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Tom Johnson
Thomas Raymond Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 2, 1951 in St. Paul, MN
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1974
Final Game: September 27, 1978
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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
1974 23 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 1 7.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 0.571 5.1 0.0 0.0 5.1
1975 24 MIN AL 1 2 .333 4.19 18 0 7 0 0 3 38.2 40 23 18 4 21 4 17 2 0 1 179 92 1.578 9.3 0.9 4.9 4.0 0.81
1976 25 MIN AL 3 1 .750 2.61 18 1 5 0 0 0 48.1 44 14 14 2 8 1 37 0 0 2 191 138 1.076 8.2 0.4 1.5 6.9 4.63
1977 26 MIN AL 16 7 .696 3.13 71 0 54 0 0 15 146.2 152 57 51 11 47 8 87 5 0 10 629 129 1.357 9.3 0.7 2.9 5.3 1.85 MVP-27
1978 27 MIN AL 1 4 .200 5.51 18 0 14 0 0 3 32.2 42 22 20 2 17 4 21 2 1 2 155 70 1.806 11.6 0.6 4.7 5.8 1.24
5 Seasons 23 14 .622 3.39 129 1 84 0 0 22 273.1 282 117 103 19 93 17 166 9 1 15 1178 115 1.372 9.3 0.6 3.1 5.5 1.78
162 Game Avg. 12 7 .622 3.39 67 1 44 0 0 12 143 148 61 54 10 49 9 87 5 1 8 616 115 1.372 9.3 0.6 3.1 5.5 1.78
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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 OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 23 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 24 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 26 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-27
1978 27 MIN AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 4 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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 MIN AL 23 P 4 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.29 0.25 .950 1.80 0.82
1975 MIN AL 24 P 18 0 38.2 11 5 5 1 0 .909 0.0 0.0 2.33 0.56 .945 1.86 0.85
1976 MIN AL 25 P 18 1 48.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.49 0.44 .950 1.86 0.85
1977 MIN AL 26 P 71 0 146.2 36 9 26 1 0 .972 0.0 0.0 2.15 0.49 .947 1.95 0.84 MVP-27
1978 MIN AL 27 P 18 0 32.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.65 0.33 .950 1.90 0.85
5 Seasons P 129 1 273.1 63 15 45 3 0 .952 0.0 0.0 1.98 0.47 .948 1.91 0.84
5 Seasons TOT 129 1 273.1 63 15 45 3 0 .952 0.0 0.0 1.98 0.47 .900 1.91 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-AL-27-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Wins s c a p y
1977 AL--16--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1977 AL--.696--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL--71--2nd

Saves s c a p y
1977 AL--15--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 AL--10--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1977 AL--54--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 11 (1442), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1611), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1970 Season: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

February 8, 1979: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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