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Pierce Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 202lb (188cm, 91kg)

Born: May 10, 1991 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 15th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Faith Christian Academy (Arvada, CO) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (43rd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).

High School: Faith Christian Academy (Arvada, CO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 2 yrs/$14.25M (24-25) & 26 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 4.137 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Pierce William Johnson

Nicknames: PJ

Twitter: @PJStiz

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

1.7

ERA

3.00

3.98

220

12.0

212.1

269

WHIP

1.250

1.370

2021 Player Pitching Game Log

2021 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2021-04-14	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-5		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	4	2	2	2	2	0
2	2021-04-16	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Los Angeles Dodgers	4-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	2021-04-17	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	14	4	5	0	2	2	0
4	2021-04-20	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	12	3	4	1	1	1	0
5	2021-04-21	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Milwaukee Brewers	5-5		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	3	3	0	1	0	0
6	2021-04-24	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	6-6	L	0.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	6	3	0	1	2	2	0
7	2021-04-27	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	6	2	0	1	0	1
8	2021-05-01	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		San Francisco Giants	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	0	2	0	0	0
9	2021-05-02	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	3	2	1	1	0	1
10	2021-05-04	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
11	2021-05-07	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	17	7	2	0	2	0	1
12	2021-05-11	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	8	2	2	0	2	1	0
13	2021-05-12 (2)	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Colorado Rockies	5-5		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	1	1	2	1	1	0
14	2021-05-15	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	19	7	2	1	2	0	0
15	2021-05-18	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Colorado Rockies	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	16	11	2	4	0	0	0	0
16	2021-05-24	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Milwaukee Brewers	4-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
17	2021-05-26	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	17	6	3	0	1	1	0
18	2021-05-27	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Milwaukee Brewers	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
19	2021-05-29	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	3	1	1	3	2	0
20	2021-05-31	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Chicago Cubs	5-5		0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	9	5	2	0	1	1	0
21	2021-06-02	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Chicago Cubs	5-5	L	0.2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	7	3	1	0	1	0	0
22	2021-06-04	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		New York Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	4	2	2	0	0	0
23	2021-06-07	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Chicago Cubs	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0		4	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	17	10	5	1	1	2	1	0
24	2021-06-11	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	6	2	1	2	0	0	0
25	2021-06-12	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	7	2	1	0	3	0	0
26	2021-06-16	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	13	2	2	1	3	2	1
27	2021-06-17	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Cincinnati Reds	9-9	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
28	2021-06-29	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Cincinnati Reds	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	5	3	1	1	0	1
29	2021-07-01	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Cincinnati Reds	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	22	12	3	2	0	3	1	1
30	2021-07-03	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	16	4	5	0	1	1	0
31	2021-07-05	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Washington Nationals	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	30	18	3	3	2	3	3	0
32	2021-07-08	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Washington Nationals	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	19	13	3	1	1	1	1	0
33	2021-07-10	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	21	11	3	3	1	1	0	0
34	2021-07-11	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Colorado Rockies	3-3		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	1
35	2021-07-17	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Washington Nationals	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	3	1	2	1	0	0
36	2021-07-20	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Atlanta Braves	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	8	3	1	0	3	0	1
37	2021-07-21 (2)	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Atlanta Braves	5-5		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	32	18	5	2	0	2	0	1
38	2021-07-23	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Miami Marlins	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	15	2	4	3	0	0	0
39	2021-07-28	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	13	3	2	0	1	0	1
40	2021-07-30	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	13	0	6	0	1	1	0
41	2021-08-01	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Colorado Rockies	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	14	9	2	3	1	0	0	0
42	2021-08-04	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Oakland Athletics	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	12	7	3	2	1	0	0	0
43	2021-08-06	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	4	1	0	1	1	0
44	2021-08-09	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Miami Marlins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	19	14	4	3	1	0	0	0
45	2021-08-10	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Miami Marlins	7-7	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
46	2021-08-13	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		4	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	28	17	5	4	0	2	1	0
47	2021-08-15	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	5-5		1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	14	5	3	0	2	0	0
48	2021-08-17	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Colorado Rockies	4-5		1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	14	4	3	0	3	2	0
49	2021-08-20	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	2	5	0	2	1	0
50	2021-08-24	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-2	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	48	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	14	3	3	1	1	0	0
51	2021-08-28	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Los Angeles Angels	4-4		1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0		4	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	19	12	4	2	1	4	2	0
52	2021-08-31	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	4	1	2	1	0	0
53	2021-09-03	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Houston Astros	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	8	1	1	3	2	1	0
54	2021-09-04	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Houston Astros	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
55	2021-09-10	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	2	2	1	1	0
56	2021-09-12	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	4-5		1.1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	11	2	3	1	2	0	0
57	2021-09-14	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	San Francisco Giants	6-7		1.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	12	3	4	0	3	2	1
58	2021-09-16	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	San Francisco Giants	1-1		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	53	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	17	4	3	1	1	0	0
59	2021-09-19	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	St. Louis Cardinals	5-5		1.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0		7	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	30	17	4	3	3	2	1	0
60	2021-09-21	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		San Francisco Giants	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	3	6	0	3	1	0
61	2021-09-23	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	12	4	2	1	3	2	0
62	2021-09-26	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres		Atlanta Braves	6-6	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	12	2	1	1	3	1	1
63	2021-10-02	Maj-NL	San Diego Padres	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	12	5	3	0	1	0	0

2021 Player Pitching Splits

2021 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	63	244	214	21	47	14	0	6	2	1	27	77	.220	.307	.369	.677	.308	79	7	1	0	2	3

Home	29	103	90	7	17	6	0	3	1	1	12	33	.189	.282	.356	.637	.255	32	5	0	0	1	1
Away	34	141	124	14	30	8	0	3	1	0	15	44	.242	.326	.379	.705	.346	47	2	1	0	1	2

April	7	24	23	4	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.304	.333	.391	.725	.500	9	0	0	0	0	0
May	13	43	38	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	17	.132	.233	.211	.443	.200	8	2	0	0	0	1
June	8	29	26	4	7	0	0	2	0	0	3	8	.269	.345	.500	.845	.313	13	2	0	0	0	0
July	12	51	41	2	8	3	0	0	2	1	9	14	.195	.333	.268	.602	.286	11	1	0	0	1	0
August	12	47	39	4	7	4	0	2	0	0	7	16	.180	.298	.436	.734	.227	17	2	0	0	1	1
September	10	47	44	6	13	5	0	1	0	0	2	11	.296	.340	.477	.818	.375	21	0	1	0	0	1
October	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	2	10	8	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.250	.400	.625	1.025	.333	5	0	1	0	0	0
As Reliever	61	234	206	20	45	14	0	5	2	1	26	73	.218	.303	.359	.663	.308	74	7	0	0	2	3

vs RHB as RHP	58	129	114		24	9	0	3			13	38	.211	.287	.368	.655	.280	42	0	0	0	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	56	115	100		23	5	0	3			14	39	.230	.330	.370	.700	.345	37	0	1	0	0	3

Bases Empty	57	136	118		31	7	0	6			18	45	.263	.360	.475	.835	.373	56	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	47	108	96		16	7	0	0			9	32	.167	.241	.240	.480	.242	23	0	1	0	2	3

vs. Younger Batters	57	148	127		30	11	0	5			21	49	.236	.345	.441	.786	.343	56	0	0	0	0	3
vs. Older Batters	55	96	87		17	3	0	1			6	28	.195	.250	.264	.514	.267	23	0	1	0	2	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	4	.429	3.22	63	2	0	58.2	47	21	21	6	27	3	77	1	0	6	244	1.261	11.8	2.85

Home	3	2	.600	2.36	29	1	0	26.2	17	7	7	3	12	1	33	0	0	3	103	1.088	11.1	2.75
Away	0	2	.000	3.94	34	1	0	32.0	30	14	14	3	15	2	44	1	0	3	141	1.406	12.4	2.93

April	0	1	.000	6.75	7	0	0	5.1	7	4	4	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	24	1.500	15.2	9.00
May	1	0	1.000	0.79	13	0	0	11.1	5	1	1	1	5	1	17	0	0	2	43	0.882	13.5	3.40
June	1	1	.500	5.14	8	0	0	7.0	7	4	4	2	3	0	8	0	0	0	29	1.429	10.3	2.67
July	0	0		1.50	12	0	0	12.0	8	2	2	0	9	0	14	0	0	3	51	1.417	10.5	1.56
August	1	1	.500	3.09	12	1	0	11.2	7	4	4	2	7	1	16	0	0	1	47	1.200	12.3	2.29
September	0	1	.000	5.23	10	1	0	10.1	13	6	6	1	2	1	11	1	0	0	47	1.452	9.6	5.50
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.000	18.0

As Starter	0	1	.000	4.50	2	2	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	10	1.500	18.0	4.00
As Reliever	3	3	.500	3.18	61	0	0	56.2	45	20	20	5	26	3	73	0	0	6	234	1.253	11.6	2.81

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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