Walter Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS us

Died: December 10, 1946 in Washington, DC

Buried: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, MD

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1907 (Age 19-269d, 2,949th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, L

Last Game: September 30, 1927 (Age 39-328d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 189/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Walter Johnson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1907 season

Full Name: Walter Perry Johnson

Nicknames: Barney or The Big Train

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

166.9

417

279

ERA

2.17

802

666

5914.1

3509

WHIP

1.061

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-20 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

RBI Opportunities

1908 Batting Game Log

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1908 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	15	47 (46)	Jun 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.000	.500	.000	.500	9			P
2	16	56 (8)	Jun 23	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.000	.400	.000	.400	9			P
3	17	61 (4)	Jun 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.000	.429	.000	.429	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	18	68 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		1	0	0				0		.167	.545	.167	.712	9			P
5	19	72 (3)	Jul 9	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.500	.444	.944	9			P
6	20	75 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.154	.389	.308	.697	9			P
7	21	80 (4)	Jul 17	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.154	.389	.308	.697	9			P
8	22	85 (4)	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.133	.350	.267	.617	9			P
9	23	87 (1)	Jul 26	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-8	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.133	.350	.267	.617	9			P
10	24	89 (1)	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG(16)	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.308	.286	.593	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
11	25	92 (2)	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0				0		.125	.300	.250	.550	9			P
12	26	96 (3)	Aug 6	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.148	.303	.296	.599	9			P
13	27	100 (3)	Aug 10	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.138	.286	.276	.562	9			P
14	28	102 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.125	.263	.250	.513	9			P
15	29	105 (2)	Aug 17	WSH		CHW	T,4-4	CG(7)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.118	.268	.235	.504	9			P
16	30	110 (4)	Aug 21	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.111	.256	.222	.478	9			P
17	31	111	Aug 22	WSH		DET	L,4-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.111	.256	.222	.478	9			P
18	32	112	Aug 24	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.105	.244	.211	.455	9			P
19	33	114 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.125	.271	.225	.496	9			P
20	34	117 (2)	Aug 31	WSH		BOS	L,3-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.119	.260	.214	.474	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
21	35	121 (3)	Sep 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.133	.264	.222	.486	9			P
22	36	122	Sep 5	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.263	.224	.488	9			P
23	37	123	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	1				0		.157	.283	.235	.519	9			P
24	38	128 (4)	Sep 11 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.148	.270	.222	.492	9			P
25	39	130 (1)	Sep 12	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.155	.269	.259	.527	9			P
26	40	133 (2)	Sep 15	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	0-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.153	.265	.254	.519	9			P
27	41	135 (1)	Sep 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.161	.268	.258	.526	9			P
28	42	137 (1)	Sep 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.152	.253	.242	.496	9			P
29	43	140 (2)	Sep 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.157	.253	.243	.496	9			P
30	44	142 (1)	Sep 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.169	.263	.254	.516	9			P
31	45	144 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.169	.263	.254	.516	9			P
32	46	145	Sep 29 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.169	.263	.254	.516	9			P
33	47	147 (1)	Oct 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.164	.265	.247	.512	9			P
34	48	149 (1)	Oct 3 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.164	.265	.247	.512	9			P
35	49	150	Oct 3 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.160	.259	.240	.499	9			P
36	50	153 (2)	Oct 7 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.165	.258	.253	.512	9			P
							15-20		94	79	7	13	3	2	0	6	7		21	3	5		0		0		.165	.258	.253	.512

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