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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-30-1989
Height6' 3"
Weight230 lbs
Age34 years, 3 months, 19 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2013 CHA MLB 5 5 27.7 3 2 0 32 11 18 5 101 10.4 3.6 1.6 5.9 0% .290 1.55 5.42 3.25 110 5.16 123.5 -0.1
2014 CHA MLB 5 5 23.7 1 1 0 27 15 18 1 111 10.3 5.7 0.4 6.8 0% .356 1.77 4.34 6.46 121 5.89 144.3 -0.3
2015 CHA MLB 6 6 35.0 3 1 0 32 17 30 8 106 8.2 4.4 2.1 7.7 0% .253 1.40 5.90 3.34 131 7.00 163.5 -0.8
2016 CHA 0 2 2 11.7 0 2 0 14 6 11 5 100 10.8 4.6 3.9 8.5 44% .290 1.71 8.33 6.94 122 6.38 141.2 -0.1
2016 SDN 0 4 4 19.7 0 4 0 32 5 10 9 105 14.6 2.3 4.1 4.6 41% .333 1.88 8.87 9.15 135 8.05 178.2 -0.6
2016 TOT MLB 6 6 31.3 0 6 0 46 11 21 14 103 13.2 3.2 4.0 6.0 42% .320 1.82 8.67 8.33 130 7.43 164.4 -0.7
CareerMLB2222117.7710013754872810510.54.12.16.744%.3201.626.215.281246.46150.5-1.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2011 GRF Rk PIO 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 18.0 4.5 0.0 9.0 0% .571 2.50 5.26 4.50 97 8.66 176.8
2012 KAN A SAL 9 9 43.0 2 2 0 39 19 39 3 103 8.2 4.0 0.6 8.2 0% .290 1.35 4.13 2.30 95 4.00 83.3
2012 WNS A+ CAR 8 8 49.3 4 3 0 43 10 48 0 97 7.8 1.8 0.0 8.8 0% .305 1.07 2.11 2.74 83 3.86 80.5
2013 CHA MLB AL 5 5 27.7 3 2 0 32 11 18 5 101 10.4 3.6 1.6 5.9 0% .290 1.55 5.42 3.25 110 5.16 123.5
2013 BIR AA SOU 14 14 84.7 8 2 0 57 21 74 6 102 6.1 2.2 0.6 7.9 0% .228 0.92 2.89 2.23 86 3.07 66.7
2013 CHR AAA INT 10 10 57.3 4 1 0 43 19 57 1 96 6.8 3.0 0.2 8.9 0% .284 1.08 2.59 1.57 77 3.28 71.2
2014 CHA MLB AL 5 5 23.7 1 1 0 27 15 18 1 111 10.3 5.7 0.4 6.8 0% .356 1.77 4.34 6.46 121 5.89 144.3
2014 CHR AAA INT 20 20 105.7 5 7 0 136 54 63 11 112 11.6 4.6 0.9 5.4 0% .346 1.80 5.18 6.73 119 7.00 148.2
2015 CHA MLB AL 6 6 35.0 3 1 0 32 17 30 8 106 8.2 4.4 2.1 7.7 0% .253 1.40 5.90 3.34 131 7.00 163.5
2015 CHR AAA INT 23 22 132.7 11 8 0 108 41 136 5 108 7.3 2.8 0.3 9.2 0% .293 1.12 2.56 2.37 78 2.93 64.2
2016 CHA MLB AL 2 2 11.7 0 2 0 14 6 11 5 100 10.8 4.6 3.9 8.5 44% .290 1.71 8.33 6.94 122 6.38 141.2
2016 SDN MLB NL 4 4 19.7 0 4 0 32 5 10 9 105 14.6 2.3 4.1 4.6 41% .333 1.88 8.87 9.15 135 8.05 178.2
2016 CHR AAA INT 8 8 49.0 2 1 0 44 17 35 7 109 8.1 3.1 1.3 6.4 39% .255 1.24 4.64 2.94 113 4.40 97.1
2018 SAN AA TEX 19 0 31.7 3 3 0 27 9 33 4 7.7 2.6 1.1 9.4 41% .267 1.14 3.85 2.84 98 3.68 77.9
2018 ELP AAA PCL 7 0 9.0 0 2 0 12 3 12 3 12.0 3.0 3.0 12.0 33% .375 1.67 6.74 8.00 100 5.46 115.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2013 503 0.4374 0.4573 0.8130 0.6136 0.3357 0.8815 0.7158 0.1870
2014 438 0.3950 0.3904 0.7778 0.6127 0.2453 0.8491 0.6615 0.2222
2015 523 0.5220 0.4665 0.8074 0.6667 0.2480 0.8571 0.6613 0.1926
2016 572 0.5140 0.4458 0.8314 0.6361 0.2446 0.8930 0.6618 0.1686
Career20360.47150.44200.80920.63340.26810.87150.67490.1908

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-08-14 2014-09-02 Minors 19 0 Right Shoulder Fatigue -
2013-07-04 2013-07-28 Minors 24 0 Right Groin Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2017 SDN $
2016 CHA $
2015 CHA $
2014 CHA $500,000
2013 CHA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$500,000
1 yrTotal$500,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 39 dWasserman Media Group1 year (2017)

Details
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/16/16 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/2/16. Acquired by San Diego in trade from Chicago White Sox 6/4/16. Non-tendered by San Diego 12/2/16.
  • 1 year/$0.51M (2015). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/3/15.
  • 1 year/$0.5M (2014). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/1/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 9/3/13.
  • Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2011 (2-80) (Cal). $0.45M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 4 0.2 12 7 49.6 42 17 46 7 .264 1.21 3.77 3.97 -4.2 -0.5
80o 0 3.7 0.2 11 6 44.0 40 17 40 7 .278 1.30 4.17 4.39 -5.6 -0.6
70o 0 3.6 0.2 10 6 40.1 39 16 37 6 .288 1.36 4.46 4.71 -6.5 -0.7
60o 0 3.4 0.1 9 5 36.9 37 15 34 6 .297 1.42 4.72 4.98 -7.0 -0.8
50o 0 3.2 0.1 8 5 33.9 35 15 31 6 .305 1.48 4.96 5.24 -7.3 -0.8
40o 0 3.1 0.1 7 5 31.0 34 14 28 6 .313 1.54 5.21 5.5 -7.5 -0.8
30o 0 2.8 0.1 7 4 27.9 32 13 26 5 .322 1.60 5.48 5.78 -7.6 -0.8
20o 0 2.6 0.1 6 4 24.5 29 12 23 5 .332 1.68 5.80 6.12 -7.5 -0.8
10o 0 2.2 0.1 5 3 19.8 25 10 18 4 .346 1.79 6.25 6.6 -7.1 -0.8
Weighted Mean03.10.18533.23414316.3031.464.935.2-7.0-0.8

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Erik Johnson threw 2,245 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2016, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2016, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (90mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Curve (72mph) and Change (79mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (90mph).