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Joe
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 30, 1961 in Usa, MA, BROOKLINE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1994   
All-Star Selections 1991   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 24 KCR AL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 35.3 35 11 2 12 17 2.80 .257 .318 .360 .678 2.3
1987 25 KCR AL 7 10 .412 43 21 1 0 1 156.0 174 78 17 33 112 4.50 .278 .315 .437 .752 4.0
1988 26 KCR AL 3 3 .500 30 5 1 0 1 87.3 87 47 6 29 52 4.84 .255 .311 .361 .672 2.5
1989 27 KCR AL 7 9 .438 31 20 2 2 1 138.3 141 58 14 42 72 3.77 .261 .316 .390 .707 7.9
1990 28 KCR AL 9 3 .750 20 13 1 1 0 105.7 96 31 7 21 82 2.64 .240 .280 .360 .640 10.0
1991 29 KCR AL 17 8 .680 35 35 3 1 0 229.7 245 103 24 49 156 4.04 .271 .309 .408 .717 10.4
1992 30 KCR AL 15 8 .652 33 33 1 1 0 226.0 219 90 18 57 161 3.58 .251 .296 .357 .654 12.4
1993 31 KCR AL 12 16 .429 37 37 4 1 0 234.3 250 112 22 76 190 4.30 .269 .325 .400 .726 8.8
1994 32 KCR AL 16 8 .667 30 30 3 0 0 199.7 205 88 19 60 166 3.97 .265 .324 .412 .736 12.4
1995 33 KCR AL 16 16 .500 35 35 3 1 0 234.3 244 99 21 65 187 3.80 .267 .316 .400 .717 16.1
1996 34 KCR AL 13 14 .481 35 35 2 1 0 225.0 243 115 31 53 178 4.60 .272 .319 .438 .757 12.1
1997 35 KCR AL 14 14 .500 37 37 4 1 0 219.7 229 111 28 87 157 4.55 .266 .332 .427 .759 11.8
1998 36 KCR AL 3 4 .429 18 7 0 0 1 55.3 63 37 12 18 45 6.02 .280 .328 .524 .852 1.6
1999 37 NOR AL 0 6 .000 7 7 0 0 0 32.3 52 36 10 14 17 10.02 .366 .428 .641 1.069 0.0
14 Years Sim 133 121 .524 396 320 25 9 4 2179.0 2283 1016 231 616 1592 4.20 .267 .317 .410 .727 112.2
Season Average 9 8 .529 28 22 1 0 0 155.6 163 72 16 44 113 4.20 .267 .317 .410 .727  
Career Highs 17 16 .750 43 37 4 2 1 234.3 250 115 31 87 190 10.02 .366 .428 .641 1.069  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 24 KCR AL P 5 5 35.3 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1987 25 KCR AL P 43 21 156.0 8 17 1 2 .962 1.44    
1988 26 KCR AL P 30 5 87.3 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.55    
1989 27 KCR AL P 31 20 138.3 10 18 0 3 1.000 1.82    
1990 28 KCR AL P 20 13 105.7 6 10 0 3 1.000 1.36    
1991 29 KCR AL P 35 35 229.7 11 22 3 2 .917 1.29    
1992 30 KCR AL P 33 33 226.0 20 31 5 7 .911 2.03    
1993 31 KCR AL P 37 37 234.3 8 42 3 1 .943 1.92    
1994 32 KCR AL P 30 30 199.7 11 22 2 1 .943 1.49    
1995 33 KCR AL P 35 35 234.3 11 25 1 0 .973 1.38    
1996 34 KCR AL P 35 35 225.0 14 20 1 1 .971 1.36    
1997 35 KCR AL P 37 37 219.7 10 27 1 3 .974 1.52    
1998 36 KCR AL P 18 7 55.3 5 5 1 0 .909 1.63    
1999 37 NOR AL P 7 7 32.3 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.39    
Career Totals   396 320 2179.0 122 258 18 24 .955 1.57    
Career Highs   43 37 234.3 20 42 5 7 1.000 2.03    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 26 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 0 0 1 2 0.00 .286 .333 .286 .619
1991 29 KCR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 11.7 17 7 0 1 4 5.40 .340 .353 .480 .833
1992 30 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 0 1 2 1.80 .263 .300 .421 .721
1994 32 KCR AL 2 2 .500 5 5 3 1 0 39.7 25 8 2 13 24 1.82 .181 .252 .261 .513
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 15 5 3 1 0 60.0 51 16 2 16 32 2.40 .231 .283 .326 .608
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1994 32 KCR AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1991-5-17
1992-7-15
1994-10-16
1995-8-16
 Losses
1993-7-16
1995-5-16
1997-8-14
 Winning Pct
1991-8-.680
1994-6-.667
 Games Started
1997-7-37
 Complete Games
1991-5-3
1993-7-4
1994-7-3
1995-7-3
1996-8-2
1997-3-4
 Shutouts
1989-4-2
1990-7-1
1991-5-1
1992-6-1
1995-8-1
1996-2-1
1997-6-1
Innings Pitched
1992-9-226.0
 Hits Allowed
1991-8-245
1993-7-250
 Homeruns Allowed
1991-5-24
 Walks Allowed
1993-8-76
1997-5-87
 OOPS
1992-8-.654
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 45    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1985
Injured on 7/25/1986 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/22/1986
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game
1/31/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,485,714 through salary arbitration
9/16/1992: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1994, going 5-0, 1.87
Injured on 9/7/1994 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1994
10/23/1995: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $5,390,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/15/1999 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 6/17/1999 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
 
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