Pierce Johnson: Everything you need to know

Pierce Johnson

#52 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/21	CWS	W 11-7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/18	COL	L 8-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/15	SEA	L 6-3	0.1	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	5
3/13	SF	W 1-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/10	COL	W 8-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/7	KC	L 6-2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2/28	MIL	W 9-7	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2/24	KC	W 5-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			7.2	6	2	0	0	0	7	5	5

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/15	SF	W 8-3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/11	LAA	W 7-3	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/8	MIA	L 7-4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/7	MIA	W 6-3	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/5	TEX	W 2-1	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/29	BOS	W 3-2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/28	BOS	W 6-5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/26	BOS	L 3-0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Regular Season Totals			4	7	1	0	0	0	7	1	1

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	7.1	1	1	0.0	8	1	0	0	9	3	3	0	0	0.300	1
Away	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
Home	0	5.0	1	1	0.0	5	0	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0.364	1
Night	0	3.2	0	0	0.0	4	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0.267	1
Day	0	3.2	1	1	0.0	4	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0.333	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.313	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	5	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0.286	1
March	0	2.2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	6	3	3	0	0	0.462	1
April	0	4.2	1	0	0.0	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.176	0
Opponent
vs BOS	0	1.2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0.500	0
vs PIT	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0.400	1
vs SF	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs TEX	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs LAA	0	1.1	1	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs MIA	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
Venue
@ Cincinnati	0	5.0	1	1	0.0	5	0	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0.364	1
@ Texas	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Miami	0	1.2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	0

Pierce Johnson: Breaking News

Johnson agreed to a contract with the Reds on Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. The term of the deal isn't clear, but it's likely to be less than Pierce's $7 million club option that was declined by Atlanta in November. Johnson recorded one save and 16 holds with a 3.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 59:19 K:BB across 65 innings for Atlanta last year.

Atlanta declined Johnson's $7 million option for 2026 on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Johnson has posted a 2.91 ERA and 158:49 K:BB across 139 innings over the past two-and-a-half seasons for Atlanta, so it's a bit of a surprise the club passed on retaining him for a relatively modest sum. The 34-year-old should draw plenty of interest on the open market.

Johnson (3-3) picked up the win Thursday over the Marlins, giving up a hit and striking out one in a scoreless seventh inning. The right-hander held Miami in check with Atlanta down 6-5, and was rewarded when his squad took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh. Johnson may have missed a chance to audition as the closer down the stretch when Raisel Iglesias didn't get traded, but he remains a key high-leverage option for Atlanta -- Johnson's been scored upon just once since June 13, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 19:3 K:BB over his last 19 appearances (18.2 innings) with two wins and five holds.