Erik Johnson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 230LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 2, #80, Chicago White Sox | UC Berkeley
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 1 1 6.46 5 5 0 23.2 18 1.77
2015 3 1 3.34 6 6 0 35 30 1.40
2016 0 6 8.33 6 6 0 31.1 21 1.82
4 Seasons 7 10 5.28 22 22 0 117.2 87 1.62
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 5 1-1 6.46 23.2 18 1.77
2015 6 3-1 3.34 35 30 1.40
2016 6 0-6 8.33 31.1 21 1.82
4 Seasons 22 7-10 5.28 117.2 87 1.62
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 25 637 103 11 10.7 7.3 91.0 110.3 23.6 39.8 .279 .535 .349 .385 .447 44.7 19.9 11.3 3.34 6.52
2016 26 572 114 10 8.8 6.8 92.4 117.2 12.8 29.8 .305 .581 .465 .392 .436 51.8 14.4 7.5 8.33 6.96
Player 1209 217 21 9.7 7.1 91.7 117.2 17.8 34.6 .292 .559 .406 .389 .441 48.4 17.2 9.4
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Johnson relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.9%) ,
Slider
(21.0%) ,
Sinker
(16.1%) ,
Curveball
(9.6%) ,
Changeup
(8.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 26.2 30.1 31.1 12.6 31.1 34.0 31.1 1.9 17.5 36.9 22.3 5.8 10.7 7.3
2016 42.1 25.4 27.2 5.3 36.0 36.0 28.1 1.8 29.8 23.7 25.4 9.6 8.8 6.8
Player 34.6 27.6 29.0 8.8 33.6 35.0 29.5 1.8 24.0 30.0 24.0 7.8 9.7 7.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 Sinker SD R 90 90.4 16.8 -6.0 -26 7.0 -6.7 -49
2016 4-Seam Fastball SD R 253 90.1 15.4 2.2 13 1.0 -5.7 -84
2016 Slider SD R 120 83.4 37.0 -1.1 -3 7.6 1.8 30
2016 Curveball SD R 55 71.4 67.3 2.5 4 15.6 4.1 35
2016 Changeup SD R 48 79.2 36.2 1.7 5 12.8 1.0 8
2015 Sinker CWS R 17 91.0 15.0 -7.6 -34 10.8 -3.0 -22
2015 Slider CWS R 116 84.4 35.5 -1.6 -4 5.7 0.6 12
2015 Curveball CWS R 16 74.4 61.1 -0.4 -1 12.9 2.6 25
2015 Changeup CWS R 38 82.6 28.8 -3.4 -11 15.1 2.3 18
2015 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 437 91.9 11.1 5.3 32 4.7 -2.2 -32
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 128 503 5 -4 -4 -2 -5
2014 108 456 -4 3 -3 -3 -7
2015 151 635 2 6 -5 -1 2
2016 146 572 0 -5 -5 -1 -11
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 637 53.7 65.8 82.2 21.7 65.6 44.9 57.0 45.4 20.8 6.3 77.5
2016 572 50.7 67.6 88.8 21.3 63.3 39.2 57.5 44.8 16.8 8.9 76.5
Player 1,209 52.3 66.6 85.3 21.5 64.5 42.2 57.2 45.1 18.9 7.5 76.9
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 36 49 45
2016 14 29 84 31
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.1 14 12.1 2 2 10 5 35.7
Player 22.1 14 12.1 2 2 10 5 35.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 14 14 12 15 14 12 13 14 10 10 12 13 11 11 13 14 5 11 11 13 11 9 15 13 13 13 12 15 14 13 6
Player 14 14 12 15 14 12 13 14 10 10 12 13 11 11 13 14 5 11 11 13 11 9 15 13 13 13 12 15 14 13 6
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.9 90.2 -1.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 82.6 79.2 -3.4 ↓
Breaking Velocity 83.2 79.6 -3.6 ↓
Exit Velocity 91.0 92.4 1.4 ↑
Launch Angle 23.6 12.8 -10.8 ↓
Barrel % 10.7 8.8 -1.9 ↓
Hard Hit % 44.7 51.8 7.1 ↑
Sweet Spot % 39.8 29.8 -10.0 ↓
xBA .279 .305 0.026 ↑
BA .248 .348 0.100 ↑
xwOBA .385 .392 0.007 ↑
wOBA .349 .465 0.116 ↑
xSLG .535 .581 0.046 ↑
SLG .481 .750 0.269 ↑
K% 19.9 14.4 -5.5 ↓
BB% 11.3 7.5 -3.8 ↓
Swing % 45.4 44.8 -0.6 ↓
Whiff% 20.8 16.8 -4.0 ↓
In Zone % 53.7 50.7 -3.0 ↓
Out of Zone % 46.3 49.3 3.0 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 21.7 21.3 -0.4 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 23.8 24.0 0.2 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 57.0 57.5 0.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 143 .474 73 8 11.0 70 30 42.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2013 149 16.2 36.2% 0.7% 86 22.2 0.0% 3.5%
2014 138 17.2 19.6% 0.7% 89 23.7 1.1% 7.9%
2015 190 14.2 57.9% 0.5% 101 22.5 7.9% 11.9%
2016 173 15.5 41.0% 2.9% 104 21.9 4.8% 13.5%
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Pitch Distribution

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