What years did DJ Johnson play?

DJ Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2021.

Was DJ Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. DJ Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 38 strikeouts.

What was DJ Johnson's career ERA?

DJ Johnson finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 1-2 with 38 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did DJ Johnson have?

DJ Johnson recorded 38 career strikeouts.

Is DJ Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

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

DJ Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2021)

DJ Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2021 for the Colorado Rockies, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 4 seasons. Across 39 career appearances, he went 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA and 38 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 32.0.

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 12, 2026

W–L 1–2

ERA 4.54

WHIP 1.46

SO 38

Pitcher PIV 32.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 230 lb
Born: 8/30/1989 in Beaverton, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-09-09
Last Game: 2021-08-08

Full name: Daniel Stuart Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

DJ Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	2	39	0	0	0	0	35.2	31	18	2	21	38	4.54	32.0

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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DJ Johnson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	COL	NL	1	0	7	6.1	6	3	2	9	4.26	—	0.0
2019	COL	NL	0	2	28	25.0	23	14	19	24	5.04	4.51 (-12%)	32.0
2021	CLE	AL	0	0	1	1.2	2	1	0	3	5.40	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	0	0	3	2.2	0	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			1	2	39	35.2	31	18	21	38	4.54	—	32

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

DJ Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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DJ Johnson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	COL	NL	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	COL	NL	28	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			39	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

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

Playoff Batting by Year

DJ Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	NLDS1	COL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

DJ Johnson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

DJ Johnson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	NLDS1	COL	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (76 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

DJ Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	18	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	20	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

DJ Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	18	18.0	18	11	7	17	5.50
Away	20	17.1	13	7	14	21	3.63

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DJ Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-08-08	TBR	BAL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-08-03	TBR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-08-02	TBR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-07-07	CLE	TBR	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	3	1
2019-09-29	COL	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2019-09-28	COL	MIL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-25	COL	SFG	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2019-09-24	COL	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-22	COL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-15	COL	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

DJ Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	39	0	4	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

DJ Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2018	COL	P	7	1	0
2019	COL	P	28	3	2
2021	CLE	P	1	0	0
2021	TBA	P	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

DJ Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	39

DJ Johnson: the record in brief

DJ Johnson's major league career runs from a debut on September 9, 2018 to a final game on August 8, 2021. Club by club, the record runs the Colorado Rockies (2018 through 2019), the Cleveland Indians (2021), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2021). At 6 feet, 4 inches and 230 pounds, Johnson is listed as a pitcher. Johnson batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 30, 1989, in Beaverton, OR, USA. The given name on file is Daniel Stuart Johnson.

Johnson went 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA in 39 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Johnson's record: 38 strikeouts. Against a 4.31 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.54 mark was 5.5% worse. 2019 was Johnson's sharpest full season, a 5.04 ERA against the league's 4.51. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 32.0 for Johnson's career.

Johnson made 1 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2018.

The position breakdown shows 39 games, all at pitcher. The fielding table credits Johnson with 4 putouts, 2 assists and 0 errors on the mound.

Johnson's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 76 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about DJ Johnson

What years did DJ Johnson play?: DJ Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2021.
Was DJ Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. DJ Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 38 strikeouts.
What was DJ Johnson's career ERA?: DJ Johnson finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 1-2 with 38 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did DJ Johnson have?: DJ Johnson recorded 38 career strikeouts.
Is DJ Johnson in the Hall of Fame?: No. DJ Johnson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did DJ Johnson play for?: DJ Johnson played for the Colorado Rockies, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Tampa Bay Rays.