What years did Pierce Johnson play?

Pierce Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.

Was Pierce Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Pierce Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 421 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pierce Johnson hit?

Pierce Johnson hit 0 career home runs.

What was Pierce Johnson's career batting average?

Pierce Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Pierce Johnson's career ERA?

Pierce Johnson finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 23-25 with 421 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Pierce Johnson have?

Pierce Johnson recorded 421 career strikeouts.

Pierce Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Pierce Johnson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2017 for 6 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 386 career appearances, he has gone 23-25 with a 3.90 ERA and 421 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3840.5.

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

Active Player

W–L 23–25

ERA 3.90

WHIP 1.33

SO 421

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 3840.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 202 lb
Born: 5/10/1991 in Denver, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-05-19

Full name: Pierce William Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pierce Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	25	386	2	0	0	17	364.1	326	158	46	160	421	3.90	3840.5

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Pierce Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
2018	SFN	NL	3	2	37	0	0	43.2	38	27	22	36	5.56	4.15 (-34%)	-396.2
2020	SDN	NL	3	1	24	0	0	20.0	15	6	9	27	2.70	4.45 (+39%)	658.6
2021	SDN	NL	3	4	63	2	0	58.2	47	21	27	77	3.22	4.27 (+24%)	1423.7
2022	SDN	NL	1	2	15	0	0	14.1	14	8	8	21	5.02	3.97 (-27%)	433.0
2023	COL	NL	1	5	43	0	13	39.0	47	26	25	58	6.00	4.33 (-39%)	-200.2
2023	ATL	NL	1	1	24	0	0	23.2	16	2	5	32	0.76	4.33 (+82%)	891.4
2024	ATL	NL	6	6	58	0	2	56.1	48	23	25	67	3.67	4.08 (+10%)	666.5
2025	ATL	NL	3	3	65	0	1	59.0	52	20	19	59	3.05	4.16 (+27%)	363.8
2026	CIN	NL	2	1	56	0	1	48.2	47	25	19	42	4.62	4.18 (-11%)	-
Career · 10 seasons			23	25	386	2	17	364.1	326	158	160	421	3.90	—	3,841

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

Pierce Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
330	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pierce Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	CHN	NL	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SFN	NL	37	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SDN	NL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SDN	NL	63	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SDN	NL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	COL	NL	43	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	ATL	NL	24	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	ATL	NL	58	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	ATL	NL	65	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			330	1	.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

Pierce Johnson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pierce Johnson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2024	NLWC2	ATL	1	.000
2023	NLDS1	ATL	3	.000
2022	NLCS	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLDS2	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	.000
2020	NLDS1	SDN	2	.000
2020	NLWC2	SDN	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pierce Johnson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	12	0	0	12.0	7	2	4	17	1.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pierce Johnson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	NLWC2	ATL	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2023	NLDS1	ATL	3	2.2	2	0	2	4	0.00
2022	NLCS	SDN	1	1.1	0	0	0	2	0.00
2022	NLDS2	SDN	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	1.0	2	0	0	2	0.00
2020	NLDS1	SDN	2	1.2	1	2	1	2	10.80
2020	NLWC2	SDN	3	2.1	2	0	1	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pierce Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	163	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Pierce Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	167	160.2	136	65	66	180	3.64
Away	163	155.0	143	68	75	199	3.95

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pierce Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-26	ATL	PIT	—	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	1
2025-09-24	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-21	ATL	DET	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-20	ATL	DET	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1
2025-09-17	ATL	WAS	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-16	ATL	WAS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2025-09-14	ATL	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-10	ATL	CHC	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-08	ATL	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-06	ATL	SEA	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pierce Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	330	2	18	27	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pierce Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018	SFN	P	37	0	1	5	1	0
2020	SDN	P	24	0	0	2	0	0
2021	SDN	P	63	2	2	4	0	1
2022	SDN	P	15	0	1	1	0	0
2023	COL	P	43	0	3	0	0	0
2023	ATL	P	24	0	2	2	0	0
2024	ATL	P	58	0	2	9	0	1
2025	ATL	P	65	0	7	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Pierce Johnson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	330

Pierce Johnson: the record in brief

Pierce Johnson made a major league debut on May 19, 2017 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. By club, Johnson's seasons break down as the Chicago Cubs (2017), the San Francisco Giants (2018), the San Diego Padres (2020 to 2022), the Colorado Rockies (2023), and the Atlanta Braves (2023 to 2025). The bio lists Johnson as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 2 inches and 202 pounds. The birth record reads May 10, 1991, in Denver, CO, USA. The given name on file is Pierce William Johnson.

Johnson has gone 23-25 with a 3.90 ERA in 386 games, 2 of them starts. The totals include 421 strikeouts and 17 saves. That 3.90 ERA compares with a 4.20 league average across the same seasons, 7.0% better. 2024 brought Johnson a season-high 6 wins. Johnson struck out 77 batters in 2021, a career high. The most saves in one season was 13, in 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce Johnson

What years did Pierce Johnson play?: Pierce Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Pierce Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Pierce Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 421 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pierce Johnson hit?: Pierce Johnson hit 0 career home runs.
What was Pierce Johnson's career batting average?: Pierce Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Pierce Johnson's career ERA?: Pierce Johnson finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 23-25 with 421 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pierce Johnson have?: Pierce Johnson recorded 421 career strikeouts.