Randy Johnson Statue Coming To T-Mobile Park In 2027
SEATTLE – Seattle Mariners Chairman & Managing Partner John Stanton announced today on behalf of the club that Randy Johnson will be honored with a statue at T-Mobile Park in 2027.
“Randy, on behalf of the Seattle Mariners organization, your teammates, and generations of fans—thank you for your talent, your passion, your competitiveness, and your unforgettable impact on this franchise,” said Stanton during today’s ceremony at T-Mobile Park. “Your legacy will forever tower over this ballpark. In your honor, in 2027 the Mariners will erect a statue honoring your history with the team.”
Johnson will join Dave Niehaus (2011), Ken Griffey Jr. (2017), Edgar Martinez (2021), and Ichiro Suzuki (2026), as well as Mike Cameron and Mark McLemore raising the American flag in 2001 statue, set for later this season, as Mariners legends to be immortalized with a statue at T-Mobile Park.
Randy’s #51 was retired by the Mariners in a special pregame ceremony today, joining fellow National Baseball Hall of Famers Griffey Jr. (#24), Martinez (#11) and Ichiro (#51), in addition to Jackie Robinson’s #42 retired across Major League Baseball.
Johnson came to Seattle in 1989 in a trade with the Montreal Expos. The “Big Unit” had his breakout season in 1993, when he went 19-8 with 3.24 ERA and the first of his six 300+ strikeout seasons.
Overall with Seattle (1989-98), he posted a 130-74 record with 2 saves, a 3.42 ERA (698 ER, 1838.1 IP) and 51 complete games, striking out 2,162 in 274 games (266 starts). He remains among the all-time franchise leaders in strikeouts (2nd) and wins, starts and innings pitched (3rd), among other categories. Randy was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame in 2012 and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Johnson had a 22-year Major League career, playing for six teams, including from 1989-98 for the Mariners. He also played for the Expos (1988-89), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004, ‘07-08), New York Yankees (2005-06) and San Francisco Giants (2009).
He won five Cy Young Awards (1995, 1999-2002), including the first by a Mariners pitcher when he went 18-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 1995. Johnson pitched two no-hitters — the first in Mariners history on June 2, 1990 vs. Detroit, and MLB’s 17th perfect game on May 18, 2004 at Atlanta (with Arizona).
Johnson retired following the 2009 season with a career win-loss record of 303-166, 3.29 ERA and 4,875 strikeouts, second only to Nolan Ryan’s 5,714. Randy is among just four pitchers in MLB history with at least 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts (also: Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, and Steve Carlton).
In addition to his 10 trips to the All-Star Game (1990, 1993-95, 1997, 1999, 2001-02) and five Cy Young Awards (1995, 1999-2002), Johnson led the league in ERA four times (1995, 1999, 2001, 2002) and strikeouts 10 times (1992-1995, 1998-2002, 2004). He was 2001 World Series Co-MVP with Curt Schilling, and during his career, Johnson defeated all 30 Major League teams at least once.