Lucius
Johnston
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 21, 1986 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2017   
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
2005 18 ESS VL     0 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4
2006 19 ESS VL     0 4 4 4 2 3 2 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4
2007 20 ESS VL     0 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4
2008 21 ESS VL     0 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 6 5 5 5 5
2009 22 ESS VL     1 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 5 5 5 5
2010 23 ESS VL     4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9
2011 24 RIC GL $ 100,000   5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 9 9
2012 25 RIC GL $ 100,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10
2013 26 COL VL $ 100,000   7 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10
2014 27 COL VL $ 100,000   7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10
2015 28 COL VL $ 100,000   7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10
2016 29 COL VL $ 4,560,000   8 7 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10
2017 30 COL VL $ 4,560,000   8 7 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10
2018 31 COL VL $ 4,560,000   8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 11 11 11
2019 32 MIL VL $ 7,030,000   8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 11 11 11
2020 33 MIL VL $ 7,030,000   8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 11 11 11
2021 34 MIL VL $ 7,030,000   8 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 11 11 11
2022 35 COL VL $ 4,300,000   8 7 7 7 4 5 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 12 12 12
2023 36 COL VL $ 4,300,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 9 9 9
2024 37 COL VL $ 4,300,000   5 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8
2025 38 BAR VL $ 100,000   1 3 4 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
Min Ratings     0 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 5 5 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 7,030,000   8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 12 12 12
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher 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
2005 18 AA   4 1 .800 7 7 3 1 0 55.3 38 11 6 15 41 1.79 .194 .251 .342 .593  
    A   8 8 .500 19 19 2 1 0 136.7 98 60 20 40 87 3.95 .195 .255 .382 .637  
2006 19 AA   8 12 .400 29 29 6 1 0 211.0 208 100 33 59 135 4.27 .258 .308 .473 .782  
2007 20 AA   10 12 .455 29 29 4 2 0 197.3 170 83 25 63 130 3.79 .229 .289 .402 .691  
2008 21 AA   8 7 .533 22 21 1 0 0 142.3 111 52 21 35 108 3.29 .211 .261 .410 .670  
2009 22 AAA   0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.7 20 16 4 9 10 8.64 .286 .367 .500 .867  
    AA   10 7 .588 21 21 1 1 0 143.7 105 52 20 36 99 3.26 .200 .251 .370 .621  
2010 23 AAA   12 9 .571 29 29 1 1 0 189.3 174 90 42 49 167 4.28 .242 .290 .478 .769  
2011 24 RIC GL 11 14 .440 33 33 0 0 0 168.0 172 93 27 46 161 4.98 .260 .314 .454 .768 6.5
2012 25 RIC GL 8 12 .400 34 34 0 0 0 168.0 200 99 37 48 146 5.30 .289 .341 .522 .864 3.7
2013 26 COL VL 13 5 .722 34 34 0 0 0 202.0 173 76 18 63 212 3.39 .229 .299 .358 .657 12.5
2014 27 COL VL 16 7 .696 32 32 0 0 0 209.7 174 61 11 51 207 2.62 .221 .280 .320 .600 17.4
2015 28 COL VL 18 7 .720 35 35 0 0 0 210.7 176 71 18 57 198 3.03 .223 .283 .335 .618 15.9
2016 29 COL VL 12 10 .545 33 33 1 0 0 199.0 183 80 11 71 182 3.62 .239 .307 .344 .651 12.8
2017 30 COL VL 13 9 .591 33 33 0 0 0 208.3 188 63 10 57 171 2.72 .235 .286 .324 .610 17.0
2018 31 COL VL 8 13 .381 33 33 2 0 0 196.3 191 76 13 67 184 3.48 .250 .317 .376 .693 10.8
2019 32 MIL VL 12 10 .545 36 36 0 0 0 203.0 179 77 8 88 144 3.41 .232 .313 .333 .646 14.0
2020 33 MIL VL 10 12 .455 33 33 0 0 0 187.0 190 96 17 82 146 4.62 .261 .336 .416 .752 7.9
2021 34 MIL VL 15 8 .652 36 36 2 2 0 203.3 180 82 12 83 204 3.63 .233 .313 .335 .649 14.7
2022 35 COL VL 7 19 .269 35 35 0 0 0 185.7 215 108 17 82 164 5.24 .284 .358 .422 .780 5.7
2023 36 COL VL 10 14 .417 36 36 0 0 0 182.0 209 105 16 78 173 5.19 .287 .360 .432 .792 9.5
2024 37 COL VL 8 17 .320 36 36 0 0 0 177.0 204 111 19 89 110 5.64 .287 .366 .456 .822 4.5
2025 38 AA   9 8 .529 25 25 1 1 0 142.0 109 50 9 50 230 3.17 .208 .277 .326 .603  
14 Years Sim 161 157 .506 479 479 5 2 0 2700.0 2634 1198 234 962 2402 3.99 .251 .319 .385 .704 153.0
2 Years AAA 12 12 .500 32 32 1 1 0 206.0 194 106 46 58 177 4.63 .246 .298 .480 .778  
6 Years AA 49 47 .510 133 132 16 6 0 891.7 741 348 114 258 743 3.51 .223 .279 .400 .679  
1 Years A 8 8 .500 19 19 2 1 0 136.7 98 60 20 40 87 3.95 .195 .255 .382 .637  
9 Years Minors 69 67 .507 184 183 19 8 0 1234.3 1033 514 180 356 1007 3.75 .224 .280 .412 .691  
Season Average 11 11 .500 34 34 0 0 0 192.9 188 85 16 68 171 3.99 .251 .319 .385 .704  
Career Highs 18 19 .722 36 36 2 2 0 210.7 215 111 37 89 212 5.64 .289 .366 .522 .864  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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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   1474 733 153 559 1258   .249 .314 .392 .706
vs LH   1160 465 81 403 1144   .254 .315 .375 .690
Home 70 79 .470 230 230 2 2 0 1306.3 1286 586 107 447 1135 4.04 .253 .313 .383 .696
Away 91 78 .538 249 249 3 0 0 1393.6 1348 612 127 515 1267 3.95 .250 .315 .387 .702
Mar/Apr 24 23 .511 74 74 2 1 0 419.3 411 174 35 153 410 3.74 .253 .317 .382 .699
May 28 28 .500 73 73 1 0 0 423.3 404 174 33 140 361 3.70 .247 .306 .369 .675
June 30 20 .600 81 81 1 1 0 465.6 453 197 36 174 394 3.81 .253 .319 .381 .700
July 16 25 .390 63 63 1 0 0 351.3 344 163 33 122 327 4.18 .250 .311 .400 .712
August 22 30 .423 77 77 0 0 0 405.6 428 211 37 164 328 4.68 .268 .336 .413 .748
Sep/Oct 41 31 .569 111 111 0 0 0 634.6 594 279 60 209 582 3.96 .243 .302 .374 .676
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2011 24 RIC GL P 33 33 168.0 7 13 3 0 .870 1.07    
2012 25 RIC GL P 34 34 168.0 5 19 6 3 .800 1.29    
2013 26 COL VL P 34 34 202.0 8 21 0 2 1.000 1.29    
2014 27 COL VL P 32 32 209.7 7 22 2 1 .935 1.24    
2015 28 COL VL P 35 35 210.7 13 14 2 2 .931 1.15    
2016 29 COL VL P 33 33 199.0 7 24 1 1 .969 1.40    
2017 30 COL VL P 33 33 208.3 12 22 3 0 .919 1.47    
2018 31 COL VL P 33 33 196.3 10 18 1 1 .966 1.28    
2019 32 MIL VL P 36 36 203.0 9 15 2 1 .923 1.06    
2020 33 MIL VL P 33 33 187.0 11 14 1 2 .962 1.20    
2021 34 MIL VL P 36 36 203.3 5 24 0 4 1.000 1.28    
2022 35 COL VL P 35 35 185.7 9 19 2 4 .933 1.36    
2023 36 COL VL P 36 36 182.0 10 13 1 3 .958 1.14    
2024 37 COL VL P 36 36 177.0 12 24 1 3 .973 1.83    
Career Totals   479 479 2700.0 125 262 25 27 .939 1.29    
Career Highs   36 36 210.7 13 24 6 4 1.000 1.83    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2014 27 COL VL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 1 1 9 3.00 .217 .250 .391 .641
2015 28 COL VL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 19.3 14 5 2 6 16 2.33 .197 .260 .310 .570
2020 33 MIL VL 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 24 8 3 9 23 2.70 .247 .311 .371 .682
2021 34 MIL VL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.7 6 3 0 7 12 1.62 .113 .217 .170 .386
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 68.7 49 18 6 23 60 2.36 .201 .270 .311 .581
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2014-6-2.62
2017-8-2.72
Wins
2015-9-18
Losses
2022-4-19
2024-7-17
CAR-45-157
Winning Pct
2013-9-.722
2015-10-.720
Games Started
2021-10-36
2024-8-36
CAR-31-479
Shutouts
2021-8-2
Homeruns Allowed
2012-7-37
Strikeouts
2013-5-212
2014-6-207
2016-9-182
2018-8-184
2021-5-204
2022-9-164
CAR-19-2402
Walks Allowed
CAR-48-962
Hits per 9IP
2021-9-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
2011-5-8.6
2012-6-7.8
2013-3-9.4
2014-7-8.9
2015-10-8.5
2016-7-8.2
2018-5-8.4
2021-2-9.0
2022-3-8.0
2023-5-8.6
CAR-49-8.0
OAVG
2019-10-.232
2021-9-.233
OSLG
2014-6-.320
2016-10-.344
2017-7-.324
2019-7-.333
2021-9-.335
OOPS
2014-9-.600
2017-9-.610
2019-9-.646
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 67    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Essex in 2005
Injured on 9/24/2005 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/2/2008 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 10/13/2008 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/6/2009 with a Spasms Back, out for 6 weeks
Traded from Essex to Richmond on 3/2/2011
Earned first career win on 4/4/2011
Injured on 9/16/2011 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week