Jonathan Johnson
Jonathan Johnson
Full Name:  Jonathan Kent Johnson
   School:  Forest High School in Ocala, Florida

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FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1993  19  P       6-0  190  R  R  Fr   *   Ocala                 
1994  13  P       6-0  180  R  R  So   *   Ocala                 
1995  13  P       6-0  180  R  R  Jr   *   Ocala                 


Conference Awards
Baseball
Year  Award
1993  Atlantic Coast Conference - Rookie of the Year
1994  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
1995  Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
      Atlantic Coast Conference - Tournament MVP
      Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team


All-American Awards
Baseball
Year  Award
1993  Baseball America - 1st Team Freshman All-American
      Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team Freshman All-American
      Collegiate Baseball - 3rd Team All-American
1994  Baseball America - 3rd Team All-American
      Collegiate Baseball - 3rd Team All-American
      Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 3rd Team All-American
1995  Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
      Collegiate Baseball - 2nd Team All-American


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2006
Jonathan Johnson combined a great pitching arm with a love for competition that would eventually place him among the finest pitchers in the storied history of the Florida State baseball program.

Johnson signed with Florida State out of Forest High in Ocala, Florida, and made an immediate impact on the Seminole program. As a true freshman in 1993, Johnson was named ACC Rookie of the Year, placed in the top 10 in eight of 11 ACC pitching categories and culminated the year with a place on the Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball All-Freshman teams.

He followed his rookie campaign with a 12-1 record and 137 strikeouts as a sophomore earning second team All-ACC and third team All-America honors from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He was selected to Team USA that summer and finished with a 6-3 record. He overcame a broken ankle in his third and final season at Florida State to finish with a 12-3 record, leading Florida State to the ACC Championship in 1995 and a berth in the College World Series. He was a finalist for the 1995 Golden Spikes Award and first team Baseball America and second team Collegiate Baseball All-American.

Johnson would win 34 games and lose only 5 at Florida State with a 2.63 ERA and 391 career strikeouts, which ranked fourth on the all-time ACC career list. He was selected by the Texas Rangers with the seventh overall pick of the 1995 draft. He went on to debut in the big leagues with the Rangers on 1998 and enjoyed a six-year professional career.



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Pitching Statistics
Year   ERA  W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV  IP    H   R   ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB  B/AVG  WP HBP BK SFA SHA
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1993  1.69 10  1  17 13  3   1   1  0 106.1  78  26  20  51 124  10   1   3  376  .207   9   4  0        
1994  3.18 12  1  21 20  2   1   1  1 121.2  98  49  43  57 137  16   3   7  439  .223  19  11  2        
1995  2.89 12  3  19 19  7   2   1  0 134.0  98  50  43  53 130  13   1  10  476  .206  10   8  0   0   7
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Tot   2.64 34  5  57 52 12   4   3  1 362.0 274 125 106 161 391  39   5  20 1291  .212  38  23  2   0   7
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1993  .000  17  13    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0        0  0   0   0
1994  .000  21  20    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0        0  0   0   0
1995 1.000  19  19    1   1   1   0   0   1   3    4 4.000   0   0   0   0 1.000  0  0   0   0
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Tot  1.000  57  52    1   1   1   0   0   1   3    4 4.000   0   0   0   0 1.000  0  0   0   0
Fielding Statistics
Year   PO  AST  E   FLD%  DP
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1993    6   17  1   .958    
1994   13   14  3   .900    
1995    9   24  1   .971   0
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Tot    28   55  5   .943   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1993
Date  Opponent              W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
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Feb 13 Winthrop                    1                    1.1   1   1   1   4   2
Feb 17 Appalachian State    1      1  Y                 7.0   2   0   0   4  10
Feb 26 Cal St-Fullerton            1                    2.2   2   0   0   2   4
Feb 28 Cal St-Fullerton            1                    1.1   1   2   2   2   0
Mar  6 Florida              1      1  Y                 6.0   6   2   2   4   6
Mar 14 North Carolina              1  Y                 5.2   8   2   2   1   8
Mar 19 Northern Iowa        1      1  Y  1   1          9.0   4   0   0   2  14
Mar 24 Duke                 1      1  Y  1              9.0   6   1   0   1  10
Mar 28 North Carolina State        1                    4.0   3   1   1   3   5
Apr  3 Georgia Tech         1      1  Y  1              9.0   7   3   3   4   5
Apr 10 Miami                1      1  Y                 8.0   4   1   1   5   8
Apr 17 Wake Forest          1      1  Y          1      8.0   7   0   0   4  11
Apr 24 Miami                       1  Y                 6.2   6   3   2   4   5
May  2 Maryland                1   1  Y                 7.2   8   5   2   2   8
May 17 Virginia             1      1  Y                 6.0   3   1   1   3   7
May 22 Georgia State        1      1  Y                 6.0   6   1   1   1   8
May 28 Notre Dame           1      1  Y                 9.0   4   3   2   5  13
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Tot                        10  1  17 13  3   1   1  0 106.1  78  26  20  51 124
1994
Date  Opponent              W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
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Feb  4 Hawaii                      1  Y                 6.0   6   2   1   3   8
Feb  8 Hawaii-Hilo                 1                1   0.2   0   0   0   1   1
Feb 11 Arizona State               1  Y                 3.1   6   6   5   3   4
Feb 19 Minnesota                   1  Y                 4.0   3   1   1   2   3
Feb 26 Coastal Carolina     1      1  Y                 6.0   6   1   1   3   5
Mar  4 Florida              1      1  Y                 6.2   6   4   4   3  13
Mar 12 SE Missouri State    1      1  Y                 8.0   4   2   1   4  10
Mar 18 Maryland             1      1  Y  1   1          9.0   2   0   0   1  14
Mar 23 Wake Forest          1      1  Y                 6.0   5   2   2   4   5
Apr  2 North Carolina State        1  Y                 7.0   2   1   1   5  11
Apr  9 Miami                   1   1  Y                 6.2   5   4   2   4   6
Apr 17 Miami                1      1  Y  1              9.0   6   2   2   3   5
Apr 24 Furman               1      1  Y          1      6.0   3   0   0   0   3
Apr 29 Georgia Tech         1      1  Y                 6.1   8   4   4   4  11
May  4 Duke                 1      1  Y                 5.0   5   2   2   3   8
May  9 Clemson              1      1  Y                 6.2   6   3   3   7   5
May 14 Virginia             1      1  Y                 7.0   4   4   4   1  12
May 20 Wake Forest                 1  Y                 2.0   1   0   0   1   1
May 21 Clemson                     1  Y                 2.1   4   3   3   3   0
May 26 Central Michigan     1      1  Y                 6.0   8   4   4   2   6
Jun  5 Georgia Tech                1  Y                 8.0   8   4   3   0   6
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Tot                        12  1  21 20  2   1   1  1 121.2  98  49  43  57 137
1995
Date  Opponent              W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
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Feb  5 Florida Atlantic     1      1  Y                 4.0   5   4   4   1   5
Feb 11 Arizona State        1      1  Y                 5.0   3   3   2   4   2
Feb 17 Coastal Carolina     1      1  Y                 7.0   7   1   1   5   6
Feb 24 Wake Forest          1      1  Y  1   1          9.0   3   0   0   1  14
Mar  3 Louisiana State         1   1  Y                 4.1   8   6   4   4   4
Mar  9 Florida              1      1  Y                 7.1   2   2   2   6  11
Mar 14 Virginia                1   1  Y  1              9.0   2   2   2   5   8
Mar 19 Michigan             1      1  Y                 7.0   7   2   2   3   2
Mar 24 Duke                    1   1  Y                 5.0  10   9   8   5   3
Mar 31 North Carolina State 1      1  Y  1   1          9.0   5   0   0   2  15
Apr  7 Miami                1      1  Y  1              9.0   2   1   0   2  11
Apr 14 Miami                       1  Y                 8.0   9   6   6   2   5
Apr 21 Clemson                     1  Y                 3.2   3   2   2   2   3
May  5 Georgia Tech                1  Y                 6.0   7   4   3   3  11
May 13 North Carolina              1  Y                 5.2   3   2   2   3   5
May 17 Virginia             1      1  Y          1      8.0   3   0   0   2  10
May 21 Clemson              1      1  Y  1              9.0   5   2   2   1   5
May 27 Old Dominion         1      1  Y  1              9.0   8   2   1   1   5
Jun  2 Oklahoma             1      1  Y  1              9.0   6   2   2   1   5
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Tot                        12  3  19 19  7   2   1  0 134.0  98  50  43  53 130
1993
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb 13 Winthrop               *a .000  1                               0                      0   0    2   
Feb 17 Appalachian State      *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
Feb 26 Cal St-Fullerton       *a .000  1                               0                      0   0    0   
Feb 28 Cal St-Fullerton       *a .000  1                               0                      0   0    0   
Mar  6 Florida                *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   2    0   
Mar 14 North Carolina         *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2  1
Mar 19 Northern Iowa          *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
Mar 24 Duke                   *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Mar 28 North Carolina State   *a .000  1                               0                      0   0    2   
Apr  3 Georgia Tech           *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    2   
Apr 10 Miami                  *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2   
Apr 17 Wake Forest            *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Apr 24 Miami                  *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2   
May  2 Maryland               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
May 17 Virginia               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
May 22 Georgia State          *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
May 28 Notre Dame             *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
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                                 .000 17 13   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0    6  17  1
1994
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb  4 Hawaii                 *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   2    0   
Feb  8 Hawaii-Hilo            *c .000  1                               0                      0   0    1   
Feb 11 Arizona State          *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
Feb 19 Minnesota              *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Feb 26 Coastal Carolina       *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
Mar  4 Florida                *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2   
Mar 12 SE Missouri State      *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Mar 18 Maryland               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Mar 23 Wake Forest            *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   2    0   
Apr  2 North Carolina State   *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1  1
Apr  9 Miami                  *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2  1
Apr 17 Miami                  *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    0   
Apr 24 Furman                 *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
Apr 29 Georgia Tech           *  .000  1 P                             0                      0            
May  4 Duke                   *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
May  9 Clemson                *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
May 14 Virginia               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0            
May 20 Wake Forest            *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0  1
May 21 Clemson                *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
May 26 Central Michigan       *  .000  1 P                             0                      0           1
Jun  5 Georgia Tech           *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    0   
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                                 .000 21 20   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0    9  13  4
1995
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Feb  5 Florida Atlantic       *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Feb 11 Arizona State          *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
Feb 17 Coastal Carolina       *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    2   
Feb 24 Wake Forest            *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Mar  3 Louisiana State        *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    2   
Mar  9 Florida                *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   1    4   
Mar 14 Virginia               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   0    3   
Mar 19 Michigan               *  .000  1 P                             0                      0   3    1   
Mar 21 Mercer                 3b1.000  1      1   1   1        1   3   4  0      0            0   0    0   
Mar 24 Duke                   * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
Mar 31 North Carolina State   * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   1    0  1
Apr  7 Miami                  * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   1    1   
Apr 14 Miami                  * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   1    2   
Apr 21 Clemson                * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0            
May  5 Georgia Tech           * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
May 13 North Carolina         * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0            
May 17 Virginia               * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   0    1   
May 21 Clemson                * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   0    3   
May 27 Old Dominion           * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   1    2   
Jun  2 Oklahoma               * 1.000  1 P                             0                      0   0    0   
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                                1.000 20 19   1   1   1  0  0  1   3   4  0   0  0  0  0  0   0    9  24  1


Pro Career
Baseball
Height: 6-0   Weight: 180  Throws: Right  Bats: Right
Drafted: 1995, 1st Round  #7, Texas Rangers, P     
Debut: September 27, 1998

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1998  Tex    Texas Rangers                       50      P
1999  Tex    Texas Rangers                       50      P
2000  Tex    Texas Rangers                       50      P
2001  Tex    Texas Rangers                       50      P
2002  SD     San Diego Padres                    17      P
2003  Hou    Houston Astros                      41      P


Pro Statistics
Baseball
Pitching Statistics
Year Team   ERA   W   L SV APP  GS CG SHO     IP   R  ER    H  2B  3B  HR   BB   SO   AB   Avg  WP HBP BK SF SH
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1998 Tex   8.31   0   0  0   1   1  0   0    4.1   4   4    5   2   0   0    5    3   22  .313   0   0  0  1  0
1999 Tex  15.00   0   0  0   1   0  0   0    3.0   5   5    9   1   0   0    2    3   21  .529   0   1  0  1  0
2000 Tex   6.21   1   1  0  15   0  0   0   29.0  23  20   34   7   1   3   19   23  144  .291   2   6  0  2  0
2001 Tex   9.58   0   0  0   5   0  0   0   10.1  11  11   13   5   0   2    7   11   53  .317   0   1  0  3  1
2002 SD    4.11   1   2  0  16   0  0   0   15.1   8   7   15   3   1   2    5   21   67  .250   0   1  0  0  1
2003 Hou   5.87   0   1  0   4   3  0   0   15.1  11  10   20   4   1   2   15    7   78  .323   1   0  0  1  0
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6 Years    6.63   2   4  0  42   4  0   0   77.1  62  57   96  22   3   9   53   68  385  .307   3   9  0  8  2
Batting Statistics
Year Team   AVG   GP   GS   AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP   SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB ATT
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1998 Tex   .000    1    1    0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
1999 Tex   .000    1    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
2000 Tex   .000   15    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
2001 Tex   .000    5    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
2002 SD    .000   16    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    0   0  .000   0   0   0   0
2003 Hou   .000    4    3    4    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    2   0  .000   0   0   0   0
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6 Years    .000   42    4    4    0    0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0    2   0  .000   0   0   0   0
Fielding Statistics
Year Team Pos   GP   PO  Ast   E  DP  Fld%
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1998 Tex  P      1    1    1   0   0 1.000
1999 Tex  P      1    0    0   0   0  .000
2000 Tex  P     15    1    7   0   0 1.000
2001 Tex  P      5    0    0   0   0  .000
2002 SD   P     16    0    0   1   0  .000
2003 Hou  P      4    4    2   0   0 1.000
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6 Years         42    6   10   1   0  .941