What years did Jerry Johnson play?

Jerry Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1977.

Was Jerry Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Jerry Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 489 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jerry Johnson hit?

Jerry Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Jerry Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1977)

W–L 48–51

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.52

SO 489

Pitcher PIV -5660.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 12/3/1943 in Miami, FL, USA
Died: 11/15/2021 in Canyon Lake, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-07-17
Last Game: 1977-09-29

Full name: Jerry Michael Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
48	51	365	39	6	2	41	770.7	779	369	63	389	489	4.31	-5660.0

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 19.8% 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
1968	PHI	NL	4	4	16	11	2	0	0	80.7	82	29	29	40	3.24	2.98 (-8%)	-746.2
1969	PHI	NL	6	13	33	21	4	2	1	147.3	151	70	57	82	4.28	3.61 (-18%)	-2182.7
1970	SLN	NL	2	0	7	0	0	0	1	11.3	6	4	3	5	3.18	3.89 (+18%)	53.6
1970	SFN	NL	3	4	33	1	0	0	3	65.3	67	31	38	44	4.27	3.89 (-10%)	-312.5
1971	SFN	NL	12	9	67	0	0	0	18	109.0	93	36	48	85	2.97	3.47 (+14%)	432.4
1972	SFN	NL	8	6	48	0	0	0	8	73.3	73	36	40	57	4.42	3.26 (-35%)	137.8
1973	CLE	AL	5	6	39	1	0	0	5	59.7	70	41	39	45	6.18	3.75 (-65%)	-1189.3
1974	HOU	NL	2	1	34	0	0	0	0	45.0	47	24	24	32	4.80	3.63 (-32%)	333.3
1975	SDN	NL	3	1	21	4	0	0	0	54.0	60	31	31	18	5.17	3.71 (-39%)	-883.1
1976	SDN	NL	1	3	24	1	0	0	0	39.0	39	23	26	27	5.31	3.51 (-51%)	261.6
1977	TOR	AL	2	4	43	0	0	0	5	86.0	91	44	54	54	4.60	4.00 (-15%)	-1565.0
Career · 11 seasons			48	51	365	39	6	2	41	770.2	779	369	389	489	4.31	—	-5,660

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
365	122	4	15	4	0	0	4	0	5	42	.123	.156	.156	.312	0

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Career OBP .156 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .312 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 54.9% 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
1968	PHI	NL	16	25	0	2	1	1	2	7	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	PHI	NL	33	43	1	9	1	2	2	15	.209	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SLN	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SFN	NL	33	15	0	1	0	0	0	5	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SFN	NL	67	13	1	2	1	1	0	4	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SFN	NL	48	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CLE	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	HOU	NL	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SDN	NL	21	12	1	1	1	0	0	4	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	TOR	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			365	122	4	15	4	4	5	42	.123	—	—	—	—	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
1	0	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
1971	NLCS	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.3	1	2	1	2	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1971	NLCS	SFN	0	0	1	0	0	1.3	1	2	1	2	13.50

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	173	54	3	7	0	1	.130
Away	192	68	1	8	0	3	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	173	364.1	377	192	187	238	4.74
Away	192	406.1	402	177	202	251	3.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-09-29	TOR	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0
1977-09-25	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	2
1977-09-17	TOR	CLE	—	4.1	5	2	2	2	1	0
1977-09-12	TOR	BAL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-11	TOR	NYY	SV	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1977-09-05	TOR	BOS	—	4.1	2	3	3	2	3	1
1977-08-28	TOR	OAK	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1977-08-26	TOR	OAK	—	3.2	3	0	0	0	2	0
1977-08-17	TOR	TEX	—	2.1	3	2	2	2	2	0
1977-08-15	TOR	LAA	—	4.2	3	2	2	3	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	365	39	44	111	11	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	PHI	P	16	11	4	17	0	3
1969	PHI	P	33	21	6	22	1	1
1970	SLN	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
1970	SFN	P	33	1	3	8	1	0
1971	SFN	P	67	0	6	15	1	0
1972	SFN	P	48	0	5	12	2	0
1973	CLE	P	39	1	3	11	1	0
1974	HOU	P	34	0	3	6	2	2
1975	SDN	P	21	4	6	5	1	0
1976	SDN	P	24	1	4	3	1	0
1977	TOR	P	43	0	4	11	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	365

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1971	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	2.0	120	0
1971	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	12.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jerry Johnson

What years did Jerry Johnson play?: Jerry Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1977.
Was Jerry Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Jerry Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 489 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jerry Johnson hit?: Jerry Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.