P Howard Johnson #15
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
P HOWARD JOHNSON #15 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 22 8-8 0 4.99 119.0 128 9 75 70 1.71 1.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/07/1975 SJ Loss, 6-9 X 2.2 4 9 1 4 0 Loss
08/02/1975 @ TUC Loss, 4-5 X 6.0 7 4 4 2 7 Loss
07/28/1975 SD Win, 8-4 X 6.0 8 4 4 2 3
07/23/1975 @ POR Loss, 8-10 X 5.0 8 5 5 1 2
07/18/1975 PHX Win, 10-8 X 5.0 6 4 4 7 5 Win
07/12/1975 @ SAC Loss, 2-7 X 6.2 7 3 3 4 5 Loss
07/07/1975 @ SD Loss, 2-4 X 5.2 7 4 4 5 2 Loss
07/02/1975 SLC Loss, 0-5 X 4.0 6 5 5 2 3 Loss
06/27/1975 @ PHX Win, 8-6 X 6.1 6 4 2 5 4 Win
06/22/1975 SJ Win, 4-3 X 6.0 8 3 1 2 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/20/1949
Born in:Scranton, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$44,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 140 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 128 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 18th Pick in Round 1
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 22 8 8 0 4.99 119.0 128 83 66 9 75 70 0 0.0 0 9 40.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.73 9.68 5.29 5.67 5.07 1.71 108 1.1 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 184 46 7 2 2 27 30 30 3 7 2 .250 .356 .342 .699      
vs. RHB 272 82 10 8 7 56 45 40 1 10 3 .301 .405 .474 .879      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 3.38 2.2 4 9 1 0 4 0  
April 2 2 1 1 0 4.35 10.1 11 5 5 1 10 5  
May 6 6 3 2 0 4.32 33.1 30 18 16 1 22 19  
June 6 6 3 0 0 3.93 34.1 34 22 15 2 16 19  
July 6 6 1 3 0 6.96 32.1 42 25 25 5 21 20  
August 2 2 0 2 0 5.19 8.2 11 13 5 0 6 7  
Last Year 5 5 2 0 0 5.40 26.2 36 18 16 1 17 27  
Career 27 27 10 8 0 5.07 145.2 164 101 82 10 92 97  
Home 8 8 3 3 0 3.27 41.1 42 27 15 3 29 24  
Road 14 14 5 5 0 5.91 77.2 86 56 51 6 46 46  
Grass 22 22 8 8 0 4.99 119.0 128 83 66 9 75 70  
Day 10 10 2 6 0 4.47 52.1 57 38 26 2 35 33  
Night 12 12 6 2 0 5.40 66.2 71 45 40 7 40 37  
As Starter 22 22 8 8 0 4.99 119.0 128 83 66 9 75 70  
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+
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 22 13 0 2 0 1 2.79 29.0 33 10 9 0 6 11 0 0 1.34 .306 2.75 0.4 129
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 24 4 1 1 0 0 0.57 15.2 7 1 1 0 6 8 0 0 0.83 .163 2.77 0.4 674
Total FABL 18 1 3 0 1 2.00 45.0 40 11 10 0 12 19 0 0 1.16 .263 2.76 0.8 181
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+
1968 Jackson - R 18 10 10 5 5 0 4.32 58.1 51 43 28 5 44 54 0 0 1.63 .282 5.06 0.2 92
1968 Spokane - A 18 5 5 0 2 0 6.35 22.2 30 18 16 1 11 30 0 0 1.81 .460 2.78 0.7 62
1969 Huntsville - R 19 6 6 1 2 0 5.20 27.2 35 24 16 2 19 29 0 0 1.95 .398 4.83 0.3 84
1969 Spokane - A 19 14 14 5 4 0 4.10 83.1 81 41 38 8 45 77 0 0 1.51 .327 4.45 1.3 114
1969 Gary - A 19 2 2 1 1 0 0.84 10.2 4 1 1 1 7 8 0 0 1.03 .130 4.35 -0.0 388
1970 Huntsville - R 20 4 4 2 1 0 1.73 26.0 22 11 5 2 13 34 0 0 1.35 .339 3.39 0.5 216
1970 Spokane - A 20 16 16 3 4 0 3.24 100.0 92 41 36 9 48 98 0 0 1.40 .307 4.06 1.6 132
1970 Gary - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 7.94 5.2 9 5 5 0 4 2 0 0 2.29 .391 3.94 0.1 49
1971 Spokane - A 21 29 29 9 11 0 3.43 175.2 163 72 67 12 84 212 1 0 1.41 .345 3.41 4.3 126
1971 Gary - A 21 2 2 0 0 0 2.84 12.2 9 4 4 1 6 14 0 0 1.18 .276 3.18 0.3 138
1972 Gary - A 22 21 21 4 6 0 4.22 111.0 103 61 52 10 63 84 0 0 1.50 .284 4.37 1.1 99
1973 Monroe - R 23 2 2 1 0 0 2.51 14.1 8 4 4 1 3 16 0 0 0.77 .226 2.96 0.5 181
1973 Stockton - A 23 11 11 6 2 0 3.22 58.2 61 22 21 3 33 65 0 0 1.60 .362 3.62 1.3 132
1973 Madison - A 23 38 1 3 5 6 4.48 64.1 51 38 32 3 33 59 0 0 1.31 .267 3.67 0.6 91
1973 El Paso - AA 23 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 10.0 10 5 5 2 2 8 0 0 1.20 .286 5.08 0.1 109
1974 El Paso - AA 24 21 21 8 6 0 3.94 109.2 97 57 48 12 62 69 0 0 1.45 .263 5.19 0.9 121
1974 Hawaii - AAA 24 5 5 2 0 0 5.40 26.2 36 18 16 1 17 27 0 0 1.99 .432 3.71 0.7 87
1975 Hawaii - AAA 25 22 22 8 8 0 4.99 119.0 128 83 66 9 75 70 0 0 1.71 .312 5.07 1.1 92
Total GWL 27 27 10 8 0 5.07 145.2 164 101 82 10 92 97 0 0 1.76 .333 4.82 91.2
Total HL 64 27 8 13 6 4.14 204.1 176 109 94 15 113 167 0 0 1.41 .277 4.06 99.1
Total COW 75 75 23 23 0 3.64 440.1 427 194 178 33 221 482 1 0 1.47 .341 3.75 119.0
Total LSA 23 23 8 7 0 3.99 119.2 107 62 53 14 64 77 0 0 1.43 .265 5.18 119.9
Total GSL 22 22 9 8 0 3.78 126.1 116 82 53 10 79 133 0 0 1.54 .315 4.43 108.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Spokane - A P 5 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 22.2 1.19 -0.4 1.019
1968 Jackson - R P 10 10 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 58.1 0.93 +0.7 1.540
1969 Gary - A P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 +0.2 .000
1969 Spokane - A P 14 14 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 83.1 1.30 +1.1 1.221
1969 Huntsville - R P 6 6 1 1 0 4 2 .500 27.2 0.65 -0.7 .000
1970 Gary - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.1 1.042
1970 Spokane - A P 16 16 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 100.0 1.08 +0.4 .932
1970 Huntsville - R P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 +0.6 1.074
1971 Gary - A P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.4 1.050
1971 Spokane - A P 29 29 7 10 1 18 1 .944 175.2 0.87 -0.7 .854
1972 Los Angeles - MLB P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 29.0 1.24 -0.2 .989
1972 Gary - A P 21 21 3 9 1 13 1 .923 111.0 0.97 -0.2 .915
1973 Los Angeles - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 El Paso - AA P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.028
1973 Madison - A P 37 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 64.1 1.12 +0.4 1.019
1973 Stockton - A P 11 11 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 58.2 1.07 +0.1 1.026
1973 Monroe - R P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 -0.1 1.042
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 15.2 0.00 -0.6 .000
1974 Hawaii - AAA P 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 26.2 0.67 +0.3 .988
1974 El Paso - AA P 21 21 10 15 2 27 2 .926 109.2 2.05 +0.1 .895
1975 Hawaii - AAA P 22 22 4 16 1 21 1 .952 119.0 1.51 +0.7 1.045
TOTAL P 228 175 44 96 6 147 7 .952 1081.1 1.17 +2.1 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Suffern; Suffern, NY) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick).
10/14/1968 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
03/21/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
04/10/1969 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
07/27/1969 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/1969 Wins the 1969 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
04/10/1970 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
03/21/1972 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
07/21/1972 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Los Angeles Suns in exchange for RP Fred Jones.
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