Was Tommy Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Tommy Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 103 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tommy Johnson hit?

Tommy Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.

What was Tommy Johnson's career batting average?

Tommy Johnson batted .123 over his career, with 13 hits in 106 at bats.

How many RBI did Tommy Johnson have?

Tommy Johnson drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Tommy Johnson's career ERA?

Tommy Johnson finished with a 4.79 career ERA, going 11-20 with 103 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tommy Johnson have?

Tommy Johnson recorded 103 career strikeouts.

Tommy Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Tommy Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Stars and the Chicago American Giants. Across 58 career appearances, he went 11-20 with a 4.79 ERA and 103 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1342.5.

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

W–L 11–20

ERA 4.79

WHIP 1.66

SO 103

Pitcher PIV 1342.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 3/23/1915 in Elmwood, MO, USA
Died: 3/9/1980 in St. Louis, MO, USA

Full name: Thomas V. Johnson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Tommy Johnson — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
127.0	114.0	7.0	20.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	10.0	4.0	2.0	0	.175	.203	.289	.492

Pitching

Tommy Johnson — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
20	30	55	25	28	1	428.0	446	275	95	13	94	112	2.00	1.26

Career Pitching Statistics

Tommy Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	20	58	33	11	2	2	278.1	346	148	9	115	103	4.79	1342.5

Career ERA 4.79 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 15.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tommy Johnson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	SL2	NAL	2	9	13	11	7	0	0	90.1	132	65	38	31	6.48	4.34 (-49%)	-109.8
1938	CAG	NAL	6	2	19	11	2	1	0	95.0	99	31	32	34	2.94	4.35 (+32%)	1510.2
1939	CAG	NAL	3	3	16	6	1	1	1	55.0	62	21	22	20	3.44	4.28 (+20%)	300.0
1940	CAG	NAL	0	5	6	4	1	0	0	28.2	42	23	15	9	7.22	4.21 (-71%)	-357.9
1942	CAG	NAL	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	9.1	11	8	8	9	7.71	3.57 (-116%)	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			11	20	58	33	11	2	2	278.1	346	148	115	103	4.79	—	1,343

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

Tommy Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
61	106	4	13	2	0	0	3	0	5	2	.123	.162	.142	.304	0

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 51.9% below league average.

Career SLG .142 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 63.2% below league average.

Career OPS .304 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy 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
1937	SL2	NAL	13	38	2	8	0	2	2	1	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CAG	NAL	19	32	0	2	0	1	2	1	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CAG	NAL	16	16	1	2	1	0	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CAG	NAL	7	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CAG	NAL	6	7	1	1	1	0	1	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			61	106	4	13	2	3	5	2	.123	—	—	—	—	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

Tommy Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	36	27	3	7	1	3	.259
Away	25	46	2	9	0	4	.196

Pitching — Home / Away

Tommy Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	162.0	146	33	20	39	1.83
Away	25	126.1	157	38	43	37	2.71

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1942-09-07	CAG	BIR	L	0
1940-08-23	CAG	MEM	L	0
1940-07-28	CAG	KCM	W	0
1940-06-30	CAG	MEM	L	0
1940-06-09	CAG	KCM	L	1
1940-05-30	CAG	BIR	W	0
1940-05-19	CAG	CV9	L	3
1940-05-18	CAG	CV9	L	0
1940-05-12	CAG	CV9	L	2
1939-09-03	CAG	MEM	W	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tommy Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1942-09-07	CAG	BIR	L	0.1	3	8	3	1	0
1940-08-23	CAG	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-28	CAG	KCM	W	7.0	3	1	0	0	0
1940-06-30	CAG	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-09	CAG	KCM	L	2.2	4	3	4	0	0
1940-05-30	CAG	BIR	W	9.0	5	1	0	0	0
1940-05-19	CAG	CV9	—	7.1	8	6	1	3	0
1940-05-18	CAG	CV9	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-12	CAG	CV9	L	5.0	11	7	2	0	1
1939-09-03	CAG	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	58	34	12	90	12	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	SL2	P	13	11	4	29	6	2
1938	CAG	P	19	11	5	33	5	1
1939	CAG	P	16	7	1	17	0	0
1940	CAG	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940	CAG	P	6	4	2	8	0	0
1942	CAG	P	4	1	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tommy Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	58
Right Field	1

Tommy Johnson: the record in brief

The season rows for Tommy Johnson begin in 1937. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Stars (1937) and the Chicago American Giants (1938 to 1942). The bio lists Johnson's primary position as pitcher. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 0 inches and 190 pounds. The birth record reads March 23, 1915, in Elmwood, MO, USA. The bio records the death on March 9, 1980, in St. Louis, MO, USA. On the record, Tommy Johnson was born Thomas V. Johnson.

Across 58 games (33 starts), Johnson recorded 11 wins against 20 losses with a 4.79 ERA. The same table counts 103 strikeouts and 11 complete games. The league ERA over Johnson's seasons was 4.15, so the 4.79 figure ran 15.4% worse than average. No season topped the 6 wins of 1938. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.94 in 1938, when the league's was 4.35. Johnson's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,342.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Johnson

Was Tommy Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Tommy Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 103 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tommy Johnson hit?: Tommy Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.
What was Tommy Johnson's career batting average?: Tommy Johnson batted .123 over his career, with 13 hits in 106 at bats.
How many RBI did Tommy Johnson have?: Tommy Johnson drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Tommy Johnson's career ERA?: Tommy Johnson finished with a 4.79 career ERA, going 11-20 with 103 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tommy Johnson have?: Tommy Johnson recorded 103 career strikeouts.