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Tom Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 2, 1951 in St. Paul, MN us

High School: Murray HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: September 10, 1974 (Age 23-161d, 13,579th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1978 (Age 27-178d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Thomas Raymond Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

ERA

3.39

129

273.1

166

WHIP

1.372

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
1970	19	MIN-min	A-	1	3	.250	4.50	15	3		0	0	3	34.0	49	25	17	5	14	0	38	0	0	3				1.853	13.0	1.3	3.7	10.1	2.71	AUB NYPL
1971	20	MIN-min	A,Rk	8	12	.400	3.21	33	16		3	0	2	129.0	142	62	46	4	39	4	103	6	1	3				1.403	9.9	0.3	2.7	7.2	2.64	ORL,TWN FLOR,GULF
1972	21	MIN-min	A	10	12	.455	3.61	24	24		12	2	0	172.0	175	88	69	14	53	6	188	6	1	4				1.326	9.2	0.7	2.8	9.8	3.55	WRA MIDW
1974	23	MIN-min	AA	9	7	.563	1.86	42	0		0	0	12	87.0	73	21	18	1	30	9	45	1	0	6				1.184	7.6	0.1	3.1	4.7	1.50	ORL SOUL
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		1.44	0.571	5.1	0.0	0.0	5.1
1975	24	MIN-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.91	33	0		0	0	13	68.0	66	23	22	3	20	6	50	3	0	7				1.265	8.7	0.4	2.6	6.6	2.50	TAC PCL
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	93	4.84	1.578	9.3	0.9	4.9	4.0	0.81
1976	25	MIN-min	AAA	7	6	.538	1.82	45	0		0	0	13	89.0	75	21	18	4	20	7	65	7	0	1				1.067	7.6	0.4	2.0	6.6	3.25	TAC PCL
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	139	2.14	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	128	3.59	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	71	3.84	1.806	11.6	0.6	4.7	5.8	1.24
1980	29	CHW-min	AA	2	5	.286	6.65	15	15		1	0	0	65.0	86	58	48	9	22	1	28	2	1	4				1.662	11.9	1.2	3.0	3.9	1.27	GLF EL
5 Yrs				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	3.48	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	3.48	1.372	9.3	0.6	3.1	5.5	1.78

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