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P Joe Johnson #33
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
P JOE JOHNSON #33 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 19 11-1 0 2.91 139.1 117 10 34 64 1.08 2.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 6 6
Movement 20 19 20 20
Control 18 17 18 18
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 8
Curveball 5 6
Sinker 12 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 16
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 12
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 9
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/12/1997 NYY Win, 4-2 X 8.0 7 2 2 1 5 Win
07/07/1997 CIN Loss, 8-10 X 6.1 8 4 4 2 1
07/01/1997 @ CIN Win, 4-3 X 6.0 3 3 3 3 2
06/27/1997 BOS Win, 5-1 X 7.2 4 1 1 0 5 Win
06/21/1997 MIN Loss, 5-10 X 6.1 11 7 7 3 1 Loss
06/15/1997 FLA Win, 16-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 3 8 Win
06/10/1997 @ CHA Win, 2-1 X 8.0 1 0 0 2 3 Win
06/04/1997 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 X 7.0 6 2 2 1 1
05/30/1997 @ CLE Win, 9-4 X 8.1 9 1 1 1 2 Win
05/24/1997 STL Win, 9-2 X 8.1 5 2 2 4 3 Win
Birthday:10/30/1961
Born in:Brookline, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1984, 8th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 19 11 1 0 2.91 139.1 117 46 45 10 34 64 1 5.3 0 15 78.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.08 7.56 4.13 2.20 3.70 1.08 86 2.9 .239        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 262 61 18 0 5 24 16 27 0 1 1 .233 .280 .359 .638      
vs. RHB 258 56 14 0 5 22 18 37 1 0 4 .217 .278 .329 .607      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 1 0 0 3.77 14.1 15 6 6 2 3 6  
April 6 6 5 0 0 2.35 46.0 38 13 12 2 8 26  
May 5 5 2 0 0 3.00 36.0 34 12 12 2 11 12  
June 5 5 3 1 0 2.92 37.0 27 12 12 3 9 18  
July 3 3 1 0 0 3.98 20.1 18 9 9 3 6 8  
Last Year 33 33 14 8 0 3.17 233.0 228 88 82 6 59 122  
2 Years Ago 33 33 15 11 0 3.61 239.1 240 101 96 10 54 111  
Career 408 408 185 140 0 3.69 2932.2 2879 1302 1204 207 752 1391  
Home 10 10 7 1 0 3.21 75.2 65 28 27 6 17 41  
Road 9 9 4 0 0 2.54 63.2 52 18 18 4 17 23  
Grass 14 14 9 1 0 2.99 105.1 88 36 35 8 25 48  
Turf 5 5 2 0 0 2.65 34.0 29 10 10 2 9 16  
Day 4 4 2 0 0 2.15 29.1 23 7 7 2 10 16  
Night 15 15 9 1 0 3.11 110.0 94 39 38 8 24 48  
As Starter 19 19 11 1 0 2.91 139.1 117 46 45 10 34 64  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 St. Louis - DBL 23 31 31 12 13 0 4.13 220.1 225 104 101 24 62 81 6 0 1.30 .270 4.42 2.5 103
1986 St. Louis - DBL 24 33 33 13 14 0 3.77 245.2 262 119 103 33 78 124 5 0 1.38 .284 4.63 2.7 117
1987 St. Louis - DBL 25 32 32 18 10 0 3.66 240.2 232 103 98 22 56 115 7 1 1.20 .268 3.84 4.8 120
1988 St. Louis - DBL 26 32 32 15 10 0 3.46 234.1 232 99 90 19 56 110 8 2 1.23 .273 3.79 4.9 128
1989 St. Louis - DBL 27 32 32 17 7 0 3.27 250.2 210 97 91 19 54 127 6 2 1.05 .242 3.46 5.6 127
1990 St. Louis - DBL 28 32 32 14 11 0 4.25 213.2 223 108 101 13 62 96 1 0 1.33 .287 3.68 4.4 100
1991 St. Louis - DBL 29 31 31 13 14 0 4.21 205.1 209 105 96 16 69 92 2 0 1.35 .277 4.09 3.3 102
1992 St. Louis - DBL 30 32 32 13 14 0 3.61 219.2 214 100 88 7 44 119 4 1 1.17 .292 2.85 7.1 119
1993 St. Louis - DBL 31 35 35 17 14 0 3.20 259.0 238 105 92 10 61 129 6 2 1.15 .268 3.12 7.4 134
1994 St. Louis - DBL 32 33 33 13 13 0 4.70 231.2 249 127 121 18 63 101 11 4 1.35 .291 3.91 4.6 94
1995 St. Louis - DBL 33 33 33 15 11 0 3.61 239.1 240 101 96 10 54 111 6 2 1.23 .285 3.22 6.3 117
1996 St. Louis - DBL 34 33 33 14 8 0 3.17 233.0 228 88 82 6 59 122 8 3 1.23 .287 3.00 7.3 139
1997 Orlando - DBL 35 19 19 11 1 0 2.91 139.1 117 46 45 10 34 64 1 0 1.08 .239 3.70 2.9 149
Total DBL 408 408 185 140 0 3.69 2932.2 2879 1302 1204 207 752 1391 71 17 1.24 .275 3.66 63.8 119
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 Kalihi - WL 23 6 6 2 1 0 3.16 31.1 38 15 11 2 9 15 0 0 1.50 .324 3.93 0.5 127
1985 San Antonio - CBL 23 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 6 3 3 0 1 4 1 0 0.78 .214 2.59 0.3 143
1991 San Antonio - CBL 29 3 3 1 2 0 3.32 21.2 27 9 8 1 6 18 0 0 1.52 .382 3.01 0.7 134
Total CBL 4 4 2 2 0 3.23 30.2 33 12 11 1 7 22 1 0 1.30 .333 2.88 136.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1987 St. Louis - DBL 25 3 2 1 1 1 3.86 18.2 15 9 8 2 7 16 0 0 1.18 .245 0.00 0.0 0
1988 St. Louis - DBL 26 2 2 0 2 0 6.39 12.2 13 9 9 1 5 7 0 0 1.42 .279 0.00 0.0 0
1989 St. Louis - DBL 27 3 3 3 0 0 1.88 24.0 11 5 5 1 5 11 0 0 0.67 .147 0.00 0.0 0
1990 St. Louis - DBL 28 5 5 5 0 0 1.22 37.0 22 8 5 1 13 25 0 0 0.95 .204 0.00 0.0 0
1992 St. Louis - DBL 30 1 1 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0.71 .158 0.00 0.0 0
1993 St. Louis - DBL 31 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 11 7 7 0 3 6 0 0 3.82 .733 0.00 0.0 0
1994 St. Louis - DBL 32 4 2 1 1 0 2.76 16.1 17 7 5 1 3 14 0 0 1.22 .308 0.00 0.0 0
1996 St. Louis - DBL 34 3 3 2 1 0 3.20 19.2 22 7 7 0 3 11 0 0 1.27 .328 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 22 19 12 6 1 3.04 139.0 114 53 47 6 41 94 0 0 1.12 .257 3.05 208.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1985 St. Louis - DBL P 31 31 5 37 0 44 2 .955 220.1 1.72 -1.2 .956
1985 San Antonio - CBL P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 1.020
1985 Kalihi - WL P 6 6 2 4 1 7 1 .857 31.1 1.72 -0.8 .833
1986 St. Louis - DBL P 33 33 10 33 1 45 2 .956 245.2 1.58 -0.7 1.040
1987 St. Louis - DBL P 32 32 10 36 0 49 3 .939 240.2 1.72 -1.7 1.005
1988 St. Louis - DBL P 32 32 10 44 1 55 1 .982 234.1 2.07 -1.6 .998
1989 St. Louis - DBL P 32 32 5 29 0 34 0 1.000 250.2 1.22 -1.4 1.009
1990 St. Louis - DBL P 32 32 21 25 0 46 0 1.000 213.2 1.94 -1.4 .997
1991 St. Louis - DBL P 31 31 11 32 1 45 2 .956 205.1 1.88 -1.7 1.010
1991 San Antonio - CBL P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 21.2 0.83 -0.3 1.031
1992 St. Louis - DBL P 32 32 10 34 3 47 3 .936 219.2 1.80 -2.1 .952
1993 St. Louis - DBL P 35 35 16 46 1 65 3 .954 259.0 2.15 -1.5 1.021
1994 St. Louis - DBL P 33 33 19 32 1 52 1 .981 231.2 1.98 -0.5 1.103
1995 St. Louis - DBL P 33 33 10 35 1 48 3 .938 239.1 1.69 -2.8 .951
1996 St. Louis - DBL P 33 33 9 36 1 49 4 .918 233.0 1.74 -3.9 .890
1997 Orlando - DBL P 19 19 9 25 0 34 0 1.000 139.1 2.20 -0.3 1.041
TOTAL P 418 418 147 451 11 623 25 .960 2994.2 1.80 -22.1 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1984 Drafted in the 1984 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (15).
01/15/1985 Named to the 1985 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
04/01/1985 Named the #15 prospect in the DBL
09/05/1985 Wins the 1985 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the San Antonio Missions!
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 16 (16).
09/24/1987 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/25/1987 Wins the 1987 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 16 (16).
04/06/1988 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/24/1988 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/06/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/31/1988 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 16 (16).
04/29/1989 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/27/1989 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/05/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/1989 Finished 3rd in 1989 DBL FL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 16 (16).
10/27/1990 Wins the 1990 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 16 (16).
07/19/1992 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/15/1992 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 16 (16).
04/06/1993 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/05/1993 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 17 (17).
05/05/1994 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Orlando Sun Rays with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/14/1994 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/30/1994 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/14/1994 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 17 (17).
06/18/1995 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/27/1995 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 17 (17).
05/28/1996 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/09/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/07/1996 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/18/1996 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Florida Marlins with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 18 (18).
01/01/1997 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
05/01/1997 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1985 6 4
1986 33 8
1993 35 4
1994 33 8
1995 33 4
1996 33 7
Year W Rank
1985 2 10
1987 18 6
1988 15 8
1989 17 6
1993 17 9
Year L Rank
1986 14 10
1991 14 8
Year Win. % Rank
1985 .667 6
1989 .708 3
Year IP Rank
1986 245.2 5
1987 240.2 6
1988 234.1 10
1989 250.2 5
1993 259.0 5
Year BF Rank
1986 1050 1
1987 987 8
1993 1064 7
1996 976 10
Year WP Rank
1985 2 7
1990 10 6
1991 8 7
Year ERA Rank
1985 3.16 4
1987 3.66 10
1988 3.46 6
1989 3.27 6
1993 3.20 7
1996 3.17 8
Year BABIP Rank
1989 .242 5
Year WHIP Rank
1989 1.05 2
Year RA/9 Rank
1987 10.92 10
1989 9.69 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1985 0.57 10
1987 0.82 10
1988 0.73 9
1989 0.68 4
1990 0.55 3
1991 0.70 3
1992 0.29 1
1993 0.35 1
1994 0.70 6
1995 0.38 1
1996 0.23 1
Year H/9 Rank
1989 7.54 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1987 2.09 5
1988 2.15 6
1989 1.94 7
1992 1.80 3
1993 2.12 8
1995 2.03 8
1996 2.28 10
Year K/9 Rank
1985 4.31 10
Year QS Rank
1986 22 5
1987 20 10
1990 20 9
1992 22 9
1993 22 9
1995 21 5
1996 22 8
Year QSP Rank
1986 .667 7
1990 .625 7
1992 .688 9
1993 .629 9
1995 .636 7
1996 .667 9
Year CG Rank
1987 7 10
1988 8 7
1994 11 3
1996 8 7
Year CGP Rank
1988 .250 8
1994 .333 3
1996 .242 8
Year SHO Rank
1987 1 8
1988 2 4
1989 2 5
1993 2 9
1994 4 2
1995 2 5
1996 3 1
Year GB% Rank
1992 0.52 10
1994 0.53 6
1996 0.52 10
Year WAR Rank
1987 4.8 8
1988 4.9 9
1989 5.6 4
1992 7.1 4
1993 7.4 3
1995 6.3 6
1996 7.3 5
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