Randy Johnson

## About

Randy Johnson is a Hall of Fame pitcher who played in MLB from 1988 to 2009 for several different teams. He is well known for winning 5 Cy Young awards and being one of the tallest players in MLB history, at 6' 10".

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Randy Johnson

Randy is one of the best pitchers available in the entire game, even when you throw in generic kids. He has a perfect 100 stamina and can pitch complete games without losing much juice. He also has a 99 rated heat and left hook. His low sidearm delivery can make his left hook appear to move more than a normal pitcher's left hook.

At the plate, Randy doesn't have much to offer. His bat has 61 power and 26 contact and his speed is not great either. In the field, you might tempted to write off Randy as a poor fielder based on his 3/10 fielding rating. However, this 3/10 is mostly based on his 20/100 glove (coordination) stat. But Randy is a 5/5 height which allows him to snag a lot of baseballs that would be out of reach for most kids. Line drives back to the pitcher get swallowed up by Randy on the mound. He also has a throwing strength of 100, which allows him to throw out most baserunners who hit ground balls his way.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL draft, Randy was taken 40th overall by coach Yurya of the Diamondbacks, Randy's real life team. Randy was a force on the mound, pitching every single inning for the D-Backs and registering a 0.86 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 84 innings.

#### Season 2

The next season, Randy was drafted 51st overall by coach GreenDayEagles of the Rockies. Randy's season on the mound was even better this time, posting a 0.76 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 85 innings pitched. This is one of five instances in BBL history where a player pitched more than the "maximum" 84 innings due to extra inning games. Randy won the Ace Wilson award and even finished 5th in MVP voting.

#### Season 3

With the expanded player field, Randy was drafted 84th overall in the fourth round by coach JibboDaHibbo of the White Sox. His pitching faltered slightly more, with his ERA doubling that of either of his first two seasons. At the plate though, he set career highs in RBIs, runs scored, and batting average.

#### Season 4

Randy was taken with the last pick of the 4th round (96th overall) by coach Eauxps I. Fourgott of the Braves. Surprisingly, Randy was not the main pitcher on that team, as most of the innings were pitched by Chucky Flinder, the reigning Ace Wilson Award winner.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Randy went 106th overall in the 5th round, taken by coach jyknight of the Marlins. Randy pitched every inning for the Marlins, and finished tied for 5th in Ace Wilson voting.

#### Season 6

Randy's draft stock continued to slip, and he was drafted 122nd overall in the 6th round by coach Nodakkian of the Braves. Randy had a career worst year at the plate and on the mound. As a batter, he mustered up a 0.195 batting average and struck out twice as many times as he got hits. On the mound, in 55 1/3 innings, he posted a 2.71 ERA, which is nice in real baseball but pretty rough in Backyard Baseball.

#### Season 7

Randy returned to his real life Diamondbacks after being drafted by coach TheRealSisu with the 86th pick in the 4th round. Randy's career was revitalized, posting a career-low 0.50 ERA with 93 strikeouts as he pitched every inning for his team. Randy finished second in Ace Wilson voting behind Brad Radke.

#### Season 8

Coach DevanWolf shocked the league by drafting Randy in the first round, 23rd overall, for the Cardinals, although he was eventually traded to coach JibboDaHibbo of the Tigers in exchange for his clone, Amanda Hellerman. Jibbo put together a staff filled with pitchers, although Randy did most of the work. Randy and the Tigers made it to the ALCS before getting eliminated.

#### Season 9

Coach DevanWolf liked what he saw from Randy Johnson's clone, and drafted him again, although not as early. He drafted Randy 57th overall in the 3rd round for the Hornets. Between Devan and substitute coach GSchlim, Randy had an excellent season on the mound, exceeding 100 strikeouts for the second time in his career. At the plate, Randy was a disaster, having the second lowest batting average in the league at 0.265, striking out more times than he reached base.

## Trivia

* Randy has pitched the most innings in BBL history, at 629. He has pitched at least 84 innings in a season (the "maximum") on 4 separate occasions, tied for the most in BBL history with Mr. Clanky.