Was Tommy Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Tommy Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tommy Johnson hit?

Tommy Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Tommy Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 3–6

ERA 5.95

WHIP 1.70

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -469.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 179 lb
Born: 3/10/1917 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 3/21/2007 in Silver Spring, MD, USA

Full name: Thomas Fairfax 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
15.0	14.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.553

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
3	6	5	1	6	0	46.0	51	32	6	3	13	2	1.17	1.39

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	6	12	5	1	0	1	42.3	51	28	2	21	11	5.95	-469.5

Career ERA 5.95 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 41.3% 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
1940	PS	NN2	3	6	12	5	1	0	1	42.3	51	28	21	11	5.95	4.21 (-41%)	-469.5
Career · 1 season			3	6	12	5	1	0	1	42.1	51	28	21	11	5.95	—	-470

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
14	15	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 31.2% below league average.

Career OPS .517 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	PS	NN2	14	15	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			14	15	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	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	6	3	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	4	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	18.0	20	0	10	0	0.00
Away	4	5.0	10	1	3	1	1.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB
1940-08-20	PH5	NW2	L	0	0	0
1940-07-31	PH5	HOM	L	0	0	0
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	L	0	0	0
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	L	0	0	0
1940-07-06	PH5	NY6	L	0	0	0
1940-07-04	PH5	NW2	L	1	0	0
1940-06-29	PH5	NY5	W	0	1	1
1940-06-14	PH5	NY5	L	0	0	0
1940-06-02	PH5	NW2	L	0	0	0
1940-05-30	PH5	NY6	L	2	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-08-20	PH5	NW2	—	2.0	3	2	0	1	0	0
1940-07-31	PH5	HOM	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	L	2.0	5	6	0	4	0	1
1940-07-06	PH5	NY6	L	1.2	2	4	0	3	0	0
1940-07-04	PH5	NW2	L	5.0	6	3	0	0	0	1
1940-06-29	PH5	NY5	—	2.2	2	1	0	1	0	0
1940-06-14	PH5	NY5	L	0.2	2	2	0	1	1	0
1940-06-02	PH5	NW2	—	1.2	3	0	0	1	0	0
1940-05-30	PH5	NY6	L	6.2	5	4	0	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	5	1	10	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	PS	P	12	5	1	10	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	12

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Johnson

Was Tommy Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Tommy Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tommy Johnson hit?: Tommy Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.