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Pierce Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: May 10, 1991 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faith Christian Academy (Arvada, CO) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (43rd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).

High School: Faith Christian Academy (Arvada, CO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 2 yrs/$14.25M (24-25) & 26 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 4.137 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Pierce William Johnson

Nicknames: PJ

Twitter: @PJStiz

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

1.8

ERA

3.42

3.97

234

26.1

226.2

286

WHIP

1.329

1.372

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-31	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	3	0	1	2	1	0
2	2018-04-03	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Seattle Mariners	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	25	16	5	1	1	4	0	0
3	2018-04-07	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	10-11		2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	16	2	2	4	2	0	0
4	2018-04-08	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	10-10	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	15	3	3	1	3	2	0
5	2018-04-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	15	6	4	0	1	0	0
6	2018-04-13	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	8	3	2	0	1	0	0
7	2018-04-14	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	1	3	2	0	0	0
8	2018-04-20	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13	4	2	1	3	1	0
9	2018-04-25	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Washington Nationals	4-5		1.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	23	18	3	2	4	3	2	0
10	2018-04-27	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	4-5		1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	27	17	2	1	2	3	0	1
11	2018-04-30	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	9-9	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	8	0	3	3	0	0	0
12	2018-05-02	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	14	3	6	1	3	1	1
13	2018-05-05	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Atlanta Braves	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	0	0	0	2	1	0
14	2018-05-07	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	11	4	2	3	1	1	0
15	2018-05-09	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Philadelphia Phillies	5-6		0.2	3	6	6	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	35	17	6	2	3	2	0	0
16	2018-05-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-5		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	1	1	1	1	0	1
17	2018-05-14	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Cincinnati Reds	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
18	2018-05-15	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Cincinnati Reds	5-5	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	5	1	1	1	1	0
19	2018-05-17	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	11-12	L	1.1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	32	16	3	2	2	1	1	0
20	2018-05-19	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	13	2	5	1	1	1	0
21	2018-05-22	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Houston Astros	5-6		1.1	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	32	16	8	1	2	2	1	0
22	2018-05-27	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Chicago Cubs	4-6		3.0	5	3	3	1	1	1	0	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	56	38	7	4	3	10	5	0
23	2018-06-04	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Arizona Diamondbacks	6-7	W	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	19	5	3	1	3	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-PCL
24	2018-06-07	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Oklahoma City Dodgers	8-9		2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	17	15	2	4	2	2	0	0
25	2018-06-10	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Colorado Springs Sky Sox	6-7		1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	26	17	5	2	0	4	2	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
26	2018-06-15	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	31	15	1	2	2	5	4	1
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-PCL
27	2018-06-18	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	New Orleans Baby Cakes	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	3	0	2	0	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
28	2018-06-22	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	9-9		0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
29	2018-06-28	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Colorado Rockies	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	6	2	0	0	2	0	1
30	2018-07-01	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	5-7		2.1	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	20	6	5	0	6	1	2
31	2018-07-03	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Colorado Rockies	6-7		1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	30	18	7	2	2	2	1	1
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-PCL
32	2018-07-06	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Reno Aces	8-9	S	1.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	26	19	5	2	1	7	4	1
33	2018-07-13	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Salt Lake Bees	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	1	4	0	1	0	1
34	2018-07-16	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Fresno Grizzlies	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	20	12	4	3	1	2	0	1
35	2018-07-19	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Fresno Grizzlies	6-7		1.2	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	41	22	9	5	0	0	0	0
36	2018-07-22	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	El Paso Chihuahuas	5-6		2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	30	19	5	6	2	2	1	0
37	2018-07-25	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Omaha Storm Chasers	9-9		1.0	3	3	3	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	25	19	5	4	2	3	3	0
38	2018-07-27	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Iowa Cubs	8-9		1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	18	11	7	1	1	0	0	0
39	2018-07-29	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Iowa Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	6	1	1	0	2	0	1
40	2018-08-01	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Memphis Redbirds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	12	1	1	2	1	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
41	2018-08-04	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	37	25	8	2	1	3	1	0
42	2018-08-09	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Pittsburgh Pirates	9-9		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	20	11	4	2	2	2	0	0
43	2018-08-10	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	28	19	2	1	1	2	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-PCL
44	2018-08-19	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Albuquerque Isotopes	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	2	1	0	2	1	0
45	2018-08-22	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Fresno Grizzlies	8-9		0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	9	5	1	0	2	2	0
46	2018-08-25	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Las Vegas 51s	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	12	5	3	2	0	0	0
47	2018-08-28	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats		Albuquerque Isotopes	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	16	5	6	1	2	0	1
48	2018-08-31	AAA-PCL	Sacramento River Cats	@	Las Vegas 51s	6-7		2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	29	22	2	5	1	5	3	1
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-NL
49	2018-09-03	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	24	13	3	5	1	0	0	0
50	2018-09-11	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Atlanta Braves	7-7		0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
51	2018-09-19	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	San Diego Padres	4-5		1.2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	21	6	7	2	1	1	0
52	2018-09-23	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants	@	St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	11	4	1	0	2	1	0
53	2018-09-26	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		San Diego Padres	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	15	4	3	0	2	0	1
54	2018-09-30	Maj-NL	San Francisco Giants		Los Angeles Dodgers	3-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	54	278	243	37	53	11	3	6	9	0	32	66	.218	.307	.362	.669	.272	88	5	0	1	2	1

Home	29	136	117	17	25	5	0	2	4	0	18	32	.214	.319	.308	.626	.277	36	4	0	1	0	1
Away	25	142	126	20	28	6	3	4	5	0	14	34	.222	.296	.413	.709	.267	52	1	0	0	2	0

March	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
April	10	52	47	4	9	3	0	1	1	0	5	9	.192	.269	.319	.588	.216	15	1	0	0	0	1
May	11	59	49	15	14	3	2	1	1	0	8	9	.286	.373	.490	.863	.317	24	1	0	0	2	0
June	7	36	31	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	8	.129	.229	.161	.390	.174	5	1	0	1	0	0
July	10	62	55	7	10	0	1	1	4	0	7	21	.182	.274	.273	.547	.273	15	1	0	0	0	0
August	9	44	39	6	10	3	0	2	0	0	5	10	.256	.341	.487	.828	.296	19	1	0	0	0	0
September	6	22	19	2	6	1	0	1	3	0	3	9	.316	.409	.526	.935	.556	10	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	54	278	243	37	53	11	3	6	9	0	32	66	.218	.307	.362	.669	.272	88	5	0	1	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	52	165	145		32	8	2	5			18	35	.221	.305	.407	.712	.255	59	3	0	1	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	49	113	98		21	3	1	1			14	31	.214	.310	.296	.606	.299	29	2	0	0	1	1

Bases Empty	48	142	124		26	5	3	3			18	35	.210	.310	.371	.681	.267	46	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	46	136	119		27	6	0	3			14	31	.227	.304	.353	.657	.276	42	5	0	1	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	50	135	118		25	5	1	4			15	37	.212	.296	.373	.669	.266	44	2	0	0	2	1
vs. Older Batters	49	143	125		28	6	2	2			17	29	.224	.317	.352	.669	.277	44	3	0	1	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	2	.600	4.88	54	0	4	66.1	53	37	36	6	32	1	66	0	0	0	278	1.281	9.0	2.06

Home	3	2	.600	4.73	29	0	1	32.1	25	17	17	2	18	1	32	0	0	0	136	1.330	8.9	1.78
Away	0	0		5.03	25	0	3	34.0	28	20	19	4	14	0	34	0	0	0	142	1.235	9.0	2.43

March	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0
April	1	1	.500	2.77	10	0	0	13.0	9	4	4	1	5	1	9	0	0	0	52	1.077	6.2	1.80
May	1	1	.500	10.13	11	0	0	13.1	14	15	15	1	8	0	9	0	0	0	59	1.650	6.1	1.13
June	1	0	1.000	2.89	7	0	0	9.1	4	3	3	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	36	0.857	7.7	2.00
July	0	0		3.68	10	0	3	14.2	10	7	6	1	7	0	21	0	0	0	62	1.159	12.9	3.00
August	0	0		5.06	9	0	1	10.2	10	6	6	2	5	0	10	0	0	0	44	1.406	8.4	2.00
September	0	0		4.15	6	0	0	4.1	6	2	2	1	3	0	9	0	0	0	22	2.077	18.7	3.00

As Reliever	3	2	.600	4.88	54	0	4	66.1	53	37	36	6	32	1	66	0	0	0	278	1.281	9.0	2.06

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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