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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 (Age 18)
Teams (by GP): Yankees/RedSox/Reds/Athletics 1925-1939

Final Game: September 19, 1939 (Age 33)
Died: August 20, 1982 in Bradenton, FL
Buried: Fogartyville Cemetery, Bradenton, FL
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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
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 (v2.2): 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 5.23 0.01 0.00 100.3 5.24 -19 -1.7 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .429 .490 $1,800
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 $3,600
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 1.4 17 .481 .496 $5,000
1929 23 NYY AL 42.2 12 8 28 5.91 4.75 0.11 0.00 94.7 4.39 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .444 .496 $7,500
1930 24 NYY AL 175.1 44 15 112 5.75 5.31 -0.20 0.00 94.7 5.23 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.8 12 .478 .494 $7,500
1931 25 NYY AL 195.1 40 23 114 5.25 5.01 -0.05 0.00 94.3 4.78 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.9 13 .473 .493 $8,000
1932 26 NYY AL 31.1 5 4 18 5.17 5.10 -0.10 0.00 86.2 4.48 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .455 .499 $8,500
1933 27 BOS AL 155.1 25 21 84 4.87 5.02 -0.04 0.00 102.8 5.20 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.9 24 .517 .503 $7,000
1934 28 BOS AL 124.1 31 14 95 6.88 5.45 -0.21 0.00 103.5 5.85 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 1 .457 .492 $6,000
1935 29 BOS AL 31.0 13 2 21 6.10 5.05 -0.06 0.00 106.5 5.45 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .484 .499 $6,000
1936 30 PHA AL 11.2 3 3 16 12.34 5.67 -0.04 0.00 106.0 6.05 -8 -0.6 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .303 .496 $5,000
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 5.06 -0.08 0.00 97.5 5.02 -76 -6.6 1.0 -0.5 3.9 54 .473 .497 $65,900
NYY (7 yrs) 711.2 157 76 439 5.55 5.03 -0.09 0.00 94.7 4.85 -59 -5.3 1.0 -0.3 1.8 29 .466 .495 $41,900
BOS (3 yrs) 310.2 69 37 200 5.79 5.19 -0.11 0.00 103.5 5.49 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 1.9 26 .484 .498 $19,000
PHA (1 yr) 11.2 3 3 16 12.34 5.67 -0.04 0.00 106.0 6.05 -8 -0.6 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .303 .496 $5,000
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

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
1925 19 NYY AL 24 22 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .059 .200 .059 .259 -31 1 0 2 1
1926 20 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1928 22 NYY AL 31 84 79 10 19 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 12 .241 .241 .304 .544 43 24 0 4 1
1929 23 NYY AL 13 16 14 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -45 2 0 2 1
1930 24 NYY AL 51 73 64 14 17 2 3 1 9 0 0 4 6 .266 .309 .438 .746 90 28 0 5 1
1931 25 NYY AL 40 84 77 7 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 7 .195 .253 .260 .513 38 20 0 1 1
1932 26 NYY AL 6 13 13 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 .231 .308 .538 41 4 0 0 /1
1933 27 BOS AL 26 60 52 6 12 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 .231 .298 .365 .664 74 19 0 2 1
1934 28 BOS AL 31 46 43 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .233 .267 .279 .546 39 12 0 1 1
1935 29 BOS AL 13 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 1
1936 30 PHA AL 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 25 1 0 1 /1
1939 33 CIN NL 20 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 114 2 0 0 0 1
12 Yrs 259 417 376 48 81 16 5 2 32 0 0 20 49 .215 .255 .301 .556 45 113 0 0 19
162 Game Avg. 162 261 235 30 51 10 3 1 20 0 13 31 .215 .255 .301 .556 45 71 0 12
NYY (7 yrs) 166 292 264 36 56 11 3 2 28 0 0 13 33 .212 .249 .299 .548 44 79 0 14
BOS (3 yrs) 70 115 103 12 22 5 2 0 4 0 0 7 14 .214 .264 .301 .565 45 31 0 4
PHA (1 yr) 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 25 1 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 20 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 114 2 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 239 412 371 48 79 16 5 2 32 0 0 20 47 .213 .253 .299 .552 44 111 0 19
NL (1 yr) 20 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 114 2 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1925 19 NYY AL 24 22 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $1,800 1
1926 20 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,600 /1
1928 22 NYY AL 31 84 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $5,000 1
1929 23 NYY AL 13 16 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .488 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $7,500 1
1930 24 NYY AL 51 73 -1 0 0 0 8 6 0.6 3 9 0.6 .511 .504 0.6 0.0 9 $7,500 1
1931 25 NYY AL 40 84 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $8,000 1
1932 26 NYY AL 6 13 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $8,500 /1
1933 27 BOS AL 26 60 -2 0 0 0 6 4 0.3 2 6 0.3 .513 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $7,000 1
1934 28 BOS AL 31 46 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $6,000 1
1935 29 BOS AL 13 9 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $6,000 1
1936 30 PHA AL 3 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $5,000 /1
1939 33 CIN NL 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 1
12 Seasons 259 417 -34 1 0 0 44 11 1.0 16 27 1.0 .504 .501 1.0 0.0 26 $65,900
NYY (7 yrs) 166 292 -24 0 0 0 31 7 0.7 11 19 0.7 .504 .501 0.7 0.0 18 $41,900
BOS (3 yrs) 70 115 -9 0 0 0 12 3 0.3 4 7 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 0.0 7 $19,000
PHA (1 yr) 3 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $5,000
CIN (1 yr) 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 1

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
1925 NYY AL 19 P 24 4 2 67.0 22 0 21 1 1 .955 2.82 0.88 .960 2.66 2.64
1926 NYY AL 20 P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1928 NYY AL 22 P 31 22 10 199.0 53 9 42 2 2 .962 2.31 1.65 .957 2.44 2.42
1929 NYY AL 23 P 12 8 2 42.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.27 0.50 .959 2.34 2.31
1930 NYY AL 24 P 44 15 7 175.1 47 5 40 2 3 .957 2.31 1.02 .946 2.20 2.17
1931 NYY AL 25 P 40 23 8 196.1 28 4 24 0 0 1.000 1.28 0.70 .954 2.21 2.19
1932 NYY AL 26 P 5 4 2 31.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.72 1.20 .958 2.24 2.24
1933 BOS AL 27 P 25 21 7 155.1 28 3 25 0 2 1.000 1.62 1.12 .960 2.28 2.27
1934 BOS AL 28 P 31 14 7 124.1 21 3 18 0 1 1.000 1.52 0.68 .956 2.14 2.11
1935 BOS AL 29 P 13 2 0 31.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.23 .950 2.15 2.14
1936 PHA AL 30 P 3 3 0 11.2 3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.54 0.67 .957 2.01 1.97
1939 CIN NL 33 P 20 0 0 31.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.57 0.10 .960 2.18 2.16
12 Seasons P 249 116 45 1066.1 220 29 184 7 9 .968 1.80 0.86 .955 2.28 2.26
12 Seasons TOT 249 116 45 1066.1 220 29 184 7 9 .968 1.80 0.86 .955 2.28 2.26
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1930 AL  44 (3rd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1931 AL  1.000 (1st)
1933 AL  1.000 (1st)

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 (823), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1122nd), 4.9 career WAR/7.2 7yr-peak WAR/6.1 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  6. Gil Meche (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jack Wilson (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Adam Eaton (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
192519New York Yankees$1,800Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192620New York Yankees$3,600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192721New York Yankees$3,600Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192822New York Yankees$5,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
192923New York Yankees$7,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193024New York Yankees$7,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193125New York Yankees$8,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193226New York Yankees$8,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193327Boston Red Sox$7,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193428Boston Red Sox$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193529Boston Red Sox$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193630Philadelphia Athletics$5,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$69,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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