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Jason Johnson PTigers

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
17 255 1357 56 100 0 4.99 2.6
Birth Date10-27-1973
Height6' 6"
Weight225 lbs
Age50 years, 6 months, 13 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.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
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
1997 PIT MLB 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 1 3 2 101 15.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 0% .381 1.83 6.90 6.00 105 6.04 125.7 0.0
1998 TBA MLB 13 13 60.0 2 5 0 74 27 36 9 95 11.1 4.1 1.4 5.4 0% .327 1.68 5.47 5.70 132 8.66 179.3 -1.8
1999 BAL MLB 22 21 115.3 8 7 0 120 55 71 16 97 9.4 4.3 1.2 5.5 0% .281 1.52 5.27 5.46 120 7.28 141.6 -1.2
2000 BAL MLB 25 13 107.7 1 10 0 119 61 79 21 84 9.9 5.1 1.8 6.6 0% .292 1.67 6.10 7.02 120 7.08 136.2 -1.0
2001 BAL MLB 32 32 196.0 10 12 0 194 77 114 28 93 8.9 3.5 1.3 5.2 0% .266 1.38 5.16 4.09 115 5.98 124.0 -0.3
2002 BAL MLB 22 22 131.3 5 14 0 141 41 97 19 97 9.7 2.8 1.3 6.6 0% .307 1.39 4.53 4.59 106 4.89 104.9 1.0
2003 BAL MLB 32 32 189.7 10 10 0 216 80 118 22 98 10.2 3.8 1.0 5.6 0% .309 1.56 4.78 4.18 109 5.72 119.9 0.0
2004 DET MLB 33 33 196.7 8 15 0 222 60 125 22 102 10.2 2.7 1.0 5.7 0% .309 1.43 4.33 5.13 96 4.49 92.6 2.8
2005 DET MLB 33 33 210.0 8 13 0 233 49 93 23 101 10.0 2.1 1.0 4.0 0% .293 1.34 4.36 4.54 103 4.52 97.2 2.4
2006 BOS 0 6 6 29.3 0 4 0 41 13 18 3 105 12.6 4.0 0.9 5.5 0% .362 1.84 4.82 7.36 96 5.05 102.8 0.2
2006 CIN 0 4 0 8.7 0 0 0 11 0 4 1 97 11.4 0.0 1.0 4.2 0% .313 1.27 4.02 3.12 87 2.32 47.4 0.3
2006 CLE 0 14 14 77.0 3 8 0 108 22 32 10 110 12.6 2.6 1.2 3.7 0% .348 1.69 4.97 5.96 96 6.05 123.2 -0.2
2008 LAN MLB 16 2 29.3 1 2 0 32 12 20 5 95 9.8 3.7 1.5 6.1 0% .297 1.50 5.38 5.22 99 4.25 90.7 0.4
2006 TOT MLB 24 20 115.0 3 12 0 160 35 54 14 108 12.5 2.7 1.1 4.2 0% .000 1.70 4.86 6.10 95 5.51 112.3 0.4
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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-
1993 WEL A- NYP 6 6 35.0 1 5 0 33 9 19 0 8.5 2.3 0.0 4.9 0% .000 1.20 3.33 4.63 0 0.00 0.0
1994 AUG A SAL 20 19 102.7 2 12 0 119 32 69 5 10.4 2.8 0.4 6.0 0% .000 1.47 3.63 4.03 0 0.00 0.0
1995 AUG A SAL 11 11 53.7 3 5 0 57 17 42 2 9.6 2.8 0.3 7.0 0% .000 1.38 3.16 4.36 0 0.00 0.0
1995 LYN A+ CRL 10 10 55.0 1 4 0 58 20 41 9 9.5 3.3 1.5 6.7 0% .000 1.42 4.66 4.91 0 0.00 0.0
1996 AUG A SAL 14 14 84.0 4 4 0 82 25 83 2 8.8 2.7 0.2 8.9 0% .000 1.27 2.52 3.11 0 0.00 0.0
1996 LYN A+ CRL 15 5 44.3 1 4 0 56 12 27 6 11.4 2.4 1.2 5.5 0% .000 1.53 4.60 6.50 0 0.00 0.0
1997 PIT MLB NL 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 10 1 3 2 101 15.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 0% .381 1.83 6.90 6.00 105 6.04 125.7
1997 LYN A+ CRL 17 17 99.3 8 4 0 98 30 92 4 8.9 2.7 0.4 8.3 0% .337 1.29 3.02 3.72 0 0.00 0.0
1997 CAR AA SOU 9 9 57.3 3 3 0 56 16 63 6 8.8 2.5 0.9 9.9 0% .316 1.26 3.55 4.08 0 0.00 0.0
1998 TBA MLB AL 13 13 60.0 2 5 0 74 27 36 9 95 11.1 4.1 1.4 5.4 0% .327 1.68 5.47 5.70 132 8.66 179.3
1998 DUR AAA INT 2 2 12.3 1 0 0 6 2 14 2 4.4 1.5 1.5 10.2 0% -.222 0.65 3.60 2.93 0 0.00 0.0
1999 BAL MLB AL 22 21 115.3 8 7 0 120 55 71 16 97 9.4 4.3 1.2 5.5 0% .281 1.52 5.27 5.46 120 7.28 141.6
1999 ROC AAA INT 8 8 44.3 4 2 0 35 27 47 6 7.1 5.5 1.2 9.5 0% -.363 1.40 4.89 3.66 0 0.00 0.0
2000 BAL MLB AL 25 13 107.7 1 10 0 119 61 79 21 84 9.9 5.1 1.8 6.6 0% .292 1.67 6.10 7.02 120 7.08 136.2
2000 ROC AAA INT 8 8 55.0 3 1 0 32 21 56 2 5.2 3.4 0.3 9.2 0% -.380 0.96 2.72 1.47 0 0.00 0.0
2001 BAL MLB AL 32 32 196.0 10 12 0 194 77 114 28 93 8.9 3.5 1.3 5.2 0% .266 1.38 5.16 4.09 115 5.98 124.0
2002 BAL MLB AL 22 22 131.3 5 14 0 141 41 97 19 97 9.7 2.8 1.3 6.6 0% .307 1.39 4.53 4.59 106 4.89 104.9
2002 BOW AA EAS 1 1 5.0 1 0 0 4 1 6 0 7.2 1.8 0.0 10.8 0% .308 1.00 1.38 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2003 BAL MLB AL 32 32 189.7 10 10 0 216 80 118 22 98 10.2 3.8 1.0 5.6 0% .309 1.56 4.78 4.18 109 5.72 119.9
2004 DET MLB AL 33 33 196.7 8 15 0 222 60 125 22 102 10.2 2.7 1.0 5.7 0% .309 1.43 4.33 5.13 96 4.49 92.6
2005 DET MLB AL 33 33 210.0 8 13 0 233 49 93 23 101 10.0 2.1 1.0 4.0 0% .293 1.34 4.36 4.54 103 4.52 97.2
2006 BOS MLB AL 6 6 29.3 0 4 0 41 13 18 3 105 12.6 4.0 0.9 5.5 0% .362 1.84 4.82 7.36 96 5.05 102.8
2006 CIN MLB NL 4 0 8.7 0 0 0 11 0 4 1 97 11.4 0.0 1.0 4.2 0% .313 1.27 4.02 3.12 87 2.32 47.4
2006 CLE MLB AL 14 14 77.0 3 8 0 108 22 32 10 110 12.6 2.6 1.2 3.7 0% .348 1.69 4.97 5.96 96 6.05 123.2
2006 WIL A+ CRL 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 90 12.9 0.0 0.0 1.3 0% .345 1.43 2.88 5.14 101 7.17 150.5
2006 LOU AAA INT 1 1 5.2 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 97 10.4 1.7 1.7 3.5 0% .263 1.35 5.38 8.65 101 5.52 115.8
2006 PAW AAA INT 3 3 19.2 2 0 0 15 6 12 1 97 7.0 2.8 0.5 5.6 0% .241 1.09 3.44 3.28 105 4.63 97.2
2007 SEI npb JPL 7 7 41.3 1 4 0 44 10 19 4 9.6 2.2 0.9 4.1 0% .284 1.31 4.17 4.36 0 0.00 0.0
2008 LAN MLB NL 16 2 29.3 1 2 0 32 12 20 5 95 9.8 3.7 1.5 6.1 0% .297 1.50 5.38 5.22 99 4.25 90.7
2008 LVG AAA PCL 20 16 113.0 11 5 0 127 30 95 15 123 10.1 2.4 1.2 7.6 0% .323 1.39 4.45 3.82 88 3.30 67.6
2009 TRN AA EAS 2 2 8.7 0 2 0 20 4 8 3 94 20.7 4.1 3.1 8.3 0% .515 2.76 7.15 14.48 118 10.50 220.8
2009 SWB AAA INT 7 7 37.7 2 2 0 49 16 14 4 102 11.7 3.8 1.0 3.3 0% .319 1.72 5.14 5.49 122 6.95 146.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 479 0.4864 0.4217 0.8366 0.5794 0.2724 0.9185 0.6716 0.1634
Career4790.48640.42170.83660.57940.27240.91850.67160.1634

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
2009-07-25 2009-09-18 Minors 55 0 Right Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff -
2009-04-28 2009-06-27 Minors 60 0 Right Shoulder Cartilage Injury Labrum -
2002-07-23 2002-08-09 15-DL 17 15 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2002-04-25 2002-06-07 15-DL 43 37 Right Fingers Fracture Chip Fracture Middle Finger -
1998-07-04 1998-09-29 60-DL 87 78 - Low Back Stiffness - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 CLE $3,500,000
2005 DET $4,000,000
2004 DET $3,000,000
2003 BAL $2,900,000
2002 BAL $1,800,000
2001 BAL $350,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
6 yrPrevious$15,550,000
6 yrTotal$15,550,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9 y 23 dAlan Nero

Details
  • signed as a free agent from LAD 08-09 (minor-league contract)
  • contract purchased 7/18/08
  • signed as a free agent from Japan 07-08 (minor-league contract)
  • signed with Seibu Lions of Japan, signed as a free agent from CIN 1/07, 1 year/$2.9M (07)
  • contract purchased 9/06 signed as a free agent from BOS 8/06 (minor-league contract)
  • designated for assignment 8/06 recalled 8/06 optioned A 7/06 acquired in trade from CLE 6/06 (CLE paying most of $2.2M left on contract)
  • designated for assignment 6/06 signed as a free agent from DET 12/05, 1 year/$4M (06)+07 mutual option, 06:$3.5M, 07:$M mutual option $0.5M buyout (not pd if club ex 07 opt, player declined & had <205 innings pitched 06
  • $2M/year bonuses: $0.4M games started ($0.1M each 29,31 games started, $0.2M 33 games started) & $1.6M innings pitched ($0.1M 175,185 innings pitched, $0.15M 190,195 innings pitched, $0.2M 200,205 innings pitched, $0.3M 210 innings pitched, $0.4M 215M)
  • signed as a free agent from BAL 12/03, 2 year/$7M (04-05)+$0.5M bonuses, 04:$3M, 05:$4M
  • non-tendered 12/03
  • 2 year/$4.7M (02-03) 02:$1.8M, 03:$2.9M
  • $0.6M avail in bonuses over life of k
  • avoided arbitration 1/02

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
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jason Johnson threw 479 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph), Sinker (91mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Curve (77mph). He also rarely threw a Change (81mph).