What years did Johnny Johnson play?

Johnny Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1945.

Was Johnny Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 49 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Johnson hit?

Johnny Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Johnny Johnson's career batting average?

Johnny Johnson batted .350 over his career, with 7 hits in 20 at bats.

How many RBI did Johnny Johnson have?

Johnny Johnson drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Johnny Johnson's career ERA?

Johnny Johnson finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 3-2 with 49 strikeouts.

Johnny Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1945)

Johnny Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1945 for the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 2 seasons. Across 51 career appearances, he went 3-2 with a 4.20 ERA and 49 strikeouts.

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 3–2

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.75

SO 49

Pitcher PIV -520.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 182 lb
Born: 9/29/1914 in Belmore, OH, USA
Died: 6/26/1991 in Iron Mountain, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-04-19
Last Game: 1945-09-25

Full name: John Clifford Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	2	51	1	0	0	7	96.1	110	45	2	59	49	4.20	-520.2

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — 16.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Johnny Johnson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	NYA	AL	0	2	22	1	3	26.2	25	12	24	11	4.05	3.57 (-13%)	-727.4
1945	CHA	AL	3	0	29	0	4	69.2	85	33	35	38	4.26	3.67 (-16%)	207.2
Career · 2 seasons			3	2	51	1	7	96.1	110	45	59	49	4.20	—	-520

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

Johnny Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
51	20	2	7	3	0	0	2	0	3	7	.350	.435	.500	.935	0

Career AVG .350 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +34.0% above league average.

Career OBP .435 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +32.8% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — +40.4% above league average.

Career OPS .935 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — +36.8% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Johnny Johnson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	NYA	AL	22	6	1	3	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CHA	AL	29	14	1	4	2	2	3	6	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			51	20	2	7	3	2	3	7	.350	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	23	7	1	2	0	1	.286
Away	28	13	1	5	0	1	.385

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	23	34.1	43	17	22	17	4.46
Away	28	62.0	67	28	37	34	4.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1945-09-25	CHW	SLA	L	1	1	0	0
1945-09-13	CHW	NYY	W	0	0	0	0
1945-09-11	CHW	MIN	W	0	0	0	0
1945-09-07	CHW	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1945-09-05	CHW	PHA	W	0	0	0	0
1945-09-03	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1945-09-01	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1945-08-28	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	1	1
1945-08-26	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0	1
1945-08-24	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1945-09-25	CHW	SLA	—	4.0	3	1	1	4	1
1945-09-13	CHW	NYY	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1945-09-11	CHW	MIN	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-07	CHW	PHA	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1
1945-09-05	CHW	PHA	SV	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
1945-09-03	CHW	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	3
1945-09-01	CHW	SLA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
1945-08-28	CHW	CLE	—	4.0	4	2	1	3	4
1945-08-26	CHW	SLA	—	4.0	3	1	0	1	1
1945-08-24	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	51	0	3	11	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1944	NYA	P	22	0	2	1	1	0
1945	CHA	P	29	0	1	10	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	51

College History

Johnny Johnson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	MI	1934, 1935

Johnny Johnson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Johnny Johnson's first major league game on April 19, 1944; the last one listed came on September 25, 1945. By club, Johnson's seasons break down as the New York Yankees (1944) and the Chicago White Sox (1945). Johnson played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 29, 1914, in Belmore, OH, USA and a listed size of 182 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Johnson's death is recorded on June 26, 1991, in Iron Mountain, MI, USA. Johnson's full given name, per the bio, is John Clifford Johnson.

Johnson went 3-2 with a 4.20 ERA in 51 games, 1 of them starts. Johnson had 49 strikeouts. Against a 3.62 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.20 mark was 16.1% worse. In 1945, one of the busiest seasons, Johnson posted a 4.26 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.67.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Johnson

What years did Johnny Johnson play?: Johnny Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1945.
Was Johnny Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 49 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Johnson hit?: Johnny Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Johnny Johnson's career batting average?: Johnny Johnson batted .350 over his career, with 7 hits in 20 at bats.
How many RBI did Johnny Johnson have?: Johnny Johnson drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Johnny Johnson's career ERA?: Johnny Johnson finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 3-2 with 49 strikeouts.