3B · 14 seasons · 1982 – 1995 · B/T: B/R
Howard Johnson ranks 1st of 0 hitters by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. He was the top-ranked hitter of 1989, worth +19.3, and that season sits 275th of 111,420 on record. He banked roto value in home runs (+26.1), stolen bases (+23.1) and RBI (+19.8) and gave it back in batting average (-6.7).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | DET | 54 | 1.56 | #200 | #23,676 |
| 1983 | DET | 27 | -1.63 | #381 | #43,652 |
| 1984 | DET | 116 | 3.63 | #148 | #17,179 |
| 1985 | NYM | 126 | 2.22 | #197 | #21,390 |
| 1986 | NYM | 88 | 2.15 | #202 | #21,628 |
| 1987 | NYM | 157 | 12.11 | #22 | #2,863 |
| 1988 | NYM | 148 | 8.51 | #65 | #6,890 |
| 1989★ | NYM | 153 | 19.33 | #1 | #275 |
| 1990 | NYM | 154 | 11.33 | #32 | #3,564 |
| 1991 | NYM | 156 | 15.97 | #7 | #864 |
| 1992 | NYM | 100 | 3.66 | #152 | #17,096 |
| 1993 | NYM | 72 | 0.80 | #268 | #26,616 |
| 1994 | COL | 93 | 2.19 | #209 | #21,492 |
| 1995 | CHC | 87 | -0.87 | #353 | #35,990 |
★ Best season by Z