Brian Johnson
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 250LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #31, Boston Red Sox | Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 2 0 4.33 5 5 0 27 21 1.48
2018 4 5 4.17 38 13 0 99.1 87 1.43
2019 1 3 6.02 21 7 0 40.1 31 1.88
4 Seasons 7 9 4.74 65 26 0 171 142 1.55
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 5 2-0 4.33 27 21 1.48
2018 38 4-5 4.17 99.1 87 1.43
2019 21 1-3 6.02 40.1 31 1.88
4 Seasons 65 7-9 4.74 171 142 1.55
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 87 12 1 8.3 5.3 91.7 109.6 9.5 58.3 .256 .409 .284 .403 .409 41.7 15.8 21.1 8.31 7.35
2017 26 448 92 11 12.0 9.1 86.8 113.5 17.2 39.1 .287 .543 .344 .367 .426 33.7 17.4 6.6 4.33 6.04
2018 27 1710 308 22 7.1 5.1 89.3 119.1 15.8 35.7 .257 .430 .335 .329 .376 36.0 20.0 8.8 4.17 4.63
2019 28 772 139 13 9.4 6.7 89.3 114.9 14.2 33.8 .257 .461 .388 .340 .366 36.7 16.1 11.9 6.03 5.19
Player 3017 551 47 8.5 6.1 88.9 119.1 15.5 36.3 .262 .456 .348 .340 .383 35.9 18.5 9.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 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
(36.5%) ,
Curveball
(34.6%) ,
Slider
(26.7%) ,
Changeup
(1.6%) ,
Sinker
(0.6%) ,


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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 33.3 25.0 41.7 0.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 33.3 16.7 25.0 16.7 8.3 5.3
2017 38.0 32.6 21.7 7.6 31.5 31.5 37.0 7.6 20.7 32.6 21.7 5.4 12.0 9.1
2018 38.0 27.9 25.3 8.8 40.9 34.7 23.7 1.9 27.6 28.9 26.6 7.1 7.1 5.1
2019 43.2 28.8 22.3 5.8 46.0 38.8 15.1 5.0 25.9 28.8 23.7 6.5 9.4 6.7
Player 39.2 28.9 24.3 7.6 40.8 35.2 23.6 3.6 26.1 29.2 25.0 6.9 8.5 6.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2019 Curveball BOS L 267 74.9 63.6 2.1 12.1GLV 2.0 -13.7 5.0 12.1GLV 4.0
2019 Slider BOS L 206 77.6 47.6 2.0 13.3GLV 3.8 -1.0 2.6 13.3GLV 8.0
2019 Changeup BOS L 12 84.1 24.9 -5.3 9.1ARM -3.8 13.7 -5.8 9.1ARM -5.2
2019 Sinker BOS L 5 88.9 23.0 -1.2 12.0ARM -1.6 11.1 -1.6 12.0ARM -2.1
2019 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 282 88.9 18.2 -0.4 7.5ARM 1.7 16.1 0.4 7.5ARM -0.2
2018 Slider BOS L 352 78.4 45.9 0.4 11.6GLV 3.3 -0.1 1.8 11.6GLV 6.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 814 88.5 18.2 -0.2 5.1ARM -0.2 16.6 1.0 5.1ARM -2.8
2018 Curveball BOS L 487 74.7 63.9 1.9 10.0GLV 0.6 -13.5 4.4 10.0GLV 1.7
2018 Sinker BOS L 24 88.9 21.6 -2.7 13.6ARM -0.1 13.2 -3.7 13.6ARM -0.7
2018 Changeup BOS L 33 81.5 27.2 -5.5 9.4ARM -3.3 13.7 -6.1 9.4ARM -4.7
2017 Slider BOS L 49 79.8 36.3 -5.6 5.9GLV -1.0 7.4 -4.3 5.9GLV 0.4
2017 Changeup BOS L 20 78.5 28.2 -2.9 5.4ARM -5.8 16.0 -6.2 5.4ARM -8.0
2017 Curveball BOS L 127 73.3 65.4 3.6 9.7GLV -0.1 -13.1 6.0 9.7GLV 0.9
2017 Sinker BOS L 3 87.9 20.3 -2.6 12.8ARM 0.0 14.7 -3.7 12.8ARM -1.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 249 87.4 18.3 -0.7 3.4ARM -1.7 17.3 0.3 3.4ARM -4.6
2015 Curveball BOS L 35 73.0 68.3 3.7 5.2GLV -5.2 -15.4 6.9 5.2GLV -1.8
2015 Changeup BOS L 1 80.5 34.1 1.7 14.7ARM 2.2 8.8 -0.1 14.7ARM -0.3
2015 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 36 88.0 17.8 0.4 9.5ARM 3.4 18.3 2.1 9.5ARM 0.8
2015 Slider BOS L 14 79.6 43.2 -0.7 6.6GLV 0.1 1.3 -0.2 6.6GLV 2.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -3 282 36.5 56 .292 .563 .403 21.1 19.6 13.6 .224 .395 .313 34.2
2019 Curveball -3.9 -11 267 34.6 71 .403 .582 .442 21.9 15.5 14.7 .284 .500 .349 41.1
2019 Slider 1.1 2 206 26.7 60 .216 .451 .336 24.8 15.0 15.5 .241 .438 .337 32.6
2019 Changeup -3.7 0 12 1.6 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .653 .759 .638 0.0
2019 Sinker 4.1 0 5 0.6 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 -- .520 1.887 .824 100.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -7 814 47.6 198 .280 .543 .388 18.5 19.2 16.5 .270 .509 .372 43.1
2018 Curveball 0.3 1 487 28.5 141 .233 .368 .299 23.9 22.0 19.4 .232 .367 .283 36.3
2018 Slider -0.8 -3 352 20.6 86 .291 .380 .330 24.1 19.8 19.3 .255 .337 .292 19.4
2018 Changeup 1.7 1 33 1.9 5 .200 .200 .180 11.1 0.0 0.0 .584 .988 .673 60.0
2018 Sinker 1.4 0 24 1.4 4 .000 .000 .175 30.0 25.0 25.0 .049 .117 .229 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 3 249 55.6 67 .270 .492 .346 17.9 23.9 18.8 .289 .549 .372 38.3
2017 Curveball -1.5 -2 127 28.3 32 .300 .533 .375 17.5 9.4 7.9 .281 .500 .350 25.9
2017 Slider -0.3 0 49 10.9 17 .250 .313 .274 12.9 11.8 12.5 .198 .320 .248 21.4
2017 Changeup -1.4 0 20 4.5 4 .500 .750 .538 14.3 0.0 -- .649 1.662 .946 75.0
2017 Sinker 0.5 0 3 0.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 120 448 -2 5 -2 -1 0
2018 434 1,710 6 4 -13 -5 -8
2019 190 772 -8 7 -5 -5 -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 87 37.9 51.5 82.4 27.8 73.3 46.0 47.4 36.8 18.8 5.7 60.0
2017 448 47.3 64.6 88.3 34.7 72.0 41.7 62.0 48.9 16.9 7.6 79.4
2018 1,710 48.0 62.0 88.8 27.8 57.1 40.6 59.2 44.2 21.5 8.0 66.9
2019 772 45.3 64.6 83.2 20.6 58.6 36.4 55.3 40.5 22.4 7.3 71.4
Player 3,017 46.9 62.8 87.2 26.9 60.8 39.9 58.4 43.7 20.8 7.7 69.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! 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
2017 3 22 42 80
2018 26 25 24 27 35 33 37 21 43 35 40 28 47 4 40 57 84
2019 4 61 75 85
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 22.3 5 6.9 -2 2 9 1 20.0
2018 23.0 16 15.4 1 10 12 7 43.8
2019 23.4 6 7.1 -1 0 6 3 50.0
Player 23.0 27 29.3 -2 12 27 11 40.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2017 5 7 6 5 7 5 9 5 4 4 7 7 9 9 8 9 5 5 7 6 10 7 10 8 7 6 5 9 10 7 3
2018 16 18 14 18 16 13 18 15 15 11 13 20 15 13 15 18 13 13 15 21 14 17 22 19 12 11 14 18 16 15 10
2019 6 9 6 8 8 8 9 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 9 8 8 5
Player 27 34 26 31 31 26 36 26 25 20 26 34 31 29 30 33 25 24 29 33 30 31 40 34 27 25 26 36 34 30 18
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2017 2018 +/-   2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 87.4 88.5 1.1 ↑ 88.9 0.4 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 78.5 81.5 3.0 ↑ 84.1 2.6 ↑
Breaking Velocity 75.1 76.2 1.1 ↑ 76.1 -0.1 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.8 89.3 2.5 ↑ 89.3 0.0
Launch Angle 17.2 15.8 -1.4 ↓ 14.2 -1.6 ↓
Barrel % 12.0 7.1 -4.9 ↓ 9.4 2.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 33.7 36.0 2.3 ↑ 36.7 0.7 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 39.1 35.7 -3.4 ↓ 33.8 -1.9 ↓
xBA .287 .257 -0.030 ↓ .257 0.000
BA .283 .263 -0.020 ↓ .315 0.052 ↑
xwOBA .367 .329 -0.038 ↓ .340 0.011 ↑
wOBA .344 .335 -0.009 ↓ .388 0.053 ↑
xSLG .543 .430 -0.113 ↓ .461 0.031 ↑
SLG .487 .443 -0.044 ↓ .536 0.093 ↑
K% 17.4 20.0 2.6 ↑ 16.1 -3.9 ↓
BB% 6.6 8.8 2.2 ↑ 11.9 3.1 ↑
Swing % 48.9 44.2 -4.7 ↓ 40.5 -3.7 ↓
Whiff% 16.9 21.5 4.6 ↑ 22.4 0.9 ↑
In Zone % 47.3 48.0 0.7 ↑ 45.3 -2.7 ↓
Out of Zone % 52.7 52.0 -0.7 ↓ 54.7 2.7 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 34.7 27.8 -6.9 ↓ 20.6 -7.2 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 29.8 26.3 -3.5 ↓ 23.2 -3.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 62.0 59.2 -2.8 ↓ 55.3 -3.9 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 120 .344 107 11 10.3 13 8 61.5
2018 Shifts 433 .335 322 15 4.7 111 26 23.4
2019 Shifts 190 .388 128 2 1.6 62 29 46.8
! 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 %
2015 34 14.6 58.8% 0.0% 13 22.1 0.0% 15.4%
2017 128 14.6 53.9% 0.0% 74 19.7 0.0% 4.1%
2018 554 14.5 53.8% 1.3% 268 19.5 6.0% 5.2%
2019 245 16.9 24.5% 0.8% 133 21.0 2.3% 5.3%

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Pitch Distribution

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