What years did Joel Johnston play?

Joel Johnston played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1995.

Was Joel Johnston a pitcher?

Yes. Joel Johnston pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 61 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joel Johnston hit?

Joel Johnston hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Joel Johnston

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-1995)

W–L 3–5

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.20

SO 61

Pitcher PIV 421.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 218 lb
Born: 3/8/1967 in West Chester, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-09-05
Last Game: 1995-05-12

Full name: Joel Raymond Johnston

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	5	59	0	0	0	2	85.7	66	41	10	37	61	4.31	421.8

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	KCA	AL	1	0	13	0	22.3	9	1	9	21	0.40	3.91 (+90%)	968.8
1992	KCA	AL	0	0	5	0	2.7	3	4	2	0	13.50	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	2	4	33	2	53.3	38	20	19	31	3.38	4.19 (+19%)	-547.0
1994	PIT	NL	0	0	4	0	3.3	14	11	4	5	29.70	—	0.0
1995	BOS	AL	0	1	4	0	4.0	2	5	3	4	11.25	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			3	5	59	2	85.2	66	41	37	61	4.31	—	422

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
59	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.500	.833	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +27.1% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — +24.9% above league average.

Career OPS .833 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — +14.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	KCA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	33	6	1	2	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PIT	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			59	6	1	2	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	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	31	5	1	2	0	0	.400
Away	28	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	51.1	48	33	21	38	5.79
Away	28	34.1	18	8	16	23	2.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1995-05-12	BOS	NYY	L	0
1995-05-04	BOS	NYY	L	0
1995-05-02	BOS	NYY	W	0
1995-05-01	BOS	NYY	L	0
1994-04-17	PIT	LAD	L	0
1994-04-16	PIT	LAD	W	0
1994-04-08	PIT	COL	L	0
1994-04-05	PIT	SFG	L	0
1993-10-03	PIT	WSN	L	0
1993-09-29	PIT	PHI	W	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-05-12	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	1	3	3	2	0	0
1995-05-04	BOS	NYY	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	1
1995-05-02	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1995-05-01	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1994-04-17	PIT	LAD	—	1.1	7	8	8	2	3	0
1994-04-16	PIT	LAD	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0
1994-04-08	PIT	COL	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
1994-04-05	PIT	SFG	—	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1993-10-03	PIT	WSN	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1993-09-29	PIT	PHI	SV	4.0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	59	0	5	8	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1991	KCA	P	13	1	2	0
1992	KCA	P	5	0	0	0
1993	PIT	P	33	4	5	0
1994	PIT	P	4	0	1	2
1995	BOS	P	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	59

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	PIT	NL	$130,000
1992	KCA	AL	$113,500
Total Career Earnings			$243,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Pennsylvania State University	State College	PA	1986, 1987

Frequently Asked Questions about Joel Johnston

What years did Joel Johnston play?: Joel Johnston played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 1995.
Was Joel Johnston a pitcher?: Yes. Joel Johnston pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 61 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joel Johnston hit?: Joel Johnston hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.