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Chief Johnson

George Howard Johnson (Murphy or Big Murph)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 30, 1886 in Winnebago, NE (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1913
Teams (by GP): Packers/Reds 1913-1915

Final Game: September 30, 1915
Died: June 12, 1922 in Des Moines, IA
Buried: Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, NE
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:22AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1913 27 CIN NL 14 16 .467 3.01 44 31 7 13 3 0 269.0 251 137 90 8 86 107 7 2 6 1107 107 1.253 8.4 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.24
1914 28 TOT MLB 9 10 .474 3.26 21 20 0 12 2 0 138.0 163 80 50 2 35 79 4 0 2 583 96 1.435 10.6 0.1 2.3 5.2 2.26
1914 28 CIN NL 0 0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 49 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 2.3 0.50
1914 28 KCP FL 9 10 .474 3.16 20 19 0 12 2 0 134.0 157 76 47 2 33 78 4 0 2 563 99 1.418 10.5 0.1 2.2 5.2 2.36
1915 29 KCP FL 17 17 .500 2.75 46 34 6 19 4 2 281.1 253 121 86 5 71 118 8 0 13 1126 107 1.152 8.1 0.2 2.3 3.8 1.66
3 Seasons 40 43 .482 2.95 111 85 13 44 9 2 688.1 667 338 226 15 192 304 19 2 21 2816 105 1.248 8.7 0.2 2.5 4.0 1.58
162 Game Avg. 14 15 .482 2.95 39 29 5 15 3 1 239 231 117 78 5 67 105 7 1 7 977 105 1.248 8.7 0.2 2.5 4.0 1.58
CIN (2 yrs) 14 16 .467 3.07 45 32 7 13 3 0 273.0 257 141 93 8 88 108 7 2 6 1127 106 1.264 8.5 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.23
KCP (2 yrs) 26 27 .491 2.88 66 53 6 31 6 2 415.1 410 197 133 7 104 196 12 0 15 1689 104 1.238 8.9 0.2 2.3 4.2 1.88
FL (2 yrs) FL 26 27 .491 2.88 66 53 6 31 6 2 415.1 410 197 133 7 104 196 12 0 15 1689 104 1.238 8.9 0.2 2.3 4.2 1.88
NL (2 yrs) NL 14 16 .467 3.07 45 32 7 13 3 0 273.0 257 141 93 8 88 108 7 2 6 1127 106 1.264 8.5 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.23

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1913 27 CIN NL 269.0 31 137 142 -2 1.0 5 0.9 $
1914 28 CIN NL 4.0 1 4 2 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
1914 28 KCP FL 134.0 19 76 71 -1 1.0 -5 -0.8 $
1915 29 KCP FL 281.1 34 121 138 2 1.0 17 1.2 $
3 Seasons 688.1 85 338 353 -1 1.0 15 1.1 $
CIN (2 yrs) 273.0 32 141 144 -2 1.0 3 0.7 $
KCP (2 yrs) 415.1 53 197 209 1 1.0 12 0.4 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 27 CIN NL 44 100 88 6 10 0 0 1 5 1 0 9 38 .114 .196 .148 .344 -1 13 0 3 1
1914 28 TOT MLB 21 52 49 4 6 1 1 1 2 0 1 23 .122 .157 .245 .402 15 12 1 1 1
1914 28 CIN NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 /1
1914 28 KCP FL 20 51 49 3 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 23 .122 .140 .245 .385 10 12 1 1 1
1915 29 KCP FL 46 99 87 2 11 2 0 1 8 2 6 39 .126 .200 .184 .384 15 16 2 4 1
3 Seasons 111 251 224 12 27 3 1 3 15 3 0 16 100 .121 .189 .183 .372 8 41 3 8
162 Game Avg. 162 366 327 18 39 4 1 4 22 4 23 146 .121 .189 .183 .372 8 60 4 12
CIN (2 yrs) 45 101 88 7 10 0 0 1 5 1 0 10 38 .114 .204 .148 .352 1 13 0 3
KCP (2 yrs) 66 150 136 5 17 3 1 2 10 2 6 62 .125 .179 .206 .385 13 28 3 5
FL (2 yrs) 66 150 136 5 17 3 1 2 10 2 6 62 .125 .179 .206 .385 13 28 3 5
NL (2 yrs) 45 101 88 7 10 0 0 1 5 1 0 10 38 .114 .204 .148 .352 1 13 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1913 27 CIN NL 100 -13 0 0 0 0 6 3 -4 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $2,250 1
1914 28 CIN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $3,200 /1
1914 28 KCP FL 51 -7 0 0 0 0 3 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $5,000 1
1915 29 KCP FL 99 -10 -1 0 0 0 5 1 -5 -0.7 -5 -0.6 -0.1 $5,000 1
3 Seasons 251 -30 -1 0 0 0 14 5 -12 -1.7 -12 -1.3 -0.4 $15,450
CIN (2 yrs) 101 -13 0 0 0 0 6 3 -4 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $5,450
KCP (2 yrs) 150 -17 -1 0 0 0 8 2 -8 -1.1 -8 -0.9 -0.2 $10,000

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1913 CIN NL 27 P 44 269.0 82 1 75 6 2 .927 2.54 1.73 .955 2.61 2.60
1914 TOT MLB 28 P 21 138.0 32 1 27 4 1 .875 1.83 1.33 .947 3.03 2.99
1914 CIN NL 28 P 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1914 KCP FL 28 P 20 134.0 32 1 27 4 1 .875 1.88 1.40 .947 3.04 3.00
1915 KCP FL 29 P 46 281.1 119 13 94 12 4 .899 3.42 2.33 .956 3.08 3.05
3 Seasons P 111 688.1 233 15 196 22 7 .906 2.76 1.90 .954 2.89 2.86
3 Seasons TOT 111 688.1 233 15 196 22 7 .906 2.76 1.90 .954 2.89 2.86
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1915 FL  1.152 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 FL  2.271 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1913 NL  44 (6th)
1915 FL  46 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1915 FL  281.3 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 FL  118 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1915 FL  34 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1913 NL  3 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1913 NL  8 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1913 NL  86 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1915 FL  1.662 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1913 NL  16 (8th)
1915 FL  17 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1913 NL  90 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1913 NL  6 (7th)
1915 FL  13 (1st)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1915 FL  1,126 (7th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1915 FL  46 (4th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1915 FL  13 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1913 NL  6 (4th)
1915 FL  12 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 13 (1314), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1554), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (613), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
191226Chicago White Sox$1,500Celler Committee transceipt 1393
191327Cincinnati Reds$2,250*6/11/14 TSNRaised from $1,650 at beginning of season
191428Kansas City Packers$5,0004/25/14 SL
28Cincinnati Reds$3,2006/11/14 TSN
191529Kansas City Packers$5,0004/25/14 SL
Career to date (may be incomplete)$16,950
Disputed Salaries
*1913 - $2,250 - 6/11/14 TSN - Raised from $1,650 at beginning of season
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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