One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Johnson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Johnson puts 50.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Johnson lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Johnson works with 2 pitches: Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The curveball is 68.7% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,670 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 11th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Johnson releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .386 average, 7th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Johnson's curveball spins at 2,831 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
206 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Johnson puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.4% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Johnson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 88.7 off his curveball.
94 and 206 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .356 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Johnson's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 96.5.
94 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Johnson averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Johnson's 4-seam fastball moves 10.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Johnson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
68 of 300 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Johnson throws a fastball 33.3% of the time, against 27% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Johnson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Johnson throws 46% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Johnson, 31st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Johnson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.9 against 86.0.
94 and 206 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Johnson's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Johnson's 4-seam fastball moves 10.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Johnson puts 50.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Johnson lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Johnson works with 2 pitches: Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The curveball is 68.7% of everything he throws.
300 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Johnson's curveball spins at 2,831 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
206 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Johnson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 88.7 off his curveball.
94 and 206 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Johnson's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 96.5.
94 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Johnson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.9 against 86.0.
94 and 206 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Johnson's stuff spins at 2,670 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 11th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Johnson releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Johnson releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Johnson projects a .386 average, 7th percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 497th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Johnson, 31st percentile.
300 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Johnson puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.4% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Johnson throws a fastball 33.3% of the time, against 27% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Johnson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Johnson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
68 of 300 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .395 expected average against them, against .356 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Johnson averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
300 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Johnson throws 46% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 200 with the bases empty.
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