After making his ODI debut in 2005, almost two years prior to his Test bow, Mitchell Johnson made sure the great Australian team of the mid 2000s did not miss the retirement of many of their senior, established bowling attack.
Johnson took over the mantle from the likes of Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie, a daunting task for any bowler.
A young, raw, Johnson first made the world stand up at take note on a rainy day in Kuala Lumpur on September 16, 2006 in an ODI against India when he sent Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh back to the pavilion during a terrifying four over spell that left India gasping at 35-5.
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Since then Johnson grew from strength to strength and was single handedly the architect of many an Australia victory.
The life of a fast bowler is an arduous one and ending his career at 73 Tests does not do justice to the immense talent that was "Mitch".
With nearly 600 international wickets to his credit and an unbeaten Test century at Cape Town against South Africa to go with it, Johnson finally chose to call it a day this week and his sheer pace and aggression will be missed from the international stage.
Here, Sport360.com’s resident stats man Mohandas Menon looks at the numbers behind Johnson’s career.
| Full Name |
Mitchell Guy Johnson |
| Born |
November 2, 1981, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Age |
34 years |
| Teams |
Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab |
| Batting |
Left-hand lower batsman |
| Bowling |
Left-arm fast bowler |
| Test debut |
v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, November 8-12, 2007 |
| Last Test |
v New Zealand at Perth, November 13-17, 2015 |
| ODI debut |
v New Zealand at Christchurch, December 10, 2005 |
| Last ODI |
v New Zealand at Melbourne, March 29, 2015 |
| T20I debut |
v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, September 12, 2007 |
| Last T20I |
v England at Chester-le-Street, August 31, 2013 (below) |
Overall international career
| Batting/fielding |
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|
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|
|
|
|
| Format |
Mts |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
Ct |
| Tests |
73 |
109 |
16 |
2065 |
123* |
22.20 |
58.39 |
1 |
11 |
27 |
| ODIs |
153 |
91 |
32 |
951 |
73* |
16.11 |
96.35 |
0 |
2 |
35 |
| T20Is |
30 |
17 |
7 |
109 |
28* |
10.90 |
114.73 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Total |
256 |
217 |
55 |
3125 |
123* |
19.29 |
67.67 |
1 |
13 |
67 |
| Highest score: |
|
| In Tests: |
123* vs South Africa at Cape Town, March 2009 |
| In ODIs: |
73* vs West Indies at Johannesburg, September 26, 2009 |
| In T20Is: |
28* vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham, June 8, 2009 |
| Bowling |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Format |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| Tests |
73 |
16001 |
514 |
8891 |
313 |
861 |
28.40 |
3.33 |
51.12 |
12 |
3 |
| ODIs |
153 |
7489 |
74 |
6038 |
239 |
631 |
25.26 |
4.84 |
31.33 |
3 |
0 |
| T20Is |
30 |
656 |
2 |
797 |
38 |
315 |
20.97 |
7.28 |
17.26 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
256 |
24146 |
590 |
15726 |
590 |
861 |
26.65 |
3.90 |
40.93 |
15 |
3 |
| Best bowling: |
|
| In Tests: |
8/61 vs South Africa at Perth, December 2008 |
| In ODIs: |
6/31 vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele, August 10, 2011 |
| In T20Is: |
3/15 vs Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, May 9, 2010 |
| Test career (bowling) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
| Opponents |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| England |
19 |
3765 |
117 |
2246 |
87 |
740 |
25.81 |
3.57 |
43.28 |
5 |
0 |
| South Africa |
12 |
3174 |
96 |
1641 |
64 |
861 |
25.64 |
3.10 |
49.59 |
3 |
2 |
| India |
14 |
3325 |
102 |
1833 |
50 |
564 |
36.66 |
3.30 |
66.50 |
1 |
0 |
| West Indies |
8 |
1596 |
45 |
973 |
35 |
5103 |
27.80 |
3.65 |
45.60 |
1 |
0 |
| New Zealand |
6 |
1301 |
54 |
771 |
33 |
673 |
23.36 |
3.55 |
39.42 |
2 |
1 |
| Sri Lanka |
7 |
1402 |
38 |
725 |
23 |
463 |
31.52 |
3.10 |
60.97 |
0 |
0 |
| Pakistan |
7 |
1438 |
62 |
702 |
21 |
327 |
33.42 |
2.92 |
68.48 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
73 |
16001 |
514 |
8891 |
313 |
861 |
28.40 |
3.33 |
51.12 |
12 |
3 |
| Played in |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| Australia |
34 |
7862 |
259 |
4357 |
171 |
861 |
25.47 |
3.32 |
46.98 |
7 |
1 |
| South Africa |
8 |
1964 |
63 |
1037 |
41 |
768 |
25.29 |
3.16 |
47.90 |
2 |
1 |
| England |
12 |
2136 |
52 |
1392 |
38 |
569 |
36.63 |
3.91 |
56.21 |
1 |
0 |
| India |
7 |
1582 |
46 |
842 |
21 |
564 |
40.09 |
3.19 |
75.33 |
1 |
0 |
| West Indies |
5 |
934 |
28 |
496 |
18 |
441 |
27.55 |
3.18 |
51.89 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand |
2 |
463 |
20 |
277 |
12 |
673 |
23.08 |
3.58 |
38.58 |
1 |
1 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 |
610 |
18 |
313 |
6 |
248 |
52.16 |
3.07 |
101.67 |
0 |
0 |
| U.A.E. |
2 |
450 |
28 |
177 |
6 |
339 |
29.50 |
2.36 |
75.00 |
0 |
0 |
| Home/Away |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| home |
34 |
7862 |
259 |
4357 |
171 |
861 |
25.47 |
3.32 |
46.98 |
7 |
1 |
| away |
35 |
7367 |
219 |
4140 |
133 |
768 |
31.12 |
3.37 |
55.39 |
5 |
2 |
| neutral |
4 |
772 |
36 |
394 |
9 |
339 |
43.77 |
3.06 |
85.78 |
0 |
0 |
| Calendar year |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| 2007 |
3 |
660 |
25 |
287 |
11 |
321 |
26.09 |
2.60 |
60.00 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
14 |
3510 |
107 |
1828 |
63 |
861 |
29.01 |
3.12 |
55.71 |
2 |
1 |
| 2009 |
13 |
3017 |
89 |
1728 |
63 |
569 |
27.42 |
3.43 |
47.89 |
2 |
0 |
| 2010 |
11 |
2286 |
68 |
1367 |
40 |
638 |
34.17 |
3.58 |
57.15 |
3 |
1 |
| 2011 |
6 |
1199 |
32 |
736 |
13 |
4168 |
56.61 |
3.68 |
92.23 |
0 |
0 |
| 2012 |
2 |
384 |
6 |
243 |
12 |
463 |
20.25 |
3.79 |
32.00 |
0 |
0 |
| 2013 |
6 |
1277 |
54 |
596 |
34 |
740 |
17.52 |
2.80 |
37.56 |
3 |
0 |
| 2014 |
9 |
2078 |
83 |
1093 |
47 |
768 |
23.25 |
3.15 |
44.21 |
2 |
1 |
| 2015 |
9 |
1590 |
50 |
1013 |
30 |
321 |
33.76 |
3.82 |
53.00 |
0 |
0 |
| Match innings |
Inns |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| 1st |
24 |
3175 |
100 |
1815 |
51 |
563 |
35.58 |
3.42 |
62.25 |
1 |
0 |
| 2nd |
49 |
6009 |
187 |
3471 |
131 |
861 |
26.49 |
3.46 |
45.87 |
5 |
3 |
| 3rd |
28 |
2872 |
73 |
1584 |
51 |
569 |
31.05 |
3.30 |
56.31 |
2 |
0 |
| 4th |
39 |
3945 |
154 |
2021 |
80 |
673 |
25.26 |
3.07 |
49.31 |
4 |
3 |
| Match result |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wi |
10m |
| WON |
39 |
8357 |
319 |
4302 |
198 |
740 |
21.72 |
3.08 |
42.21 |
9 |
2 |
| LOST |
22 |
4731 |
127 |
2848 |
70 |
861 |
40.68 |
3.61 |
67.59 |
2 |
1 |
| DRAWN |
12 |
2913 |
68 |
1741 |
45 |
5103 |
38.68 |
3.58 |
64.73 |
1 |
0 |
| ODI career (bowling) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Opponent |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wm |
| India |
27 |
1323 |
11 |
1121 |
43 |
526 |
26.07 |
5.08 |
30.77 |
1 |
| England |
25 |
1264 |
14 |
1042 |
37 |
445 |
28.16 |
4.95 |
34.16 |
0 |
| New Zealand |
22 |
1090 |
12 |
951 |
34 |
433 |
27.94 |
5.23 |
32.06 |
0 |
| Sri Lanka |
19 |
870 |
11 |
647 |
29 |
631 |
22.31 |
4.46 |
30.00 |
1 |
| South Africa |
17 |
898 |
5 |
795 |
26 |
434 |
30.58 |
5.31 |
34.54 |
0 |
| West Indies |
16 |
737 |
5 |
589 |
20 |
529 |
29.45 |
4.80 |
36.85 |
1 |
| Pakistan |
9 |
498 |
3 |
360 |
16 |
324 |
22.50 |
4.34 |
31.13 |
0 |
| Bangladesh |
9 |
385 |
2 |
289 |
16 |
317 |
18.06 |
4.50 |
24.06 |
0 |
| Scotland |
3 |
125 |
5 |
80 |
6 |
436 |
13.33 |
3.84 |
20.83 |
0 |
| Afghanistan |
2 |
99 |
1 |
56 |
6 |
422 |
9.33 |
3.39 |
16.50 |
0 |
| Zimbabwe |
2 |
92 |
4 |
26 |
5 |
419 |
5.20 |
1.70 |
18.40 |
0 |
| Canada |
1 |
60 |
0 |
43 |
1 |
143 |
43.00 |
4.30 |
60.00 |
0 |
| Kenya |
1 |
48 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
– |
– |
5.00 |
– |
0 |
| Total |
153 |
7489 |
74 |
6038 |
239 |
631 |
25.26 |
4.84 |
31.33 |
3 |
| Home/Away |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wm |
| home |
59 |
2798 |
33 |
2229 |
83 |
422 |
26.85 |
4.77 |
33.71 |
0 |
| away |
69 |
3429 |
29 |
2859 |
114 |
631 |
25.07 |
5.00 |
30.08 |
3 |
| neutral |
25 |
1262 |
12 |
950 |
42 |
411 |
22.61 |
4.51 |
30.05 |
0 |
| Match result |
Mts |
Balls |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Best |
Ave |
R/o |
SR |
5wm |
| won match |
99 |
5018 |
58 |
3707 |
187 |
631 |
19.82 |
4.43 |
26.83 |
3 |
| lost match |
43 |
2278 |
14 |
2195 |
44 |
434 |
49.88 |
5.78 |
51.77 |
0 |
| no result |
11 |
193 |
2 |
136 |
8 |
411 |
17.00 |
4.22 |
24.13 |
0 |
| Most frequent victims |
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| Batsman |
in Intls |
Batsman |
in Tests |
Batsman |
in ODIs |
Batsman |
in T20Is |
| IR Bell (Eng) |
11 |
AN Cook (Eng) |
9 |
Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
6 |
Kamran Akmal (Pak) |
2 |
| JP Duminy (SAf) |
10 |
GC Smith (SAf) |
9 |
LRPL Taylor (NZ) |
5 |
EJG Morgan (Eng) |
2 |
| G Gambhir (Ind) |
10 |
IR Bell (Eng) |
7 |
SK Raina (Ind) |
5 |
IR Bell (Eng) |
2 |
| GC Smith (SAf) |
10 |
HM Amla (SAf) |
7 |
G Gambhir (Ind) |
5 |
|
|
| LRPL Taylor (NZ) |
9 |
JP Duminy (SAf) |
7 |
|
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|
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| HM Amla (SAf) |
9 |
|
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|
|
|
| AN Cook (Eng) |
9 |
|
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|
|
|
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| V Sehwag (Ind) |
9 |
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