Markus
Johnson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 205
 
Born: November 18, 1997 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
In-Game Gold Glove 2024   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 25 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2024 26 PHO SL $ 300,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 27 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2026 28 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2027 29 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2028 30 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2029 31 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2030 32 NY HL $ 4,500,000  
2031 33 NY HL $ 4,500,000  
2032 34 NY HL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000  
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 25 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2024 26 PHO SL $ 300,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 27 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2026 28 PHO SL $ 300,000  
2027 29 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2028 30 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2029 31 PHO SL $ 3,821,429  
2030 32 NY HL $ 4,500,000  
2031 33 NY HL $ 4,500,000  
2032 34 NY HL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2023 25 PHO SL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 12.3 17 10 3 10 6 7.30 .327 .453 .596 1.049 0.0
    AAA   8 8 .500 19 19 1 1 0 133.3 107 49 19 48 92 3.31 .219 .289 .397 .685  
2024 26 PHO SL 6 13 .316 32 32 0 0 0 157.0 166 122 36 99 113 6.99 .272 .381 .511 .893 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 10 6 2 1 1 18.00 .588 .611 1.118 1.729  
2025 27 PHO SL 7 7 .500 22 22 0 0 0 117.0 99 58 12 58 131 4.46 .226 .323 .371 .694 4.9
    AAA   4 1 .800 10 10 2 0 0 69.0 63 21 10 19 103 2.74 .237 .288 .376 .664  
2026 28 PHO SL 12 7 .632 34 34 1 1 0 211.0 158 71 28 86 218 3.03 .202 .288 .348 .636 17.0
2027 29 PHO SL 14 12 .538 36 36 0 0 0 215.7 166 101 36 115 235 4.21 .211 .323 .403 .726 9.9
2028 30 PHO SL 12 6 .667 27 27 1 0 0 156.7 135 75 19 61 176 4.31 .229 .307 .407 .714 7.7
2029 31 PHO SL 11 8 .579 43 25 0 0 1 171.3 154 79 20 80 183 4.15 .239 .332 .391 .722 10.0
2030 32 PHO SL 2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 32.3 38 23 7 18 39 6.40 .290 .384 .504 .888 0.3
  NY HL 1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 13 7 3 11 18 3.57 .203 .329 .375 .704 1.2
  TOT   3 6 .333 9 9 0 0 0 50.0 51 30 10 29 57 5.40 .262 .366 .462 .827 1.4
    AAA   4 3 .571 14 14 0 0 0 84.0 66 40 14 29 105 4.29 .212 .279 .394 .673  
2031 33 NY HL 12 14 .462 38 38 0 0 0 199.3 214 125 34 101 189 5.64 .276 .365 .468 .833 6.5
2032 34 NY HL 0 3 .000 5 2 0 0 0 11.0 18 15 5 6 14 12.27 .383 .455 .702 1.157 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 32 12 0 0 0 90.0 100 59 15 49 112 5.90 .278 .364 .458 .823  
10 Years Sim 77 76 .503 257 225 2 1 1 1301.3 1178 686 203 645 1322 4.74 .240 .335 .421 .757 57.4
5 Years AAA 20 19 .513 76 56 3 1 0 379.3 346 175 60 146 413 4.15 .240 .309 .416 .726  
Season Average 7 7 .500 25 22 0 0 0 130.1 117 68 20 64 132 4.74 .240 .335 .421 .757  
Career Highs 14 14 .667 43 38 1 1 1 215.7 214 125 36 115 235 12.27 .383 .455 .702 1.157  
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   641 334 83 342 810   .227 .311 .372 .683
vs LH   537 352 120 303 512   .256 .350 .487 .837
Home 35 38 .479 130 108 2 1 0 632.6 562 354 99 332 647 5.04 .237 .330 .416 .746
Away 42 38 .525 127 117 0 0 1 668.6 616 332 104 313 675 4.47 .242 .326 .426 .752
Mar/Apr 11 15 .423 44 31 1 0 1 192.0 186 107 33 80 196 5.02 .250 .323 .440 .762
May 12 11 .522 44 36 1 1 0 217.6 203 115 32 112 213 4.76 .245 .335 .420 .755
June 14 12 .538 48 40 0 0 0 245.0 227 113 36 121 213 4.15 .247 .334 .427 .761
July 13 12 .520 39 39 0 0 0 211.0 206 117 36 88 228 4.99 .253 .326 .449 .775
August 8 11 .421 34 34 0 0 0 180.0 148 97 26 116 190 4.85 .221 .336 .382 .718
Sep/Oct 19 15 .559 48 45 0 0 0 255.6 208 137 40 128 282 4.82 .221 .314 .406 .720
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2024 26 PHO SL 32 49 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .122 .140 .163 .303 0.1 0.0
2025 27 PHO SL 22 37 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .081 .128 .108 .236 -1.3 0.0
2026 28 PHO SL 34 69 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 26 .145 .192 .159 .351 0.9 0.0
2027 29 PHO SL 36 73 4 9 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .123 .135 .178 .313 -0.4 0.0
2028 30 PHO SL 27 53 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .132 .148 .132 .280 -0.6 0.0
2029 31 PHO SL 43 46 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 .152 .188 .174 .361 1.0 0.0
2030 32 PHO SL 6 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 0.9 0.0
  NY HL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
  TOT   9 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .176 .188 .364 0.4 0.0
2031 33 NY HL 38 63 5 10 2 0 2 7 0 0 1 21 .159 .172 .286 .458 3.1 0.0
2032 34 NY HL 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
9 Years Sim 246 408 30 55 12 0 2 18 0 0 13 134 .135 .162 .179 .340 3.6 0.0
162 Game Average 268 19 36 7 0 1 11 0 0 8 88 .135 .162 .179 .340 2.4  
Career Highs 43 73 6 10 4 0 2 7 0 0 4 26 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   301 20 40 6 0 2 12 0 0 9 102 .133 .158 .173 .331 1.2
vs LH   107 10 15 6 0 0 6 0 0 4 32 .140 .171 .196 .367 1.3
Home 124 182 12 23 6 0 0 10 0 0 2 66 .126 .136 .159 .295 -1.8
Away 122 226 18 32 6 0 2 8 0 0 11 68 .142 .181 .195 .376 4.3
RISP   89 0 9 2 0 1 16 0 0 2 30 .101 .121 .157 .278 -1.1
Close/Late   4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Mar/Apr 44 52 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 .154 .214 .192 .407 1.6
May 41 69 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 29 .101 .101 .116 .217 -2.2
June 40 81 10 13 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 31 .160 .181 .235 .415 2.3
July 39 66 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 17 .091 .130 .091 .221 -1.7
August 34 54 6 11 4 0 1 4 0 0 2 16 .204 .232 .333 .565 3.9
Sep/Oct 45 86 6 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 26 .116 .136 .140 .276 -1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2023 25 PHO SL P 11 0 12.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.73    
2024 26 PHO SL P 32 32 157.0 14 33 0 0 1.000 2.69    
2025 27 PHO SL P 22 22 117.0 5 17 1 0 .957 1.69    
2026 28 PHO SL P 34 34 211.0 25 33 7 3 .892 2.47    
2027 29 PHO SL P 36 36 215.7 9 34 1 4 .977 1.79    
2028 30 PHO SL P 27 27 156.7 9 26 2 0 .946 2.01    
2029 31 PHO SL P 43 25 171.3 11 29 3 2 .930 2.10    
2030 32 PHO SL P 6 6 32.3 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.95    
  NY HL P 3 3 17.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.53    
  TOT   P 9 9 50.0 1 9 0 1 1.000 1.80    
2031 33 NY HL P 38 38 199.3 6 20 3 3 .897 1.17    
2032 34 NY HL P 5 2 11.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.64    
Career Totals   257 225 1301.3 81 203 17 13 .944 1.96    
Career Highs   43 38 215.7 25 34 7 4 1.000 2.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2026-9-3.03
Losses
2031-6-14
Games Started
2027-2-36
2031-1-38
Shutouts
2026-5-1
Homeruns Allowed
2024-5-36
2026-9-28
2027-3-36
2031-8-34
Strikeouts
2026-9-218
2027-6-235
Walks Allowed
2024-3-99
2026-5-86
2027-1-115
2029-6-80
2031-2-101
CAR-50-645
Hits per 9IP
2026-4-6.7
2027-10-6.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
2026-7-9.3
2027-9-9.8
2029-7-9.6
2031-10-8.5
CAR-38-9.1
OAVG
2026-3-.202
2027-10-.211
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 160)
 
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History
Earned first career win on 4/25/2024
Had first career hit on 4/30/2024, off Lawrence Wendell (VAN)
Earned first career win on 4/30/2024
Had first career hit (double) on 6/6/2024, off Carlo Herrera (SSK)
Won In-Game Gold Glove at Pitcher in 2024
Injured on 5/9/2025 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/31/2025 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/24/2028 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
1/31/2029: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,821,429 through salary arbitration
7/31/2029: Signed a contract extension with Phoenix, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Phoenix to New York on 5/21/2030 (Going to NY: P Markus Johnson. Going to PHO: P Robert Norris)
Injured on 5/28/2030 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/22/2030 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 6/27/2031, off Barclay Hafner (CLE)
Injured on 7/8/2032 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Released by New York on 10/13/2032