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Lou Johnson

John Louis Johnson
born John Louis Mercer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 18, 1869 in Pekin, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1894
Team: Phillies 1894

Final Game: September 26, 1894
Died: January 28, 1941 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, MO
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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
1894 24 PHI NL 1 1 .500 6.06 4 3 1 2 0 0 32.2 44 30 22 3 15 10 1 0 2 154 83 1.806 12.1 0.8 4.1 2.8 0.67
1 Yr 1 1 .500 6.06 4 3 1 2 0 0 32.2 44 30 22 3 15 10 1 0 2 154 83 1.806 12.1 0.8 4.1 2.8 0.67
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .500 6.06 39 29 10 19 0 0 318 427 291 214 29 146 97 10 0 19 1496 83 1.806 12.1 0.8 4.1 2.8 0.67

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
1894 24 PHI NL 32.2 4 3 30 8.27 7.24 -0.05 0.00 94.0 6.85 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .431 .498 $
1 Season 32.2 4 3 30 8.27 7.24 -0.05 0.00 94.0 6.85 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .431 .498 $

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+
1894 24 1 1 .500 6.06 4 3 1 2 0 0 32.2 44 30 22 3 15 10 1 0 2 154 83 1.806 12.1 0.8 4.1 2.8 0.67 83

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
1894 24 2 2 .500 3.56 43.0 43 19 17 3 15 13 1 1.349 9.0 3.1 2.7 0.87 0.6 4
1 Yr 2 2 .500 3.56 43.0 43 19 17 3 15 13 1 1.349 9.0 2.7 0.87 0.6 4

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