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Randy Johnson
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Randy Johnson
Johnson in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1963-09-10) September 10, 1963 (age 54)
Walnut Creek, California
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 1988, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 2009, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
303–166
Earned run average
3.29
Strikeouts
4,875
Teams
Montreal Expos (1988–1989)
Seattle Mariners (1989–1998)
Houston Astros (1998)
Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004)
New York Yankees (2005–2006)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008)
San Francisco Giants (2009)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1990, 1993–1995, 1997, 1999–2002, 2004)
World Series champion (2001)
5× Cy Young Award (1995, 1999–2002)
World Series MVP (2001)
Triple Crown (2002)
MLB wins leader (2002)
4× ERA leader (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002)
9× Strikeout leader (1992–1995, 1999–2002, 2004)
Pitched a perfect game on May 18, 2004
Pitched a no-hitter on June 2, 1990
Arizona Diamondbacks No. 51 retired
Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2015
Vote
97.3% (first ballot)
Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963), nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 2009 for six teams. He played primarily for the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks. His 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a left-hander in MLB history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind Nolan Ryan and are the most by a left-hander. He holds five of the seven highest single-season strikeout totals by a left-hander in modern history. Johnson won the Cy Young Award five times, second only to Roger Clemens' seven, and he is one of two pitchers (the other being Greg Maddux) to win the award four consecutive times (1999–2002). In 1999, he joined Pedro Martínez and Gaylord Perry in the rare feat of winning the award in both the American and National Leagues (a feat since accomplished by Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, and Max Scherzer). He is also one of five pitchers to pitch no-hitters in both leagues. On May 18, 2004, at the age of forty, Johnson became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, and is one of seven pitchers who have thrown both a perfect game and a no-hitter in their careers. He is also one of eighteen pitchers in history to record a win against all 30 MLB franchises.
One of the tallest players in major league history at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m), and a ten-time All-Star, Johnson was celebrated for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game. He regularly approached – and occasionally exceeded – 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) during his prime. He also threw a hard, biting slider. After struggling early in his career, gaining only 64 wins by his 30th birthday, he went on to lead his league in strikeouts nine times, and in earned run average, winning percentage and complete games four times each. Randy won the pitching Triple Crown in 2002. Johnson was named one of two World Series Most Valuable Players in 2001, with three pitching victories, leading the Diamondbacks to a world championship over the New York Yankees in only their fourth year of play. His .646 career winning percentage ranks sixth among lefthanders with at least 200 decisions, and among southpaws he ranks eighth in games started (603) and ninth in innings pitched (4,135 1⁄3). He also finished his career first in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (10.67), third in hit batsmen (188), and tenth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings pitched (7.24). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year of eligibility, and is the first member of the Hall to be depicted in a Diamondbacks uniform on his plaque.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Major league career (1988–2009)
2.1 Montreal Expos (1988–1989)
2.2 Seattle Mariners (1989–1998)
2.2.1 1989-1992
2.2.2 1993
2.2.3 1995
2.2.4 1996−1998
2.3 Houston Astros (1998)
2.4 Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004)
2.5 New York Yankees (2005–2006)
2.6 Second stint with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008)
2.7 San Francisco Giants (2009)
2.8 Retirement
3 Pitching style
4 Accomplishments
5 Personal life
5.1 "Big Unit" nickname
5.2 Acting career
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early life[edit]
Johnson was born in Walnut Creek, California, to Carol Hannah and Rollen Charles "Bud" Johnson.[1] By the time he entered Livermore High School, he was a star in baseball and basketball. In 1982, as a senior, he struck out 121 batters in 66 innings, and threw a perfect game in his last high school start. He also played on a Bercovich team that assembled top players from throughout California. After high school, he was drafted in 1982 by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round and offered $50,000 to sign. Instead, Johnson accepted a full athletic scholarship to play baseball for the University of Southern California. While at USC, he also played 2 years of basketball. He was a starter at USC (where he was a teammate of Mark McGwire) under coach Rod Dedeaux, but often exhibited control problems.
Major league career (1988–2009)[edit]
Montreal Expos (1988–1989)[edit]
Johnson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the second round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut on September 15, 1988 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, earning a 9–4 victory with a five-inning outing in which he gave up two runs with five strikeouts; his first victim was Orestes Destrade in the second inning. Johnson posted a record of 3–0 with a 2.42 earned run average (ERA) in four games in 1988, but 1989 saw him slip to an 0–4 mark with a 6.67 ERA in seven games through May 7, and on May 25 he was traded to the Seattle Mariners in a trade involving five pitchers that brought Mark Langston to Montreal. In 11 total games played with the Expos, he went 3-4 with a 4.69 ERA and one complete game in 55.2 innings with 51 strikeouts and 33 walks.
Seattle Mariners (1989–1998)[edit]
1989-1992[edit]
After joining the Mariners during the 1989 season, Johnson led the AL in walks for three consecutive seasons (1990–92), and hit batsmen in 1992 and 1993. In July 1991, facing the Milwaukee Brewers, the erratic Johnson allowed 4 runs on 1 hit, thanks to 10 walks in 4 innings. A month later, a 9th-inning single cost him a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics. Johnson suffered another 10-walk, 4-inning start in 1992.
But his untapped talent was volcanic: In 1990, Johnson became the first left-hander to strike out Wade Boggs three times in one game, and a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers attested to his potential. Johnson credits a session with Nolan Ryan late in the 1992 season with helping him take his career to the next level; Ryan has said that he appreciated Johnson's talent and did not want to see him take as long to figure certain things out as he had taken. Ryan recommended a slight change in his delivery; before the meeting, Johnson would land on the heel of his foot after delivering a pitch, and he therefore usually landed offline from home plate. Ryan suggested that he land on the ball of his foot, and almost immediately, he began finding the strike zone more consistently.[2] In a September 27, 1992 game against the Texas Rangers, with Ryan the opposing starting pitcher, Johnson struck out 18 batters in eight innings while throwing 160 pitches, a pitch count that has not been reached in an MLB game since.[3]
1993[edit]
Johnson broke out in 1993 with a 19–8 record, 3.24 ERA and his first of six 300-plus strikeout seasons (308). In May 1993, Johnson again lost a no-hitter to a 9th-inning single; again, the opponent was the Oakland Athletics. He also recorded his 1,000th career strikeout against the Minnesota Twins' Chuck Knoblauch. Prior to the trade deadline, Johnson was nearly dealt to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Karsay and Mike Timlin. Toronto general manager Pat Gillick had two separate transactions on the table including the one for Johnson with Seattle general manager Woody Woodward and one for Rickey Henderson with Oakland general manager Sandy Alderson. When Gillick was unable to contact Woodward he agreed to utilize the deal with Alderson. When Woodward returned Gillick's call he said he would agree to the deal for Johnson. However, Gillick gave his word to Alderson even though the deal had not been finalized.[4] At the 1993 All-Star Game in Baltimore, Maryland, in a famous incident, Johnson threw a fastball over the head of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman John Kruk.[5]
1995[edit]
After pitching well in the strike-shortened 1994 season, Johnson won the American League Cy Young Award in 1995 with an 18–2 record, 2.48 ERA and 294 strikeouts. His .900 winning percentage was the second highest in AL history, behind Johnny Allen, who had gone 15–1 for the Cleveland Indians in 1937. Johnson, who also finished second in the 1993 and 1997 Cy Young voting, and third in 1994, was the first Seattle Mariners pitcher to win the award, and the only one until Félix Hernández took home the honor in 2010.
Johnson capped the Mariners' late season comeback by pitching a three-hitter in the AL West's one-game playoff, crushing the California Angels' hopes with 12 strikeouts. Thus unable to start in the 5-game ALDS series against the Yankees until the third game, Johnson watched as New York took a 2–0 series lead. He defeated the Yankees in Game 3 with 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
When the series went the full five games, the Mariners having come back from an 0–2 deficit to win both games at the Kingdome, Johnson made a dramatic relief appearance in the series final, Game 5, on only one day's rest. Entering a 4–4 game in the ninth inning, Johnson pitched the ninth, 10th, and 11th innings. He allowed one run, struck out six, and held on for the series-ending win in Seattle's dramatic comeback.
Johnson posted an 0–6 playoff record in his next four playoff series, each of which his teams lost.
1996−1998[edit]
Johnson was sidelined throughout much of the 1996 season with a back injury, but he rebounded in 1997 with a 20–4 record, 291 strikeouts, and a 2.28 ERA (his personal best). Between May 1994 and October 1997, Johnson had gone 53–9, including a 16–0 streak that fell one short of the AL record. Johnson had two 19-strikeout starts in 1997, on June 24 and August 8.
Another colorful All-Star Game moment proceeded in the 1997 edition involving former Expos teammate Larry Walker, at that point with the Colorado Rockies.[6] When Johnson had started an interleague game versus the Rockies on June 12, Walker chose not to play, explaining that "I faced Randy one time in spring training and he almost killed me."[7] In the All-Star Game, Walker batted against Johnson, who theatrically threw over his head. Ever adaptable, Walker placed his batting helmet backwards and switched sides in the batters' box to stand right-handed for one pitch. He ended the at bat by drawing a walk.[8] The incident momentarily drew mirth and laughter from players in both dugouts, fans and announcers, and, of course, comparisons to the at bat with Kruk in the 1993 All-Star Game.[9] In spite of garnering a reputation of avoiding Johnson,[10] Walker batted .393 (11 hits in 28 at bats) against him in his career,[11] nearly double the rate of all left-handed batters at .199.[12]
When the 1998 season began, Johnson was upset the Mariners would not offer him a contract extension, given his contract was expiring after the season.[13] Though the Mariners initially wanted to keep Johnson, turning down a trade offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers,[14] they fell out of contention, going 8-20 in June.[15] Minutes before the non-waiver trade deadline, on July 31, the Mariners traded Johnson to the Houston Astros for three minor leaguers, Freddy García, Carlos Guillén, and John Halama.[15]
Houston Astros (1998)[edit]
In 11 regular-season starts with the Astros, Johnson had a 10–1 record, a 1.28 ERA, and 116 strikeouts in 84⅓ innings, and pitched 4 shutouts. Johnson finished 7th in the National League Cy Young voting despite pitching only 2 months in the league, and helped Houston win their second straight National League Central division title. During the playoffs, however, the Astros lost the 1998 NLDS to the San Diego Padres, 3–1. Johnson started Games 1 and 4, both losses. He only gave up three earned runs combined in the two games, but received only one run in support (in Game 4).
Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004)[edit]
Johnson agreed to a four-year contract, with an option for a fifth year, for $52.4 million, with the Arizona Diamondbacks, a second-year franchise.[16] Johnson led the team to the playoffs that year on the strength of a 17–9 record and 2.48 ERA with 364 strikeouts, leading the majors in innings, complete games and strikeouts. Johnson won the 1999 NL Cy Young Award and Warren Spahn Award as the best left-handed pitcher in MLB.[17] Johnson joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martínez as the only pitchers to have won the Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues. (Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, and Max Scherzer have since done so.)
Johnson finished 2000 with 19 wins, 347 strikeouts and a 2.64 ERA, and won his second consecutive NL Cy Young Award[18] and Warren Spahn Award.[19] The Diamondbacks acquired Curt Schilling from the Philadelphia Phillies in July 2000, and the two aces anchored the Diamondbacks rotation.[20]
In the fourth year of the franchise's existence, Johnson and Schilling carried the Arizona Diamondbacks to their first World Series appearance and victory in 2001 against the New York Yankees. Johnson and Schilling shared the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, the Babe Ruth Award,[21] and were named Sports Illustrated magazine's 2001 "Sportsmen of the Year." For the first of two consecutive seasons, Johnson and Schilling finished 1–2 in the Cy Young balloting.[22] Johnson also won his third consecutive Warren Spahn Award.[23] Johnson's performance was particularly dominating, striking out 11 in a 3-hit shutout in game 2, pitching seven innings for the victory in Game 6 and then coming on in relief the following day to pick up the win in Game 7. Of Arizona's eleven post-season wins in 2001, Johnson had five.
Johnson's Game 7 relief appearance was his second of the 2001 season; on July 19, a game against the Padres was delayed by two electrical explosions in Qualcomm Stadium. When the game resumed the following day, Johnson stepped in as the new pitcher and racked up 16 strikeouts in 7 innings, technically setting the record for the most strikeouts in a relief stint. [24]
In 2001, Johnson struck a bird with a pitched ball, resulting in what ABC News described as a "sea of feathers".[25]
In a freak accident on March 24, 2001 at Tucson Electric Park, during the 7th inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Johnson threw a fastball to Calvin Murray that struck and killed a dove. The bird swooped across the infield just as Johnson was releasing the ball. After being struck, the bird fell amid a "sea of feathers."[25] The official call was "no pitch."[26] The event was not unique in baseball history, but it became one of Johnson's most-remembered baseball feats;[27] a news story fifteen years later remarked, "the event remains iconic, and the Big Unit says he gets asked about the incident nearly as much as he does about winning the World Series later that year with the Arizona Diamondbacks".[28]
Johnson struck out 20 batters in a game on May 8, 2001 against the Cincinnati Reds. Johnson recorded all 20 strikeouts in the first nine innings, but because the game went into extra innings, it was not categorized by MLB as an "official" 20-strikeout game. On August 23, 2001, Johnson struck out three batters on nine pitches in the 6th inning of a 5–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, becoming the 30th pitcher in major league history to pitch an immaculate inning.
In 2002, Johnson won the pitching Triple Crown, leading the NL in wins, ERA and strikeouts, and was voted his fourth consecutive Cy Young and Warren Spahn Awards.[29] It was Johnson's fourth consecutive 300-strikeout season with the Diamondbacks, and fifth consecutive overall, extending his own MLB record from the previous season in which he set the record for the most consecutive seasons with 300 or more strikeouts in a season by a pitcher.[30] He also became the first pitcher in baseball history to post a 24–5 record.[31]
Johnson spent the majority of the 2003 season on the disabled list and was ineffective in the few injury-hampered starts he did make. One thing he did accomplish that year was hitting his first career home run in a September 19, 2003 game against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the only home run to date for Johnson, a career .125 hitter.
On May 18, 2004, Johnson pitched the 17th perfect game in baseball history. At 40 years of age, he was the oldest pitcher to accomplish this feat. Johnson had 13 strikeouts on his way to a 2–0 victory against the Atlanta Braves. The perfect game made him the fifth pitcher in Major League history (after Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Nolan Ryan, and Hideo Nomo) to pitch a no-hitter in both leagues. He also became the fifth pitcher in Major League history to throw both a no-hitter and a perfect game in his career (after Young, Bunning, Addie Joss, and Sandy Koufax; since Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Roy Halladay have joined this group). Johnson struck out Jeff Cirillo of the San Diego Padres on June 29, 2004 to become only the fourth MLB player to reach 4,000 strikeouts in a career.[32]
He finished the 2004 season with a 16–14 record, though his poor record was partially due to a lack of run support as his ERA that year was 2.60. Johnson led the major leagues in strikeouts (with 290). In the games where Arizona scored three or more runs, Johnson was 13–2. As his team only won 51 games that year, his ratio of winning 31.3% of his team's games was the highest for any starting pitcher since Steve Carlton in 1972 (who won 27 of the Phillies' 59 wins for an all-time record ratio of 45.8%).
New York Yankees (2005–2006)[edit]
Johnson with the Yankees
The Diamondbacks traded Johnson to the New York Yankees for Javier Vázquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro, and cash in January 2005.[33] Johnson pitched Opening Day for the Yankees on April 3, 2005 against the Boston Red Sox. Johnson was inconsistent through 2005, allowing 32 home runs; however, he regained his dominance in late 2005. He was 5–0 against the Yankees' division rival Red Sox and finished the season 17–8 with a 3.79 ERA, and was second in the AL with 211 strikeouts.
In 2005, The Sporting News published an update of their 1999 book Baseball's 100 Greatest Players. Johnson did not make the original edition, but for the 2005 update, with his career totals considerably higher and his 2001 World Championship season taken into account, he was ranked at Number 60.[citation needed]
Johnson was a disappointment in Game 3 of the 2005 Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, allowing 5 runs on 2 home runs in 3 innings. In Game 5 in Anaheim, Johnson made an effective relief appearance after Mike Mussina gave up 5 runs and 6 hits to give the Angels a 5–2 lead, but the Yankees were unable to come back in the series.
After an inconclusive year in pinstripes, New York fans hoped that Johnson would return to his dominant style in his second Yankee season. Johnson began 2006 well, but then he struggled to find form. In between some impressive performances, he allowed 5 or more runs in 7 of his first 18 starts for the season. Johnson was more effective in the second half. Johnson finished the season with a 17–11 record, a subpar 5.00 ERA with 172 strikeouts. It had been revealed at the end of the 2006 season that a herniated disc in Johnson's back had been stiffening him and it was only in his second to last start of the season that he decided to get it checked. This exposure had caused him to miss his last start of 2006. After being given epidural anesthesia and a few bullpen sessions he was cleared to start in game 3 of the ALDS, however he gave up 5 runs in 52⁄3 innings.
Second stint with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2008)[edit]
Johnson pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In January 2007, the Yankees traded Johnson back to the Diamondbacks, almost two years to the day that Arizona had traded him to New York, for a package of Luis Vizcaíno, Alberto González, Steven Jackson, and Ross Ohlendorf.[18] The Yankees' decision to trade Johnson was primarily based on his pre-season request to be traded after the death of his brother. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman was very sympathetic to Johnson's grief and agreed to trade him back to the Diamondbacks so that Johnson could be closer to his family in Phoenix.[citation needed]
Johnson missed most of April, rehabilitating his injured back before returning on April 24, 2007. Johnson allowed six runs in 5 innings and took the loss, but struck out seven. He returned to form, and by his tenth start of the season was among the NL's top ten strikeout pitchers. But on July 3, his surgically repaired disc from the previous season was reinjured. Johnson had season-ending surgery on the same disc, this time removing it completely. Reporting that the procedure went "a little better than expected", Arizona hoped that Johnson would be ready for the 2008 season.[34]
Johnson made his season debut on April 14, 2008 against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park eight months following his back surgery. On June 3, 2008, Johnson struck out Mike Cameron of the Milwaukee Brewers for career strikeout number 4,673. With this strikeout Johnson surpassed Roger Clemens for the number two spot on the all-time strikeout leaders list.[35] Johnson struck out 8 in the game but could not get the win as the Diamondbacks lost 7–1.
Johnson got his 4,700th career strikeout on July 6, 2008.[36] He finished the season with an 11–10 record and an ERA of 3.91, recording his 100th career complete game in a 2–1 victory over the Colorado Rockies.[37]
San Francisco Giants (2009)[edit]
On December 26, 2008, Johnson signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants for a reported $8 million, with a possible $2.5 million in performance bonuses and another $2.5 million in award bonuses.[38][39] Johnson became the twenty-fourth pitcher to reach 300 wins, beating the Washington Nationals (the team that he first played for when they were known as the Montreal Expos) on June 4 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.[40] He became the seventh left-handed pitcher to achieve the 300 win milestone and the fifth pitcher in the last 50 years to get his 299th and 300th win in consecutive starts, joining Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry, and Tom Seaver. Johnson was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder on July 28, 2009.[41] Johnson was activated by the Giants on September 16, 2009, and assigned to the Giants bullpen.[42] On September 19, 2009, Johnson made his first relief appearance in 4 years, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers for 3 batters.[43] At age 46, he was at the time the second oldest player in Major League Baseball, trailing only Jamie Moyer.[44]
Retirement[edit]
Randy Johnson's number 51 was retired by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015.
On January 5, 2010, he announced his retirement from professional baseball.[45] The Mariners invited Johnson to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Seattle Mariners home opener at Safeco Field on April 12, 2010[46] and inducted Johnson into the Mariners Hall of Fame on January 17, 2012.[47] The Diamondbacks also invited Johnson and former teammate Curt Schilling to both throw out the ceremonial first pitches for the Arizona Diamondbacks' 10th Anniversary of the 2001 World Series team that defeated the New York Yankees. [48]
Johnson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2015.[49] The Diamondbacks retired his number on August 8, 2015.[50]
Pitching style[edit]
In the prime of his career, Johnson's fastball was sometimes clocked over 100 mph (160 km/h), even as high as 102 mph (164 km/h) with a low three-quarters delivery (nearly sidearm).[51] His signature pitch was a slider that broke down and away from left-handed hitters and down and in to right-handed hitters. The effectiveness of the pitch is marked by its velocity being in the low 90s along with tight late break; hitters often believed they were thrown a fastball until the ball broke just before it crossed home plate. Right-handed hitters have swung through and missed sliders that nearly hit their back foot.[52] Johnson dubbed his slider "Mr. Snappy".[53] In later years, his fastball declined to the 96 mph (154 km/h) range and his slider clocked at around 87 mph (140 km/h). Johnson also threw a split-finger fastball that behaved like a change-up and a sinker to induce ground-ball outs.[54] In a June 27, 2012, appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Adam Dunn (a left-handed batter) was asked who the best pitcher he faced was. "Honestly, Randy Johnson when he was good. It's hopeless. It's like a hopeless feeling. The first time you face him you feel like he's going to hit you right in the back of the neck when he throws it, like every pitch is going to hit you in the back of the neck. And it ends up down and away for a strike and you just have to trust it's going to be a strike, and heaven forbid he doesn't lose one out there and heaven forbid, there goes your cheek."[citation needed]
Accomplishments[edit]
Johnson throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Seattle Mariners home opener at Safeco Field
Pitched his first no-hitter for Seattle (their first) on June 2, 1990, against Detroit
10-time All-Star (1990, 1993–95, 1997, 1999–02, 2004)
Led the league in strikeouts nine times (1992–95, 1999–2002, 2004)
Led the league in ERA four times (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002)
Triple crown (2002)
5 time Cy Young Award winner (1995, 1999–2002)
4 time Warren Spahn Award winner (1999–2002)
Holds the record for most strikeouts in a relief appearance (16 against San Diego on July 18, 2001)
Holds the record for highest single season and career strikeout per 9 innings ratio: 13.41 and 10.61
World Series co-MVP (Curt Schilling, 2001)
Co-winner of the Babe Ruth Award (Curt Schilling, 2001)
Pitched a perfect game for Arizona against Atlanta (May 18, 2004) – oldest pitcher to do so in major-league history
Collected his 300th win in a 5–1 victory against the Washington Nationals on June 4, 2009
Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team (2009)
Has defeated every major-league team at least once
Most strikeouts in a game by a left-handed pitcher, Struck out 20 batters on May 8, 2001 against Cincinnati Reds
Set American League record for strikeouts in a nine inning game by a left-handed pitcher with 19 against the Oakland Athletics and later the Chicago White Sox in 1997
Won 16 consecutive decisions from 1995-1997
4,875 strikeouts, most all time for lefthanded pitcher; 2nd most ever (Nolan Ryan, 5,714)
Named to the Mariners Hall of Fame
Pitched two immaculate innings (September 2, 1998 against the Atlanta Braves and August 23, 2001 against the Pittsburgh Pirates)
Johnson was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on 97.3% of the vote on January 6, 2015, third highest percentage of all time for pitchers.
Johnson was formally inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26, 2015, in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Personal life[edit]
Johnson has four children with his wife Lisa: Sammy (born 1994), Tanner (born 1996), Willow (born 1998), and Alexandria (born 1999). He also has a daughter from a previous relationship, Heather Renee Roszell (born 1989).[55] He is a resident of Paradise Valley, Arizona.[56]
Since retiring from baseball, Johnson has pursued a second career as a photographer.[57]
Johnson is a Christian. Johnson has spoken about his faith saying, "... there's only one way to be on this earth, and that's to be a Christian! ... The Lord's given me the ability to go out and do the things that I do."[58]
In January 2015, Johnson became the Assistant to General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"Big Unit" nickname[edit]
During batting practice in 1988, the 6'10" Johnson, then with the Montreal Expos, collided head-first with outfielder Tim Raines, prompting his teammate to exclaim, "You're a big unit!"[59] The nickname stuck.
Throughout much of his career, Johnson held the title of tallest player in MLB history. Former pitcher Eric Hillman and current pitchers Andrew Sisco, Andrew Brackman, and Chris Young have also been measured at 6'10". The title of tallest player, as of 2012[update], is held by Johnson's former Diamondback teammate Jon Rauch, a relief pitcher who is 6'11".
Acting career[edit]
Johnson guest starred in The Simpsons episode "Bart Has Two Mommies", which aired on March 19, 2006. Johnson appeared in the movie Little Big League, playing himself.
Johnson appeared in a "Just For Men" commercial where he had a grey beard and his neighbors told him "Your beard is weird." Johnson also appeared in a Right Guard commercial where he fired dodgeballs at Kyle Brandt, who represented odor. Johnson also appeared in several commercials for Nike in 1998. The spots comedically portrayed him taking batting practice (swinging ineptly at balls from a pitching machine) in his hope that he would break Roger Maris' then-single-season record for home runs. He made a cameo appearance in a commercial for MLB 2K9 with teammate Tim Lincecum. Johnson made an appearance in a GEICO insurance commercial.[60]
Johnson has been featured as a playable character in various Backyard Baseball games.
Johnson appeared in the episode "Control" on Franklin & Bash as himself.
See also[edit]
Biography portal
Baseball portal
300 win club
3,000 strikeout club
Arizona Diamondbacks team records
List of Major League Baseball career bases on balls allowed leaders
List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
List of Major League Baseball career innings pitched leaders
List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
List of Major League Baseball career WHIP leaders
List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches
List of Major League Baseball single-game strikeout leaders
List of Seattle Mariners team records
Major League Baseball titles leaders
Perfect game
Seattle Mariners award winners and league leaders
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1974: Hunter
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1977: Lyle
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1992: Eckersley
1993: McDowell
1994: Cone
1995: Johnson
1996: Hentgen
1997: Clemens
1998: Clemens
1999: Martínez
2000: Martínez
2001: Clemens
2002: Zito
2003: Halladay
2004: Santana
2005: Colón
2006: Santana
2007: Sabathia
2008: Lee
2009: Greinke
2010: Hernández
2011: Verlander
2012: Price
2013: Scherzer
2014: Kluber
2015: Keuchel
2016: Porcello
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1968: Gibson
1969: Seaver
1970: Gibson
1971: Jenkins
1972: Carlton
1973: Seaver
1974: Marshall
1975: Seaver
1976: Jones
1977: Carlton
1978: Perry
1979: Sutter
1980: Carlton
1981: Valenzuela
1982: Carlton
1983: Denny
1984: Sutcliffe
1985: Gooden
1986: Scott
1987: Bedrosian
1988: Hershiser
1989: Davis
1990: Drabek
1991: Glavine
1992: Maddux
1993: Maddux
1994: Maddux
1995: Maddux
1996: Smoltz
1997: Martínez
1998: Glavine
1999: Johnson
2000: Johnson
2001: Johnson
2002: Johnson
2003: Gagné
2004: Clemens
2005: Carpenter
2006: Webb
2007: Peavy
2008: Lincecum
2009: Lincecum
2010: Halladay
2011: Kershaw
2012: Dickey
2013: Kershaw
2014: Kershaw
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1957: Burdette
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1960: Richardson
1961: Ford
1962: Terry
1963: Koufax
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1965: Koufax
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1967: Gibson
1968: Lolich
1969: Clendenon
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1971: Clemente
1972: Tenace
1973: Jackson
1974: Fingers
1975: Rose
1976: Bench
1977: Jackson
1978: Dent
1979: Stargell
1980: Schmidt
1981: Cey, Guerrero & Yeager
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1984: Trammell
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1993: Molitor
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1996: Wetteland
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1998: Brosius
1999: Rivera
2000: Jeter
2001: Johnson & Schilling
2002: Glaus
2003: Beckett
2004: Ramirez
2005: Dye
2006: Eckstein
2007: Lowell
2008: Hamels
2009: Matsui
2010: Rentería
2011: Freese
2012: Sandoval
2013: Ortiz
2014: Bumgarner
2015: Pérez
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1954: Rhodes
1955: Podres
1956: Larsen
1957: Burdette
1958: Howard
1959: Sherry
1960: Mazeroski
1961: Ford
1962: Terry
1963: Koufax
1964: Gibson
1965: Koufax
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1969: Weis
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1876: Spalding
1877: Bond
1878: Bond
1879: Ward
1880: J. McCormick
1881: Corcoran & Whitney
1882: J. McCormick
1883: Radbourn
1884: Radbourn
1885: Clarkson
1886: Baldwin & Keefe
1887: Clarkson
1888: Keefe
1889: Clarkson
1890: Hutchinson
1891: Hutchinson
1892: Hutchinson & Young
1893: Killen
1894: Rusie
1895: Young
1896: Killen & Nichols
1897: Nichols
1898: Nichols
1899: Hughes & McGinnity
1900: McGinnity
1901: Donovan
1902: Chesbro
1903: McGinnity
1904: McGinnity
1905: Mathewson
1906: McGinnity
1907: Mathewson
1908: Mathewson
1909: Brown
1910: Mathewson
1911: Alexander
1912: Cheney & Marquard
1913: Seaton
1914: Alexander
1915: Alexander
1916: Alexander
1917: Alexander
1918: Vaughn
1919: Barnes
1920: Alexander
1921: W. Cooper & Grimes
1922: Rixey
1923: Luque
1924: Vance
1925: Vance
1926: Donohue, Kremer, Meadows & Rhem
1927: Root
1928: Benton & Grimes
1929: Malone
1930: Kremer & Malone
1931: Elliott, Hallahan & Meine
1932: Warneke
1933: Hubbell
1934: Dean
1935: Dean
1936: Hubbell
1937: Hubbell
1938: Lee
1939: Walters
1940: Walters
1941: Higbe & Wyatt
1942: M. Cooper
1943: M. Cooper, Riddle & Sewell
1944: Walters
1945: Barrett
1946: Pollet
1947: Blackwell
1948: Sain
1949: Spahn
1950: Spahn
1951: Jansen & Maglie
1952: Roberts
1953: Roberts & Spahn
1954: Roberts
1955: Roberts
1956: Newcombe
1957: Spahn
1958: Friend & Spahn
1959: Burdette, S. Jones & Spahn
1960: Broglio & Spahn
1961: Jay & Spahn
1962: Drysdale
1963: Koufax & Marichal
1964: L. Jackson
1965: Koufax
1966: Koufax
1967: M. McCormick
1968: Marichal
1969: Seaver
1970: Gibson & Perry
1971: Jenkins
1972: Carlton
1973: Bryant
1974: Messersmith & P. Niekro
1975: Seaver
1976: R. Jones
1977: Carlton
1978: Perry
1979: J. Niekro & P. Niekro
1980: Carlton
1981: Seaver
1982: Carlton
1983: Denny
1984: Andújar
1985: Gooden
1986: Valenzuela
1987: Sutcliffe
1988: Hershiser & D. Jackson
1989: Scott
1990: Drabek
1991: Glavine & Smiley
1992: Glavine & Maddux
1993: Burkett & Glavine
1994: Hill & Maddux
1995: Maddux
1996: Smoltz
1997: Neagle
1998: Glavine
1999: Hampton
2000: Glavine
2001: Morris & Schilling
2002: Johnson
2003: Ortiz
2004: Oswalt
2005: Willis
2006: Harang, Lowe, Penny, Smoltz, Webb & Zambrano
2007: Peavy
2008: Webb
2009: Wainwright
2010: Halladay
2011: Kennedy & Kershaw
2012: González
2013: Wainwright & Zimmermann
2014: Kershaw
2015: Arrieta
2016: Scherzer
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1901: Young
1902: Siever
1903: E. Moore
1904: Joss
1905: Waddell
1906: White
1907: Walsh
1908: Joss
1909: Krause
1910: Walsh
1911: Gregg
1912: W. Johnson
1913: W. Johnson
1914: Leonard
1915: Wood
1916: Ruth
1917: Cicotte
1918: W. Johnson
1919: W. Johnson
1920: Shawkey
1921: Faber
1922: Faber
1923: Coveleski
1924: W. Johnson
1925: Coveleski
1926: Grove
1927: W. Moore
1928: Braxton
1929: Grove
1930: Grove
1931: Grove
1932: Grove
1933: Harder
1934: Gomez
1935: Grove
1936: Grove
1937: Gomez
1938: Grove
1939: Grove
1940: Feller
1941: T. Lee
1942: Lyons
1943: Chandler
1944: Trout
1945: Newhouser
1946: Newhouser
1947: Haynes
1948: Bearden
1949: Garcia
1950: Wynn
1951: Rogovin
1952: Reynolds
1953: Lopat
1954: Garcia
1955: Pierce
1956: Ford
1957: Shantz
1958: Ford
1959: Wilhelm
1960: Baumann
1961: Donovan
1962: Aguirre
1963: Peters
1964: Chance
1965: McDowell
1966: Peters
1967: Horlen
1968: Tiant
1969: Bosman
1970: Seguí
1971: Blue
1972: Tiant
1973: Palmer
1974: Hunter
1975: Palmer
1976: Fidrych
1977: Tanana
1978: Guidry
1979: Guidry
1980: May
1981: Stewart
1982: Sutcliffe
1983: Honeycutt
1984: Boddicker
1985: Stieb
1986: Clemens
1987: Key
1988: Anderson
1989: Saberhagen
1990: Clemens
1991: Clemens
1992: Clemens
1993: Appier
1994: Ontiveros
1995: R. Johnson
1996: Guzmán
1997: Clemens
1998: Clemens
1999: Martínez
2000: Martínez
2001: García
2002: Martínez
2003: Martínez
2004: Santana
2005: Millwood
2006: Santana
2007: Lackey
2008: C. Lee
2009: Greinke
2010: Hernández
2011: Verlander
2012: Price
2013: An. Sánchez
2014: Hernández
2015: Price
2016: Aa. Sanchez
2017: Kluber
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1876: Bradley
1877: Bond
1878: Ward
1879: Bond
1880: Keefe
1881: Wiedman
1882: Corcoran
1883: J. McCormick
1884: Radbourn
1885: Keefe
1886: Boyle
1887: Casey
1888: Keefe
1889: Clarkson
1890: Rhines
1891: Ewing
1892: Young
1893: Breitenstein
1894: Rusie
1895: Maul
1896: Rhines
1897: Rusie
1898: Griffith
1899: Willis
1900: Waddell
1901: Tannehill
1902: Taylor
1903: Leever
1904: McGinnity
1905: Mathewson
1906: M. Brown
1907: Pfiester
1908: Mathewson
1909: Mathewson
1910: Cole
1911: Mathewson
1912: Tesreau
1913: Mathewson
1914: Doak
1915: Alexander
1916: Alexander
1917: Anderson
1918: Vaughn
1919: Alexander
1920: Alexander
1921: Doak
1922: Douglas
1923: Luque
1924: Vance
1925: Luque
1926: Kremer
1927: Kremer
1928: Vance
1929: Walker
1930: Vance
1931: Walker
1932: Warneke
1933: Hubbell
1934: Hubbell
1935: Blanton
1936: Hubbell
1937: Turner
1938: Lee
1939: Walters
1940: Walters
1941: Riddle
1942: Cooper
1943: Lanier
1944: Heusser
1945: Prim
1946: Pollet
1947: Spahn
1948: Brecheen
1949: Koslo
1950: Maglie
1951: Nichols, Jr.
1952: Wilhelm
1953: Spahn
1954: Antonelli
1955: Friend
1956: Burdette
1957: Podres
1958: Miller
1959: S. Jones
1960: M. McCormick
1961: Spahn
1962: Koufax
1963: Koufax
1964: Koufax
1965: Koufax
1966: Koufax
1967: Niekro
1968: Gibson
1969: Marichal
1970: Seaver
1971: Seaver
1972: Carlton
1973: Seaver
1974: Capra
1975: R. Jones
1976: Denny
1977: Candelaria
1978: Swan
1979: Richard
1980: Sutton
1981: Ryan
1982: Rogers
1983: Hammaker
1984: Peña
1985: Gooden
1986: Scott
1987: Ryan
1988: Magrane
1989: Garrelts
1990: Darwin
1991: D. Martínez
1992: Swift
1993: Maddux
1994: Maddux
1995: Maddux
1996: K. Brown
1997: P. Martínez
1998: Maddux
1999: R. Johnson
2000: K. Brown
2001: R. Johnson
2002: R. Johnson
2003: Schmidt
2004: Peavy
2005: Clemens
2006: Oswalt
2007: Peavy
2008: Santana
2009: Carpenter
2010: J. Johnson
2011: Kershaw
2012: Kershaw
2013: Kershaw
2014: Kershaw
2015: Greinke
2016: Hendricks
2017: Kershaw
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1901: Young
1902: Waddell
1903: Waddell
1904: Waddell
1905: Waddell
1906: Waddell
1907: Waddell
1908: Walsh
1909: Smith
1910: W. Johnson
1911: Walsh
1912: W. Johnson
1913: W. Johnson
1914: W. Johnson
1915: W. Johnson
1916: W. Johnson
1917: W. Johnson
1918: W. Johnson
1919: W. Johnson
1920: Coveleski
1921: W. Johnson
1922: Shocker
1923: W. Johnson
1924: W. Johnson
1925: Grove
1926: Grove
1927: Grove
1928: Grove
1929: Grove
1930: Grove
1931: Grove
1932: Ruffing
1933: Gomez
1934: Gomez
1935: Bridges
1936: Bridges
1937: Gomez
1938: Feller
1939: Feller
1940: Feller
1941: Feller
1942: Hughson & Newsom
1943: Reynolds
1944: Newhouser
1945: Newhouser
1946: Feller
1947: Feller
1948: Feller
1949: Trucks
1950: Lemon
1951: Raschi
1952: Reynolds
1953: Pierce
1954: Turley
1955: Score
1956: Score
1957: Wynn
1958: Wynn
1959: Bunning
1960: Bunning
1961: Pascual
1962: Pascual
1963: Pascual
1964: Downing
1965: McDowell
1966: McDowell
1967: Lonborg
1968: McDowell
1969: McDowell
1970: McDowell
1971: Lolich
1972: Ryan
1973: Ryan
1974: Ryan
1975: Tanana
1976: Ryan
1977: Ryan
1978: Ryan
1979: Ryan
1980: Barker
1981: Barker
1982: Bannister
1983: Morris
1984: Langston
1985: Blyleven
1986: Langston
1987: Langston
1988: Clemens
1989: Ryan
1990: Ryan
1991: Clemens
1992: R. Johnson
1993: R. Johnson
1994: R. Johnson
1995: R. Johnson
1996: Clemens
1997: Clemens
1998: Clemens
1999: Martínez
2000: Martínez
2001: Nomo
2002: Martínez
2003: Loaiza
2004: Santana
2005: Santana
2006: Santana
2007: Kazmir
2008: Burnett
2009: Verlander
2010: Weaver
2011: Verlander
2012: Verlander
2013: Darvish
2014: Price
2015: Sale
2016: Verlander
2017: Sale
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1877: Bond
1878: Bond
1879: Ward
1880: Corcoran
1881: Derby
1882: Radbourn
1883: Whitney
1884: Radbourn
1885: Clarkson
1886: Baldwin
1887: Clarkson
1888: Keefe
1889: Clarkson
1890: Rusie
1891: Rusie
1892: Hutchinson
1893: Rusie
1894: Rusie
1895: Rusie
1896: Young
1897: McJames & Seymour
1898: Seymour
1899: Hahn
1900: Hahn
1901: Hahn
1902: Willis
1903: Mathewson
1904: Mathewson
1905: Mathewson
1906: Beebe
1907: Mathewson
1908: Mathewson
1909: Overall
1910: Moore
1911: Marquard
1912: Alexander
1913: Seaton
1914: Alexander
1915: Alexander
1916: Alexander
1917: Alexander
1918: Vaughn
1919: Vaughn
1920: Alexander
1921: Grimes
1922: Vance
1923: Vance
1924: Vance
1925: Vance
1926: Vance
1927: Vance
1928: Vance
1929: Malone
1930: Hallahan
1931: Hallahan
1932: Dean
1933: Dean
1934: Dean
1935: Dean
1936: Mungo
1937: Hubbell
1938: Bryant
1939: Passeau & Walters
1940: Higbe
1941: Vander Meer
1942: Vander Meer
1943: Vander Meer
1944: Voiselle
1945: Roe
1946: Schmitz
1947: Blackwell
1948: Brecheen
1949: Spahn
1950: Spahn
1951: Newcombe & Spahn
1952: Spahn
1953: Roberts
1954: Roberts
1955: Jones
1956: Jones
1957: Sanford
1958: Jones
1959: Drysdale
1960: Drysdale
1961: Koufax
1962: Drysdale
1963: Koufax
1964: Veale
1965: Koufax
1966: Koufax
1967: Bunning
1968: Gibson
1969: Jenkins
1970: Seaver
1971: Seaver
1972: Carlton
1973: Seaver
1974: Carlton
1975: Seaver
1976: Seaver
1977: Niekro
1978: Richard
1979: Richard
1980: Carlton
1981: Valenzuela
1982: Carlton
1983: Carlton
1984: Gooden
1985: Gooden
1986: Scott
1987: Ryan
1988: Ryan
1989: DeLeón
1990: Cone
1991: Cone
1992: Smoltz
1993: Rijo
1994: Benes
1995: Nomo
1996: Smoltz
1997: Schilling
1998: Schilling
1999: Johnson
2000: Johnson
2001: Johnson
2002: Johnson
2003: Wood
2004: Johnson
2005: Peavy
2006: Harang
2007: Peavy
2008: Lincecum
2009: Lincecum
2010: Lincecum
2011: Kershaw
2012: Dickey
2013: Kershaw
2014: Cueto & Strasburg
2015: Kershaw
2016: Scherzer
2017: Scherzer
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Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Warren Spahn
Pud Galvin
Kid Nichols
Greg Maddux
Roger Clemens
Tim Keefe
Steve Carlton
John Clarkson
Eddie Plank
Nolan Ryan
Don Sutton
Phil Niekro
Gaylord Perry
Tom Seaver
Charles Radbourn
Mickey Welch
Tom Glavine
Randy Johnson
Lefty Grove
Early Wynn
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3,000 strikeout club
Nolan Ryan
Randy Johnson
Roger Clemens
Steve Carlton
Bert Blyleven
Tom Seaver
Don Sutton
Gaylord Perry
Walter Johnson
Greg Maddux
Phil Niekro
Ferguson Jenkins
Pedro Martínez
Bob Gibson
Curt Schilling
John Smoltz
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Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game
Lee Richmond (game)
John Montgomery Ward (game)
Cy Young (game)
Addie Joss (game)
Charlie Robertson (game)
Don Larsen (game)
Jim Bunning (game)
Sandy Koufax (game)
Catfish Hunter (game)
Len Barker (game)
Mike Witt (game)
Tom Browning (game)
Dennis Martínez (game)
Kenny Rogers (game)
David Wells (game)
David Cone (game)
Randy Johnson (game)
Mark Buehrle (game)
Dallas Braden (game)
Roy Halladay (game)
Philip Humber (game)
Matt Cain (game)
Félix Hernández (game)
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Major League Baseball pitchers who have won the Triple Crown
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Tommy Bond
Steve Carlton
John Clarkson
Roger Clemens
Bob Feller
Lefty Gomez
Dwight Gooden
Lefty Grove
Guy Hecker
Randy Johnson
Walter Johnson
Tim Keefe
Clayton Kershaw
Sandy Koufax
Pedro Martínez
Christy Mathewson
Hal Newhouser
Jake Peavy
Charles Radbourn
Amos Rusie
Johan Santana
Dazzy Vance
Hippo Vaughn
Justin Verlander
Rube Waddell
Bucky Walters
Cy Young
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
1954: Roger Bannister
1955: Johnny Podres
1956: Bobby Morrow
1957: Stan Musial
1958: Rafer Johnson
1959: Ingemar Johansson
1960: Arnold Palmer
1961: Jerry Lucas
1962: Terry Baker
1963: Pete Rozelle
1964: Ken Venturi
1965: Sandy Koufax
1966: Jim Ryun
1967: Carl Yastrzemski
1968: Bill Russell
1969: Tom Seaver
1970: Bobby Orr
1971: Lee Trevino
1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Muhammad Ali
1975: Pete Rose
1976: Chris Evert
1977: Steve Cauthen
1978: Jack Nicklaus
1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell
1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1981: Sugar Ray Leonard
1982: Wayne Gretzky
1983: Mary Decker
1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton
1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986: Joe Paterno
1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams
1988: Orel Hershiser
1989: Greg LeMond
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Arthur Ashe
1993: Don Shula
1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss
1995: Cal Ripken Jr.
1996: Tiger Woods
1997: Dean Smith
1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa
1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson
2002: Lance Armstrong
2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan
2004: Boston Red Sox
2005: Tom Brady
2006: Dwyane Wade
2007: Brett Favre
2008: Michael Phelps
2009: Derek Jeter
2010: Drew Brees
2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt
2012: LeBron James
2013: Peyton Manning
2014: Madison Bumgarner
2015: Serena Williams
2016: LeBron James
2017: José Altuve & J. J. Watt
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Sporting News Major League Baseball All Decade Team (2000–2009)
Catcher: Joe Mauer
First baseman: Albert Pujols
Second baseman: Jeff Kent
Shortstop: Derek Jeter
Third baseman: Alex Rodriguez
Outfielders: Barry Bonds, Ichiro Suzuki, Manny Ramirez
Designated hitter: David Ortiz
Starting pitcher: Randy Johnson
Relief pitcher: Mariano Rivera
Manager: Joe Torre
Executive: Theo Epstein
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Jay Buhner
Alvin Davis
Ken Griffey Jr.
Randy Johnson
Edgar Martínez
Jamie Moyer
Dave Niehaus
Lou Piniella
Dan Wilson
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Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2015
BBWAA Vote
Craig Biggio (82.7%)
Randy Johnson (97.3%)
Pedro Martínez (91.7%)
John Smoltz (82.9%)
Veterans Committee
None
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Tom Gage
Ford C. Frick Award
Dick Enberg
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Alexander
Bender
Blyleven
M. Brown
R. Brown
Bunning
Carlton
Chesbro
Clarkson
Cooper
Coveleski
Cummings
Day
Dean
Dihigo
Drysdale
Eckersley
Faber
Feller
Fingers
Ford
B. Foster
Galvin
B. Gibson
Glavine
Gomez
Gossage
Grimes
Grove
Haines
Hoffman
Hoyt
Hubbell
Hunter
Jenkins
R. Johnson
W. Johnson
Joss
Keefe
Koufax
Lemon
Lyons
Maddux
Marichal
Marquard
Martínez
Mathewson
McGinnity
Méndez
Morris
Newhouser
Nichols
Niekro
Paige
Palmer
Pennock
Perry
Plank
Radbourn
Rixey
Roberts
Rogan
Ruffing
Rusie
Ryan
Seaver
H. Smith
Smoltz
Spahn
Sutter
Sutton
Vance
Waddell
Walsh
Welch
Wilhelm
J. Williams
Willis
Wynn
Young
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Berra
Bresnahan
Campanella
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Cochrane
Dickey
Ewing
Ferrell
Fisk
J. Gibson
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Mackey
Piazza
Rodríguez
Santop
Schalk
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Anson
Bagwell
Beckley
Bottomley
Brouthers
Cepeda
Chance
Connor
Foxx
Gehrig
Greenberg
G. Kelly
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Leonard
McCovey
Mize
Murray
Pérez
Sisler
Suttles
Taylor
Terry
Thomas
Thome
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Biggio
Carew
E. Collins
Doerr
Evers
Fox
Frisch
Gehringer
Gordon
Grant
Herman
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Kell
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