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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 17	WSH		PHA	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
3	10 (4)	Apr 25	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
4	14 (3)	Apr 29	WSH	@	PHA	T,3-3	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (5)	May 7	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
6	23 (2)	May 11	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-14	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	27 (3)	May 15	WSH	@	DET	L,10-13	GS	26	4.0	0	0	1	1	0
8	32 (4)	May 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
9	35 (2)	May 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-5	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	39 (3)	May 28	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	44 (4)	Jun 1	WSH		NYY	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
12	48 (3)	Jun 5	WSH		CHW	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	52 (3)	Jun 9	WSH		DET	L,6-10	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	56 (3)	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	L,6-10		5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	62 (5)	Jun 19	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
16	66 (3)	Jun 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	69 (2)	Jun 25	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	72 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	79 (6)	Jul 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	94 (14)	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	0	2	0	2	0
21	97 (2)	Jul 24	WSH	@	DET	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	101 (3)	Jul 30	WSH		DET	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
24	110 (4)	Aug 8	WSH		SLB	W,16-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	113 (2)	Aug 13	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	116 (2)	Aug 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	122 (5)	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	L,1-15	GS	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	130 (7)	Sep 1 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	133 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
30	137 (3)	Sep 10	WSH		BOS	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	140 (2)	Sep 14	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	143 (2)	Sep 18	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	148 (4)	Sep 24	WSH		DET	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	150 (1)	Sep 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	154 (3)	Oct 2	WSH		PHA	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
							35gm		264.0	4	51	1	56	2