Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983)

James Robert Johnson is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels. Johnson was an All-Star in 2012 and won the Rolaids Relief Man Award that year while leading MLB in saves. In 2013, Johnson became the first American League (AL) pitcher ever to have recorded back-to-back seasons of 50 saves or more. Johnson and Éric Gagné are the only two MLB pitchers to accomplish this feat.

27 June 1983

Born on the same birth date (27 June 1983): Dale Steyn • Nikola Rakočević

Born on the same birth day (27 June): Andrew Embley • Anita Wagner • Anna Moffo • Apparat (musician) • Bob Keeshan • Dick the Bruiser • Drake Bell • E. R. Braithwaite • Elmo Hope • George Walker (composer) • Gökhan Inler • Heiner Dopp • James Hook (rugby union) • Johanna Talihärm • Michael Mayer (director) • Ravi Batra • Sarah Evanetz • Tommy Kono

Born in the same month (June 1983): Antonio Rosati • Chris Higgins (ice hockey) • Jeremy Powers • Josh McGuire (fencer) • José Reyes (infielder) • Kim Clijsters • Lee Ryan • Macklemore • Toyonoshima Daiki