Earl Johnson
Earl Douglas Johnson (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 2, 1919 in Redmond, WA
High School: Ballard (Seattle, WA)
School: Saint Mary's College of California
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1940
Final Game: June 3, 1951
Died: December 3, 1994 in Seattle, WA
Relatives: Brother of Chet Johnson
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Standard Pitching

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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
1940 21 BOS AL 6 2 .750 4.09 17 10 2 2 0 0 70.1 69 33 32 0 39 26 2 0 3 309 110 1.536 8.8 0.0 5.0 3.3 0.67
1941 22 BOS AL 4 5 .444 4.52 17 12 3 4 0 0 93.2 90 57 47 4 51 46 3 0 2 420 92 1.505 8.6 0.4 4.9 4.4 0.90
1946 27 BOS AL 5 4 .556 3.71 29 5 14 0 0 3 80.0 78 39 33 5 39 40 2 0 1 356 99 1.463 8.8 0.6 4.4 4.5 1.03
1947 28 BOS AL 12 11 .522 2.97 45 17 17 6 3 8 142.1 129 63 47 7 62 65 2 1 1 596 131 1.342 8.2 0.4 3.9 4.1 1.05
1948 29 BOS AL 10 4 .714 4.53 35 3 21 1 0 5 91.1 98 49 46 7 42 45 0 1 2 402 96 1.533 9.7 0.7 4.1 4.4 1.07
1949 30 BOS AL 3 6 .333 7.48 19 3 8 0 0 0 49.1 65 45 41 1 29 20 4 1 1 237 58 1.905 11.9 0.2 5.3 3.6 0.69
1950 31 BOS AL 0 0 7.24 11 0 4 0 0 0 13.2 18 11 11 0 8 6 1 0 0 65 68 1.902 11.9 0.0 5.3 4.0 0.75
1951 32 DET AL 0 0 6.35 6 0 2 0 0 1 5.2 9 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 26 66 1.941 14.3 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00
8 Seasons 40 32 .556 4.30 179 50 71 13 3 17 546.1 556 302 261 24 272 250 14 3 11 2411 96 1.516 9.2 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .556 4.30 53 15 21 4 1 5 162 165 90 78 7 81 74 4 1 3 716 96 1.516 9.2 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92
BOS (7 yrs) 40 32 .556 4.28 173 50 69 13 3 16 540.2 547 297 257 24 270 248 14 3 10 2385 97 1.511 9.1 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92
DET (1 yr) 0 0 6.35 6 0 2 0 0 1 5.2 9 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 26 66 1.941 14.3 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1946 27 BOS AL WS L STL 1 0 1.000 2.70 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 0.900 2.7 0.0 5.4 2.7 0.50
1 WS 1 0 1.000 2.70 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 0.900 2.7 0.0 5.4 2.7 0.50

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1940 21 6 2 .750 4.09 17 10 2 2 0 0 70.1 69 33 32 0 39 26 2 0 3 309 110 1.536 8.8 0.0 5.0 3.3 0.67 110
1941 22 10 7 .588 4.34 34 22 5 6 0 0 164.0 159 90 79 4 90 72 5 0 5 729 99 1.518 8.7 0.2 4.9 4.0 0.80 99
1942 23 10 7 .588 4.34 34 22 5 6 0 0 164.0 159 90 79 4 90 72 5 0 5 729 99 1.518 8.7 0.2 4.9 4.0 0.80 99
1943 24 10 7 .588 4.34 34 22 5 6 0 0 164.0 159 90 79 4 90 72 5 0 5 729 99 1.518 8.7 0.2 4.9 4.0 0.80 99
1944 25 10 7 .588 4.34 34 22 5 6 0 0 164.0 159 90 79 4 90 72 5 0 5 729 99 1.518 8.7 0.2 4.9 4.0 0.80 99
1945 26 10 7 .588 4.34 34 22 5 6 0 0 164.0 159 90 79 4 90 72 5 0 5 729 99 1.518 8.7 0.2 4.9 4.0 0.80 99
1946 27 15 11 .577 4.13 63 27 19 6 0 3 244.0 237 129 112 9 129 112 7 0 6 1085 99 1.500 8.7 0.3 4.8 4.1 0.87 99
1947 28 27 22 .551 3.70 108 44 36 12 3 11 386.1 366 192 159 16 191 177 9 1 7 1681 109 1.442 8.5 0.4 4.4 4.1 0.93 109
1948 29 37 26 .587 3.86 143 47 57 13 3 16 477.2 464 241 205 23 233 222 9 2 9 2083 106 1.459 8.7 0.4 4.4 4.2 0.95 106
1949 30 40 32 .556 4.20 162 50 65 13 3 16 527.0 529 286 246 24 262 242 13 3 10 2320 98 1.501 9.0 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92 98
1950 31 40 32 .556 4.28 173 50 69 13 3 16 540.2 547 297 257 24 270 248 14 3 10 2385 97 1.511 9.1 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92 97
1951 32 40 32 .556 4.30 179 50 71 13 3 17 546.1 556 302 261 24 272 250 14 3 11 2411 96 1.516 9.2 0.4 4.5 4.1 0.92 96

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1940 21 4 4 .500 3.58 73.0 66 32 29 0 37 27 2 1.411 8.1 4.6 3.3 0.73 0.0 17
1941 22 5 5 .500 4.18 97.0 90 50 45 4 51 48 3 1.454 8.4 4.7 4.5 0.94 0.4 17
1946 27 4 5 .444 4.00 81.0 84 40 36 5 42 40 2 1.556 9.3 4.7 4.4 0.95 0.6 29
1947 28 9 6 .600 3.21 140.0 134 56 50 7 64 64 2 1.414 8.6 4.1 4.1 1.00 0.5 45
1948 29 5 5 .500 4.26 93.0 98 49 44 7 42 46 0 1.505 9.5 4.1 4.5 1.10 0.7 35
1949 30 1 4 .200 6.71 51.0 63 42 38 1 28 21 4 1.784 11.1 4.9 3.7 0.75 0.2 19
1950 31 0 1 .000 6.43 14.0 17 11 10 0 8 6 1 1.786 10.9 5.1 3.9 0.75 0.0 11
1951 32 0 0 7.20 5.0 9 4 4 0 2 2 0 2.200 16.2 3.6 3.6 1.00 0.0 6
8 Seasons 28 30 .483 4.16 554.0 561 284 256 24 274 254 14 1.507 9.1 4.1 0.93 0.4 179

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1947 AL  45 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1946 AL  3 (8th)
1947 AL  8 (5th)
1948 AL  5 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1947 AL  3 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1946 AL  14 (9th)
1948 AL  21 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1394), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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