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Earl Johnson

Earl Douglas Johnson (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers 1940-1951

Final Game: June 3, 1951
Died: December 3, 1994 in Seattle, WA
Relatives: Brother of Chet Johnson
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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… 

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 93 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 1 356 100 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 8 42 45 0 1 2 402 97 1.533 9.7 0.8 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 59 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 70 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 70 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 25 272 250 14 3 11 2411 97 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 97 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 25 270 248 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 70 1.941 14.3 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00

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
1940 21 BOS AL 70.1 10 33 46 -1 1.0 13 1.4 $
1941 22 BOS AL 93.2 12 57 58 -1 1.0 1 0.2 $
1946 27 BOS AL 80.0 5 39 43 1 1.0 4 0.5 $
1947 28 BOS AL 142.1 17 63 77 1 1.0 14 1.8 $
1948 29 BOS AL 91.1 3 49 56 1 1.0 7 0.7 $
1949 30 BOS AL 49.1 3 45 30 1 1.0 -15 -1.3 $
1950 31 BOS AL 13.2 0 11 9 0 1.0 -2 -0.1 $
1951 32 DET AL 5.2 0 5 3 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
8 Seasons 546.1 50 302 322 2 1.0 20 3.0 $
BOS (7 yrs) 540.2 50 297 319 2 1.0 22 3.2 $
DET (1 yr) 5.2 0 5 3 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Batting

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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
1940 21 BOS AL 18 27 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .074 .074 .074 .148 -62 2 1 0 0 1
1941 22 BOS AL 17 39 34 4 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .294 .333 .294 .627 65 10 1 0 3 1
1946 27 BOS AL 29 27 22 4 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 9 .227 .346 .318 .664 82 7 1 0 1 1
1947 28 BOS AL 46 47 44 1 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 .273 .289 .295 .584 58 13 3 0 2 1
1948 29 BOS AL 35 33 31 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .097 .125 .097 .222 -42 3 2 0 1 1
1949 30 BOS AL 19 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -78 0 0 0 0 1
1950 31 BOS AL 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1951 32 DET AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 181 187 171 15 32 3 0 0 13 0 0 9 53 .187 .228 .205 .432 14 35 8 0 7
162 Game Avg. 162 167 153 13 29 3 0 0 12 0 0 8 47 .187 .228 .205 .432 14 31 7 0 6
BOS (7 yrs) 175 187 171 15 32 3 0 0 13 0 0 9 53 .187 .228 .205 .432 14 35 8 0 7
DET (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1940 21 BOS AL 27 -7 0 0 0 0 2 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1941 22 BOS AL 39 -2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1946 27 BOS AL 27 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1947 28 BOS AL 47 -3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1948 29 BOS AL 33 -7 0 0 0 0 2 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1949 30 BOS AL 12 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1950 31 BOS AL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
7 Seasons 187 -24 0 0 0 0 14 5 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 27 BOS AL WS STL L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 SB CS CS% PO Awards
1940 BOS AL 21 P 17 10 2 70.1 21 2 19 0 1 1.000 2.69 1.24 .956 2.03 2.01
1941 BOS AL 22 P 17 12 4 93.2 30 3 27 0 3 1.000 2.88 1.76 .960 2.14 2.11
1946 BOS AL 27 P 29 5 0 80.0 18 5 12 1 1 .944 1.91 0.59 .951 2.01 1.99
1947 BOS AL 28 P 45 17 6 142.1 37 4 31 2 5 .946 2.21 0.78 .955 1.92 1.90
1948 BOS AL 29 P 35 3 1 91.1 31 6 25 0 2 1.000 3.05 0.89 .963 2.02 1.99
1949 BOS AL 30 P 19 3 0 49.1 9 3 5 1 0 .889 1.46 0.42 .962 2.12 2.09
1950 BOS AL 31 P 11 0 0 13.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 3.95 0.55 .950 2.04 1.99 1 0 0% 0
1951 DET AL 32 P 6 0 0 5.2 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.18 0.33 .955 2.06 2.07 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons P 179 50 13 546.1 154 24 126 4 13 .974 2.47 0.84 .958 2.03 1.99 2 0 0% 0
8 Seasons TOT 179 50 13 546.1 154 24 126 4 13 .974 2.47 0.84 .958 2.03 1.99 2 0 0% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
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.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1947 AL  45 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1948 AL  3.05 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1143), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Harry Perkowski (958)
  6. Jackie Collum (957)
  7. Luis Arroyo (954)
  8. Tom Bolton (952)
  9. Frank Baumann (951)
  10. Joe Sullivan (950)
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  6. Al Smith (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Morrie Martin (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

  • Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
  • October 1, 1950: Released by the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
  • November 15, 1950: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
  • June 15, 1951: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
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