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Rankin Johnson

Adam Rankin Johnson Sr. (Tex)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 4, 1888 in Burnet, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1914 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Terrapins/RedSox/Chi-Feds/Whales/Cardinals 1914-1918

Final Game: July 16, 1918 (Age 30)
Died: July 2, 1972 in Williamsport, PA
Buried: Montoursville Cemetery, Montoursville, PA
Relatives: Father of Rankin 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
1914 26 TOT MLB 12 14 .462 2.26 32 27 3 16 4 0 219.1 180 70 55 7 63 84 7 0 5 838 126 1.108 7.4 0.3 2.6 3.4 1.33
1914 26 BOS AL 3 9 .250 3.08 16 13 2 4 2 0 99.1 92 41 34 2 34 24 3 0 1 384 88 1.268 8.3 0.2 3.1 2.2 0.71
1914 26 CHI FL 9 5 .643 1.58 16 14 1 12 2 0 120.0 88 29 21 5 29 60 4 0 4 454 186 0.975 6.6 0.4 2.2 4.5 2.07
1915 27 TOT FL 9 15 .375 3.64 34 25 7 15 2 2 207.2 201 102 84 5 81 81 2 1 5 858 86 1.358 8.7 0.2 3.5 3.5 1.00
1915 27 CHI FL 2 4 .333 4.42 11 6 4 3 0 1 57.0 58 34 28 2 23 19 1 0 1 239 64 1.421 9.2 0.3 3.6 3.0 0.83
1915 27 BAL FL 7 11 .389 3.35 23 19 3 12 2 1 150.2 143 68 56 3 58 62 1 1 4 619 96 1.334 8.5 0.2 3.5 3.7 1.07
1918 30 STL NL 1 1 .500 2.74 6 1 1 0 0 0 23.0 20 10 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 90 101 1.174 7.8 0.0 2.7 1.6 0.57
3 Yrs 22 30 .423 2.92 72 53 11 31 6 2 450.0 401 182 146 12 151 169 9 1 10 1786 101 1.227 8.0 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.12
162 Game Avg. 12 16 .423 2.92 39 29 6 17 3 1 245 218 99 79 7 82 92 5 1 5 972 101 1.227 8.0 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.12
CHI (2 yrs) 11 9 .550 2.49 27 20 5 15 2 1 177.0 146 63 49 7 52 79 5 0 5 693 116 1.119 7.4 0.4 2.6 4.0 1.52
STL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.74 6 1 1 0 0 0 23.0 20 10 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 90 101 1.174 7.8 0.0 2.7 1.6 0.57
BOS (1 yr) 3 9 .250 3.08 16 13 2 4 2 0 99.1 92 41 34 2 34 24 3 0 1 384 88 1.268 8.3 0.2 3.1 2.2 0.71
BAL (1 yr) 7 11 .389 3.35 23 19 3 12 2 1 150.2 143 68 56 3 58 62 1 1 4 619 96 1.334 8.5 0.2 3.5 3.7 1.07
FL (2 yrs) 18 20 .474 2.88 50 39 8 27 4 2 327.2 289 131 105 10 110 141 6 1 9 1312 106 1.218 7.9 0.3 3.0 3.9 1.28
NL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.74 6 1 1 0 0 0 23.0 20 10 7 0 7 4 0 0 0 90 101 1.174 7.8 0.0 2.7 1.6 0.57
AL (1 yr) 3 9 .250 3.08 16 13 2 4 2 0 99.1 92 41 34 2 34 24 3 0 1 384 88 1.268 8.3 0.2 3.1 2.2 0.71

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
1914 26 BOS AL 99.1 16 13 41 3.71 3.65 0.24 0.00 98.0 3.34 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 4 .477 .498
1914 26 CHI FL 120.0 16 14 29 2.18 4.13 0.30 0.00 92.0 3.52 17 2.0 1.0 -0.1 2.5 22 .625 .512
1915 27 CHI FL 57.0 11 6 34 5.37 3.81 0.07 0.00 92.0 3.45 -12 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .386 .492
1915 27 BAL FL 150.2 23 19 68 4.06 3.89 -0.35 0.00 105.0 4.46 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.4 12 .536 .505
1918 30 STL NL 23.0 6 1 10 3.91 3.68 0.07 0.00 96.0 3.46 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .477 .499
3 Seasons 450.0 72 53 182 3.64 3.88 0.03 0.00 97.9 3.78 7 1.1 1.0 -0.3 3.5 29 .515 .501
CHI (2 yrs) 177.0 27 20 63 3.20 4.03 0.22 0.00 92.0 3.50 5 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.4 12 .528 .502
STL (1 yr) 23.0 6 1 10 3.91 3.68 0.07 0.00 96.0 3.46 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .477 .499
BOS (1 yr) 99.1 16 13 41 3.71 3.65 0.24 0.00 98.0 3.34 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 4 .477 .498
BAL (1 yr) 150.2 23 19 68 4.06 3.89 -0.35 0.00 105.0 4.46 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.4 12 .536 .505

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
1914 26 TOT MLB 32 71 67 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .119 .145 .119 .264 -22 8 1 2 1
1914 26 BOS AL 16 33 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .133 .161 .133 .295 -12 4 1 2 1
1914 26 CHI FL 16 38 37 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .108 .132 .108 .240 -29 4 0 0 1
1915 27 TOT FL 34 80 73 4 9 2 0 0 7 1 4 17 .123 .169 .151 .320 -6 11 0 3 1
1915 27 CHI FL 11 23 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .045 .087 .045 .132 -60 1 0 0 1
1915 27 BAL FL 23 57 51 3 8 2 0 0 6 1 3 11 .157 .204 .196 .400 16 10 0 3 1
1918 30 STL NL 6 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 55 1 0 2 /1
3 Yrs 72 157 144 7 18 2 0 0 10 1 0 5 32 .125 .160 .139 .299 -12 20 1 7
162 Game Avg. 162 353 324 16 41 5 0 0 23 2 11 72 .125 .160 .139 .299 -12 45 2 16
CHI (2 yrs) 27 61 59 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 .085 .115 .085 .199 -41 5 0 0
STL (1 yr) 6 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 55 1 0 2
BOS (1 yr) 16 33 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .133 .161 .133 .295 -12 4 1 2
BAL (1 yr) 23 57 51 3 8 2 0 0 6 1 3 11 .157 .204 .196 .400 16 10 0 3
FL (2 yrs) 50 118 110 5 13 2 0 0 8 1 5 17 .118 .157 .136 .293 -14 15 0 3
NL (1 yr) 6 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 55 1 0 2
AL (1 yr) 16 33 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .133 .161 .133 .295 -12 4 1 2

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
1914 26 BOS AL 16 33 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 1
1914 26 CHI FL 16 38 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 1
1915 27 CHI FL 11 23 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .476 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 1
1915 27 BAL FL 23 57 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 1
1918 30 STL NL 6 6 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
3 Seasons 72 157 -19 0 0 0 13 -7 -0.8 3 -3 -0.8 .489 .499 -0.8 0.0 -3
CHI (2 yrs) 27 61 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.5 .482 .498 -0.5 0.0 -3
STL (1 yr) 6 6 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
BOS (1 yr) 16 33 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0
BAL (1 yr) 23 57 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.2 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 Awards
1914 TOT MLB 26 P 32 219.1 58 6 50 2 4 .966 2.30 1.75 .942 3.00 2.97
1914 BOS AL 26 P 16 99.1 27 1 24 2 1 .926 2.27 1.56 .936 2.96 2.93
1914 CHI FL 26 P 16 120.0 31 5 26 0 3 1.000 2.33 1.94 .947 3.04 3.00
1915 TOT FL 27 P 34 207.2 42 2 40 0 2 1.000 1.82 1.24 .956 3.08 3.05
1915 CHI FL 27 P 11 57.0 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 1.26 0.73 .956 3.08 3.05
1915 BAL FL 27 P 23 150.2 34 2 32 0 2 1.000 2.03 1.48 .956 3.08 3.05
1918 STL NL 30 P 6 1 0 23.0 15 0 13 2 0 .867 5.09 2.17 .965 2.93 2.93
3 Seasons P 72 1 0 450.0 115 8 103 4 6 .965 2.22 1.54 .950 3.04 3.00
3 Seasons TOT 72 1 0 450.0 115 8 103 4 6 .965 2.22 1.54 .950 3.04 3.00
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
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y
1915 FL  15 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1914 FL  19 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1914 FL  2.2 (8th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1915 FL  1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1458th), 2.7 career WAR/2.7 7yr-peak WAR/2.7 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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