46 Facts About Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson is particularly known for his overpowering fastball and devastating slider, a combination which remained effective throughout his lengthy career.

Randy Johnson is a ten-time All-Star, won the Cy Young Award five times, and is one of only two pitchers to win the award in four consecutive seasons .

Randy Johnson is one of five pitchers to pitch no-hitters in both leagues, and one of 20 pitchers in history to record a win against all 30 MLB franchises.

Randy Johnson enjoyed a career longevity uncommon to pitchers, with his signature fastball-slider combination remaining effective well into his 40s.

Randy Johnson ultimately retired at the age of 46, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015, his first year of eligibility.

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Randy Johnson is the first member of the Hall to be depicted in a Diamondbacks uniform on his plaque.

Randy Johnson was born in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Walnut Creek, California, to Carol Hannah and Rollen Charles "Bud" Randy Johnson.

Randy Johnson played on a Bercovich team that assembled top players from throughout California.

Randy Johnson was a starter at USC under coach Rod Dedeaux, but often exhibited control problems.

Randy Johnson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the second round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft.

In July 1991, facing the Milwaukee Brewers, the erratic Randy Johnson allowed 4 runs on 1 hit, thanks to 10 walks in 4 innings.

In May 1993, Randy Johnson again lost a no-hitter to a 9th-inning single; again, the opponent was the Oakland Athletics.

At the 1993 All-Star Game in Baltimore, Maryland, in a famous incident, Randy Johnson threw a fastball over the head of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman John Kruk.

Randy Johnson became the first regular starting pitcher in history to strike out more than a third of all batters faced.

Randy 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.

Randy Johnson defeated the Yankees in Game 3 with 10 strikeouts in seven innings.

Randy Johnson allowed one run, struck out six, and held on for the series-ending win in Seattle's dramatic comeback.

Randy Johnson had two 19-strikeout starts in 1997, on June 24 and August 8.

Randy Johnson finished 7th in the National League Cy Young Award voting, despite pitching only two months in the league, and helped Houston win their second straight National League Central division title.

Randy Johnson only gave up three earned runs combined in the two games, but received only one run in support .

Randy Johnson agreed to a four-year contract, with an option for a fifth year, for $52.

Randy Johnson won the 1999 NL Cy Young Award and Warren Spahn Award as the best left-handed pitcher in MLB.

Randy Johnson became the third pitcher in history, after Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martinez, to win the Cy Young Award in both the American and National Leagues; Martinez won the AL Cy Young in the same season that Randy Johnson won its NL counterpart.

Randy 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.

Randy Johnson is the last pitcher to win 3 games in a single World Series.

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Randy 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.

In 2002, Randy 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.

Randy Johnson spent the majority of the 2003 season on the disabled list and was ineffective in the few injury-hampered starts he did make.

Randy Johnson became the fifth pitcher in Major League history to throw both a no-hitter and a perfect game in his career .

Randy Johnson was inconsistent through 2005, allowing 32 home runs; however, he regained his dominance in late 2005.

Randy 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.

Randy 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.

Randy Johnson began 2006 well, but then he struggled to find form.

The Yankees' decision to trade Randy Johnson was primarily based on a pre-season conversation he had with Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman about the importance of being closer to his family in Phoenix after the death of his brother.

Randy Johnson allowed six runs in 5 innings and took the loss, but struck out seven.

Randy Johnson returned to form, and by his tenth start of the season was among the NL's top ten strikeout pitchers.

Randy Johnson had season-ending surgery on the same disc, this time removing it completely.

Randy Johnson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2015.

At the retirement ceremony, Randy Johnson was presented with a replica of the drum set used by Neil Peart, drummer for the Canadian band Rush, during their 30th anniversary tour.

Randy Johnson's signature pitch was a slider that broke down and away from left-handed hitters and down and in to right-handed hitters.

Randy Johnson threw a split-finger fastball that behaved like a change-up, and a sinker to induce ground-ball outs.

In January 2015, Randy Johnson was named a Special Assistant to the team president of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Derrick Hall.

Randy Johnson has participated in over 40 trips with the United Service Organizations.

Randy Johnson appeared in the movie Little Big League, playing himself.

Randy Johnson made a cameo appearance in a commercial for MLB 2K9 with teammate Tim Lincecum.

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Randy Johnson has been featured as a playable character in various Backyard Baseball games.