What years did Randy Johnson play?

Randy Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009.

Was Randy Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Randy Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 303 wins and 4875 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Randy Johnson hit?

Randy Johnson hit 1 career home runs with 78 hits.

Is Randy Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Randy Johnson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Randy Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1988-2009)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2015

W–L 303–166

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.17

SO 4,875

Pitcher PIV 122530.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'10" / 225 lb
Born: 9/10/1963 in Walnut Creek, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-09-15
Last Game: 2009-10-04
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2015 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · 5× Cy Young · World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Randall David Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
303	166	618	603	100	37	2	4135.3	3,346	1,513	411	1,497	4,875	3.29	122530.0

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 23.5% better 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
1988	MON	NL	3	0	4	4	1	0	0	26.0	23	7	7	25	2.42	3.73 (+35%)	379.0
1989	MON	NL	0	4	7	6	0	0	0	29.7	29	22	26	26	6.67	3.71 (-80%)	-597.3
1989	SEA	AL	7	9	22	22	2	0	0	131.0	118	64	70	104	4.40	3.71 (-18%)	-747.0
1990	SEA	AL	14	11	33	33	5	2	0	219.7	174	89	120	194	3.65	3.86 (+6%)	-2342.3
1991	SEA	AL	13	10	33	33	2	1	0	201.3	151	89	152	228	3.98	3.91 (-2%)	-462.3
1992	SEA	AL	12	14	31	31	6	2	0	210.3	154	88	144	241	3.77	3.75 (-1%)	767.0
1993	SEA	AL	19	8	35	34	10	3	1	255.3	185	92	99	308	3.24	4.19 (+23%)	7682.9
1994	SEA	AL	13	6	23	23	9	4	0	172.0	132	61	72	204	3.19	4.51 (+29%)	5939.7
1995	SEA	AL	18	2	30	30	6	3	0	214.3	159	59	65	294	2.48	4.45 (+44%)	13256.9
1996	SEA	AL	5	0	14	8	0	0	1	61.3	48	25	25	85	3.67	4.61 (+20%)	1855.1
1997	SEA	AL	20	4	30	29	5	2	0	213.0	147	54	77	291	2.28	4.39 (+48%)	8707.9
1998	SEA	AL	9	10	23	23	6	2	0	160.0	146	77	60	213	4.33	4.43 (+2%)	4462.2
1998	HOU	NL	10	1	11	11	4	4	0	84.3	57	12	26	116	1.28	4.43 (+71%)	5137.6
1999	ARI	NL	17	9	35	35	12	2	0	271.7	207	75	70	364	2.48	4.71 (+47%)	13957.3
2000	ARI	NL	19	7	35	35	8	3	0	248.7	202	73	76	347	2.64	4.77 (+45%)	14602.4
2001	ARI	NL	21	6	35	34	3	2	0	249.7	181	69	71	372	2.49	4.42 (+44%)	15025.2
2002	ARI	NL	24	5	35	35	8	4	0	260.0	197	67	71	334	2.32	4.28 (+46%)	11065.9
2003	ARI	NL	6	8	18	18	1	1	0	114.0	125	54	27	125	4.26	4.40 (+3%)	2378.9
2004	ARI	NL	16	14	35	35	4	2	0	245.7	177	71	44	290	2.60	4.46 (+42%)	13964.9
2005	NYA	AL	17	8	34	34	4	0	0	225.7	207	95	47	211	3.79	4.29 (+12%)	3029.6
2006	NYA	AL	17	11	33	33	2	0	0	205.0	194	114	60	172	5.00	4.53 (-11%)	1378.8
2007	ARI	NL	4	3	10	10	0	0	0	56.7	52	24	13	72	3.81	4.47 (+15%)	1818.4
2008	ARI	NL	11	10	30	30	2	0	0	184.0	184	80	44	173	3.91	4.32 (+9%)	2680.0
2009	SFN	NL	8	6	22	17	0	0	0	96.0	97	52	31	86	4.88	4.32 (-13%)	-1410.8
Career · 24 seasons			303	166	618	603	100	37	2	4,135.1	3,346	1,513	1,497	4,875	3.29	—	122,530

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
619	625	20	78	14	0	1	40	0	19	296	.125	.153	.152	.305	-4,689

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OPS .305 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 59.1% 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
1988	MON	NL	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	MON	NL	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SEA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SEA	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SEA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SEA	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	23	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	HOU	NL	11	32	1	2	1	0	2	0	17	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ARI	NL	35	97	1	12	4	0	6	0	46	.124	.271 (-54%)	.344 (-64%)	.433 (-62%)	.778 (-63%)	-1044.8
2000	ARI	NL	35	83	4	13	2	0	8	3	35	.157	.270 (-42%)	.344 (-43%)	.437 (-59%)	.782 (-52%)	-733.5
2001	ARI	NL	35	80	2	8	0	0	2	3	38	.100	.263 (-62%)	.332 (-57%)	.426 (-77%)	.758 (-68%)	-896.0
2002	ARI	NL	35	89	4	12	3	0	8	3	40	.135	.261 (-48%)	.331 (-51%)	.416 (-60%)	.747 (-56%)	-832.3
2003	ARI	NL	18	36	2	7	0	1	3	0	17	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ARI	NL	35	80	1	10	3	0	6	4	37	.125	.266 (-53%)	.335 (-50%)	.427 (-62%)	.762 (-57%)	-763.6
2005	NYA	AL	34	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	33	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ARI	NL	10	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	ARI	NL	30	50	2	7	1	0	5	4	26	.140	.263 (-47%)	.333 (-39%)	.416 (-62%)	.749 (-51%)	-419.2
2009	SFN	NL	22	26	1	2	0	0	0	1	16	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 24 seasons			619	625	20	78	14	1	40	19	296	.125	—	—	—	—	-4,689

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
19	24	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	13	.083

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG
2006	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	ALDS2	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2002	NLDS2	ARI	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2001	NLCS	ARI	2	6	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2001	NLDS2	ARI	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2001	WS	ARI	3	7	2	1	0	1	2	.143
1999	NLDS2	ARI	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333
1998	NLDS2	HOU	2	4	0	0	0	0	4	.000
1997	ALDS2	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	ALCS	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	ALDS2	SEA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
7	9	19	16	0	121.0	106	47	32	132	3.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALDS1	NYA	0	1	1	1	5.7	8	5	2	4	7.94
2005	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	1	7.3	12	5	1	4	6.14
2002	NLDS2	ARI	0	1	1	1	6.0	10	5	2	4	7.50
2001	NLCS	ARI	2	0	2	2	16.0	10	2	3	19	1.12
2001	NLDS2	ARI	0	1	1	1	8.0	6	3	2	9	3.38
2001	WS	ARI	3	0	3	2	17.3	9	2	3	19	1.04
1999	NLDS2	ARI	0	1	1	1	8.3	8	7	3	11	7.56
1998	NLDS2	HOU	0	2	2	2	14.0	12	3	2	17	1.93
1997	ALDS2	SEA	0	2	2	2	13.0	14	8	6	16	5.54
1995	ALCS	SEA	0	1	2	2	15.3	12	4	2	13	2.35
1995	ALDS2	SEA	2	0	2	1	10.0	5	3	6	16	2.70

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	320	320	10	42	0	22	.131
Away	298	305	10	36	1	18	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	320	2186.0	1734	754	736	2657	3.10
Away	297	1940.1	1609	758	760	2206	3.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2009-10-04	SFG	SDP	W	0	0	0
2009-10-01	SFG	AZ	W	0	0	0
2009-09-25	SFG	CHC	L	0	0	0
2009-09-22	SFG	AZ	L	0	0	0
2009-09-19	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0
2009-07-05	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	1
2009-06-30	SFG	STL	W	3	1	2
2009-06-24	SFG	OAK	W	0	0	0
2009-06-19	SFG	TEX	W	2	0	1
2009-06-13	SFG	OAK	W	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-10-04	SFG	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0
2009-10-01	SFG	AZ	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-25	SFG	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2009-09-22	SFG	AZ	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1
2009-09-19	SFG	LAD	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2009-07-05	SFG	HOU	L	3.2	5	4	3	0	2	3
2009-06-30	SFG	STL	W	5.1	4	3	3	4	3	2
2009-06-24	SFG	OAK	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	6	0
2009-06-19	SFG	TEX	—	5.2	6	4	4	1	5	1
2009-06-13	SFG	OAK	W	7.0	4	2	2	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	618	603	90	448	57	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	MON	P	4	4	0	0	1	0
1989	MON	P	7	6	1	5	2	0
1989	SEA	P	22	22	7	21	5	1
1990	SEA	P	33	33	6	24	5	2
1991	SEA	P	33	33	0	23	5	3
1992	SEA	P	31	31	5	20	3	0
1993	SEA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993	SEA	P	35	34	10	29	0	2
1994	SEA	P	23	23	12	27	0	0
1995	SEA	P	30	30	7	24	1	0
1996	SEA	P	14	8	1	8	1	0
1997	SEA	P	30	29	7	20	4	0
1998	SEA	P	23	23	5	23	8	2
1998	HOU	P	11	11	1	7	1	1
1999	ARI	P	35	35	4	28	5	2
2000	ARI	P	35	35	5	22	3	1
2001	ARI	P	35	34	2	27	4	1
2002	ARI	P	35	35	5	20	2	2
2003	ARI	P	18	18	2	14	0	0
2004	ARI	P	35	35	5	20	0	0
2005	NYA	P	34	34	2	26	2	1
2006	NYA	P	33	33	2	26	1	0
2007	ARI	P	10	10	0	8	0	0
2008	ARI	P	30	30	1	13	3	0
2009	SFN	P	22	17	0	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	618
Left Field	1

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2019	Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
2004	Player of the Week	Week of 2004-05-22
2004	This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2002	Cy Young Award
2002	Pitcher of the Month	April
2002	Pitcher of the Month	September
2002	Pitching Triple Crown
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-08-10
2002	TSN All-Star	LHP
2001	Babe Ruth Award	P
2001	Cy Young Award
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-05-12
2001	TSN All-Star	LHP
2001	World Series MVP
2000	Cy Young Award
2000	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2000	Pitcher of the Month	April
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-04-08
1999	Cy Young Award
1999	Pitcher of the Month	July
1999	Player of the Week	Week of 1999-05-29
1999	Player of the Week	Week of 1999-08-21
1998	Pitcher of the Month	August
1998	Pitcher of the Month	September
1997	Pitcher of the Month	June
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-06-07
1997	TSN All-Star	LHP
1995	Cy Young Award
1995	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1995	Player of the Week	Week of 1995-09-23
1995	TSN All-Star	LHP
1995	TSN Pitcher of the Year
1994	Player of the Week	Week of 1994-06-04
1990	Pitcher of the Month	June
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-06-02

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	SFN	NL	$8,000,000
2008	ARI	NL	$15,100,546
2007	ARI	NL	$9,100,546
2006	NYA	AL	$15,661,427
2005	NYA	AL	$16,000,000
2004	ARI	NL	$16,000,000
2003	ARI	NL	$15,000,000
2002	ARI	NL	$13,350,000
2001	ARI	NL	$13,350,000
2000	ARI	NL	$13,350,000
1999	ARI	NL	$9,700,000
1998	SEA	AL	$6,000,000
1997	SEA	AL	$6,325,000
1996	SEA	AL	$6,025,000
1995	SEA	AL	$4,675,000
1994	SEA	AL	$3,325,000
1993	SEA	AL	$2,625,000
1992	SEA	AL	$1,392,500
1991	SEA	AL	$350,000
1990	SEA	AL	$150,000
1989	MON	NL	$70,000
Total Career Earnings			$175,550,019

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Cy Young Award	NL	2nd	97.0	160	8
2004	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	7.0	448	0
2002	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	160.0	160	32
2002	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	127.0	448	0
2001	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	156.0	160	30
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	23.0	448	0
2000	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	133.0	160	22
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	5.0	448	0
1999	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	134.0	160	20
1999	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	21.0	448	0
1998	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	2.0	160	0
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	2.0	448	0
1997	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	77.0	140	2
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	42.0	392	0
1995	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	136.0	140	26
1995	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	111.0	392	0
1994	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	24.0	140	2
1993	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	75.0	140	6
1993	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	1.0	392	0

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