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Name Team Age
Johan Bird Retired (1989, Age 37) Died (2026, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40
(1971)
CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League 0 14 years (149 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
66 46 74
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
72 74 73
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
55 68 10
Endurance Velocity Control
55 10 10
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
73 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
30 0 3/5/1952
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 6 9
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
98 (98.8 %) 83 (83.4 %) 0 (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 LHP 29 78 18 2 0 2 4 12 13 .667 .333 .333 .231
1974 RHP 60 208 46 4 4 7 15 22 42 .679 .299 .380 .221
1975 LHP 64 188 59 7 2 4 23 24 39 .831 .394 .436 .314
1975 RHP 82 241 59 5 5 2 20 31 35 .665 .333 .332 .245
1976 LHP 65 184 57 14 2 1 14 25 32 .819 .395 .424 .310
1976 RHP 113 368 93 16 1 5 33 37 57 .667 .324 .342 .253
1977 LHP 48 110 33 6 1 6 21 18 14 .932 .395 .536 .300
1977 RHP 80 236 71 12 5 5 35 30 34 .838 .381 .458 .301
1978 LHP 80 176 56 8 2 6 35 24 20 .892 .403 .489 .318
1978 RHP 115 337 96 12 1 9 56 38 33 .764 .357 .407 .285
1979 LHP 86 178 51 10 1 4 27 24 18 .793 .371 .421 .287
1979 RHP 122 354 113 22 5 10 72 49 32 .896 .402 .494 .319
1980 LHP 54 103 39 5 2 6 26 17 21 1.104 .463 .641 .379
1980 RHP 92 290 96 25 2 5 51 32 42 .876 .393 .483 .331
1981 LHP 65 128 27 5 0 7 23 15 18 .704 .290 .414 .211
1981 RHP 96 268 71 13 4 6 40 41 40 .771 .361 .410 .265
1982 LHP 77 175 55 7 5 10 33 21 26 .969 .386 .583 .314
1982 RHP 122 366 111 18 6 10 66 37 51 .836 .369 .467 .303
1983 LHP 68 148 41 8 0 8 27 14 28 .831 .337 .493 .277
1983 RHP 131 436 120 17 2 14 68 31 50 .740 .321 .420 .275
1984 LHP 56 121 30 8 0 7 24 14 23 .814 .326 .488 .248
1984 RHP 129 454 131 15 9 7 51 46 66 .762 .355 .407 .289
1985 LHP 60 122 38 4 3 4 15 10 16 .859 .368 .492 .311
1985 RHP 127 447 126 22 6 14 42 52 85 .808 .356 .452 .282
1986 LHP 82 174 51 12 3 8 36 21 29 .901 .367 .534 .293
1986 RHP 121 337 96 19 3 7 48 32 63 .771 .349 .421 .285
1987 AHP 49 170 42 7 0 4 21 22 28 .690 .332 .359 .247
1987 HHP 52 169 36 4 2 3 19 13 30 .582 .269 .314 .213
1987 LHP 54 119 30 6 1 3 16 13 22 .716 .321 .395 .252
1987 RHP 84 220 48 5 1 4 24 22 36 .594 .290 .305 .218
1988 AHP 46 132 35 6 2 4 20 17 21 .781 .349 .432 .265
1988 HHP 35 64 18 3 0 0 4 2 7 .631 .303 .328 .281
1988 LHP 44 71 21 1 1 3 14 9 9 .843 .378 .465 .296
1988 RHP 57 125 32 8 1 1 10 10 19 .669 .309 .360 .256
1989 AHP 26 92 24 3 0 3 15 10 17 .728 .337 .391 .261
1989 HHP 30 105 30 5 0 3 16 12 20 .775 .356 .419 .286
1989 LHP 54 70 20 3 0 3 14 4 15 .777 .320 .457 .286
1989 RHP 76 127 34 5 0 3 17 18 22 .738 .361 .378 .268
Total AHP 121 394 101 16 2 11 56 49 66 .729 .339 .391 .256
Total HHP 117 338 84 12 2 6 39 27 57 .652 .303 .349 .249
Total LHP 986 2145 626 106 23 82 352 265 343 .847 .369 .477 .292
Total RHP 1607 4814 1343 218 55 109 648 528 707 .766 .351 .415 .279
Total 1882 6959 1969 324 78 191 1000 793 1050 .791 .356 .434 .283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Johan Bird has retired from the Chicago Werebears
1989-05-02The Chicago Werebears have placed Johan Bird on the trade block.
1988-05-06Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1987-07-27Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1981-10-07Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1981-07-02Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-05-12Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-04-19Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-04-02Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-08-05Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1977-06-23Johan Bird of the Chicago Werebears is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1977-04-30A trade has been completed between the Chicago Werebears and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Gary Colcolough from the Chicago Werebears in exchange for Johan Bird.
1975-08-23The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Lefebvre to the minors.
1975-08-13The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bill Lefebvre to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johan Bird to the minors.
1975-08-06Johan Bird of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-06-23The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Paul Sima to the minors.
1975-05-29The Cleveland Indians have promoted Joe Rod to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johan Bird to the minors.
1975-05-27Johan Bird of the Cleveland Indians is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1974-06-28The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johan Bird to the major league team.
1971-04-05The Cleveland Indians have acquired Johan Bird from the waiver wire.
1971-04-01The Cincinnati Redlegs have waived Johan Bird.