What years did Doug Johns play?

Doug Johns played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 1999.

Was Doug Johns a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Johns pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 180 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Johns hit?

Doug Johns hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Doug Johns

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-1999)

W–L 20–22

ERA 5.13

WHIP 1.48

SO 180

Pitcher PIV -4676.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 12/19/1967 in South Bend, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-07-08
Last Game: 1999-10-02

Full name: Douglas Alan Johns

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	22	114	47	2	1	2	386.0	420	220	44	152	180	5.13	-4676.6

Career ERA 5.13 vs. league average 4.55 across their career seasons — 12.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	OAK	AL	5	3	11	9	1	1	0	54.7	44	28	26	25	4.61	4.45 (-4%)	-858.0
1996	OAK	AL	6	12	40	23	1	0	1	158.0	187	105	69	71	5.98	4.61 (-30%)	-3214.6
1998	BAL	AL	3	3	31	10	0	0	1	86.7	108	44	32	34	4.57	4.43 (-3%)	-1124.6
1999	BAL	AL	6	4	32	5	0	0	0	86.7	81	43	25	50	4.47	4.71 (+5%)	520.5
Career · 4 seasons			20	22	114	47	2	1	2	386.0	420	220	152	180	5.13	—	-4,677

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
116	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0

Career AVG .667 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +148.2% above league average.

Career OBP .667 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — +96.3% above league average.

Career SLG .667 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — +56.9% above league average.

Career OPS 1.333 vs. league average .764 across their career seasons — +74.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	OAK	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	OAK	AL	42	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	31	2	1	2	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BAL	AL	32	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			116	3	2	2	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	0	1	0	0	0	—
Away	57	3	1	2	0	0	.667

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	58	213.2	210	104	77	96	4.38
Away	56	172.1	210	116	75	84	6.06

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-10-02	BAL	BOS	L	6.0	8	4	4	0	2	2
1999-09-25	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1999-09-23	BAL	OAK	W	2.1	3	0	0	1	1	0
1999-09-11	BAL	SEA	W	8.0	4	2	2	2	4	1
1999-09-06	BAL	CLE	L	7.1	5	4	4	2	5	1
1999-09-01	BAL	TBR	W	6.2	4	1	1	0	4	0
1999-08-27	BAL	DET	—	5.0	8	3	3	0	4	0
1999-08-25	BAL	KCR	—	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1999-08-22	BAL	CHW	W	4.1	4	3	2	1	3	1
1999-08-21	BAL	CHW	L	1.0	3	3	2	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	114	47	37	77	4	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	OAK	P	11	9	6	11	1	0
1996	OAK	P	40	23	16	30	2	7
1998	BAL	P	31	10	5	25	1	2
1999	BAL	P	32	5	10	11	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	114

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	BAL	AL	$300,000
1998	BAL	AL	$250,000
1996	OAK	AL	$113,500
1995	OAK	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$772,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	1988, 1989, 1990

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Johns

What years did Doug Johns play?: Doug Johns played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 1999.
Was Doug Johns a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Johns pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 180 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Johns hit?: Doug Johns hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.