What years did Josh Johnson play?

Josh Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2013.

Was Josh Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Josh Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 915 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Josh Johnson hit?

Josh Johnson hit 3 career home runs with 34 hits.

Josh Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2013)

W–L 58–45

ERA 3.40

WHIP 1.27

SO 915

Pitcher PIV 22626.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 250 lb
Born: 1/31/1984 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-09-10
Last Game: 2013-08-06
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Joshua Michael Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
153.0	140.0	18.0	45.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	15.0	10.0	4.0	2.0	.321	.367	.393	.760

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	39.0	35.0	2.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	0	1.0	2.0	0	1.0	.286	.324	.400	.724
1937	53.0	46.0	6.0	17.0	2.0	0	0	11.0	6.0	2.0	0	.370	.442	.413	.855
1938	32.0	31.0	4.0	8.0	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	.258	.281	.258	.539
1940	29.0	28.0	6.0	10.0	1.0	0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0	.357	.379	.500	.879
Listed seasons · 4	153	140	18	45	5	1	1	15	10	4	2	.321	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1938	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
58	45	170	160	4	0	0	998.0	927	377	74	338	915	3.40	22626.9

Career ERA 3.40 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 19.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	FLO	NL	0	0	4	1	0	12.3	11	5	10	10	3.65	4.29 (+15%)	67.0
2006	FLO	NL	12	7	31	24	0	157.0	136	54	68	133	3.10	4.53 (+32%)	2185.2
2007	FLO	NL	0	3	4	4	0	15.7	26	13	12	14	7.47	4.47 (-67%)	-41.9
2008	FLO	NL	7	1	14	14	1	87.3	91	35	27	77	3.61	4.32 (+17%)	2114.4
2009	FLO	NL	15	5	33	33	2	209.0	184	75	58	191	3.23	4.32 (+25%)	6882.7
2010	FLO	NL	11	6	28	28	1	183.7	155	47	48	186	2.30	4.08 (+44%)	7934.1
2011	FLO	NL	3	1	9	9	0	60.3	39	11	20	56	1.64	3.94 (+58%)	1982.5
2012	MIA	NL	8	14	31	31	0	191.3	180	81	65	165	3.81	4.01 (+5%)	3040.4
2013	TOR	AL	2	8	16	16	0	81.3	105	56	30	83	6.20	3.87 (-60%)	-1537.5
Career · 9 seasons			58	45	170	160	4	998.0	927	377	338	915	3.40	—	22,627

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
171	272	14	34	5	0	3	25	0	14	146	.125	.168	.176	.344	-1,463

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Career OPS .344 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	FLO	NL	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	FLO	NL	31	42	1	4	2	0	3	1	23	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	FLO	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	FLO	NL	14	30	1	4	2	0	2	1	18	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	FLO	NL	34	62	8	12	1	3	10	6	33	.194	.262 (-26%)	.332 (-20%)	.417 (-15%)	.750 (-17%)	-181.0
2010	FLO	NL	28	59	0	5	0	0	4	1	24	.085	.257 (-67%)	.325 (-69%)	.402 (-79%)	.728 (-75%)	-701.5
2011	FLO	NL	9	19	1	3	0	0	4	2	10	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIA	NL	31	53	2	5	0	0	2	2	34	.094	.254 (-63%)	.318 (-60%)	.405 (-77%)	.724 (-69%)	-580.6
2013	TOR	AL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			171	272	14	34	5	3	25	14	146	.125	—	—	—	—	-1,463

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	90	137	8	14	2	16	.102
Away	81	135	6	20	1	9	.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	540.1	481	184	170	547	3.06
Away	80	457.2	446	193	168	368	3.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-08-06	TOR	SEA	W	5.0	5	0	0	2	5	0
2013-08-01	TOR	LAA	L	2.1	10	7	6	2	1	1
2013-07-27	TOR	HOU	L	5.2	7	7	7	2	8	3
2013-07-22	TOR	LAD	L	2.0	7	5	5	1	2	1
2013-07-14	TOR	BAL	L	6.0	7	7	7	1	7	2
2013-07-09	TOR	CLE	L	7.0	3	2	2	2	6	0
2013-07-03	TOR	DET	L	5.0	7	6	1	2	5	2
2013-06-28	TOR	BOS	—	3.1	8	5	5	2	5	0
2013-06-23	TOR	BAL	W	6.0	7	4	4	1	5	1
2013-06-17	TOR	COL	—	7.1	5	0	0	2	10	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	170	160	97	133	7	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	FLO	P	4	1	3	2	0	1
2006	FLO	P	31	24	5	26	0	2
2007	FLO	P	4	4	2	1	1	0
2008	FLO	P	14	14	6	10	0	1
2009	FLO	P	33	33	17	33	0	1
2010	FLO	P	28	28	19	17	3	2
2011	FLO	P	9	9	8	7	0	1
2012	MIA	P	31	31	25	33	1	3
2013	TOR	P	16	16	12	4	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	170

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2011	Pitcher of the Month	April
2010	Pitcher of the Month	June
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-04-11
2006	Rookie of the Month	May
2006	Rookie of the Month	June

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	TOR	AL	$13,750,000
2012	MIA	NL	$13,750,000
2011	FLO	NL	$7,750,000
2010	FLO	NL	$3,750,000
2009	FLO	NL	$1,400,000
2008	FLO	NL	$390,000
2007	FLO	NL	$382,000
2006	FLO	NL	$327,000
Total Career Earnings			$41,499,000

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	34.0	224	0
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	25th	2.0	448	0
2006	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	11.0	160	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Johnson

What years did Josh Johnson play?: Josh Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2013.
Was Josh Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Josh Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 915 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Josh Johnson hit?: Josh Johnson hit 3 career home runs with 34 hits.