What years did Earl Johnson play?

Earl Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1951.

Was Earl Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 250 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Johnson hit?

Earl Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

Earl Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1951)

W–L 40–32

ERA 4.30

WHIP 1.52

SO 250

Pitcher PIV 279.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 4/2/1919 in Redmond, WA, USA
Died: 12/3/1994 in Seattle, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-07-20
Last Game: 1951-06-03

Full name: Earl Douglas Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	32	179	50	13	3	17	546.3	556	261	24	272	250	4.30	279.3

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 6.6% 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
1940	BOS	AL	6	2	17	10	2	0	0	70.3	69	32	39	26	4.09	4.21 (+3%)	357.8
1941	BOS	AL	4	5	17	12	4	0	0	93.7	90	47	51	46	4.52	3.94 (-15%)	-400.5
1946	BOS	AL	5	4	29	5	0	0	3	80.0	78	33	39	40	3.71	3.59 (-3%)	-691.0
1947	BOS	AL	12	11	45	17	6	3	8	142.3	129	47	62	65	2.97	3.97 (+25%)	736.0
1948	BOS	AL	10	4	35	3	1	0	5	91.3	98	46	42	45	4.53	4.10 (-10%)	-138.9
1949	BOS	AL	3	6	19	3	0	0	0	49.3	65	41	29	20	7.48	4.12 (-82%)	183.8
1950	BOS	AL	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	13.7	18	11	8	6	7.24	4.36 (-66%)	232.0
1951	DET	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	5.7	9	4	2	2	6.35	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			40	32	179	50	13	3	17	546.1	556	261	272	250	4.30	—	279

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
181	171	15	32	3	0	0	13	0	9	53	.187	.228	.205	.432	0

Career AVG .187 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 28.8% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 32.4% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .432 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 39.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	BOS	AL	18	27	3	2	0	0	0	10	.074	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BOS	AL	17	34	4	10	0	2	2	8	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BOS	AL	29	22	4	5	2	4	4	9	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BOS	AL	46	44	1	12	1	4	1	10	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BOS	AL	35	31	2	3	0	3	1	9	.097	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	BOS	AL	19	11	1	0	0	0	1	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	BOS	AL	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	DET	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			181	171	15	32	3	13	9	53	.187	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	BOS	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	0	0	3.3	1	1	2	1	2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	BOS	1	0	3	0	0	3.3	1	1	2	1	2.70

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	86	75	9	17	0	5	.227
Away	95	96	6	15	0	8	.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	86	243.1	255	116	140	122	4.29
Away	93	303.0	301	146	133	130	4.34

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1951-06-03	DET	MIN	—	0.0	2	1	1	1	0
1951-05-27	DET	SLA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1
1951-05-17	DET	MIN	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0
1951-05-08	DET	NYY	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1951-05-06	DET	NYY	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1
1951-04-21	DET	CHW	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1950-06-30	BOS	NYY	—	1.1	3	0	0	0	0
1950-06-21	BOS	CHW	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1950-06-15	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-06-14	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	179	0	24	126	4	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	BOS	P	17	2	19	0	1
1941	BOS	P	17	3	27	0	3
1946	BOS	P	29	5	12	1	1
1947	BOS	P	45	4	31	2	5
1948	BOS	P	35	6	25	0	2
1949	BOS	P	19	3	5	1	0
1950	BOS	P	11	0	6	0	0
1951	DET	P	6	1	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	179

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California	Moraga	CA	1939

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Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Johnson

What years did Earl Johnson play?: Earl Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1951.
Was Earl Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 250 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Johnson hit?: Earl Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.