What years did Connie Johnson play?

Connie Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1958.

Was Connie Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Connie Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 720 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Connie Johnson hit?

Connie Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.

What teams did Connie Johnson play for?

Connie Johnson played for 4 teams: the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), the Kansas City Monarchs (1941–1942, 1946–1948), the Chicago White Sox (1953, 1955–1956), and the Baltimore Orioles (1956–1958).

Did Connie Johnson win a Cy Young Award?

No. Connie Johnson did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Connie Johnson win?

Connie Johnson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Connie Johnson's career stats?

In 183 games, Connie Johnson went 68-50 with a 3.68 ERA, 720 strikeouts, 1,012.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Connie Johnson play?

Connie Johnson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Connie Johnson and how much did he weigh?

Connie Johnson was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Connie Johnson's career ERA?

Connie Johnson finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 68-50 with 720 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Connie Johnson have?

Connie Johnson recorded 720 career strikeouts.

Is Connie Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Connie Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Connie Johnson make?

Connie Johnson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Connie Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1958)

Connie Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1958 for 4 teams, including the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords, a span of 6 seasons. Across 183 career appearances, he went 68-50 with a 3.68 ERA and 720 strikeouts. He also batted .168 with 0 home runs. Connie Johnson was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 18116.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 68–50

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.35

SO 720

Pitcher PIV 18116.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 12/27/1922 in Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Died: 11/28/2004 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-04-17
Last Game: 1958-09-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Clifford Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Connie Johnson — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
149.0	132.0	23.0	26.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	9.0	0	3.0	.197	.248	.303	.551

Pitching

Connie Johnson — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
52	27	75	49	35	6	597.1	520	346	86	23	209	318	1.30	1.22

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Connie Johnson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
1950	2.0	2.0	0	1.0	0	1.0	.500	.500	1.500	2.000
Listed seasons · 2	4	4	1	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Connie Johnson — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	2	4	8	3	1	34.2	29	30	7	2	6	4	1.82	1.01
1950	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	3	3.00	1.67
Listed seasons · 2	3	4	8	3	1	37.2	32	31	8	2	8	7	1.91	1.06

Career Pitching Statistics

Connie Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	50	183	131	53	9	7	1012.2	959	414	65	412	720	3.68	18116.4

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 6.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Connie Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	TIC	NAL	1	2	4	4	2	0	0	26.0	26	18	12	15	6.23	4.21 (-48%)	-413.6
1941	KCM	NAL	5	1	9	3	2	0	1	35.0	37	8	15	35	2.06	3.94 (+48%)	1325.0
1942	KCM	NAL	10	0	12	5	2	0	2	56.2	51	15	32	52	2.38	3.57 (+33%)	1472.5
1946	KCM	NAL	5	4	12	8	6	1	1	67.2	50	27	31	63	3.59	3.59 (avg)	1673.5
1947	KCM	NAL	4	3	13	7	4	0	0	64.1	88	50	46	29	6.99	3.97 (-76%)	-2123.4
1948	KCM	NAL	3	1	10	4	3	0	2	47.0	53	22	19	29	4.21	4.10 (-3%)	795.4
1953	CHA	AL	4	4	14	10	2	1	0	60.2	55	24	38	44	3.56	4.14 (+14%)	248.2
1955	CHA	AL	7	4	17	16	5	2	0	99.0	95	38	52	72	3.45	4.00 (+14%)	2078.9
1956	CHA	AL	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	12.1	11	5	7	6	3.65	3.96 (+8%)	-58.2
1956	BAL	AL	9	10	26	25	9	2	0	183.2	165	70	62	130	3.43	3.96 (+13%)	5406.1
1957	BAL	AL	14	11	35	30	14	3	0	242.0	212	86	66	177	3.20	3.83 (+17%)	6816.9
1958	BAL	AL	6	9	26	17	4	0	1	118.1	116	51	32	68	3.88	3.86 (avg)	895.1
Career · 12 seasons			68	50	183	131	53	9	7	1,012.2	959	414	412	720	3.68	—	18,116

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

Connie Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
197	351	38	59	6	3	0	25	4	15	48	.168	.201	.202	.403	-1,006

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Career OPS .403 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Connie Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	TIC	NAL	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	KCM	NAL	9	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	KCM	NAL	13	24	2	6	0	2	1	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	KCM	NAL	14	27	4	5	0	1	4	1	1	0	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	KCM	NAL	18	25	7	4	1	0	2	0	2	0	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	KCM	NAL	12	18	3	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	CHA	AL	15	20	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	CHA	AL	19	33	4	5	2	0	5	0	0	7	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	CHA	AL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	BAL	AL	26	58	5	15	1	0	4	1	6	9	.259	.258 (avg)	.331 (-1%)	.397 (-31%)	.728 (-17%)	0.0
1957	BAL	AL	35	89	6	12	0	0	5	1	0	12	.135	.257 (-48%)	.323 (-58%)	.391 (-66%)	.715 (-62%)	-867.7
1958	BAL	AL	26	34	1	7	1	0	2	0	2	12	.206	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			197	351	38	59	6	3	25	4	15	48	.168	—	—	—	—	-868

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Connie Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Connie Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	KCM	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Connie Johnson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	4.0	3	3	4	4	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Connie Johnson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	KCM	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	3	3	4	4	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Connie Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	118	162	16	30	0	13	.185
Away	102	166	21	27	0	11	.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Connie Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	111	576.2	517	152	213	428	2.37
Away	98	563.1	527	187	197	306	2.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Connie Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1958-09-14	BAL	CLE	L	2	0	0	2
1958-09-05	BAL	BOS	L	1	0	0	0
1958-08-27	BAL	CLE	L	1	0	0	1
1958-08-22	BAL	DET	W	3	1	0	1
1958-08-17	BAL	MIN	W	1	0	1	1
1958-08-11	BAL	NYY	W	4	0	0	0
1958-08-05	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	0	0
1958-07-18	BAL	CLE	L	1	0	0	1
1958-07-10	BAL	KC1	W	0	0	0	0
1958-07-04	BAL	BOS	L	1	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Connie Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1958-09-14	BAL	CLE	L	5.0	6	6	3	1	3	2
1958-09-05	BAL	BOS	—	2.1	7	5	4	0	2	0
1958-08-27	BAL	CLE	L	3.2	8	6	6	1	3	0
1958-08-22	BAL	DET	W	7.1	12	1	0	3	1	0
1958-08-17	BAL	MIN	W	9.0	3	1	1	1	5	1
1958-08-11	BAL	NYY	W	9.0	7	3	2	1	5	1
1958-08-05	BAL	NYY	L	2.1	4	3	3	1	3	1
1958-07-18	BAL	CLE	—	4.0	2	1	0	0	6	0
1958-07-10	BAL	KC1	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1958-07-04	BAL	BOS	L	5.0	5	4	4	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Connie Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	183	121	35	145	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Connie Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	TIC	P	4	4	2	11	0	2
1941	KCM	P	9	3	0	8	0	0
1942	KCM	P	12	5	2	17	1	0
1946	KCM	P	12	8	3	17	0	0
1947	KCM	P	13	7	2	16	0	3
1948	KCM	P	10	4	0	10	1	0
1953	CHA	P	14	0	1	6	0	0
1955	CHA	P	17	16	3	9	0	0
1956	CHA	P	5	2	1	2	0	0
1956	BAL	P	26	25	8	14	1	0
1957	BAL	P	35	30	10	22	1	0
1958	BAL	P	26	17	3	13	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Connie Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	183

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Connie Johnson: the record in brief

Connie Johnson appears in the season tables from 1940, when the club was a Negro Leagues team; the bio's debut date, April 17, 1953, marks the first game in the American or National League era of the record, and the final game as September 14, 1958. Club by club, the record runs the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), the Kansas City Monarchs (1941 to 1948), the Chicago White Sox (1953 through 1956), and the Baltimore Orioles (1956 to 1958). Johnson, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Johnson is listed at 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds. Johnson was born on December 27, 1922, in Stone Mountain, GA, USA. The bio records the death on November 28, 2004, in Kansas City, MO, USA. On the record, Connie Johnson was born Clifford Johnson.

Johnson pitched in 183 games, starting 131, and finished with a 68-50 record and 3.68 ERA. The totals include 720 strikeouts, 53 complete games, and 9 shutouts. Against a 3.92 league ERA for the same years, Johnson was 6.2% better.

Frequently Asked Questions about Connie Johnson

What years did Connie Johnson play?: Connie Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1958.
Was Connie Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Connie Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 720 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Connie Johnson hit?: Connie Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.
What teams did Connie Johnson play for?: Connie Johnson played for 4 teams: the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940), the Kansas City Monarchs (1941–1942, 1946–1948), the Chicago White Sox (1953, 1955–1956), and the Baltimore Orioles (1956–1958).
Did Connie Johnson win a Cy Young Award?: No. Connie Johnson did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Connie Johnson win?: Connie Johnson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Connie Johnson's career stats?: In 183 games, Connie Johnson went 68-50 with a 3.68 ERA, 720 strikeouts, 1,012.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Connie Johnson play?: Connie Johnson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Connie Johnson and how much did he weigh?: Connie Johnson was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Connie Johnson's career ERA?: Connie Johnson finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 68-50 with 720 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Connie Johnson have?: Connie Johnson recorded 720 career strikeouts.
Is Connie Johnson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Connie Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Connie Johnson make?: Connie Johnson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.