John Henry Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: August 21, 1956 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sonoma HS (Sonoma, CA).

High School: Sonoma HS (Sonoma, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1978 (Age 21-232d, 14,014th in major league history)
vs. SEA 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: June 29, 1987 (Age 30-312d)
vs. DET 3.2 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: John Henry Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.90

214

602.2

407

WHIP

1.386

Summary of 60 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 20 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	31
TEX	16
BOS	10
MIL	3

Platoon
vs RHB	52
vs LHB	8

Home/Road
Home	32
Away	28

Outs
2	21
1	20
0	19

13 Opps
DET	11
CAL	7
CLE	7
BAL	6
NYY	5
MIL	5
TOR	4
CHW	4
MIN	3
BOS	3
KCR	2
OAK	2
TEX	1

49 Batters
John Wockenfuss	3
Chet Lemon	3
Lance Parrish	3
Reggie Jackson	2
Don Baylor	2
Gary Alexander	2
Gary Roenicke	2
Rick Bosetti	2
Bobby Grich	1
Joe Rudi	1
Carney Lansford	1
Richie Zisk	1
Hal McRae	1
Roy Smalley	1
Rick Dempsey	1
Graig Nettles	1
Doug DeCinces	1
Kiko Garcia	1
George Brett	1
Larry Herndon	1
Lou Whitaker	1
Eric Soderholm	1
Lee May	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Sixto Lezcano	1
Toby Harrah	1
Paul Molitor	1
Brian Downing	1
Julio Franco	1
Willie Horton	1
Dick Davis	1
Don Money	1
Tony Pérez	1
Dave Kingman	1
Tom Brookens	1
Otto Vélez	1
Tom Brunansky	1
Mickey Rivers	1
Rick Cerone	1
Lynn Jones	1
Bo Díaz	1
Butch Hobson	1
Rance Mulliniks	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Roy White	1
Joe Carter	1
Mickey Klutts	1
Rich Dauer	1
Jim Wohlford	1

13 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	20
Fenway Pk (BOS)	11
Tiger Stad (DET)	6
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Arlington St (ARL)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	35
9	6
8	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	7
123	6
12-	4
-2-	2
1-3	2
--3	1

100 Runs
RISP	15
0 on	38
1 on	10
2 on	6
3 on	6
Any on	22

Inning
1	9
2	12
3	3
4	7
5	13
6	5
7	3
8	5
9	3

1-3	24
4-6	25
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	8
+1	9
Tied	19
-1	6
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	3

Ahead	24
Tied	19
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	10
LF	9
3B	9
C	8
CF	7
RF	6
SS	4
1B	3
2B	3
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	13
7th	12
4th	9
2nd	6
3rd	5
9th	5
6th	5
1st	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1978-04-16	Don Baylor	CAL	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	5	7	15%	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1978-04-28	Willie Horton	CLE	@	OAK	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	6	DH	14%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1978-05-12	Lance Parrish	DET		OAK	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	2	7	2	20%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Wockenfuss Scores/unER; L. Parrish Scores/unER
4	4	4	1	1978-06-04	Reggie Jackson	NYY	@	OAK	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	10%	39%		Home Run
5	5	5	1	1978-06-08	Brian Downing	CAL	@	OAK	behind 0-3	t 5	1	12-	3	9	2	28%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Jackson Scores; D. Chalk Scores
6	6	6	2	1978-06-08	Carney Lansford	CAL	@	OAK	tied 3-3	t 5	2	---	1	2	DH	16%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1978-06-13	Roy White	NYY		OAK	behind 0-1	b 3	2	---	1	2	7	13%	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1978-06-18	Rick Dempsey	BAL		OAK	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	9	2	16%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	1978-07-13	Gary Alexander	CLE	@	OAK	behind 1-4	t 6	1	1--	2	5	DH	17%	29%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Bell Scores/unER
10	10	10	1	1978-07-26	Eric Soderholm	CHW		OAK	behind 2-6	b 6	1	---	1	4	5	5%	12%		Home Run
11	11	11	1	1978-07-30	Bo Díaz	CLE		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	1	9	2	8%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	1978-08-25	Mickey Rivers	NYY		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	11%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	13	2	1978-08-25	Reggie Jackson	NYY		OAK	tied 1-1	b 6	2	123	4	7	9	35%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Randolph Scores; L. Piniella Scores; G. Nettles Scores
14	14	14	1	1978-09-08	Richie Zisk	TEX	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	6	DH	11%	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	15	1	1978-09-13	Hal McRae	KCR		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	-2-	2	2	DH	6%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Brett Scores
16	16	16	1	1978-09-25	Chet Lemon	CHW		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	8	11%	62%		Home Run
17	17	17	1	1978-09-30	Don Money	MIL	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	3	11%	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	18	2	1978-09-30	Sixto Lezcano	MIL	@	OAK	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	12-	3	5	9	20%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Bando Scores; L. Hisle Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1979-04-13	Rance Mulliniks	CAL	@	OAK	ahead 4-0	t 5	0	---	1	9	6	4%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	2	2	1979-04-13	Joe Rudi	CAL	@	OAK	ahead 6-0	t 5	2	--3	2	5	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lansford Scores
21	21	3	1	1979-04-29	Kiko Garcia	BAL	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	2	9	6	20%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Dempsey Scores
22	22	4	2	1979-04-29	Lee May	BAL	@	OAK	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	---	1	4	DH	13%	73%		Home Run (LF-CF)
23	23	5	3	1979-04-29	Rich Dauer	BAL	@	OAK	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	---	1	2	5	8%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	6	1	1979-05-10	Gary Roenicke	BAL		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	7	10%	79%		Home Run
25	25	7	1	1979-05-19	Dick Davis	MIL	@	OAK	behind 0-3	t 2	0	---	1	4	DH	8%	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	8	2	1979-05-19	Paul Molitor	MIL	@	OAK	behind 1-9	t 5	1	---	1	7	4	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	9	3	1979-05-19	Jim Wohlford	MIL	@	OAK	behind 2-9	t 5	1	---	1	8	7	1%	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	10	1	1979-05-23	Chet Lemon	CHW		OAK	tied 1-1	b 5	1	12-	3	3	8	26%	87%		Home Run; J. Moore Scores; C. Washington Scores; C. Lemon Scores
29	29	11	1	1979-05-28	Roy Smalley	MIN		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	6	16%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Randall Scores
30	30	12	1	1979-06-03	Lance Parrish	DET	@	OAK	ahead 1-0	t 7	0	---	1	5	2	12%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	13	1	1979-06-08	Rick Bosetti	TOR	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	7	8	11%	48%		Home Run
32	32	14	1	1979-06-19	Bobby Grich	CAL		TEX	behind 0-2	b 5	1	---	1	6	4	13%	38%		Home Run (Deep CF)
33	33	15	1	1979-07-06	Rick Cerone	TOR	@	TEX	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1-3	3	7	2	29%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Howell Scores; J. Mayberry Scores
34	34	16	1	1979-07-20	Chet Lemon	CHW	@	TEX	tied 1-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	8	18%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lemon Scores
35	35	17	1	1979-07-25	Otto Vélez	TOR		TEX	tied 1-1	b 1	2	1--	2	5	9	18%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carty Scores
36	36	18	2	1979-07-25	Rick Bosetti	TOR		TEX	ahead 3-1	b 2	0	---	1	7	8	7%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	19	1	1979-07-30	John Wockenfuss	DET	@	TEX	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	7	DH	8%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	20	1	1979-08-04	Toby Harrah	CLE		TEX	tied 0-0	b 1	2	123	4	6	5	27%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Hargrove Scores; B. Bonds Scores; A. Thornton Scores
39	39	21	2	1979-08-04	Gary Alexander	CLE		TEX	ahead 4-0	b 1	2	---	1	7	2	5%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	22	1	1979-08-08 (2)	John Wockenfuss	DET		TEX	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	10%	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	23	2	1979-08-08 (2)	Lynn Jones	DET		TEX	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	---	1	1	8	10%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	24	3	1979-08-08 (2)	John Wockenfuss	DET		TEX	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	123	4	5	7	17%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Trammell Scores; S. Kemp Scores; J. Morales Scores
43	43	25	1	1979-09-01	Butch Hobson	BOS		TEX	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	1	7	5	12%	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1980-07-23	Tony Pérez	BOS		TEX	behind 3-4	b 7	0	---	1	4	3	22%	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	2	1	1980-09-16	Mickey Klutts	OAK	@	TEX	behind 0-2	t 9	1	1--	2	4	PH	36%	44%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Murphy Scores/unER
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1981-04-12	Graig Nettles	NYY		TEX	behind 3-6	b 8	1	---	1	7	5	6%	10%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	2	1	1981-05-19	Tom Brookens	DET		TEX	ahead 11-0	b 8	1	1-3	3	8	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Parrish Scores; A. Cowens Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1983-05-20	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	BOS	ahead 6-4	t 9	0	1--	2	5	5	5%	98%		Home Run; K. Hrbek Scores/unER
49	49	2	2	1983-05-20	Tom Brunansky	MIN	@	BOS	ahead 8-4	t 9	0	-2-	2	7	9	1%	100%		Home Run; M. Hatcher Scores
50	50	3	1	1983-09-13 (2)	Gary Roenicke	BAL	@	BOS	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	123	4	6	7	8%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Landrum Scores; E. Murray Scores; A. Bumbry Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1984-04-24	Doug DeCinces	CAL	@	BOS	behind 4-6	t 5	0	---	1	4	5	11%	36%		Home Run
52	52	2	1	1984-05-26	George Brett	KCR	@	BOS	ahead 8-7	t 8	2	12-	3	3	5	22%	96%		Home Run; W. Wilson Scores/unER; P. Sheridan Scores/unER; G. Brett Scores/Team unER
53	53	3	1	1984-07-28	Lou Whitaker	DET		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	4	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run
54	54	4	1	1984-08-07 (2)	Larry Herndon	DET	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	7	11%	58%		Home Run
55	55	5	2	1984-08-07 (2)	Lance Parrish	DET	@	BOS	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	2	11%	73%		Home Run
56	56	6	3	1984-08-07 (2)	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	BOS	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	9	9%	79%		Home Run
57	57	7	1	1984-09-02	Julio Franco	CLE		BOS	ahead 4-3	b 8	2	123	4	2	6	12%	99%		Home Run; M. Hall Scores; C. Bando Scores; M. Hargrove Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1986-07-20 (2)	Dave Kingman	OAK		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	---	1	5	DH	12%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	2	1	1986-09-04	Joe Carter	CLE	@	MIL	ahead 5-0	t 4	2	123	4	4	3	6%	99%		Home Run; B. Jacoby Scores; A. Allanson Scores; B. Butler Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1987-06-22	Don Baylor	BOS		MIL	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	5	DH	10%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)