Bart
Johnson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 230
 
Born: January 3, 1950 in Usa, CA, TORRANCE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1975    1985   
Platinum Arm 1985   
All-Star Selections 1978    1985   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 19 SEM AL   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1970 20 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1971 21 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1972 22 SEM AL   9 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
1973 23 SEM AL   9 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1974 24 SEM AL   9 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1975 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1976 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1978 28 SEM AL $ 300,000 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7
1979 29 WAS NL $ 4,214,286 9 10 10 10 5 6 6 6 6 6
1980 30 WAS NL $ 4,214,286 9 10 10 10 5 6 5 6 6 6
1981 31 WAS NL $ 6,040,000 10 10 10 10 5 6 5 6 6 6
1982 32 WAS NL $ 6,040,000 10 10 10 10 5 6 5 6 6 6
1983 33 WAS NL $ 6,040,000 10 10 10 10 5 6 5 6 6 6
1984 34 WAS NL $ 6,040,000 10 10 10 10 5 6 5 5 5 5
1985 35 CLE AL $ 6,100,000 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
1986 36 CLE AL $ 6,100,000 9 7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3
1987 37 CLE AL $ 6,100,000 9 6 6 6 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,100,000 10 10 10 10 6 6 6 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 19 AAA   4 5 .444 12 12 0 0 0 75.3 72 42 9 40 63 5.02 .249 .340 .384 .725  
    AA   8 2 .800 12 12 2 2 0 84.0 69 26 4 31 87 2.79 .220 .291 .329 .620  
1970 20 AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 38.7 55 21 4 19 35 4.89 .329 .398 .485 .883  
    AA   15 5 .750 22 22 2 2 0 155.3 107 46 10 44 173 2.67 .190 .249 .275 .524  
1971 21 AAA   2 3 .400 9 9 2 0 0 62.3 69 31 11 25 52 4.48 .286 .353 .461 .814  
    AA   9 5 .643 18 18 4 2 0 135.0 99 38 7 47 128 2.53 .203 .273 .273 .545  
1972 22 AA   13 13 .500 30 30 4 3 0 211.0 194 83 15 72 216 3.54 .241 .304 .354 .658  
1973 23 AAA   14 6 .700 21 21 1 1 0 150.0 123 46 23 56 128 2.76 .221 .292 .391 .683  
    AA   2 2 .500 6 6 2 1 0 47.0 35 10 2 12 40 1.91 .203 .255 .273 .529  
1974 24 AAA   19 6 .760 30 30 3 2 0 208.3 190 82 24 69 185 3.54 .237 .297 .387 .684  
1975 25 SEM AL 11 7 .611 20 20 13 0 0 161.0 145 64 19 58 114 3.58 .239 .303 .381 .684 11.4
    AAA   6 3 .667 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 63 27 9 31 83 2.77 .197 .268 .328 .596  
1976 26 SEM AL 15 12 .556 32 32 9 0 0 246.3 263 122 26 83 188 4.46 .272 .331 .413 .744 12.6
1977 27 SEM AL 19 8 .704 30 30 16 2 0 249.7 215 89 18 77 185 3.21 .229 .287 .336 .623 22.4
1978 28 SEM AL 20 13 .606 36 36 19 4 0 285.3 261 115 27 101 189 3.63 .241 .305 .368 .673 19.4
1979 29 WAS NL 17 15 .531 35 35 13 1 0 271.0 225 109 23 107 214 3.62 .222 .297 .353 .650 16.8
1980 30 WAS NL 17 12 .586 35 35 11 2 0 268.3 227 109 25 100 223 3.66 .227 .298 .352 .650 17.6
1981 31 WAS NL 21 8 .724 35 35 12 0 0 275.7 221 99 26 106 256 3.23 .217 .290 .357 .647 20.3
1982 32 WAS NL 18 11 .621 34 34 8 2 0 261.7 215 105 26 80 223 3.61 .220 .280 .357 .636 15.5
1983 33 WAS NL 14 9 .609 32 32 5 0 0 255.3 208 104 28 90 221 3.67 .220 .287 .362 .649 15.1
1984 34 WAS NL 13 12 .520 32 32 11 1 0 247.3 209 101 23 107 243 3.68 .227 .304 .365 .670 13.8
1985 35 CLE AL 25 7 .781 37 37 17 4 0 307.0 196 96 30 122 264 2.81 .181 .265 .321 .587 27.5
1986 36 CLE AL 15 13 .536 32 32 5 2 0 228.0 206 113 31 129 197 4.46 .238 .337 .407 .744 9.9
1987 37 AAA   2 6 .250 13 13 0 0 0 69.3 50 35 12 47 73 4.54 .198 .323 .379 .703  
12 Years Sim 205 127 .617 390 390 139 18 0 3056.6 2591 1226 302 1160 2517 3.61 .227 .298 .363 .661 202.3
7 Years AAA 49 31 .613 103 103 7 3 0 691.6 622 284 92 287 619 3.70 .237 .312 .393 .704  
5 Years AA 47 27 .635 88 88 14 10 0 632.3 504 203 38 206 644 2.89 .215 .279 .309 .588  
12 Years Minors 96 58 .623 191 191 21 13 0 1324.0 1126 487 130 493 1263 3.31 .227 .296 .353 .650  
Season Average 17 10 .630 32 32 11 1 0 254.7 215 102 25 96 209 3.61 .227 .298 .363 .661  
Career Highs 25 15 .781 37 37 19 4 0 307.0 263 122 31 129 264 4.46 .272 .337 .413 .744  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1193 574 144 492 1327   .217 .282 .355 .636
vs LH   1398 652 158 668 1190   .236 .313 .371 .684
Home 97 56 .634 182 182 57 8 0 1454.3 1254 581 151 523 1186 3.60 .230 .297 .369 .666
Away 108 71 .603 208 208 82 10 0 1602.3 1337 645 151 637 1331 3.62 .224 .299 .358 .657
Mar/Apr 28 20 .583 60 60 17 2 0 453.6 402 205 46 183 384 4.07 .236 .310 .371 .680
May 34 24 .586 65 65 27 0 0 510.3 433 200 52 199 445 3.53 .227 .300 .357 .656
June 31 24 .564 67 67 20 4 0 518.0 436 216 48 221 394 3.75 .227 .307 .370 .677
July 33 19 .635 62 62 16 2 0 463.3 423 215 51 171 381 4.18 .239 .306 .382 .688
August 43 22 .662 73 73 27 1 0 590.0 500 224 63 212 484 3.42 .228 .296 .367 .663
Sep/Oct 36 18 .667 63 63 37 9 0 521.3 397 166 42 174 429 2.87 .208 .274 .332 .606
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 25 SEM AL P 20 20 161.0 15 25 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1976 26 SEM AL P 32 32 246.3 9 37 0 1 1.000 1.68    
1977 27 SEM AL P 30 30 249.7 16 26 0 2 1.000 1.51    
1978 28 SEM AL P 36 36 285.3 13 50 3 6 .955 1.99    
1979 29 WAS NL P 35 35 271.0 14 27 3 0 .932 1.36    
1980 30 WAS NL P 35 35 268.3 16 37 0 3 1.000 1.78    
1981 31 WAS NL P 35 35 275.7 14 30 0 3 1.000 1.44    
1982 32 WAS NL P 34 34 261.7 17 25 1 0 .977 1.44    
1983 33 WAS NL P 32 32 255.3 18 37 1 1 .982 1.94    
1984 34 WAS NL P 32 32 247.3 9 29 0 2 1.000 1.38    
1985 35 CLE AL P 37 37 307.0 15 43 1 5 .983 1.70    
1986 36 CLE AL P 32 32 228.0 13 20 0 1 1.000 1.30    
Career Totals   390 390 3056.6 169 386 9 26 .984 1.63    
Career Highs   37 37 307.0 18 50 3 6 1.000 2.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1976 26 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 1 1 0 13.64 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
1977 27 SEM AL 0 4 .000 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 31 24 7 14 19 8.31 .292 .375 .566 .941
1978 28 SEM AL 1 3 .250 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 55 35 14 22 27 6.90 .291 .365 .545 .910
1979 29 WAS NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 7 3 0 5 4 3.00 .250 .364 .357 .721
1981 31 WAS NL 1 0 1.000 3 3 1 0 0 16.3 7 6 2 7 24 3.31 .127 .226 .255 .480
1982 32 WAS NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 7 3 1 4 5 3.68 .250 .344 .429 .772
1985 35 CLE AL 4 1 .800 5 5 3 0 0 43.0 34 14 3 15 48 2.93 .213 .280 .294 .574
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 9 .400 21 20 5 0 0 148.0 142 86 28 68 127 5.23 .250 .330 .439 .769
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1977-4-3.21
1985-2-2.81
Wins
1977-1-19
1978-1-20
1979-9-17
1980-9-17
1981-2-21
1982-7-18
1985-1-25
Losses
1979-9-15
Winning Pct
1977-5-.704
1981-2-.724
1985-1-.781
CAR-31-.617
Games Started
1978-3-36
1979-2-35
1980-3-35
1981-8-35
1985-3-37
Complete Games
1975-3-13
1976-8-9
1977-5-16
1978-1-19
1979-1-13
1980-6-11
1981-4-12
1984-4-11
1985-1-17
Shutouts
1977-6-2
1978-1-4
1982-10-2
1985-1-4
1986-8-2
Innings Pitched
1976-9-246.3
1978-1-285.3
1979-2-271.0
1980-6-268.3
1981-5-275.7
1982-10-261.7
1985-1-307.0
Hits Allowed
1976-5-263
Homeruns Allowed
1976-9-26
1978-7-27
1980-8-25
1981-8-26
1982-8-26
1983-6-28
1984-9-23
1985-2-30
1986-1-31
Strikeouts
1976-6-188
1977-4-185
1978-1-189
1979-1-214
1980-1-223
1981-1-256
1982-1-223
1983-2-221
1984-1-243
1985-1-264
1986-3-197
CAR-44-2517
Walks Allowed
1979-6-107
1980-10-100
1981-6-106
1983-9-90
1984-5-107
1985-1-122
1986-1-129
Hits per 9IP
1977-5-7.8
1978-10-8.2
1979-5-7.5
1980-9-7.6
1981-5-7.2
1982-4-7.4
1983-7-7.3
1985-1-5.7
CAR-32-7.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1976-7-6.9
1977-6-6.7
1978-8-6.0
1979-3-7.1
1980-2-7.5
1981-1-8.4
1982-1-7.7
1983-1-7.8
1984-1-8.8
1985-5-7.7
1986-4-7.8
CAR-32-7.4
WHiP
1977-6-1.17
1982-6-1.13
1985-3-1.04
OAVG
1977-5-.229
1978-9-.241
1979-5-.222
1980-8-.227
1981-5-.217
1982-3-.220
1983-7-.220
1985-1-.181
CAR-30-.227
OOBP
1977-5-.287
1978-10-.305
1982-5-.280
1983-9-.287
1985-2-.265
CAR-50-.298
OSLG
1977-8-.336
1985-5-.321
OOPS
1977-5-.623
1985-3-.587
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 67    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 176    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 51    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Seattle in 1969
Injured on 6/1/1970 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/9/1973 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1974 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/9/1974 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Earned first career win on 6/5/1975
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
Won Platinum Arm in 1977, going 19-8, 3.21 ERA
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1978, going 3-1, 1.70
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Washington on 2/2/1979 (Going to SEM: 1B Milt May. Going to WAS: P Bart Johnson)
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/26/1980 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
7/31/1980: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $6,040,000 per year, for 4 years
Struck out 16 batters against San Diego on 10/8/1981
Injured on 10/14/1981 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Struck out 15 batters against New York (N) on 9/27/1984
10/31/1984: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Washington to Cleveland (A) on 3/4/1985 (Going to WAS: 3B Pat Scanlon. Going to CLE: P Bart Johnson)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1985, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1985 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1985, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won World Championship with Cleveland (A) in 1985
Won Platinum Arm in 1985, going 25-7, 2.81 ERA
Injured on 4/13/1986 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/3/1987 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season