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 1 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-30-1997 BOX KC A Terry Craft Fighting
9-18-2006 BOX NY A Bill Miller Balls and strikes (from on deck circle)
5-15-2009 BOX NY A Wally Bell Called third strike
4-21-2010 BOX DET A Dale Scott Called third strike
Transaction Information
Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (35th pick overall) of the
free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 23, 1992 ).
Traded by Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to Oakland Athletics as part of 3-team
trade in which Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to Kansas City Royals ;
Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to Oakland Athletics ; Oakland Athletics sent
Ben Grieve to Tampa Bay Devil Rays ; and Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J.
Hinch to Kansas City Royals (January 8, 2001 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 2001 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 21, 2001 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 2005 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 3, 2006 ).
Granted free agency (November 9, 2009 ).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 22, 2010 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2010 ).
Signed by Tampa Bay Rays (January 31, 2011 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 2011 ).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 17, 2012 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (August 9, 2012 ).
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