John Henry
Johnson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 21, 1956 in Houston, TX, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1982   
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
1978 21 LAD NL 13 13 .500 34 34 2 1 0 219.0 200 97 18 92 112 3.99 .241 .316 .355 .672 7.2
1979 22 LAD NL 12 9 .571 29 29 5 2 0 201.0 187 81 9 86 132 3.63 .239 .317 .340 .657 6.9
1980 23 LAD NL 11 10 .524 26 24 0 0 0 148.0 151 59 18 61 86 3.59 .264 .340 .408 .748 4.6
1981 24 LAD NL 4 15 .211 31 29 0 0 0 156.0 163 92 11 84 83 5.31 .265 .356 .396 .752 0.0
1982 25 LAD NL 7 11 .389 25 25 0 0 0 150.3 150 60 10 59 95 3.59 .260 .331 .349 .680 3.3
1983 26 LAD NL 6 8 .429 23 23 1 0 0 130.3 141 57 11 35 97 3.94 .274 .323 .397 .720 3.4
1984 27 CIN NL 12 15 .444 32 32 3 1 0 208.3 229 92 22 68 127 3.97 .284 .343 .411 .754 1.7
1985 28 CIN NL 12 8 .600 26 26 7 2 0 180.3 165 67 12 74 115 3.34 .243 .316 .354 .670 9.4
1986 29 CIN NL 2 4 .333 15 12 0 0 0 80.7 84 33 5 32 64 3.68 .271 .343 .371 .714 2.0
1987 30 CIN NL 3 3 .500 8 8 1 0 0 54.7 58 29 6 17 23 4.77 .266 .319 .408 .728 1.0
1988 31 MIN AL 2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 26.7 30 17 3 7 14 5.74 .278 .319 .444 .763 0.5
1989 32 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 18.0 14 6 2 6 10 3.00 .212 .278 .348 .626 1.5
1990 33 TOR AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 12.7 25 14 4 2 6 9.95 .403 .415 .661 1.077 0.0
1991 34 NOR AL 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 0 38.0 52 26 6 16 23 6.16 .313 .372 .518 .890 0.0
14 Years Sim 86 98 .467 279 249 21 6 0 1624.0 1649 730 137 639 987 4.05 .262 .331 .383 .714 41.5
Season Average 6 7 .462 19 17 1 0 0 116.0 117 52 9 45 70 4.05 .262 .331 .383 .714  
Career Highs 13 15 1.000 34 34 7 2 0 219.0 229 97 22 92 132 9.95 .403 .415 .661 1.077  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 21 LAD NL 34 67 3 9 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 27 .134 .134 .209 .343 0.6 0.0
1979 22 LAD NL 29 78 7 15 1 0 2 9 1 2 0 33 .192 .192 .282 .474 3.4 0.0
1980 23 LAD NL 26 45 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .067 .087 .089 .176 -1.7 0.0
1981 24 LAD NL 31 43 2 4 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 24 .093 .093 .186 .279 -0.3 0.0
1982 25 LAD NL 25 42 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19 .024 .087 .024 .111 -2.2 0.0
1983 26 LAD NL 23 40 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .100 .122 .125 .247 -0.8 0.0
1984 27 CIN NL 32 67 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 37 .030 .097 .045 .142 -3.8 0.0
1985 28 CIN NL 26 56 6 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 26 .179 .220 .196 .417 2.3 0.0
1986 29 CIN NL 15 25 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .120 .120 .160 .280 -0.3 0.0
1987 30 CIN NL 8 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .211 .250 .211 .461 1.0 0.0
10 Years Sim 249 482 25 55 10 1 3 28 4 2 14 227 .114 .139 .158 .297 -2.0 0.0
162 Game Average 313 16 35 6 0 1 18 2 1 9 147 .114 .139 .158 .297 -1.3  
Career Highs 34 78 7 15 2 1 2 9 1 2 5 37 .211 .250 .282 .474 3.4  
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    
1978 21 LAD NL P 34 34 219.0 12 41 3 5 .946 2.18    
1979 22 LAD NL P 29 29 201.0 9 41 8 4 .862 2.24    
1980 23 LAD NL P 26 24 148.0 9 36 4 6 .918 2.74    
1981 24 LAD NL P 31 29 156.0 6 32 3 2 .927 2.19    
1982 25 LAD NL P 25 25 150.3 8 34 7 8 .857 2.51    
1983 26 LAD NL P 23 23 130.3 8 26 3 2 .919 2.35    
1984 27 CIN NL P 32 32 208.3 11 22 7 3 .825 1.43    
1985 28 CIN NL P 26 26 180.3 8 36 0 2 1.000 2.20    
1986 29 CIN NL P 15 12 80.7 2 15 0 1 1.000 1.90    
1987 30 CIN NL P 8 8 54.7 2 7 3 1 .750 1.48    
1988 31 MIN AL P 4 4 26.7 5 6 0 1 1.000 3.71    
1989 32 MIN AL P 3 3 18.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50    
1990 33 TOR AL P 7 0 12.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.13    
1991 34 NOR AL P 16 0 38.0 7 11 1 0 .947 4.26    
Career Totals   279 249 1624.0 88 310 39 35 .911 2.21    
Career Highs   34 34 219.0 12 41 8 8 1.000 4.26    
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
1984 27 CIN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.7 7 3 0 1 7 4.77 .280 .308 .400 .708
1985 28 CIN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 8 1 1 3 2 2.08 .381 .458 .571 1.030
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 15 4 1 4 9 3.60 .326 .380 .478 .858
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
1984 27 CIN NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 28 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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.
Losses
1981-5-15
1984-10-15
Complete Games
1984-5-3
1985-1-7
Shutouts
1979-8-2
1984-6-1
1985-3-2
Hits Allowed
1984-6-229
Homeruns Allowed
1984-5-22
Walks Allowed
1978-10-92
1979-9-86
1981-5-84
Strikeouts per 9IP
1979-8-5.9
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Ed Vosberg (962)
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  3. Steve Carlton (952)
  4. Chris Knapp (948)
  5. Matt Keough (946)
  6. Fernando Valenzuela (943)
  7. Jay Baller (941)
  8. Mark Langston (933)
  9. Teddy Higuera (933)
  10. Keith Creel (931)
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  1. Danny Cox (997)
  2. Larry Casian (987)
  3. Eric Gagne (986)
  4. Kevin Rogers (985)
  5. Chuck Cary (985)
  6. David Wells (984)
  7. Darryl Kile (983)
  8. Roy Lee Jackson (981)
  9. Marc Wilkins (978)
  10. Marvin Freeman (977)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1978
Earned first career win on 4/14/1978
Had first career hit on 5/31/1978, off Don Stanhouse (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1978, off Tom Griffin (SDP)
Injured on 4/3/1979 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 9/11/1979 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/7/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1982
Injured on 8/7/1983 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/4/1984 to a 4-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Injured on 6/22/1986 with a Inflamed Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/25/1987 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/25/1987 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/15/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $675,000 per year
Injured on 5/25/1989 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 3/1/1990 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/1/1991 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
6/1/1992: Signed a minor league contract extension with New Orleans