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Dave Johnson

David Charles Johnson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: October 4, 1948 in Abilene, TX
High School: Cooper HS (Abilene, TX)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1974 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Twins/Orioles 1974-1978

Final Game: May 10, 1978 (Age 29)
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Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1967	18	BAL-min	Rk	3	1	.750	3.64	13	6					47.0	45	26	19	5	33								1.660	8.6	1.0	6.3			BLD · APPY
1968	19	BAL-min	A-	4	8	.333	3.92	17	13		1	0		78.0	79	45	34	9	38	0	80	2	1	17			1.500	9.1	1.0	4.4	9.2	2.11	ABD · NORL
1969	20	BAL-min	A-	6	2	.750	2.36	27	2		0	0	8	61.0	53	18	16	2	30	8	69	3	0	1			1.361	7.8	0.3	4.4	10.2	2.30	ABD · NORL
1970	21	BAL-min	A	4	4	.500	2.72	31	2		0	0	0	76.0	56	35	23	2	33	2	81	4	1	6			1.171	6.6	0.2	3.9	9.6	2.45	STK · CALL
1971	22	BAL-min	A	13	12	.520	4.04	34	17		9	1	4	158.0	137	92	71	14	75	9	165	1	0	15			1.342	7.8	0.8	4.3	9.4	2.20	STK · CALL
1972	23	BAL-min	AA	7	4	.636	3.77	50	0		0	0	9	98.0	91	52	41	10	32	7	89	3	1	1			1.255	8.4	0.9	2.9	8.2	2.78	AVL · SOUL
1973	24	BAL-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.18	49	0		0	0	9	102.0	87	42	36	10	51	9	83	1	1	2			1.353	7.7	0.9	4.5	7.3	1.63	ROC · IL
1974	25	BAL-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.36	35	0		0	0	7	80.0	51	25	21	6	32	3	76	2	0	2			1.038	5.7	0.7	3.6	8.6	2.38	ROC · IL
1974	25	BAL	AL	2	2	.500	2.93	11	0	6	0	0	2	15.1	17	5	5	1	5	3	6	0	0	0	67	121	1.435	10.0	0.6	2.9	3.5	1.20
1975	26	BAL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	5.67	28	0		0	0	5	46.0	54	35	29	9	25	2	39	0	0	1			1.717	10.6	1.8	4.9	7.6	1.56	ROC · IL
1975	26	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	4.15	6	0	3	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	4	0	7	1	4	0	0	1	41	89	1.731	8.3	0.0	7.3	4.2	0.57

1976	27	BAL-min	AAA	11	5	.688	2.80	36	0		0	0	7	74.0	65	28	23	3	28	6	44	0	0	5			1.257	7.9	0.4	3.4	5.4	1.57	ROC · IL
1977	28	OAK-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	0.60	8	0		0	0	1	15.0	10	1	1	0	8	2	12	0	0	0			1.200	6.0	0.0	4.8	7.2	1.50	SJO · PCL
1977	28	MIN	AL	2	5	.286	4.58	30	6	16	0	0	0	72.2	86	42	37	7	23	1	33	5	0	4	320	88	1.500	10.7	0.9	2.8	4.1	1.43
1978	29	MIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500	9.00	4	0		0	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0			2.500	18.0	2.2	4.5	0.0	0.00	TOL · IL
1978	29	MIN	AL	0	2	.000	7.50	6	1	4	0	0	0	12.0	15	11	10	1	9	0	7	0	0	3	58	53	2.000	11.3	0.8	6.8	5.3	0.78
4 Yrs				4	10	.286	4.64	53	7	29	0	0	2	108.2	126	62	56	9	44	5	50	5	0	8	486	84	1.564	10.4	0.7	3.6	4.1	1.14
162 Game Avg.				5	11	.286	4.64	60	8	33	0	0	2	123	143	70	63	10	50	6	57	6	0	9	551	84	1.564	10.4	0.7	3.6	4.1	1.14

MIN (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	5.00	36	7	20	0	0	0	84.2	101	53	47	8	32	1	40	5	0	7	378	80	1.571	10.7	0.9	3.4	4.3	1.25
BAL (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	3.38	17	0	9	0	0	2	24.0	25	9	9	1	12	4	10	0	0	1	108	107	1.542	9.4	0.4	4.5	3.8	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1974	25	BAL	AL	15.1	11	0	5	2.93	4.13	0.29	-0.34	98.3	3.43	1	0.1	2.5	0.0	0.3	2	.509	.501
1975	26	BAL	AL	8.2	6	0	4	4.15	4.31	0.54	-0.36	89.8	3.06	-1	-0.1	2.2	-0.1	-0.1	-0	.481	.499

1977	28	MIN	AL	72.2	30	6	42	5.20	4.55	-0.04	-0.15	99.8	4.43	-6	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.0	1	.478	.496
1978	29	MIN	AL	12.0	6	1	11	8.25	4.21	0.06	-0.25	103.3	4.02	-6	-0.6	.2	0.2	-0.3	-5	.406	.497
4 Seasons				108.2	53	7	62	5.13	4.44	0.07	-0.21	99.2	4.13	-12	-1.2	1.4	0.0	-0.1	-2	.477	.497

MIN (2 yrs)				84.2	36	7	53	5.63	4.51	-0.02	-0.17	100.3	4.37	-12	-1.2	.9	0.1	-0.3	-4	.466	.496
BAL (2 yrs)				24.0	17	0	9	3.38	4.19	0.38	-0.35	95.2	3.30	-0	-0.0	2.4	-0.0	0.2	2	.499	.500

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1967	18	BAL-min	Rk	13	15	15		3	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	3							BLD · APPY
1968	19	BAL-min	A-	17	26	22	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	12	.045	.125	.182	.307	4		0	2	0			ABD · NORL
1969	20	BAL-min	A-	27	19	19	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	.158	.158	.211	.368	4		0	0	0			ABD · NORL
1970	21	BAL-min	A	31	18	18	3	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	8	.278	.278	.500	.778	9		0	0	0			STK · CALL
1971	22	BAL-min	A	41	66	62	9	12	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	22	.194	.194	.274	.468	17		0	4	0			STK · CALL
1972	23	BAL-min	AA	51	24	20	5	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	8	.150	.182	.250	.432	5		0	2	1			AVL · SOUL
1973	24	BAL-min	AAA	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			ROC · IL
1974	25	BAL-min	AAA	35	18	17	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.176	.176	.176	.353	3		0	1	0			ROC · IL
1974	25	BAL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	26	BAL-min	AAA	28	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.125	.125	.125	.250	1		0	1	0			ROC · IL
1975	26	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1976	27	BAL-min	AAA	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			ROC · IL
1977	28	OAK-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			SJO · PCL
1977	28	MIN	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	29	MIN-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			TOL · IL
1978	29	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
4 Yrs				53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

MIN (2 yrs)				36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (2 yrs)				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1974	25	BAL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1
1975	26	BAL	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1

1977	28	MIN	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	1
1978	29	MIN	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
4 Seasons				53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

MIN (2 yrs)				36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
BAL (2 yrs)				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1974	BAL	AL	25	P	11	0	15.1	2	1	1	0	1.000	1.17	0.18	.945	1.82	1.80	0	0
1975	BAL	AL	26	P	6	0	8.2	2	1	1	0	1.000	2.08	0.33	.940	1.87	1.87	3	0	0%	38%
1977	MIN	AL	28	P	30	6	72.2	16	5	11	2	1.000	1.98	0.53	.948	1.96	1.93	7	4	36%	39%
1978	MIN	AL	29	P	6	1	12.0	3	2	1	0	1.000	2.25	0.50	.953	1.88	1.88	1	0	0%	38%
	4 Seasons			P	53	7	108.2	23	9	14	2	1.000	1.90	0.43	.948	1.92	1.89	11	4	27%	39%
	4 Seasons			TOT	53	7	108.2	23	9	14	2	1.000	1.90	0.43	.948	1.92	1.89	11	4	27%	39%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
October 1, 1976: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles.
May 2, 1977: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the Seattle Mariners.
October 3, 1978: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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