Johnny Lance Davis (born September 1, 1976 in Winter Haven, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He last played in 2008 for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. He is the career wins leader for the Ducks with 28 wins. He briefly played for the Cincinnati Reds in . Davis was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the draft. He made his professional debut with the Princeton Reds. In 15 games, he had a 3-7 record with a 3.88 earned run average. Davis started 20 games for the Reds in 2001, going 8-4. After the season, Davis became a free agent, but re-signed with the Reds. He split the year between the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts and Triple-A Louisville Bats. Again a free agent after the season, he signed with the Long Island Ducks. Davis pitched well enough with the Ducks to have his contract purchased by the New York Yankees on August 2, . He appeared in 8 games for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers before being released by the Yankees a month and a half after they purchased his contract. In , he again pitched for the Ducks, recording a 3.76 ERA and being elected to the Atlantic League All-star game. On January 2, , Davis signed with the Detroit Tigers. He played for Single-A Lakeland, Double-A Erie, and Triple-A Toledo. In , Davis started his third stint with the Ducks, going 9-4 in 18 games. On July 31, , Davis signed with the Ducks for a fourth stint. External links , or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (VPBL stats), or Long Island Ducks (profile), or The 2007 Toledo Mud Hens team starting to take shape... 1976 births Living people Baseball players from Florida Billings Mustangs players Burlington Bees players Charleston AlleyCats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cincinnati Reds players Columbus Clippers players Criollos de Caguas players Erie SeaWolves players Indios de Mayagüez players Lakeland Tigers players Leones del Caracas players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Leones del Escogido players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers Long Island Ducks players Louisville Bats players Louisville RiverBats players Major League Baseball pitchers People from Winter Haven, Florida Princeton Reds players Rockford Reds players Sportspeople from Lakeland, Florida Toledo Mud Hens players