John Johnstone

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: November 25, 1968 in Liverpool, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Ludden HS (Syracuse, NY).

High School: Bishop Ludden HS (Syracuse, NY)

Debut: September 3, 1993 (Age 24-282d, 16,404th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 30, 2000 (Age 31-310d)
vs. ARI 0.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: John William Johnstone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

4.01

234

278.1

234

WHIP

1.380

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	18	NYM-min	Rk	1	1	.500	7.45	17	1	4	0	0	0	29.0	42	28	24	3	20	0	21	0	1	4				2.138	13.0	0.9	6.2	6.5	1.05	KPT APPY
1988	19	NYM-min	Rk	3	4	.429	2.68	12	12	0	3	0	0	74.0	65	29	22	0	25	0	57	4	1	5				1.216	7.9	0.0	3.0	6.9	2.28	MET GULF
1989	20	NYM-min	A-	11	2	.846	2.77	15	15	0	2	1	0	104.0	101	47	32	4	28	1	60	3	1	4				1.240	8.7	0.3	2.4	5.2	2.14	PFD NYPL
1990	21	NYM-min	A+	15	6	.714	2.24	25	25	0	9	3	0	172.2	145	53	43	3	60	1	120	5	2	16				1.187	7.6	0.2	3.1	6.3	2.00	SCE FLOR
1991	22	NYM-min	AA	7	9	.438	3.97	27	27	0	2	0	0	165.1	159	94	73	5	79	1	100	5	0	8	720			1.440	8.7	0.3	4.3	5.4	1.27	WPT EL
1992	23	NYM-min	AA	7	7	.500	3.74	24	24	0	2	0	0	149.1	132	66	62	8	36	0	121	9	0	3	615			1.125	8.0	0.5	2.2	7.3	3.36	BNG EL
1993	24	FLA-min	AAA	4	15	.211	5.18	30	21	6	1	0	4	144.1	167	95	83	16	59	2	126	6	2	9	645			1.566	10.4	1.0	3.7	7.9	2.14	EDM PCL
1993	24	FLA	NL	0	2	.000	5.91	7	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	16	8	7	1	7	0	5	0	0	1	54	74	5.24	2.156	13.5	0.8	5.9	4.2	0.71
1994	25	FLA-min	AAA	5	3	.625	4.46	29	0	17	0	0	4	42.1	46	23	21	3	9	0	43	0	0	1	177			1.299	9.8	0.6	1.9	9.1	4.78	EDM PCL
1994	25	FLA	NL	1	2	.333	5.91	17	0	7	0	0	0	21.1	23	20	14	4	16	5	23	1	0	0	105	75	5.80	1.828	9.7	1.7	6.8	9.7	1.44
1995	26	FLA	NL	0	0		3.86	4	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	7	2	2	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	23	117	5.89	1.929	13.5	1.9	3.9	5.8	1.50
1996	27	HOU-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.42	45	1	17	0	0	5	55.1	59	27	21	2	22	2	70	1	0	3	249			1.464	9.6	0.3	3.6	11.4	3.18	TUC PCL
1996	27	HOU	NL	1	0	1.000	5.54	9	0	6	0	0	0	13.0	17	8	8	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	60	72	5.56	1.692	11.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1.00
1997	28	SFG-min	AAA	0	3	.000	4.03	38	0	34	0	0	24	38.0	34	17	17	3	15	3	30	1	0	4	161			1.289	8.1	0.7	3.6	7.1	2.00	PHX PCL
1997	28	TOT	MLB	0	0		3.24	18	0	3	0	0	0	25.0	22	9	9	1	14	0	19	4	0	0	112	135	4.27	1.440	7.9	0.4	5.0	6.8	1.36
1997	28	TOT	NL	0	0		3.38	13	0	2	0	0	0	18.2	15	7	7	1	7	0	15	4	0	0	80	127	3.97	1.179	7.2	0.5	3.4	7.2	2.14
1997	28	SFG	NL	0	0		2.16	10	0	2	0	0	0	16.2	12	4	4	0	6	0	14	4	0	0	70	195	3.23	1.080	6.5	0.0	3.2	7.6	2.33
1997	28	OAK	AL	0	0		2.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	7	2	2	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	32	165	5.16	2.211	9.9	0.0	9.9	5.7	0.57
1997	28	SFG	NL	0	0		13.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	36	10.11	2.000	13.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
1998	29	SFG	NL	6	5	.545	3.07	70	0	13	0	0	0	88.0	72	32	30	10	38	8	86	1	0	4	370	132	3.99	1.250	7.4	1.0	3.9	8.8	2.26
1999	30	SFG	NL	4	6	.400	2.60	62	0	11	0	0	3	65.2	48	24	19	8	20	5	56	1	1	2	262	166	3.97	1.036	6.6	1.1	2.7	7.7	2.80
2000	31	SFG-min	A+,AAA,Rk	0	0		3.60	4	4	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	20			1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	9.0	5.00	SJO,FRE,GNT CALL,PCL,ARIZ
2000	31	SFG	NL	3	4	.429	6.30	47	0	9	0	0	0	50.0	64	35	35	11	13	2	37	2	0	0	222	68	5.41	1.540	11.5	2.0	2.3	6.7	2.85
2001			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
8 Yrs				15	19	.441	4.01	234	0	52	0	0	3	278.1	269	138	124	38	115	21	234	9	1	7	1208	105	4.56	1.380	8.7	1.2	3.7	7.6	2.03
162 Game Avg.				4	6	.441	4.01	68	0	15	0	0	1	81	78	40	36	11	33	6	68	3	0	2	351	105	4.56	1.380	8.7	1.2	3.7	7.6	2.03

SFG (4 yrs)				13	15	.464	3.68	192	0	35	0	0	3	222.1	199	98	91	30	78	15	194	8	1	6	934	114	4.30	1.246	8.1	1.2	3.2	7.9	2.49
FLA (3 yrs)				1	4	.200	5.65	28	0	10	0	0	0	36.2	46	30	23	6	25	6	31	1	0	1	182	78	5.65	1.936	11.3	1.5	6.1	7.6	1.24
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		2.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	7	2	2	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	32	165	5.16	2.211	9.9	0.0	9.9	5.7	0.57
HOU (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	5.54	9	0	6	0	0	0	13.0	17	8	8	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	60	72	5.56	1.692	11.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1.00

NL (8 yrs)				15	19	.441	4.04	229	0	51	0	0	3	272.0	262	136	122	38	108	21	230	9	1	7	1176	105	4.54	1.360	8.7	1.3	3.6	7.6	2.13
AL (1 yr)				0	0		2.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	7	2	2	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	32	165	5.16	2.211	9.9	0.0	9.9	5.7	0.57

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