1973
Born October 27, 1973
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Jason Johnson Notable
b. October 27, 1973 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1997, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998, Baltimore Orioles 1999–2003, Detroit Tigers 2004–2005, Cleveland Indians 2006, Boston Red Sox 2006, Cincinnati Reds 2006, Los Angeles Dodgers 2008
Jason Johnson played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1999 to 2003.
He went 56 and 100 with a 4.99 earned run average, pitching 1,357 innings in 255 games. He struck out 810 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 255 games he batted .094, with 3 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 home run.
He was born in Santa Barbara, CA, USA on October 27, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2004 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | TBD | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | BAL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | BAL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | BAL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 2002 | BAL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | BAL | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 2004 | DET | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | DET | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2006 | BOS/CIN/CLE | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | LAD | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 255 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .094 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 1998 | TBD | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 60.0 | 74 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 5.70 |
| 1999 | BAL | 8 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 115.1 | 120 | 70 | 55 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 2000 | BAL | 1 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 107.2 | 119 | 84 | 61 | 79 | 7.02 |
| 2001 | BAL | 10 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 196.0 | 194 | 89 | 77 | 114 | 4.09 |
| 2002 | BAL | 5 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 131.1 | 141 | 67 | 41 | 97 | 4.59 |
| 2003 | BAL | 10 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 189.2 | 216 | 88 | 80 | 118 | 4.18 |
| 2004 | DET | 8 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 196.2 | 222 | 112 | 60 | 125 | 5.13 |
| 2005 | DET | 8 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 210.0 | 233 | 106 | 49 | 93 | 4.54 |
| 2006 | BOS/CIN/CLE | 3 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 115.0 | 160 | 78 | 35 | 54 | 6.10 |
| 2008 | LAD | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 29.1 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 5.22 |
| Career | — | 56 | 100 | 255 | 221 | 0 | 1357.0 | 1521 | 753 | 498 | 810 | 4.99 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson made a major-league debut on August 27, 1997.
2008
Final major-league game: Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson played a final major-league game on September 26, 2008.