Mark Johnson

Mark Landon Johnson

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 12, 1975 in Wheat Ridge, CO
High School: Warner Robbins HS (Warner Robbins, GA)
Drafted
by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed July 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1998
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Athletics/Cardinals/Brewers 1998-2008

Final Game: September 27, 2008
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 22 CHW AL 7 24 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 .087 .125 .261 .386 -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1999 23 CHW AL 73 248 207 27 47 11 0 4 16 3 1 36 58 .227 .344 .338 .682 75 70 2 2 1 2 0 2/D
2000 24 CHW AL 75 251 213 29 48 11 0 3 23 3 2 27 40 .225 .315 .319 .635 61 68 3 1 10 0 0 2/D
2001 25 CHW AL 61 211 173 21 43 6 1 5 18 2 1 23 31 .249 .338 .382 .720 87 66 5 2 10 3 1 2
2002 26 CHW AL 86 302 263 31 55 8 1 4 18 0 0 30 52 .209 .297 .293 .590 58 77 4 3 6 0 1 2
2003 27 OAK AL 13 33 27 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .111 .219 .148 .367 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 2
2004 28 MIL NL 7 15 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .091 .267 .091 .358 -1 1 0 0 0 1 1 /2
2008 32 STL NL 10 18 17 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .294 .333 .294 .627 69 5 0 0 0 0 0 2
8 Yrs 332 1102 934 115 204 37 4 16 83 8 4 124 197 .218 .314 .318 .632 64 297 14 9 28 7 3
162 Game Avg. 162 538 456 56 100 18 2 8 41 4 2 61 96 .218 .314 .318 .632 64 145 7 4 14 3 1
CHW (5 yrs) 302 1036 879 110 195 36 4 16 76 8 4 117 189 .222 .317 .327 .644 67 287 14 8 27 5 2
STL (1 yr) 10 18 17 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .294 .333 .294 .627 69 5 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 13 33 27 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .111 .219 .148 .367 0 4 0 1 1 1 0
MIL (1 yr) 7 15 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .091 .267 .091 .358 -1 1 0 0 0 1 1
AL (6 yrs) 315 1069 906 113 198 37 4 16 79 8 4 120 193 .219 .314 .321 .635 65 291 14 9 28 6 2
NL (2 yrs) 17 33 28 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 .214 .303 .214 .517 40 6 0 0 0 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Salary Pos Awards
1998 22 CHW AL 7 24 -3 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $170,000 /2
1999 23 CHW AL 73 248 -8 0 1 -1 4 -3 -0.2 8 5 0.5 .496 .498 0.6 0.3 6 $200,000 2/D
2000 24 CHW AL 75 251 -14 0 0 4 4 -6 -0.4 8 3 0.3 .493 .497 -0.1 0.8 -1 $250,000 2/D
2001 25 CHW AL 61 211 -3 0 0 3 3 3 0.4 7 10 1.0 .505 .502 0.7 0.7 7 $ 2
2002 26 CHW AL 86 302 -16 1 0 2 4 -8 -0.8 10 2 0.2 .490 .495 0.0 0.7 -0 $320,000 2
2003 27 OAK AL 13 33 -4 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $500,000 2
2004 28 MIL NL 7 15 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .472 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /2
2008 32 STL NL 10 18 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 2
8 Seasons 332 1102 -52 3 2 8 16 -23 -1.9 36 14 1.4 .493 .498 0.6 2.6 6 $1,440,000
CHW (5 yrs) 302 1036 -44 3 2 9 15 -16 -1.2 34 19 1.9 .495 .498 1.0 2.6 10 $940,000
STL (1 yr) 10 18 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $
OAK (1 yr) 13 33 -4 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $500,000
MIL (1 yr) 7 15 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .472 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1998 22 CHW AL 24 21 1 1.3 107 .133 .087 .268 .125 .336 .261 .427 .386 .763 -2 .070 -3.8 -0.4 .333 .217 .174
1999 23 CHW AL 248 166 27 4.3 115 .293 .227 .276 .344 .349 .338 .442 .682 .791 75 .401 -6.8 -0.6 .675 .295 .111 3.4
2000 24 CHW AL 251 180 23 3.4 117 .265 .225 .279 .315 .352 .319 .448 .635 .800 61 .293 -13.0 -1.2 .571 .225 .094 3.0
2001 25 CHW AL 211 149 24 4.3 110 .271 .249 .272 .338 .339 .382 .436 .720 .776 87 .427 -3.0 -0.3 .676 .272 .133 2.9
2002 26 CHW AL 302 218 25 3.1 106 .246 .209 .265 .297 .333 .293 .427 .590 .760 58 .294 -16.3 -1.6 .519 .198 .084 .0
2003 27 OAK AL 33 26 1 1.0 106 .125 .111 .267 .219 .333 .148 .427 .367 .759 0 .052 -3.8 -0.4 .333 .148 .037
2004 28 MIL NL 15 11 1 2.4 111 .100 .091 .269 .267 .341 .091 .437 .358 .778 -1 .210 -1.5 -0.2 .400 .273 .000
2008 32 STL NL 18 12 2 4.5 106 .333 .294 .265 .333 .336 .294 .423 .627 .759 69 .458 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .059 .000
8 Yrs 1102 783 104 3.6 111 .258 .218 .272 .314 .342 .318 .437 .632 .779 64 .331 -49.2 -4.6 .580 .237 .100 10.7
162 Game Avg. 538 382 51 3.6 111 .258 .218 .272 .314 .342 .318 .437 .632 .779 64 .331 -49.2 -4.6 .580 .237 .100 5
CHW (5 yrs) 1036 734 100 3.6 112 .264 .222 .273 .317 .343 .327 .438 .644 .780 67 .340 -43.0 -4.0 .593 .242 .105 10.7
STL (1 yr) 18 12 2 4.5 106 .333 .294 .265 .333 .336 .294 .423 .627 .759 69 .458 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .059 .000
OAK (1 yr) 33 26 1 1.0 106 .125 .111 .267 .219 .333 .148 .427 .367 .759 0 .052 -3.8 -0.4 .333 .148 .037
MIL (1 yr) 15 11 1 2.4 111 .100 .091 .269 .267 .341 .091 .437 .358 .778 -1 .210 -1.5 -0.2 .400 .273 .000
AL (6 yrs) 1069 760 101 3.5 112 .259 .219 .272 .314 .342 .321 .437 .635 .780 65 .331 -46.8 -4.4 .584 .240 .103 10.7
NL (2 yrs) 33 23 3 3.5 108 .240 .214 .267 .303 .339 .214 .428 .517 .767 40 .345 -2.3 -0.2 .455 .143 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1998 22 CHW AL 24 0.0% 33.3% 4.2% 8.3% 100% 8.00 2.9 23.0 0.50 0.50 63% 13% 0.0% 10%
1999 23 CHW AL 248 1.6% 23.4% 14.5% 6.1% 32% 1.61 3.6 51.8 12.9 0.83 1.16 59% 16% 5.7% 13%
2000 24 CHW AL 251 1.2% 15.9% 10.8% 5.6% 29% 1.48 5.3 71.0 9.3 0.84 1.00 68% 4% 5.7% 22%
2001 25 CHW AL 211 2.4% 14.7% 10.9% 5.7% 28% 1.35 5.6 34.6 9.6 0.64 0.87 66% 5% 12.8% 36%
2002 26 CHW AL 302 1.3% 17.2% 9.9% 4.3% 24% 1.73 5.1 65.8 14.6 0.82 0.91 69% 5% 6.5% 27%
2003 27 OAK AL 33 0.0% 12.1% 9.1% 3.0% 33% 1.33 6.8 9.0 0.71 0.83 73% 24% 0.0% 57%
2004 28 MIL NL 15 0.0% 13.3% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 0.67 5.5 5.5 0.67 0.43 67% 0% 100%
2008 32 STL NL 18 0.0% 11.1% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 2.00 8.5 8.5 0.67 0.83 83% 20% 0.0% 11%
8 Yrs 1102 1.5% 17.9% 11.3% 5.2% 28% 1.59 4.7 58.4 11.3 0.77 0.94 66% 8% 6.5% 26%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.8% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 1.93 5.3 31.8 7.5 0.78 1.07 70% 21% 8.0% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1998 22 CHW AL -3.8 -0.4 24 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .95 -0.2 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 0.81 -3.1 0
1999 23 CHW AL -6.8 -0.6 255 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 .86 -0.4 -0.5 -12.3 -1.1 0.92 -9.3 0
2000 24 CHW AL -13.0 -1.2 261 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 .85 -1.0 0.1 -14.7 -1.3 0.97 -14.0 1
2001 25 CHW AL -3.0 -0.3 219 -0.3 2.9 -3.2 .86 0.1 -0.4 -4.8 -0.4 0.96 -2.9 0
2002 26 CHW AL -16.7 -1.6 304 -0.9 3.1 -4.1 .75 -1.2 -0.0 -18.0 -1.7 0.89 -19.2 1.67 4
2003 27 OAK AL -3.8 -0.4 33 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .90 -0.3 -0.0 -3.4 -0.3 0.87 -3.7 0.00 1
2004 28 MIL NL -1.5 -0.2 15 -0.5 0.2 -0.6 1.99 -0.2 -0.0 -2.2 -0.2 1.17 -2.0 5.12 2
2008 32 STL NL -0.8 -0.1 18 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 .78 -0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.95 -0.6 0.00 1
8 Yrs -49.6 -4.7 1129 -3.9 12.8 -16.7 .84 -3.3 -1.3 -56.6 -5.2 0.93 -54.8 1.88 9

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1998 22 CHW AL 1 0 67% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 23 CHW AL 1 0 28% 109 3 1 75% 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 48% 15 11 4 4 2 2 12 3 9
2000 24 CHW AL 1 0 36% 74 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 9 54% 14 8 6 4 1 3 8 3 5
2001 25 CHW AL 2 0 25% 84 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 25% 9 8 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
2002 26 CHW AL 2 0 32% 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 44% 13 9 4 4 2 2 8 3 5
2003 27 OAK AL 0 0 43% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0
2004 28 MIL NL 0 0 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 32 STL NL 0 0 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 7 0 31% 401 8 4 67% 8 3 0 1 0 0 4 3 4 24 46% 54 38 16 15 5 10 31 11 20

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1998 22 CHW AL 24 92% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 2 67% 12 2 17% 1 1 100% 3 2 67% 0
1999 23 CHW AL 248 84% 47 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 3 1 2 2 0 3 1 33% 39 2 5% 19 6 32% 149 12 8% 10 5 50% 11 7 64% 0
2000 24 CHW AL 251 88% 48 3 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 11 10 91% 56 3 5% 28 13 46% 179 21 12% 9 5 56% 11 6 55% 0
2001 25 CHW AL 211 84% 43 8 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 5 0 2 3 0 15 10 67% 49 5 10% 26 13 50% 133 15 11% 13 7 54% 8 4 50% 0
2002 26 CHW AL 302 93% 55 5 3 4 1 0 0 1.67 4 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 6 6 100% 58 4 7% 24 9 38% 165 15 9% 12 4 33% 5 2 40% 0
2003 27 OAK AL 33 88% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 5 4 80% 19 3 16% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
2004 28 MIL NL 15 87% 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 1 1 100% 18 2 11% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
2008 32 STL NL 18 94% 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
8 Yrs 1102 88% 204 25 14 9 1 0 0 1.88 16 0 21 15 1 7 9 0 36 28 78% 218 14 6% 107 49 46% 686 72 11% 51 27 53% 42 23 55% 0
MLB Averages 54% 70% 11% 33% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1998 22 CHW AL 24 91 3.79 58 64% 34% 16% 24% 26% 66% 0% 42% 76% 29% 0% 0 0 8% 2 1 8% 2 1 75% 0 0 0
1999 23 CHW AL 248 1006 4.06 580 58% 36% 12% 27% 26% 64% 0% 37% 82% 20% 7% 17 1 20% 50 17 15% 36 19 50% 0 0 0
2000 24 CHW AL 252 975 3.87 576 59% 35% 7% 26% 32% 65% 0% 39% 89% 25% 9% 22 0 21% 54 11 11% 28 16 40% -1 0 0
2001 25 CHW AL 211 828 3.92 484 58% 35% 7% 26% 32% 65% 1% 38% 89% 25% 5% 10 0 16% 33 13 11% 23 8 48% 0 0 0
2002 26 CHW AL 302 1128 3.74 686 61% 37% 10% 22% 32% 63% 0% 38% 85% 25% 7% 21 1 18% 53 10 12% 35 18 35% 0 0 0
2003 27 OAK AL 33 139 4.21 77 55% 42% 12% 14% 32% 58% 0% 32% 80% 12% 3% 1 0 24% 8 3 15% 5 3 25% 0 0 0
2004 28 MIL NL 15 50 3.33 25 50% 48% 8% 4% 40% 52% 16% 26% 85% 13% 13% 2 0 33% 5 2 13% 2 1 100% 0 0 0
2008 32 STL NL 18 62 3.44 36 58% 31% 14% 14% 42% 69% 0% 40% 80% 28% 6% 1 0 22% 4 3 11% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 1103 4279 3.88 2522 59% 36% 9% 24% 31% 64% 1% 38% 85% 24% 7% 74 2 19% 209 60 12% 133 67 44% -1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.74 62% 27% 15% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 22 7 24 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 .087 .125 .261 .386 -2 6 0 0 0 0 0
1999 23 80 272 230 29 49 11 2 4 17 3 1 37 66 .213 .325 .330 .655 68 76 2 2 1 2 0
2000 24 155 523 443 58 97 22 2 7 40 6 3 64 106 .219 .320 .325 .645 65 144 5 3 11 2 0
2001 25 216 734 616 79 140 28 3 12 58 8 4 87 137 .227 .325 .341 .666 71 210 10 5 21 5 1
2002 26 302 1036 879 110 195 36 4 16 76 8 4 117 189 .222 .317 .327 .644 67 287 14 8 27 5 2
2003 27 315 1069 906 113 198 37 4 16 79 8 4 120 193 .219 .314 .321 .635 65 291 14 9 28 6 2
2004 28 322 1084 917 114 199 37 4 16 81 8 4 123 195 .217 .313 .318 .632 64 292 14 9 28 7 3
2005 29 322 1084 917 114 199 37 4 16 81 8 4 123 195 .217 .313 .318 .632 64 292 14 9 28 7 3
2006 30 322 1084 917 114 199 37 4 16 81 8 4 123 195 .217 .313 .318 .632 64 292 14 9 28 7 3
2007 31 322 1084 917 114 199 37 4 16 81 8 4 123 195 .217 .313 .318 .632 64 292 14 9 28 7 3
2008 32 332 1102 934 115 204 37 4 16 83 8 4 124 197 .218 .314 .318 .632 64 297 14 9 28 7 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 22 7 24 23 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 8 .087 .125 .261 .386 1 7
1999 23 73 244 205 25 45 11 0 4 15 3 34 58 .220 .333 .332 .665 22 73
2000 24 75 246 210 26 45 10 0 3 21 3 25 40 .214 .301 .305 .606 19 75
2001 25 61 209 172 20 42 6 1 5 17 2 22 31 .244 .332 .378 .710 21 61
2002 26 86 302 263 31 55 8 1 4 18 0 30 52 .209 .297 .293 .590 22 86
2003 27 13 33 27 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 3 4 .111 .219 .148 .367 1 13
2004 28 7 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 7
2008 32 10 19 18 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .333 .368 .333 .702 2 10
8 Yrs 332 1092 929 110 198 36 4 16 78 8 119 197 .213 .306 .312 .619 88 332
162 Game Avg. 162 533 453 54 97 18 2 8 38 4 58 96 .213 .306 .312 .619 43 332

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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