Kristofer Michael Johnson (born October 14, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He made his major league debut that day against the Arizona Diamondbacks, entering the game to start the top of 11th inning.

[11] Johnson spent most of the 2013 season at Indianapolis, making 26 appearances, a 10-4 record, and a 2.39 ERA in 135+2⁄3 innings pitched.

[13] On November 19, 2013, Johnson was traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for RHP Duke Welker.

[14][15] On October 22, 2014, Johnson's contract was sold to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

His ERA mark led the Central League[17] and his 14 wins ranked tied for second behind only teammate Kenta Maeda, who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the season.

After beginning the 2016 season strongly, Johnson signed a three-year extension in June to remain with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp beyond the current year.

[18] On October 24, 2016, Johnson became the first foreign pitcher since Gene Bacque in 1964 to win the Eiji Sawamura Award following a season including a 15-7 record, a 2.15 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 180+1⁄3 innings.