John Johnstone
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2000)
John Johnstone was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000 for 4 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 234 career appearances, he went 15-19 with a 4.01 ERA and 234 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 616.2.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 195 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1993-09-03
- Last Game
- 2000-09-30
Full name: John William Johnstone
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLO | NL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5.91 | 4.19 (-41%) | -279.4 |
| 1994 | FLO | NL | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 5.91 | 4.51 (-31%) | -688.7 |
| 1995 | FLO | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5.54 | 4.61 (-20%) | -307.2 |
| 1997 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.16 | 4.39 (+51%) | 485.1 |
| 1997 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2.84 | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | SFN | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | — | 485.1 |
| 1998 | SFN | NL | 6 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | 72 | 30 | 38 | 86 | 3.07 | 4.43 (+31%) | 986.0 |
| 1999 | SFN | NL | 4 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65.2 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 56 | 2.60 | 4.71 (+45%) | 1226.1 |
| 2000 | SFN | NL | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 64 | 35 | 13 | 37 | 6.30 | 4.77 (-32%) | -805.8 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 15 | 19 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 278.1 | 269 | 124 | 115 | 234 | 4.01 | — | 1,101 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLO | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | FLO | NL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | FLO | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | SFN | NL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | OAK | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1997 | SFN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1998 | SFN | NL | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1999 | SFN | NL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000 | SFN | NL | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 234 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 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 (466 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 124 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 109 | 131.1 | 118 | 60 | 64 | 110 | 4.11 |
| Away | 124 | 146.1 | 151 | 64 | 51 | 124 | 3.94 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-30 | SFG | AZ | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000-09-23 | SFG | AZ | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000-09-21 | SFG | AZ | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-09-18 | SFG | CIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-09-16 | SFG | SDP | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000-09-11 | SFG | HOU | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-09-09 | SFG | SDP | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-09-05 | SFG | PHI | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000-07-17 | SFG | TEX | — | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-07-15 | SFG | OAK | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLO | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | FLO | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | FLO | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | HOU | P | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SFN | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | OAK | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SFN | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SFN | P | 70 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | SFN | P | 62 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | SFN | P | 47 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 234 |
Salary History
John Johnstone's recorded salaries total $4,626,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Johnstone's career ran from 1993 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1996 and 1997.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SFN | NL | $2,175,000 |
| 2000 | SFN | NL | $1,175,000 |
| 1999 | SFN | NL | $702,500 |
| 1998 | SFN | NL | $230,000 |
| 1995 | FLO | NL | $116,500 |
| 1994 | FLO | NL | $118,000 |
| 1993 | FLO | NL | $109,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $4,626,000 | ||
John Johnstone: the record in brief
September 3, 1993 and September 30, 2000 bracket John Johnstone's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Johnstone played for the Florida Marlins (1993 through 1995), the Houston Astros (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997 through 2000), and the Oakland Athletics (1997). The bio lists Johnstone as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Johnstone is listed at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. The birth record reads November 25, 1968, in Liverpool, NY, USA. Johnstone's full given name, per the bio, is John William Johnstone.
The pitching table credits Johnstone with a 15-19 record and a 4.01 ERA in 234 games. The totals include 234 strikeouts. That 4.01 ERA compares with a 4.51 league average across the same seasons, 11.1% better. No season topped the 6 wins of 1998. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Johnstone posted a 2.60 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71. Johnstone's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 616.2.
Frequently Asked Questions about John Johnstone
- What years did John Johnstone play?
- John Johnstone played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000.
- Was John Johnstone a pitcher?
- Yes. John Johnstone pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 234 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did John Johnstone hit?
- John Johnstone hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams did John Johnstone play for?
- John Johnstone played for 4 teams: the Florida Marlins (1993–1995), the Houston Astros (1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997–2000), and the Oakland Athletics (1997).
- What were John Johnstone's career stats?
- In 234 games, John Johnstone went 15-19 with a 4.01 ERA, 234 strikeouts, 278.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
- How much did John Johnstone earn in his career?
- John Johnstone's recorded salaries total $4,626,000 over 7 seasons, 1993 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Johnstone's career ran from 1993 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1996 and 1997.
- What was John Johnstone's salary?
- John Johnstone's last recorded salary was $2,175,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,175,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2001.
- What position did John Johnstone play?
- John Johnstone played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was John Johnstone and how much did he weigh?
- John Johnstone was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
- What was John Johnstone's career ERA?
- John Johnstone finished with a 4.01 career ERA, going 15-19 with 234 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did John Johnstone have?
- John Johnstone recorded 234 career strikeouts.
- Is John Johnstone in the Hall of Fame?
- No. John Johnstone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.