#38 Earl "Lefty" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Cleveland Indians Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Johnson Lefty 4/2/1919 26 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 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 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 $ 300,000 1945 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 85 Days (429 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 85 Days (429 total Days) 5 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Talent | 5 | 8 | 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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
9/3 | WAS | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
9/7 | @BOS | W 12-5 | * | 8.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | W | | | | |
9/12 | SLA | W 4-0 | * | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
9/16 | DET | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
9/20 | @PHA | W 8-4 | * | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | W | | | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/30 | @SLA | W 15-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | | | | |
10/4 | PHA | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | W | | | | |
10/10 | @NYY | W 4-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
10/14 | NYY | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4.00 | 313.0 | 281 | 153 | 139 | 150 | 184 | 21 | 55.3 | 2 | 18 | 47.4 |
Projected | 40 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4.00 | 313.0 | 281 | 153 | 139 | 150 | 184 | | | | | |
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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 | 2 | 2 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3.40 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 524 | 120 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .315 | .342 | .657 |
vs. RHB | 659 | 161 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .244 | .328 | .341 | .669 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3.92 | 154.0 | 142 | 79 | 67 | 71 | 85 |
Road | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4.08 | 159.0 | 139 | 74 | 72 | 79 | 99 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.61 | 61.0 | 67 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 41 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.08 | 46.1 | 47 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
June | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.03 | 26.2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.88 | 49.0 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 26 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 | 60.0 | 52 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 32 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 70.0 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 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 |
Total | 84 | 82 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 3.84 | 668.0 | 603 | 320 | 285 | 32 | 333 | 382 | 41 | 3 | 1.40 | .274 | |
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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 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
Total | 84 | 239 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 0 | .054 | .092 | .071 | .163 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 38 | 25 | 70 | 5 | 96 | 1 | .990 | 313.0 | 2.76 | | | | |
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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...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1944 - 3.42 - 4th
| BB 1944 - 120 - 10th
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