#38 Earl "Lefty" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Cleveland Indians Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Johnson Lefty 4/2/1919 30 USA,WA,REDMOND 6"3 190
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good GREAT Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,835,714 1949 6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 62 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 43 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3.21 | 362.0 | 325 | 162 | 129 | 137 | 223 | 32 | 74.4 | 4 | 31 | 72.1 |
Projected | 43 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3.21 | 362.0 | 325 | 162 | 129 | 137 | 223 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.89 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 434 | 108 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 53 | 40 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 | .309 | .359 | .668 |
vs. RHB | 930 | 217 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 100 | 109 | 97 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .300 | .315 | .615 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 22 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3.34 | 196.2 | 169 | 84 | 73 | 78 | 124 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3.05 | 165.1 | 156 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 99 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 57.0 | 57 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.93 | 52.2 | 53 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.52 | 61.1 | 50 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 38 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.66 | 61.0 | 47 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 30 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.85 | 60.0 | 54 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 37 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.34 | 70.0 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 47 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1943 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.22 | 123.2 | 113 | 66 | 58 | 9 | 63 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 1.42 | .277 | CLE |
1944 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.42 | 231.1 | 209 | 101 | 88 | 7 | 120 | 119 | 14 | 1 | 1.42 | .277 | CLE |
1945 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4.00 | 313.0 | 281 | 153 | 139 | 16 | 150 | 184 | 21 | 2 | 1.38 | .270 | CLE |
1946 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3.80 | 234.2 | 215 | 108 | 99 | 13 | 102 | 146 | 14 | 2 | 1.35 | .278 | CLE |
1947 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3.46 | 341.0 | 301 | 146 | 131 | 20 | 134 | 213 | 24 | 2 | 1.28 | .269 | CLE |
1948 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4.01 | 345.1 | 335 | 186 | 154 | 22 | 155 | 238 | 27 | 2 | 1.42 | .293 | CLE |
1949 | 43 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 3.21 | 362.0 | 325 | 162 | 129 | 12 | 137 | 223 | 32 | 4 | 1.28 | .277 | CLE,AL |
Total | 239 | 237 | 133 | 74 | 0 | 3.68 | 1951.0 | 1779 | 922 | 798 | 99 | 861 | 1202 | 138 | 13 | 1.35 | .277 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.15 | 21.2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .275 |
1941, A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | .200 |
1941, AA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 21.2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .286 |
1942, AA | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2.05 | 131.2 | 97 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 66 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 1.24 | .260 |
1943, AA | 21 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1.53 | 176.2 | 135 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 67 | 147 | 10 | 3 | 1.14 | .263 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1945 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.91 | 11.0 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.03 | 34.0 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6.10 | 62.0 | 84 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .114 | .143 | .256 | CLE |
1944 | 29 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .024 | .059 | .024 | .083 | CLE |
1945 | 40 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .107 | .078 | .186 | CLE |
1946 | 28 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .092 | .071 | .163 | CLE |
1947 | 41 | 122 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .088 | .074 | .162 | CLE |
1948 | 43 | 130 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .069 | .077 | .146 | CLE |
1949 | 43 | 137 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .121 | .153 | .274 | CLE,AL |
Total | 239 | 712 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 300 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .093 | .088 | .181 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 43 | 43 | 29 | 83 | 2 | 113 | 1 | .991 | 362.0 | 2.81 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1940... Injured on 7/7/1943 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days... Earned first career win on 7/25/1943... Had first career hit on 7/29/1943, off Johnnie Wittig (CHA)... Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1943, off Marv Breuer (BOS)... Injured on 8/6/1944 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1945, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1945, going 7-0, 2.36... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1947, going 5-0, 2.82... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,835,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,835,714 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1944 - 3.42 - 4th 1945 - 4.00 - 8th 1946 - 3.80 - 9th 1947 - 3.46 - 3rd 1948 - 4.01 - 7th
| WHIP 1945 - 1.38 - 7th 1947 - 1.28 - 5th 1948 - 1.42 - 9th
| Wins 1945 - 23 - 2nd 1946 - 20 - 9th 1947 - 24 - 1st 1948 - 21 - 8th
| IP 1947 - 341.0 - 5th 1948 - 345.1 - 5th
| K's 1945 - 184 - 5th 1947 - 213 - 5th 1948 - 238 - 5th
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BB 1944 - 120 - 10th 1945 - 150 - 4th 1948 - 155 - 9th
| CG 1948 - 27 - 8th
| SHO 1947 - 2 - 7th 1948 - 2 - 4th
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