What years did Jim Johnson play?

Jim Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018.

Was Jim Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 531 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Johnson hit?

Jim Johnson hit 0 career home runs.

What was Jim Johnson's career batting average?

Jim Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Jim Johnson's career ERA?

Jim Johnson finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 38-46 with 531 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim Johnson have?

Jim Johnson recorded 531 career strikeouts.

Jim Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2018)

Jim Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018 for 6 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 13 seasons. Across 674 career appearances, he went 38-46 with a 3.79 ERA, 531 strikeouts, and 178 saves. Jim Johnson was an All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6473.4.

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 12, 2026

W–L 38–46

ERA 3.79

WHIP 1.34

SO 531

Pitcher PIV 6473.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 250 lb
Born: 6/27/1983 in Johnson City, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-07-29
Last Game: 2018-09-29
Awards: All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: James Robert Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	46	674	2	0	0	178	704.2	704	297	54	237	531	3.79	6473.4

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 8.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Johnson (b. 1983) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2006	BAL	AL	0	1	1	1	0	3.0	9	8	3	0	24.00	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	2	2	1	9.00	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	2	4	54	0	1	68.2	54	17	28	38	2.23	4.32 (+48%)	1643.8
2009	BAL	AL	4	6	64	0	10	70.0	73	32	23	49	4.11	4.32 (+5%)	43.8
2010	BAL	AL	1	1	26	0	1	26.1	32	10	5	22	3.42	4.08 (+16%)	662.4
2011	BAL	AL	6	5	69	0	9	91.0	80	27	21	58	2.67	3.94 (+32%)	1666.9
2012	BAL	AL	2	1	71	0	51	68.2	55	19	15	41	2.49	4.01 (+38%)	1322.6
2013	BAL	AL	3	8	74	0	50	70.1	72	23	18	56	2.94	3.87 (+24%)	748.3
2014	OAK	AL	4	2	38	0	2	40.1	60	32	23	28	7.14	3.74 (-91%)	-1561.5
2014	DET	AL	1	0	16	0	0	13.0	9	10	12	14	6.92	3.74 (-85%)	-227.3
2015	ATL	NL	2	3	49	0	9	48.0	45	12	14	33	2.25	3.96 (+43%)	877.0
2015	LAN	NL	0	3	23	0	1	18.2	32	21	6	17	10.12	3.96 (-156%)	-488.6
2016	ATL	NL	2	6	65	0	20	64.2	57	22	20	68	3.06	4.19 (+27%)	2418.5
2017	ATL	NL	6	3	61	0	22	56.2	59	35	25	61	5.56	4.36 (-28%)	202.8
2018	LAA	AL	5	3	62	1	2	63.1	64	27	22	45	3.84	4.15 (+8%)	-835.3
Career · 15 seasons			38	46	674	2	178	704.2	704	297	237	531	3.79	—	6,473

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

Jim Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
674	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Johnson (b. 1983) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	BAL	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	BAL	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	BAL	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BAL	AL	71	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BAL	AL	74	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	OAK	AL	38	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	DET	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	ATL	NL	49	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	LAN	NL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	ATL	NL	65	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	61	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	LAA	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			674	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Jim Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	ALDS1	BAL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	ALWC	BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jim Johnson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	0	2	5.1	8	5	1	4	8.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Johnson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	ALDS1	BAL	0	1	4	0	2	4.1	6	5	0	4	10.38
2012	ALWC	BAL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	343	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	331	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	343	353.0	331	141	117	256	3.59
Away	331	351.2	373	156	120	275	3.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-09-29	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2018-09-26	LAA	TEX	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-09-23	LAA	HOU	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2018-09-20	LAA	OAK	—	1.0	6	6	0	0	0	0
2018-09-15	LAA	SEA	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0
2018-09-13	LAA	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2018-09-11	LAA	TEX	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2018-09-08	LAA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2018-09-05	LAA	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
2018-09-02	LAA	HOU	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	674	2	39	106	7	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	BAL	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2007	BAL	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	BAL	P	54	0	4	10	0	1
2009	BAL	P	64	0	4	10	1	0
2010	BAL	P	26	0	2	3	0	0
2011	BAL	P	69	0	8	16	1	2
2012	BAL	P	71	0	6	12	0	1
2013	BAL	P	74	0	3	17	2	2
2014	OAK	P	38	0	2	3	1	0
2014	DET	P	16	0	2	3	0	0
2015	ATL	P	49	0	3	2	1	0
2015	LAN	P	23	0	1	4	0	0
2016	ATL	P	65	0	1	10	0	2
2017	ATL	P	61	0	0	9	0	0
2018	LAA	P	62	1	3	7	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Johnson (b. 1983) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	674

Awards & Honors

Jim Johnson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Player of the Week	Week of 2016-07-30
2012	Reliever of the Month	May
2012	Reliever of the Year Award
2006	Comeback Player of the Year

Salary History

Jim Johnson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	ATL	NL	$2,500,000
2015	ATL	NL	$1,600,000
2014	OAK	AL	$10,000,000
2013	BAL	AL	$6,500,000
2012	BAL	AL	$2,625,000
2011	BAL	AL	$975,000
2010	BAL	AL	$440,000
2009	BAL	AL	$420,000
Total Career Earnings			$25,060,000

Award Voting History

Jim Johnson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	5.0	196	0
2012	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	22.0	392	0

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Jim Johnson: the record in brief

July 29, 2006 and September 29, 2018 bracket Jim Johnson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Baltimore Orioles (2006 to 2013), the Oakland Athletics (2014), the Detroit Tigers (2014), the Atlanta Braves (2015 through 2017), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2018). Listed as a pitcher, Johnson batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 250 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. The birth record reads June 27, 1983, in Johnson City, NY, USA. Johnson's full given name, per the bio, is James Robert Johnson.

Johnson's career pitching line is 38 wins, 46 losses and a 3.79 ERA over 674 appearances. The totals include 531 strikeouts and 178 saves. Against a 4.15 league ERA for the same years, Johnson was 8.6% better. The best win total was 6, in 2011. Johnson struck out 68 batters in 2016, a career high. Johnson saved 51 games in 2012, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Johnson

What years did Jim Johnson play?: Jim Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2018.
Was Jim Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 531 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Johnson hit?: Jim Johnson hit 0 career home runs.
What was Jim Johnson's career batting average?: Jim Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Jim Johnson's career ERA?: Jim Johnson finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 38-46 with 531 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim Johnson have?: Jim Johnson recorded 531 career strikeouts.