Ka kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1984, Johnson ya koma tare da Tigers kuma an sanya shi a gefen hagu na wani rukuni tare da Tom Brookens. Johnson ya fara da kyau amma ba shi da rabi na biyu. Ya gama kakar wasa ta yau da kullun tare da matsakaicin matsakaicin.248, gudu 50 da aka buga (RBI) da homers 12 a 355 a bat. Tigers sun jagoranci bangaren don dukan yakin amma Johnson ya zauna a benci don dukan
1984 ALCS yayin da Brookens, Marty Castillo da Darrell Evans suka raba lokaci a na uku. Johnson ya yi rauni sau ɗaya kawai a cikin Wasannin Duniya na 1984, yana kaiwa ga kuskuren dan wasa na biyu Alan Wiggins yayin da Tigers suka sauƙaƙe ta hanyar postseason a kan hanyar zuwa gasar zakarun duniya.