Josh Johnson

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Joshua Michael Johnson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 7", Weight 240 lb.

Debut September 10, 2005
Born January 31, 1984 in Minneapolis, MN USA

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Josh Johnson made his debut in 2005 and went 12-7 in 2006.

He was picked by the Florida Marlins in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft. In 2002 in the minors, he went 2-2 split between the rookie league and low Single A. After spending a couple seasons in higher Single A leagues in 2003 and 2004, he impressed in 2005 in Double A with Carolina in the Southern League, going 12-4.

He had no decisions in his first major league season, getting 10 strikeouts but also giving up 10 walks in 12 1/3 innings. In 2006, he posted a 3.10 ERA as one of the ten youngest players in the league. His career was then derailed by injury, limiting him to 4 starts in 2007. However, he came back strong in 2008, going 7-1, 3.61 in 14 starts, and in 2009, joined the elite of National League starters, being named to the All-Star team and posting a record of 15-5 with 191 strikeouts in 209 innings, with a 3.23 ERA.

He is one of more than 100 major league players who have had the last name "Johnson", including two Hall of Fame players - Walter Johnson and Judy Johnson.