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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date12-7-1990
Height6' 3"
Weight250 lbs
Age33 years, 4 months, 12 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-0.22015
2016
-0.12017
-1.12018
0.02019
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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
2015 BOS MLB 1 1 4.3 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 107 6.2 8.3 0.0 6.2 0% .250 1.62 4.48 8.31 150 8.54 199.6 -0.2
2017 BOS MLB 5 5 27.0 2 0 0 32 8 21 5 105 10.7 2.7 1.7 7.0 38% .310 1.48 4.88 4.33 114 5.98 127.3 -0.1
2018 BOS MLB 38 13 99.3 4 5 0 104 38 87 16 107 9.4 3.4 1.4 7.9 38% .301 1.43 4.71 4.17 112 6.16 137.6 -1.1
2019 BOS MLB 21 7 40.3 1 3 0 53 23 31 6 104 11.8 5.1 1.3 6.9 43% .353 1.88 5.35 6.02 121 8.15 167.2 -1.1
CareerMLB6526171.0790192731422710610.13.81.47.539%.3161.554.884.741166.66144.6-2.6

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-
2012 LOW A- NYP 4 4 5.7 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 89 3.2 1.6 0.0 6.4 0% .143 0.53 2.44 0.00 89 2.68 55.9
2013 GRN A SAL 15 15 69.0 1 6 0 50 28 69 4 98 6.5 3.7 0.5 9.0 0% .251 1.13 3.62 2.87 94 3.00 65.2
2013 SLM A+ CAR 2 2 11.0 1 0 0 9 5 8 0 110 7.4 4.1 0.0 6.5 0% .281 1.27 3.25 1.64 95 3.95 85.9
2013 RSX Rk GCL 2 2 5.0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 96 1.8 3.6 0.0 12.6 0% .125 0.60 1.85 0.00 87 2.02 44.0
2014 SLM A+ CAR 5 5 25.7 3 1 0 23 7 33 0 102 8.1 2.5 0.0 11.6 0% .333 1.17 1.75 3.86 68 3.34 70.8
2014 PME AA EAS 20 20 118.0 10 2 0 78 32 99 6 102 5.9 2.4 0.5 7.6 0% .229 0.93 3.14 1.75 88 2.61 55.2
2015 BOS MLB AL 1 1 4.3 0 1 0 3 4 3 0 107 6.2 8.3 0.0 6.2 0% .250 1.62 4.48 8.31 150 8.54 199.6
2015 PAW AAA INT 18 18 96.0 9 6 0 74 32 90 6 87 6.9 3.0 0.6 8.4 0% .264 1.10 3.21 2.53 88 3.01 66.0
2016 LOW A- NYP 2 2 11.0 0 0 0 7 2 11 0 113 5.7 1.6 0.0 9.0 37% .259 0.82 1.81 0.00 76 2.66 58.7
2016 PAW AAA INT 15 15 77.0 5 6 0 74 36 54 9 99 8.6 4.2 1.1 6.3 36% .284 1.43 4.72 4.09 117 5.09 112.4
2016 RSX Rk GCL 2 2 7.0 0 1 0 7 2 9 0 89 9.0 2.6 0.0 11.6 33% .389 1.29 1.59 3.86 82 4.49 99.1
2017 BOS MLB AL 5 5 27.0 2 0 0 32 8 21 5 105 10.7 2.7 1.7 7.0 38% .310 1.48 4.88 4.33 114 5.98 127.3
2017 LOW A- NYP 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 84 6.8 6.8 0.0 13.5 100% .333 1.50 3.80 3.38 83 2.61 55.6
2017 PAW AAA INT 17 17 90.3 3 4 0 82 28 70 10 96 8.2 2.8 1.0 7.0 39% .271 1.22 4.19 3.09 104 3.68 78.3
2018 BOS MLB AL 38 13 99.3 4 5 0 104 38 87 16 107 9.4 3.4 1.4 7.9 38% .301 1.43 4.71 4.17 112 6.16 137.6
2019 BOS MLB AL 21 7 40.3 1 3 0 53 23 31 6 104 11.8 5.1 1.3 6.9 43% .353 1.88 5.35 6.02 121 8.15 167.2
2019 PME AA EAS 3 2 6.0 0 1 0 11 3 7 1 96 16.5 4.5 1.5 10.5 43% .455 2.33 4.50 10.50 101 7.91 162.7
2019 PAW AAA INT 6 3 14.7 1 0 0 13 8 19 1 86 8.0 4.9 0.6 11.7 48% .375 1.43 3.76 3.68 88 4.71 97.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2015 87 0.4023 0.3563 0.8065 0.4857 0.2692 0.8824 0.7143 0.1935
2017 451 0.4767 0.4812 0.8249 0.6000 0.3729 0.9225 0.6818 0.1751
2018 1709 0.4506 0.4418 0.7854 0.6052 0.3078 0.8970 0.6055 0.2146
2019 772 0.4430 0.3977 0.7720 0.5965 0.2395 0.8578 0.6019 0.2280
Career30190.45120.43390.78850.59880.29890.89040.61910.2115

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
2013-06-04 2013-07-21 Minors 47 0 - Not Disclosed - -
2012-08-19 2012-09-05 Minors 17 17 - Not Disclosed - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 BOS $575,000
2018 BOS $548,000
2017 BOS $
2016 BOS $
2015 BOS $
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$1,123,000
2 yrTotal$1,123,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 43 dJet Sports1 year (2020)

Details
  • 1 year (2020). Re-signed by Boston (minor-league contract). Released by Boston 8/11/20.
  • 1 year/$575,000 (2019). Re-signed by Boston 3/19. Sent outright to Triple-A by Boston 11/25/19.
  • 1 year/$0.548M (2018). Re-signed by Boston 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Boston 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Re-signed by Boston 3/2/16.
  • 1 year (2015). Contract selected by Boston 7/11/15.
  • Drafted by Boston 2012 (1s-31) (Florida). $1.575M signing bonus (slot amount).

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 0 0 0 0 13.2 10 5 12 2 .245 1.13 3.44 3.74 0.0 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 8.6 7 3 8 1 .258 1.20 3.81 4.14 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 5 2 5 1 .266 1.26 4.07 4.42 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 2 0 .274 1.31 4.30 4.67 -0.1 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .281 1.36 4.52 4.91 -0.1 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Brian Johnson threw 3,016 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2019, including pitches thrown in . In 2019, he relied primarily on his Curve (75mph), Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (78mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (88mph), Change (83mph) and Cutter (83mph).