What years did Vic Johnson play?

Vic Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.

Was Vic Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Vic Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 31 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vic Johnson hit?

Vic Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Vic Johnson's career batting average?

Vic Johnson batted .119 over his career, with 5 hits in 42 at bats.

How many RBI did Vic Johnson have?

Vic Johnson drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Vic Johnson's career ERA?

Vic Johnson finished with a 5.06 career ERA, going 6-8 with 31 strikeouts.

Vic Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1946)

Vic Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 3 seasons. Across 42 career appearances, he went 6-8 with a 5.06 ERA and 31 strikeouts.

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 6–8

ERA 5.06

WHIP 1.75

SO 31

Pitcher PIV -2418.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 160 lb
Born: 8/3/1920 in Eau Claire, WI, USA
Died: 5/10/2005 in Eau Claire, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-05-03
Last Game: 1946-06-11

Full name: Victor Oscar Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Johnson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	8	42	15	4	1	2	126.1	152	71	5	69	31	5.06	-2418.2

Career ERA 5.06 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — 40.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vic 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
1944	BOS	AL	0	3	7	5	0	0	0	27.1	42	19	15	7	6.26	3.57 (-75%)	-162.4
1945	BOS	AL	6	4	26	9	4	1	2	85.1	90	38	46	21	4.01	3.67 (-9%)	-1823.9
1946	CLE	AL	0	1	9	1	0	0	0	13.2	20	14	8	3	9.22	3.59 (-157%)	-431.8
Career · 3 seasons			6	8	42	15	4	1	2	126.1	152	71	69	31	5.06	—	-2,418

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

Vic Johnson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
42	42	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	.119	.119	.143	.262	0

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career OBP .119 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 63.7% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 60.0% below league average.

Career OPS .262 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 61.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vic Johnson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	BOS	AL	7	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BOS	AL	26	30	2	5	1	3	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			42	42	2	5	1	3	6	.119	—	—	—	—	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

Vic Johnson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	20	26	1	3	0	3	.115
Away	22	15	1	2	0	0	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Johnson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	20	75.0	95	38	36	17	4.56
Away	22	51.1	57	34	33	14	5.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Johnson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1946-06-11	CLE	BOS	L	0
1946-06-07	CLE	NYY	L	0
1946-06-01	CLE	PHA	L	0
1946-05-22	CLE	BOS	L	0
1946-05-19	CLE	NYY	L	0
1946-05-13	CLE	SLA	L	0
1946-05-06	CLE	MIN	L	0
1946-05-02	CLE	NYY	L	1
1946-04-25	CLE	CHW	L	0
1945-09-29	BOS	NYY	L	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vic Johnson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-06-11	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-07	CLE	NYY	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1946-06-01	CLE	PHA	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1946-05-22	CLE	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1946-05-19	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1946-05-13	CLE	SLA	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0
1946-05-06	CLE	MIN	—	0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0
1946-05-02	CLE	NYY	L	3.1	5	7	7	5	1	1
1946-04-25	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1945-09-29	BOS	NYY	L	6.0	11	5	5	2	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	42	0	6	37	4	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Johnson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1944	BOS	P	7	1	9	1	1
1945	BOS	P	26	4	23	2	2
1946	CLE	P	9	1	5	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Vic Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	42

Vic Johnson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Vic Johnson debuted on May 3, 1944 and played a final game on June 11, 1946. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Red Sox (1944 through 1945) and the Cleveland Indians (1946). Johnson played primarily as a pitcher and threw left-handed and batted right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 3, 1920, in Eau Claire, WI, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 160 pounds. Johnson died on May 10, 2005, in Eau Claire, WI, USA. The given name on file is Victor Oscar Johnson.

Johnson went 6-8 with a 5.06 ERA in 42 games, 15 of them starts. Also on Johnson's record: 31 strikeouts. Against a 3.61 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.06 mark was 40.1% worse. 1945 brought Johnson a season-high 6 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.01 in 1945, when the league's was 3.67.

The position breakdown shows 42 games, all at pitcher. The fielding table credits Johnson with 6 putouts, 37 assists and 4 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Johnson

What years did Vic Johnson play?: Vic Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1946.
Was Vic Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Vic Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 31 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vic Johnson hit?: Vic Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Vic Johnson's career batting average?: Vic Johnson batted .119 over his career, with 5 hits in 42 at bats.
How many RBI did Vic Johnson have?: Vic Johnson drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Vic Johnson's career ERA?: Vic Johnson finished with a 5.06 career ERA, going 6-8 with 31 strikeouts.