Jason Johnson
[edit] Biography
Born on October 27, 1973 in Santa Barbara, California, Jason Johnson (Jason Michael Johnson) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career. Johnson broke into the bigs on August 27, 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.70 ERA in 60 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jason Johnson's best season was 2003, when he posted a 4.18 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 118 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 5.70
| 36
| 38
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 74
| 9
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 21
| 8
| 7
| 5.46
| 71
| 74
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115.1
| 120
| 16
| 55
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 13
| 1
| 10
| 7.02
| 79
| 95
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 107.2
| 119
| 21
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 12
| 4.09
| 114
| 109
| 89
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 194
| 28
| 77
| 3
| 9
| 13
|
| 2002
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 22
| 5
| 14
| 4.59
| 97
| 68
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 131.1
| 141
| 19
| 41
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 10
| 4.18
| 118
| 100
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 189.2
| 216
| 22
| 80
| 8
| 7
| 10
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| 33
| 33
| 8
| 15
| 5.13
| 125
| 121
| 112
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 196.2
| 222
| 22
| 60
| 3
| 7
| 5
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 33
| 33
| 8
| 13
| 4.54
| 93
| 117
| 106
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 233
| 23
| 49
| 4
| 17
| 6
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 8
| 5.96
| 32
| 55
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 108
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 2
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.12
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 7.36
| 18
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29.1
| 41
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 24
| 20
| 3
| 12
| 6.10
| 54
| 86
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 160
| 14
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 5
|
| 2006
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 20
| 3
| 12
| 6.35
| 50
| 81
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 106.1
| 149
| 13
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.30
| 7
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 232
| 219
| 55
| 98
| 5.00
| 783
| 803
| 729
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1313
| 1468
| 173
| 485
| 22
| 62
| 54
|
| Total
|
|
| 239
| 219
| 55
| 98
| 4.99
| 790
| 812
| 736
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1327.2
| 1489
| 176
| 486
| 22
| 62
| 55
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| P
| 13
| 13
| 60
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 21
| 115.1
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 1
| 0
| .882
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 13
| 107.2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 196
| 4
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 19
| 1
| .833
|
| 2002
| BAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 131.1
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 189.2
| 8
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 6
| 0
| .914
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 196.2
| 10
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 210
| 10
| 32
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 8
| 0
| .913
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| P
| 14
| 14
| 77
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 8.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 29.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| P
| 24
| 20
| 115
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 2006
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 106.1
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 239
| 219
| 1327.2
| 56
| 129
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 157
| 51
| 2
| .916
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1997
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| DET
| A
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .500
| .500
| 2.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 232
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .125
| .192
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 239
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .120
| .185
| .240
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 21, 1992).
- Selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Pittsburgh Pirates (14th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 18, 1997).
- Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Danny Clyburn and a player to be named later (March 29, 1999); Tampa Bay Devil Rays received Angel Volquez (April 22, 1999).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 30, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 3, 2006).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Boston Red Sox (June 21, 2006).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 28, 2006).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (August 31, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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