Walter Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS us

Died: December 10, 1946 in Washington, DC

Buried: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, MD

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1907 (Age 19-269d, 2,949th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, L

Last Game: September 30, 1927 (Age 39-328d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 189/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Walter Johnson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1907 season

Full Name: Walter Perry Johnson

Nicknames: Barney or The Big Train

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

166.9

417

279

ERA

2.17

802

666

5914.1

3509

WHIP

1.061

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-18 / in Starts: 6-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	32 (15-11-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (16-10-6)

Most Driven In
M Ruel	4
S Rice	2
Self	2
E Onslow	1
J Judge	1
E McNeely	0
O Bluege	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
E McNeely	2
G Goslin	1
S Rice	0

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	912	37 (36)	May 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.51	-0.003	.79	0.00%	-0.08	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	913	43 (5)	Jun 4	WSH		SLB	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.11	0.016	1.41	0.01%	0.94	P
3	914	47 (3)	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,1-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.07	0.043	.98	0.02%	0.39	P
4	915	57 (9)	Jun 21 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9	1.76	0.152	2.37	0.12%	1.68	P
5	916	63 (5)	Jun 26	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.538	.967	9	1.11	0.209	.98	0.11%	2.38	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	917	71 (7)	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	9	.03	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.49	P
7	918	77 (5)	Jul 9 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.421	.771	9	.69	-0.059	.75	-0.04%	-0.57	P
8	919	84 (6)	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.364	.391	.455	.846	9	.82	0.011	.57	0.01%	0.30	P
9	920	90 (5)	Jul 22 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.375	.435	.810	9	.96	-0.025	.67	-0.01%	-0.27	P
10	921	95 (4)	Jul 26 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.360	.417	.777	9	1.55	-0.046	.90	-0.02%	-0.25	PH
11	922	97 (1)	Jul 28	WSH		CHW	W,12-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.379	.429	.808	9	.16	0.007	.05	0.00%	-0.03	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	923	101 (3)	Aug 2	WSH		DET	L,6-7	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.400	.775	9	1.64	-0.025	.86	-0.01%	-0.36	P
13	924	107 (5)	Aug 8	WSH		CLE	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	9	1.07	-0.071	.61	-0.02%	-0.84	P
14	925	115 (7)	Aug 18	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.371	.405	.429	.834	9	.65	0.074	.04	0.00%	1.20	P
15	926	117 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.361	.395	.417	.811	9	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
16	927	119 (1)	Aug 21	WSH	@	DET	L,4-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.351	.385	.405	.790	2	.22	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.47	PH
17	928	121 (1)	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.381	.475	.856	9	.88	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.56	P
18	929	123 (1)	Aug 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.366	.395	.488	.883	9	1.27	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
19	930	124	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-8	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.366	.409	.488	.897	9	2.61	0.080	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
20	931	126 (1)	Aug 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.476	.876	9	1.31	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	932	131 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.400	.476	.876	9						P
22	933	134 (2)	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.391	.465	.856	2	5.14	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
23	934	138 (3)	Sep 11	WSH		CHW	W,6-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.349	.391	.465	.856	9						P
24	935	142 (3)	Sep 15	WSH		DET	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.341	.383	.455	.838	8						PH
25	936	147 (4)	Sep 22	WSH		SLB	W,10-7	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.356	.396	.533	.929	9	.93	0.091	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
26	937	155 (7)	Sep 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.388	.522	.909	9	.47	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
							8-18		50	46	6	16	2	0	2	10	3	0	4	0	1		1		0	0	.348	.388	.522	.909		.99	0.327	.62	0.18%	5.25

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