Randy Johnson, baseball player, 1988-2009

Randy Johnson

⭐ Hall of Fame 2015

Born: 9/10/1963 in Walnut Creek, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1988-09-15 | Final Game: 2009-10-04

Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 6'10" | Weight: 225 lbs

Full name: Randall David Johnson

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Biography

Randy Johnson, born in 1963, was a dominant left-handed pitcher who played from 1988 until his retirement in 2009. Over the course of his illustrious career, Johnson amassed a record of 303-166 and posted an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.29. Known for his towering height at 6 feet 10 inches, he delivered a menacing fastball and devastating slider that contributed to his remarkable total of 4,875 strikeouts, placing him among the all-time greats in baseball history. Johnson's career was marked by consistency and excellence, highlighted by his five Cy Young Awards, which underscored his status as the premier pitcher of his era. Johnson's impact extended beyond individual accolades; he also played a pivotal role in leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to their first World Series title in 2001, where he was named World Series MVP for his outstanding performances. A ten-time All-Star, Johnson's legacy was cemented with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, recognizing his contributions to the game and his place as one of the most feared pitchers in baseball history. His career spanned two decades, during which he not only dominated hitters but also helped shape the modern game and inspired a generation of pitchers.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
303 166 618 603 100 37 2 4135.3 3346 1513 411 1497 4875 3.29 0

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 23.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1988 WSN NL 3 0 4 4 1 0 0 26.0 23 7 7 25 2.42 3.73 (+35%) -
1989 WSN NL 0 4 7 6 0 0 0 29.7 29 22 26 26 6.67 3.71 (-80%) -
1989 SEA AL 7 9 22 22 2 0 0 131.0 118 64 70 104 4.40 3.71 (-18%) -767.2
1990 SEA AL 14 11 33 33 5 2 0 219.7 174 89 120 194 3.65 3.86 (+6%) -2448.2
1991 SEA AL 13 10 33 33 2 1 0 201.3 151 89 152 228 3.98 3.91 (-2%) -481.4
1992 SEA AL 12 14 31 31 6 2 0 210.3 154 88 144 241 3.77 3.75 (-1%) 767.0
1993 SEA AL 19 8 35 34 10 3 1 255.3 185 92 99 308 3.24 4.19 (+23%) 7682.9
1994 SEA AL 13 6 23 23 9 4 0 172.0 132 61 72 204 3.19 4.51 (+29%) 5939.7
1995 SEA AL 18 2 30 30 6 3 0 214.3 159 59 65 294 2.48 4.45 (+44%) 13256.9
1996 SEA AL 5 0 14 8 0 0 1 61.3 48 25 25 85 3.67 4.61 (+20%) 1855.1
1997 SEA AL 20 4 30 29 5 2 0 213.0 147 54 77 291 2.28 4.39 (+48%) 8707.9
1998 SEA AL 9 10 23 23 6 2 0 160.0 146 77 60 213 4.33 4.43 (+2%) 4462.2
1998 HOU NL 10 1 11 11 4 4 0 84.3 57 12 26 116 1.28 4.43 (+71%) 5137.6
1999 AZ NL 17 9 35 35 12 2 0 271.7 207 75 70 364 2.48 4.71 (+47%) -
2000 AZ NL 19 7 35 35 8 3 0 248.7 202 73 76 347 2.64 4.77 (+45%) -
2001 AZ NL 21 6 35 34 3 2 0 249.7 181 69 71 372 2.49 4.42 (+44%) -
2002 AZ NL 24 5 35 35 8 4 0 260.0 197 67 71 334 2.32 4.28 (+46%) -
2003 AZ NL 6 8 18 18 1 1 0 114.0 125 54 27 125 4.26 4.40 (+3%) -
2004 AZ NL 16 14 35 35 4 2 0 245.7 177 71 44 290 2.60 4.46 (+42%) -
2005 NYY AL 17 8 34 34 4 0 0 225.7 207 95 47 211 3.79 4.29 (+12%) -
2006 NYY AL 17 11 33 33 2 0 0 205.0 194 114 60 172 5.00 4.53 (-11%) -
2007 AZ NL 4 3 10 10 0 0 0 56.7 52 24 13 72 3.81 4.47 (+15%) -
2008 AZ NL 11 10 30 30 2 0 0 184.0 184 80 44 173 3.91 4.32 (+9%) -
2009 SFG NL 8 6 22 17 0 0 0 96.0 97 52 31 86 4.88 4.32 (-13%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
619 625 20 78 14 0 1 40 0 19 296 0.125 0.153 0.152 0.305 -4989.5

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OPS 0.305 vs. league average 0.747 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1988 WSN NL 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.111 — — — — 0.0
1989 WSN NL 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.143 — — — — 0.0
1989 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 SEA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 SEA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 SEA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 SEA AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 SEA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 SEA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SEA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SEA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SEA AL 23 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.143 — — — — 0.0
1998 HOU NL 11 32 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 0.062 — — — — 0.0
1999 AZ NL 35 97 1 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 46 0.124 .271 (-54%) .344 (-64%) .433 (-62%) .778 (-63%) -1112.5
2000 AZ NL 35 83 4 13 2 0 0 8 0 3 35 0.157 .270 (-42%) .344 (-43%) .437 (-59%) .782 (-52%) -781.0
2001 AZ NL 35 80 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 38 0.100 .263 (-62%) .332 (-57%) .426 (-77%) .758 (-68%) -954.1
2002 AZ NL 35 89 4 12 3 0 0 8 0 3 40 0.135 .261 (-48%) .331 (-51%) .416 (-60%) .747 (-56%) -886.2
2003 AZ NL 18 36 2 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 17 0.194 — — — — 0.0
2004 AZ NL 35 80 1 10 3 0 0 6 0 4 37 0.125 .266 (-53%) .335 (-50%) .427 (-62%) .762 (-57%) -813.1
2005 NYY AL 34 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYY AL 33 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.167 — — — — 0.0
2007 AZ NL 10 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0.067 — — — — 0.0
2008 AZ NL 30 50 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 4 26 0.140 .263 (-47%) .333 (-39%) .416 (-62%) .749 (-51%) -442.5
2009 SFG NL 22 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0.077 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 24 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 13 0.083

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLDS2 ARI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
2001 NLCS ARI 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
2001 NLDS2 ARI 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
2001 WS ARI 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.143
1999 NLDS2 ARI 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.333
1998 NLDS2 HOU 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000
1997 ALDS2 SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 9 19 16 0 121.0 106 47 32 132 3.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 5.7 8 5 2 4 7.94
2005 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 1 0 7.3 12 5 1 4 6.14
2002 NLDS2 ARI 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 10 5 2 4 7.50
2001 NLCS ARI 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 10 2 3 19 1.12
2001 NLDS2 ARI 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 2 9 3.38
2001 WS ARI 3 0 3 2 0 17.3 9 2 3 19 1.04
1999 NLDS2 ARI 0 1 1 1 0 8.3 8 7 3 11 7.56
1998 NLDS2 HOU 0 2 2 2 0 14.0 12 3 2 17 1.93
1997 ALDS2 SEA 0 2 2 2 0 13.0 14 8 6 16 5.54
1995 ALCS SEA 0 1 2 2 0 15.3 12 4 2 13 2.35
1995 ALDS2 SEA 2 0 2 1 0 10.0 5 3 6 16 2.70

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 618 603 90 448 57 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 MON P 4 4 0 0 1 0
1989 MON P 7 6 1 5 2 0
1989 SEA P 22 22 7 21 5 1
1990 SEA P 33 33 6 24 5 2
1991 SEA P 33 33 0 23 5 3
1992 SEA P 31 31 5 20 3 0
1993 SEA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993 SEA P 35 34 10 29 0 2
1994 SEA P 23 23 12 27 0 0
1995 SEA P 30 30 7 24 1 0
1996 SEA P 14 8 1 8 1 0
1997 SEA P 30 29 7 20 4 0
1998 SEA P 23 23 5 23 8 2
1998 HOU P 11 11 1 7 1 1
1999 ARI P 35 35 4 28 5 2
2000 ARI P 35 35 5 22 3 1
2001 ARI P 35 34 2 27 4 1
2002 ARI P 35 35 5 20 2 2
2003 ARI P 18 18 2 14 0 0
2004 ARI P 35 35 5 20 0 0
2005 NYA P 34 34 2 26 2 1
2006 NYA P 33 33 2 26 1 0
2007 ARI P 10 10 0 8 0 0
2008 ARI P 30 30 1 13 3 0
2009 SFN P 22 17 0 13 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 618
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2019 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
2004 Player of the Week Week of 2004-05-22
2004 This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2002 Cy Young Award
2002 Pitcher of the Month April
2002 Pitcher of the Month September
2002 Pitching Triple Crown
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-08-10
2002 TSN All-Star LHP
2001 Babe Ruth Award P
2001 Cy Young Award
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-05-12
2001 TSN All-Star LHP
2001 World Series MVP
2000 Cy Young Award
2000 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2000 Pitcher of the Month April
2000 Player of the Week Week of 2000-04-08
1999 Cy Young Award
1999 Pitcher of the Month July
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-05-29
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-08-21
1998 Pitcher of the Month August
1998 Pitcher of the Month September
1997 Pitcher of the Month June
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-06-07
1997 TSN All-Star LHP
1995 Cy Young Award
1995 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1995 Player of the Week Week of 1995-09-23
1995 TSN All-Star LHP
1995 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-06-04
1990 Pitcher of the Month June
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-06-02

Featured In Rankings

#5
Top 25 Starting Pitchers in History of MLB Baseball
Ranked 5 of 25
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2009 SFN NL $8,000,000
2008 ARI NL $15,100,546
2007 ARI NL $9,100,546
2006 NYA AL $15,661,427
2005 NYA AL $16,000,000
2004 ARI NL $16,000,000
2003 ARI NL $15,000,000
2002 ARI NL $13,350,000
2001 ARI NL $13,350,000
2000 ARI NL $13,350,000
1999 ARI NL $9,700,000
1998 SEA AL $6,000,000
1997 SEA AL $6,325,000
1996 SEA AL $6,025,000
1995 SEA AL $4,675,000
1994 SEA AL $3,325,000
1993 SEA AL $2,625,000
1992 SEA AL $1,392,500
1991 SEA AL $350,000
1990 SEA AL $150,000
1989 MON NL $70,000
Total Career Earnings $175,550,019

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 97.0 160 8
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 7.0 448 0
2002 Cy Young Award NL 1st 160.0 160 32
2002 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 127.0 448 0
2001 Cy Young Award NL 1st 156.0 160 30
2001 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 23.0 448 0
2000 Cy Young Award NL 1st 133.0 160 22
2000 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 5.0 448 0
1999 Cy Young Award NL 1st 134.0 160 20
1999 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 21.0 448 0
1998 Cy Young Award NL 7th 2.0 160 0
1998 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 2.0 448 0
1997 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 77.0 140 2
1997 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 42.0 392 0
1995 Cy Young Award AL 1st 136.0 140 26
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 111.0 392 0
1994 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 24.0 140 2
1993 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 75.0 140 6
1993 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 1.0 392 0