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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)

Debut: May 19, 2017 (Age 26-009d, 21,370th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

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

0.4

1.7

ERA

2.77

3.97

221

13.0

213.1

269

WHIP

1.308

1.373

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	Apr 14	SDP	@	PIT	L,1-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	15 (1)	Apr 16	SDP		LAD	L,6-11		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
3	16	Apr 17	SDP		LAD	L,0-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	19 (2)	Apr 20	SDP		MIL	L,0-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	20	Apr 21	SDP		MIL	L,2-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	23 (2)	Apr 24	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-5		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	25 (1)	Apr 27	SDP	@	ARI	L,1-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	28 (2)	May 1	SDP		SFG	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	29	May 2	SDP		SFG	L,1-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	31 (1)	May 4	SDP		PIT	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	33 (1)	May 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	36 (2)	May 11	SDP	@	COL	W,8-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	38 (1)	May 12 (2)	SDP	@	COL	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
14	40 (1)	May 15	SDP		STL	W,13-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	43 (2)	May 18	SDP		COL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	48 (4)	May 24	SDP	@	MIL	L,3-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	50 (1)	May 26	SDP	@	MIL	W,2-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	51	May 27	SDP	@	MIL	L,5-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
19	53 (1)	May 29	SDP	@	HOU	W,11-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	55 (1)	May 31	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	57 (1)	Jun 2	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	59 (1)	Jun 4	SDP		NYM	W,2-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	62 (2)	Jun 7	SDP		CHC	W,9-4		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
24	65 (2)	Jun 11	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	66	Jun 12	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	70 (3)	Jun 16	SDP	@	COL	L,7-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	71	Jun 17	SDP		CIN	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
28	81 (9)	Jun 29	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	83 (1)	Jul 1	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	85 (1)	Jul 3	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	87 (1)	Jul 5	SDP		WSN	L,5-7		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	90 (2)	Jul 8	SDP		WSN	W,9-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	92 (1)	Jul 10	SDP		COL	L,0-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	93	Jul 11	SDP		COL	L,1-3		2	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	95 (1)	Jul 17 susp	SDP	@	WSN	W,10-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	97 (1)	Jul 20	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	99 (1)	Jul 21 susp	SDP	@	ATL	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	101 (1)	Jul 23	SDP	@	MIA	W,5-2		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	105 (3)	Jul 28	SDP		OAK	L,4-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	107 (1)	Jul 30	SDP		COL	L,4-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	109 (1)	Aug 1	SDP		COL	W,8-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	111 (1)	Aug 4	SDP	@	OAK	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	112	Aug 6	SDP		ARI	L,5-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	115 (2)	Aug 9	SDP		MIA	W,8-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	116	Aug 10	SDP		MIA	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
46	119 (2)	Aug 13	SDP	@	ARI	L,2-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	121 (1)	Aug 15	SDP	@	ARI	W,8-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	123 (1)	Aug 17	SDP	@	COL	L,3-7		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
49	125 (1)	Aug 20	SDP		PHI	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	128 (2)	Aug 24	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	132 (3)	Aug 28	SDP	@	LAA	L,2-10		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	134 (1)	Aug 31	SDP	@	ARI	W,3-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	136 (1)	Sep 3	SDP		HOU	L,3-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	137	Sep 4	SDP		HOU	W,10-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
55	141 (3)	Sep 10	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	143 (1)	Sep 12	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-8		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
57	145 (1)	Sep 14	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
58	147 (1)	Sep 16	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-4	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	150 (2)	Sep 19	SDP	@	STL	L,7-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	151	Sep 21	SDP		SFG	L,5-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
61	153 (1)	Sep 23	SDP		SFG	W,7-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	156 (2)	Sep 26	SDP		ATL	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	161 (4)	Oct 2	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							63gm		58.2	2	4	0	6	1