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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-27-1983
Height6' 6"
Weight250 lbs
Age41 years, 9 months, 20 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
-0.32015
1.22016
0.42017
-0.32018
0.12019
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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
2006 BAL MLB 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 9 3 0 1 112 27.0 9.0 3.0 0.0 0% .500 4.00 11.52 24.00 150 10.86 221.2 -0.2
2007 BAL MLB 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 103 13.5 9.0 0.0 4.5 0% .375 2.50 5.30 9.00 122 7.95 164.6 -0.1
2008 BAL MLB 54 0 68.7 2 4 1 54 28 38 0 105 7.1 3.7 0.0 5.0 0% .255 1.19 3.40 2.23 114 6.07 129.5 -0.5
2009 BAL MLB 64 0 70.0 4 6 10 73 23 49 8 107 9.4 3.0 1.0 6.3 0% .300 1.37 4.33 4.11 106 5.47 117.4 -0.2
2010 BAL MLB 26 0 26.3 1 1 1 32 5 22 2 112 10.9 1.7 0.7 7.5 0% .345 1.41 3.04 3.42 101 3.93 88.6 0.3
2011 BAL MLB 69 0 91.0 6 5 9 80 21 58 5 106 7.9 2.1 0.5 5.7 0% .268 1.11 3.25 2.67 96 4.31 100.1 0.5
2012 BAL MLB 71 0 68.7 2 1 51 55 15 41 3 104 7.2 2.0 0.4 5.4 0% .251 1.02 3.20 2.49 97 4.13 94.6 0.5
2013 BAL MLB 74 0 70.3 3 8 50 72 18 56 5 99 9.2 2.3 0.6 7.2 0% .327 1.28 3.47 2.94 101 4.97 118.9 -0.3
2014 DET 0 16 0 13.0 1 0 0 9 12 14 0 108 6.2 8.3 0.0 9.7 0% .265 1.62 4.46 6.92 134 7.91 194.0 -0.5
2014 OAK 0 38 0 40.3 4 2 2 60 23 28 5 94 13.4 5.1 1.1 6.2 0% .390 2.06 5.31 7.14 126 7.04 172.7 -1.3
2015 ATL 0 49 0 48.0 2 3 9 45 14 33 2 92 8.4 2.6 0.4 6.2 0% .295 1.23 3.26 2.25 102 4.92 115.0 -0.1
2015 LAN 0 23 0 18.7 0 3 1 32 6 17 3 93 15.4 2.9 1.4 8.2 0% .446 2.04 5.03 10.13 99 5.49 128.3 -0.2
2016 ATL MLB 65 0 64.7 2 6 20 57 20 68 3 88 7.9 2.8 0.4 9.5 56% .314 1.19 2.75 3.06 87 3.39 75.0 1.2
2017 ATL MLB 61 0 56.7 6 3 22 59 25 61 8 9.4 4.0 1.3 9.7 49% .317 1.48 4.23 5.56 99 4.58 97.4 0.4
2018 ANA MLB 62 1 63.3 5 3 2 64 22 45 9 99 9.1 3.1 1.3 6.4 51% .288 1.36 4.71 3.84 111 5.40 120.5 -0.3
2014 TOT MLB 54 0 53.3 5 2 2 69 35 42 5 97 11.6 5.9 0.8 7.1 0% .000 1.95 5.11 7.09 128 7.25 177.9 -1.8
2015 TOT MLB 72 0 66.7 2 6 10 77 20 50 5 92 10.4 2.7 0.7 6.8 0% .000 1.46 3.76 4.46 101 5.08 118.7 -0.3
CareerMLB6742704.7384617870423753154939.03.00.76.857%.2991.343.773.791045.00113.3-0.8

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.
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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-
2002 BLU Rk APL 11 9 55.7 4 2 0 52 16 36 5 8.4 2.6 0.8 5.8 0% .275 1.22 4.55 4.36 0 0.00 0.0
2003 BLU Rk APL 11 11 51.3 3 2 0 62 18 46 2 10.9 3.2 0.4 8.1 0% .359 1.56 3.53 3.68 0 0.00 0.0
2004 DEL A SAL 20 17 106.7 8 7 0 97 30 93 9 8.2 2.5 0.8 7.8 0% .291 1.19 3.93 3.29 0 0.00 0.0
2004 FRD A+ CRL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 18.0 3.0 0.0 18.0 0% .667 2.33 0.30 9.00 0 0.00 0.0
2005 FRD A+ CRL 28 27 159.7 12 9 1 139 64 168 11 114 7.8 3.6 0.6 9.5 0% -.489 1.27 3.68 3.49 96 3.08 60.7
2005 BOW AA EAS 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 84 3.9 2.6 0.0 7.7 0% -.333 0.71 2.72 0.00 96 3.46 68.1
2006 BAL MLB AL 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 9 3 0 1 112 27.0 9.0 3.0 0.0 0% .500 4.00 11.52 24.00 150 10.86 221.2
2006 BOW AA EAS 27 26 156.2 13 6 0 165 57 124 13 76 9.5 3.3 0.7 7.1 0% .322 1.42 3.88 4.44 101 5.43 113.9
2007 BAL MLB AL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 103 13.5 9.0 0.0 4.5 0% .375 2.50 5.30 9.00 122 7.95 164.6
2007 NOR AAA INT 26 25 148.0 6 12 0 164 48 109 15 82 10.0 2.9 0.9 6.6 0% .315 1.43 4.23 4.07 105 5.92 121.4
2007 PDD Wnt AFL 7 1 9.7 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 3.7 2.8 0.0 4.6 0% .148 0.72 3.43 0.93 0 0.00 0.0
2008 BAL MLB AL 54 0 68.7 2 4 1 54 28 38 0 105 7.1 3.7 0.0 5.0 0% .255 1.19 3.40 2.23 114 6.07 129.5
2008 NOR AAA INT 1 1 4.0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 84 4.5 2.3 0.0 4.5 0% .167 0.75 3.81 2.25 99 3.31 67.7
2009 BAL MLB AL 64 0 70.0 4 6 10 73 23 49 8 107 9.4 3.0 1.0 6.3 0% .300 1.37 4.33 4.11 106 5.47 117.4
2010 BAL MLB AL 26 0 26.3 1 1 1 32 5 22 2 112 10.9 1.7 0.7 7.5 0% .345 1.41 3.04 3.42 101 3.93 88.6
2010 FRD A+ CRL 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 18.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0% .462 2.00 2.72 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 BOW AA EAS 4 1 5.0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 105 3.6 0.0 1.8 10.8 0% .100 0.40 3.55 1.80 0 0.00 0.0
2010 NOR AAA INT 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .250 1.00 3.29 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ORI Rk GCL 4 4 4.0 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 99 11.3 2.3 2.3 11.3 0% .400 1.50 5.00 6.75 0 0.00 0.0
2011 BAL MLB AL 69 0 91.0 6 5 9 80 21 58 5 106 7.9 2.1 0.5 5.7 0% .268 1.11 3.25 2.67 96 4.31 100.1
2012 BAL MLB AL 71 0 68.7 2 1 51 55 15 41 3 104 7.2 2.0 0.4 5.4 0% .251 1.02 3.20 2.49 97 4.13 94.6
2013 BAL MLB AL 74 0 70.3 3 8 50 72 18 56 5 99 9.2 2.3 0.6 7.2 0% .327 1.28 3.47 2.94 101 4.97 118.9
2014 DET MLB AL 16 0 13.0 1 0 0 9 12 14 0 108 6.2 8.3 0.0 9.7 0% .265 1.62 4.46 6.92 134 7.91 194.0
2014 OAK MLB AL 38 0 40.3 4 2 2 60 23 28 5 94 13.4 5.1 1.1 6.2 0% .390 2.06 5.31 7.14 126 7.04 172.7
2014 TOL AAA INT 4 0 4.7 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 7.7 1.9 0.0 3.9 0% .235 1.07 3.13 3.86 105 3.80 80.5
2015 ATL MLB NL 49 0 48.0 2 3 9 45 14 33 2 92 8.4 2.6 0.4 6.2 0% .295 1.23 3.26 2.25 102 4.92 115.0
2015 LAN MLB NL 23 0 18.7 0 3 1 32 6 17 3 93 15.4 2.9 1.4 8.2 0% .446 2.04 5.03 10.13 99 5.49 128.3
2016 ATL MLB NL 65 0 64.7 2 6 20 57 20 68 3 88 7.9 2.8 0.4 9.5 56% .314 1.19 2.75 3.06 87 3.39 75.0
2016 ROM A SAL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 99 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0% .500 1.00 -0.61 0.00 75 3.37 74.4
2016 GWN AAA INT 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 67% .333 1.00 2.17 0.00 98 4.41 97.3
2017 ATL MLB NL 61 0 56.7 6 3 22 59 25 61 8 9.4 4.0 1.3 9.7 49% .317 1.48 4.23 5.56 99 4.58 97.4
2018 ANA MLB AL 62 1 63.3 5 3 2 64 22 45 9 99 9.1 3.1 1.3 6.4 51% .288 1.36 4.71 3.84 111 5.40 120.5
2018 INL A+ CAL 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 90 27.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 20% .600 3.00 1.75 18.00 92 7.03 148.6
2018 SLC AAA PCL 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 94 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 67% .333 1.00 3.24 0.00 85 3.30 69.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 996 0.5090 0.4518 0.8600 0.6154 0.2822 0.9263 0.7101 0.1400
2009 1108 0.4594 0.4567 0.7747 0.6071 0.3289 0.8544 0.6497 0.2253
2010 417 0.4988 0.4652 0.7990 0.6010 0.3301 0.9120 0.5942 0.2010
2011 1249 0.4988 0.4676 0.7877 0.5987 0.3371 0.8499 0.6777 0.2123
2012 1016 0.4823 0.4154 0.8223 0.5571 0.2833 0.9231 0.6376 0.1777
2013 1094 0.4644 0.4561 0.7936 0.6398 0.2969 0.8769 0.6379 0.2064
2014 954 0.4497 0.4486 0.8131 0.6061 0.3200 0.8923 0.6905 0.1869
2015 1042 0.5058 0.4741 0.8097 0.6186 0.3262 0.8834 0.6667 0.1903
2016 1052 0.5048 0.4154 0.8009 0.5593 0.2687 0.8822 0.6286 0.1991
2017 981 0.4414 0.4128 0.7556 0.5982 0.2664 0.8571 0.5753 0.2444
2018 1017 0.4779 0.4444 0.8230 0.6481 0.2580 0.8952 0.6569 0.1770
Career109260.48060.44580.80320.60470.29910.88410.65110.1968

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
2012-04-23 2012-04-30 DTD 7 6 - General Medical Illness Bacterial Infection - -
2012-02-27 2012-03-14 Camp 16 0 - Low Back Soreness - -
2010-05-28 2010-08-27 60-DL 91 80 Right Elbow Sprain Ulnar Collateral Ligament -
2010-04-07 2010-04-08 DTD 1 1 Right Forearm Strain -
2009-03-12 2009-03-30 Camp 18 0 Right Shoulder Impingement -
2008-09-01 2008-09-28 15-DL 27 24 Right Shoulder Impingement -
2004-08-14 2004-09-05 Minors 22 0 - General Medical Illness Mononucleosis -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2018 ANA $5,000,000
2017 ATL $5,000,000
2016 ATL $2,500,000
2015 ATL $1,600,000
2014 OAK $10,000,000
2013 BAL $6,500,000
2012 BAL $2,625,000
2011 BAL $975,000
2010 BAL $440,000
2009 BAL $420,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$35,060,000
10 yrTotal$35,060,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 161 dMoye Sports2 years/$10M (2017-18)

Details
  • 2 years/$10M (2017-18). Signed extension with Atlanta 10/12/16. $1M signing bonus. 17:$4.5M, 18:$4.5M. Performance bonuses: $0.25M each for 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games finished. Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Atlanta 11/30/17.
  • 1 year/$2.5M (2016). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 11/30/15. Performance bonuses: $70,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 games. $75,000 each for 25, 30, 35, 40 games finished. $0.15M each for 45, 50, 55, 60 GF.
  • 1 year/$1.6M (2015). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 12/3/14. May earn additional $0.9M in performance bonuses. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Atlanta 7/30/15. DFA by LA Dodgers, refused assignment 10/14/15.
  • 1 year/$10M (2014). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/16/14 (avoided arbitration). DFA by Oakland 7/24/14. Released 8/1/14. Signed by Detroit as a free agent 8/5/14 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Detroit 8/17/14.
  • 1 year/$6.5M (2013). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/8/13 (avoided arbitration, $7.1M-$5.7M). Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 50, 55 games finished. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Baltimore 12/3/13.
  • 1 year/$2.625M (2012). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/16/12 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.975M (2011). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/18/11 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$0.44M (2010). Re-signed by Baltimore 3/9/10.
  • 1 year/$0.42M (2009). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/23/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/22/08.
  • 1 year (2007). Re-signed by Baltimore 2/07.
  • 1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Baltimore 11/05.
  • Drafted by Baltimore 2001 (5-143) (Union-Endicott HS, Endicott, NY).

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 10.8 0 10.9 74 0 72.4 61 25 60 8 .259 1.18 3.65 3.75 -5.8 -0.6
80o 9.7 0 9.7 67 0 66.2 60 24 55 8 .273 1.26 4.03 4.16 -8.2 -0.9
70o 8.9 0 8.9 63 0 61.9 59 24 51 8 .283 1.33 4.31 4.45 -9.6 -1.0
60o 8.3 0 8.2 59 0 58.3 58 23 48 8 .291 1.39 4.55 4.71 -10.6 -1.2
50o 7.7 0 7.6 56 0 55.0 56 23 45 8 .299 1.44 4.79 4.95 -11.4 -1.2
40o 7.2 0 7.1 53 0 51.8 55 22 43 8 .307 1.50 5.02 5.2 -12.1 -1.3
30o 6.6 0 6.5 49 0 48.4 54 22 40 7 .316 1.56 5.27 5.47 -12.7 -1.4
20o 5.9 0 5.8 45 0 44.5 52 21 37 7 .326 1.64 5.57 5.79 -13.2 -1.4
10o 5.1 0 5 40 0 39.3 49 20 32 7 .340 1.75 6.00 6.25 -13.6 -1.5
Weighted Mean7.607.655054.45522458.2971.434.754.92-11.1-1.2

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, Jim Johnson threw 11,063 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2018, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2018, he relied primarily on his Sinker (93mph) and Curve (79mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (93mph). He also rarely threw a Change (88mph).