What years did Tom Johnson play?

Tom Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1978.

Was Tom Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 166 strikeouts.

Tom Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1978)

W–L 23–14

ERA 3.39

WHIP 1.37

SO 166

Pitcher PIV 2009.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 4/2/1951 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-10
Last Game: 1978-09-27

Full name: Thomas Raymond 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
8.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	2	3	1	2	0	27.2	18	14	1	1	11	8	0.33	1.05

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
1921	8.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1921	1	2	3	1	2	0	27.2	18	14	1	1	11	8	0.33	1.05
Listed seasons · 1	1	2	3	1	2	0	27.2	18	14	1	1	11	8	0.33	1.05

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	14	129	1	0	0	22	273.3	282	103	19	93	166	3.39	2009.9

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 8.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	MIN	AL	2	0	4	0	1	7.0	4	0	0	4	0.00	—	0.0
1975	MIN	AL	1	2	18	0	3	38.7	40	18	21	17	4.19	3.71 (-13%)	-1088.8
1976	MIN	AL	3	1	18	1	0	48.3	44	14	8	37	2.61	3.51 (+26%)	1681.8
1977	MIN	AL	16	7	71	0	15	146.7	152	51	47	87	3.13	4.00 (+22%)	1541.9
1978	MIN	AL	1	4	18	0	3	32.7	42	20	17	21	5.51	3.69 (-49%)	-124.9
Career · 5 seasons			23	14	129	1	22	273.1	282	103	93	166	3.39	—	2,010

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
129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	MIN	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	MIN	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	MIN	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	71	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	MIN	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			129	—	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	66	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	63	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	66	147.1	150	54	53	91	3.30
Away	63	126.0	132	49	40	75	3.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1978-09-27	MIN	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	3	0
1978-09-12	MIN	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-06-04	MIN	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1978-06-01	MIN	TEX	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	1
1978-05-25	MIN	TEX	—	0.0	1	4	4	2	0
1978-05-20	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
1978-05-18	MIN	KCR	—	1.2	4	2	2	0	0
1978-05-16	MIN	BAL	SV	3.0	3	0	0	0	3
1978-05-13	MIN	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
1978-05-06	MIN	BAL	SV	1.0	2	2	1	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	129	1	15	45	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1974	MIN	P	4	0	0	1	1
1975	MIN	P	18	0	5	5	1
1976	MIN	P	18	1	1	7	0
1977	MIN	P	71	0	9	26	1
1978	MIN	P	18	0	0	6	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	129

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1977	Most Valuable Player	AL	27th	2.0	392	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Johnson

What years did Tom Johnson play?: Tom Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1978.
Was Tom Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 166 strikeouts.