Jim Johnson (right-handed pitcher)
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Johnson with the Atlanta Braves in 2015
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 53 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: June 27, 1983 Johnson City, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 29, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 27–40 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.62 | ||
| Strikeouts | 425 | ||
| Saves | 154 | ||
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James Robert "Jim" Johnson (born June 27, 1983) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson was an All-Star in 2012, and won the Rolaids Relief Man Award that year while leading MLB in saves.
In 2013, Johnson became the first American League pitcher ever to have recorded back-to-back seasons of 50 saves or more. To this day, Johnson and Eric Gagne are the only 2 Major League pitchers ever to attain this feat.
Johnson was born in Johnson City, New York. He was raised in Endicott, New York and graduated from Union Endicott High School in 2001.
The Baltimore Orioles drafted Johnson in the fifth round of the 2001 MLB draft.
He made his major league debut in 2006, making one start towards the end of the season. He allowed 8 runs in 3 innings for the loss. In 2007, he only made one appearance.
He began the 2008 season in the Triple-A Norfolk Tides starting rotation, but was called up to the Orioles on April 12. Pitching middle and late relief, he ran up 18 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up a 10th inning run to Oakland on May 5.
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