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.

Tommy Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	20	58	33	11	2	2	278.3	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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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	90.3	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	28.7	42	23	15	9	7.22	4.21 (-71%)	-357.9
1942	CAG	NAL	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	9.3	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

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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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

View full game log (122 games) →

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Position	Games
Pitcher	58
Right Field	1

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.