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Hank Johnson

Henry Ward Johnson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 21, 1906 in Bradenton, FL
High School: Bradenton HS (Bradenton, FL)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1925
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Reds/Athletics 1925-1939

Final Game: September 19, 1939
Died: August 20, 1982 in Bradenton, FL
Buried: Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, FL
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Standard Pitching

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
1925 19 NYY AL 1 3 .250 6.85 24 4 16 2 1 0 67.0 88 58 51 3 37 25 8 2 1 330 63 1.866 11.8 0.4 5.0 3.4 0.68
1926 20 NYY AL 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 30 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
1928 22 NYY AL 14 9 .609 4.30 31 22 2 10 1 0 199.0 188 107 95 16 104 110 12 1 4 883 89 1.467 8.5 0.7 4.7 5.0 1.06
1929 23 NYY AL 3 3 .500 5.06 12 8 1 2 0 0 42.2 37 28 24 5 39 24 0 0 1 202 77 1.781 7.8 1.1 8.2 5.1 0.62
1930 24 NYY AL 14 11 .560 4.67 44 15 19 7 1 2 175.1 177 112 91 12 104 115 2 1 11 791 93 1.603 9.1 0.6 5.3 5.9 1.11
1931 25 NYY AL 13 8 .619 4.72 40 23 11 8 0 4 196.1 176 114 103 13 102 106 1 0 5 864 85 1.416 8.1 0.6 4.7 4.9 1.04
1932 26 NYY AL 2 2 .500 4.88 5 4 1 2 0 0 31.1 34 18 17 7 15 27 0 0 1 144 84 1.564 9.8 2.0 4.3 7.8 1.80
1933 27 BOS AL 8 6 .571 4.06 25 21 1 7 0 1 155.1 156 84 70 13 74 65 3 0 6 685 109 1.481 9.0 0.8 4.3 3.8 0.88
1934 28 BOS AL 6 8 .429 5.36 31 14 8 7 1 1 124.1 162 95 74 12 53 66 5 0 2 582 88 1.729 11.7 0.9 3.8 4.8 1.25
1935 29 BOS AL 2 1 .667 5.52 13 2 6 0 0 1 31.0 41 21 19 3 14 14 0 0 1 142 87 1.774 11.9 0.9 4.1 4.1 1.00
1936 30 PHA AL 0 2 .000 7.71 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 16 16 10 4 10 6 1 0 0 65 67 2.229 12.3 3.1 7.7 4.6 0.60
1939 33 CIN NL 0 3 .000 2.01 20 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 30 10 7 1 13 10 0 0 1 133 195 1.372 8.6 0.3 3.7 2.9 0.77
12 Yrs 63 56 .529 4.75 249 116 81 45 4 11 1066.1 1107 665 563 89 567 568 32 4 33 4828 89 1.570 9.3 0.8 4.8 4.8 1.00
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .529 4.75 46 22 15 8 1 2 199 206 124 105 17 106 106 6 1 6 899 89 1.570 9.3 0.8 4.8 4.8 1.00
NYY (7 yrs) 47 36 .566 4.84 157 76 51 31 3 7 712.2 702 439 383 56 403 407 23 4 23 3221 84 1.551 8.9 0.7 5.1 5.1 1.01
BOS (3 yrs) 16 15 .516 4.72 69 37 15 14 1 3 310.2 359 200 163 28 141 145 8 0 9 1409 97 1.609 10.4 0.8 4.1 4.2 1.03
PHA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.71 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.2 16 16 10 4 10 6 1 0 0 65 67 2.229 12.3 3.1 7.7 4.6 0.60
CIN (1 yr) 0 3 .000 2.01 20 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 30 10 7 1 13 10 0 0 1 133 195 1.372 8.6 0.3 3.7 2.9 0.77
AL (11 yrs) 63 53 .543 4.83 229 116 66 45 4 10 1035.0 1077 655 556 88 554 558 32 4 32 4695 87 1.576 9.4 0.8 4.8 4.9 1.01
NL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 2.01 20 0 15 0 0 1 31.1 30 10 7 1 13 10 0 0 1 133 195 1.372 8.6 0.3 3.7 2.9 0.77

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1925 19 NYY AL 67.0 24 4 58 7.79 5.24 0.01 0.00 100.2 5.24 -19 -1.7 1.0 -0.0 -1.1 -11 .430 .490 $
1926 20 NYY AL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 5.47 -0.14 0.00 92.0 5.17 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .373 .499 $
1928 22 NYY AL 199.0 31 22 107 4.84 4.77 -0.10 0.00 94.6 4.60 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.1 17 .481 .496 $
1929 23 NYY AL 42.2 12 8 28 5.91 4.77 0.11 0.00 93.4 4.35 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .444 .496 $
1930 24 NYY AL 175.1 44 15 112 5.75 5.32 -0.20 0.00 94.6 5.23 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.5 12 .479 .494 $
1931 25 NYY AL 195.1 40 23 114 5.25 5.01 -0.05 0.00 94.2 4.77 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.6 13 .473 .493 $
1932 26 NYY AL 31.1 5 4 18 5.17 5.15 -0.10 0.00 84.6 4.44 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .452 .499 $
1933 27 BOS AL 155.1 25 21 84 4.87 5.07 -0.04 0.00 102.3 5.22 5 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.7 24 .518 .503 $
1934 28 BOS AL 124.1 31 14 95 6.88 5.46 -0.21 0.00 103.0 5.83 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 1 .458 .492 $
1935 29 BOS AL 31.0 13 2 21 6.10 5.06 -0.06 0.00 106.3 5.44 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .484 .499 $
1936 30 PHA AL 11.2 3 3 16 12.34 5.67 -0.04 0.00 104.0 5.94 -8 -0.6 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .301 .496 $
1939 33 CIN NL 31.1 20 0 10 2.87 4.42 0.40 0.00 98.6 3.97 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .521 .503 $
12 Seasons 1065.1 249 116 665 5.62 5.08 -0.08 0.00 97.2 5.02 -75 -6.6 1.0 -0.5 2.4 56 .474 .497 $
NYY (7 yrs) 711.2 157 76 439 5.55 5.03 -0.09 0.00 94.5 4.84 -59 -5.3 1.0 -0.3 0.7 29 .466 .495 $
BOS (3 yrs) 310.2 69 37 200 5.79 5.22 -0.11 0.00 103.0 5.49 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 1.5 27 .484 .498 $
PHA (1 yr) 11.2 3 3 16 12.34 5.67 -0.04 0.00 104.0 5.94 -8 -0.6 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .301 .496 $
CIN (1 yr) 31.1 20 0 10 2.87 4.42 0.40 0.00 98.6 3.97 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .521 .503 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1925 19 NYY AL 330 0.9% 7.6% 11.2% 2.1% 8% 75%
1926 20 NYY AL 7 0.0% 0.0% 28.6% 71%
1928 22 NYY AL 883 1.8% 12.5% 11.8% 3.3% 15% 70%
1929 23 NYY AL 202 2.5% 11.9% 19.3% 3.0% 16% 63%
1930 24 NYY AL 796 1.5% 14.5% 13.1% 2.9% 13% 68%
1931 25 NYY AL 862 1.5% 12.3% 11.8% 3.3% 16% 73%
1932 26 NYY AL 143 4.9% 18.9% 10.5% 7.7% 32% 65%
1933 27 BOS AL 684 1.9% 9.5% 10.8% 3.5% 15% 75%
1934 28 BOS AL 582 2.1% 11.3% 9.1% 4.3% 15% 75%
1935 29 BOS AL 142 2.1% 9.9% 9.9% 75%
1936 30 PHA AL 65 6.2% 9.2% 15.4% 68%
1939 33 CIN NL 133 0.8% 7.5% 9.8% 76%
12 Yrs 4829 1.8% 11.8% 11.7% 3.2% 14% 72%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.1% 8.2% 3.2% 13% 80%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1925 19 1 3 .250 6.85 24 4 16 2 1 0 67.0 88 58 51 3 37 25 8 2 1 330 63 1.866 11.8 0.4 5.0 3.4 0.68 63
1926 20 1 3 .250 7.01 25 4 17 2 1 1 68.0 90 60 53 3 39 25 8 2 1 337 61 1.897 11.9 0.4 5.2 3.3 0.64 61
1927 21 1 3 .250 7.01 25 4 17 2 1 1 68.0 90 60 53 3 39 25 8 2 1 337 61 1.897 11.9 0.4 5.2 3.3 0.64 61
1928 22 15 12 .556 4.99 56 26 19 12 2 1 267.0 278 167 148 19 143 135 20 3 5 1220 79 1.577 9.4 0.6 4.8 4.6 0.94 79
1929 23 18 15 .545 5.00 68 34 20 14 2 1 309.2 315 195 172 24 182 159 20 3 6 1422 79 1.605 9.2 0.7 5.3 4.6 0.87 79
1930 24 32 26 .552 4.88 112 49 39 21 3 3 485.0 492 307 263 36 286 274 22 4 17 2213 83 1.604 9.1 0.7 5.3 5.1 0.96 83
1931 25 45 34 .570 4.83 152 72 50 29 3 7 681.1 668 421 366 49 388 380 23 4 22 3077 84 1.550 8.8 0.6 5.1 5.0 0.98 84
1932 26 47 36 .566 4.84 157 76 51 31 3 7 712.2 702 439 383 56 403 407 23 4 23 3221 84 1.551 8.9 0.7 5.1 5.1 1.01 84
1933 27 55 42 .567 4.70 182 97 52 38 3 8 868.0 858 523 453 69 477 472 26 4 29 3906 88 1.538 8.9 0.7 4.9 4.9 0.99 88
1934 28 61 50 .550 4.78 213 111 60 45 4 9 992.1 1020 618 527 81 530 538 31 4 31 4488 88 1.562 9.3 0.7 4.8 4.9 1.02 88
1935 29 63 51 .553 4.80 226 113 66 45 4 10 1023.1 1061 639 546 84 544 552 31 4 32 4630 88 1.568 9.3 0.7 4.8 4.9 1.01 88
1936 30 63 53 .543 4.83 229 116 66 45 4 10 1035.0 1077 655 556 88 554 558 32 4 32 4695 87 1.576 9.4 0.8 4.8 4.9 1.01 87
1937 31 63 53 .543 4.83 229 116 66 45 4 10 1035.0 1077 655 556 88 554 558 32 4 32 4695 87 1.576 9.4 0.8 4.8 4.9 1.01 87
1938 32 63 53 .543 4.83 229 116 66 45 4 10 1035.0 1077 655 556 88 554 558 32 4 32 4695 87 1.576 9.4 0.8 4.8 4.9 1.01 87
1939 33 63 56 .529 4.75 249 116 81 45 4 11 1066.1 1107 665 563 89 567 568 32 4 33 4828 89 1.570 9.3 0.8 4.8 4.8 1.00 89

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1925 19 2 5 .286 5.88 72.0 87 52 47 3 37 27 8 1.722 10.9 4.6 3.4 0.73 0.4 24
1926 20 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 4.000 18.0 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1928 22 10 12 .455 4.39 203.0 197 110 99 17 109 112 13 1.507 8.7 4.8 5.0 1.03 0.8 31
1929 23 2 2 .500 5.00 45.0 39 28 25 5 41 25 0 1.778 7.8 8.2 5.0 0.61 1.0 12
1930 24 10 10 .500 4.11 184.0 175 93 84 12 103 121 2 1.511 8.6 5.0 5.9 1.17 0.6 44
1931 25 10 12 .455 4.46 206.0 179 113 102 13 104 111 1 1.374 7.8 4.5 4.8 1.07 0.6 40
1932 26 1 2 .333 4.50 34.0 35 19 17 7 15 29 0 1.471 9.3 4.0 7.7 1.93 1.9 5
1933 27 10 8 .556 3.45 167.0 154 71 64 13 73 70 3 1.359 8.3 3.9 3.8 0.96 0.7 25
1934 28 6 8 .429 4.30 134.0 154 71 64 11 50 71 5 1.522 10.3 3.4 4.8 1.42 0.7 31
1935 29 1 2 .333 4.64 33.0 39 19 17 3 13 15 0 1.576 10.6 3.5 4.1 1.15 0.8 13
1936 30 0 1 .000 5.14 14.0 15 9 8 4 9 7 1 1.714 9.6 5.8 4.5 0.78 2.6 3
1939 33 2 1 .667 2.03 31.0 32 8 7 1 14 10 0 1.484 9.3 4.1 2.9 0.71 0.3 20
12 Yrs 54 63 .462 4.28 1124.0 1108 594 535 89 570 598 33 1.493 8.9 4.8 1.05 0.7 249

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1928 AL  .609 (10th)
1931 AL  .619 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 AL  8.503 (5th)
1930 AL  9.086 (10th)
1931 AL  8.068 (4th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 AL  4.975 (3rd)
1930 AL  5.903 (2nd)
1931 AL  4.859 (6th)
1933 AL  3.766 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1930 AL  44 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1931 AL  4 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1928 AL  110 (7th)
1930 AL  115 (7th)
1931 AL  106 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 AL  1 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1928 AL  16 (4th)
1933 AL  13 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 AL  104 (1st)
1930 AL  104 (5th)
1931 AL  102 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1928 AL  4 (7th)
1930 AL  11 (1st)
1931 AL  5 (3rd)
1933 AL  6 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1925 AL  8 (4th)
1928 AL  12 (1st)
1934 AL  5 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1925 AL  16 (8th)
1930 AL  19 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1925 AL  born 1906-05-21 (2nd)
1926 AL  born 1906-05-21 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 29 (820), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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