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 MLB history)

Last Game: September 30, 1927 (Age 39-328d)

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

165.6

W

417

L

279

ERA

2.17

G

802

GS

666

SV

IP

5914.1

SO

3509

WHIP

1.061

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-12 / in Starts: 27-11
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

RBI Opportunities

1924 Batting Gamelog

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1924 Batting Gamelog
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	Pos
1	801	1	Apr 15	WSH		PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	P
2	802	5 (3)	Apr 20	WSH		NYY	W,12-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	P
3	803	10 (4)	Apr 25	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	P
May		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	Pos
4	804	15 (4)	May 1	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.308	.357	.385	.742	9	P
5	805	18 (2)	May 4	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	GS-0	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.353	.389	.471	.859	9	P
6	806	22 (3)	May 8	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0	0	.300	.333	.400	.733	9	P
7	807	25 (2)	May 14	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.364	.391	.455	.846	9	P
8	808	30 (4)	May 23	WSH		CHW	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.320	.346	.400	.746	9	P
9	809	33 (2)	May 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,4-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.400	.746	9	P
10	810	36 (2)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS-0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.321	.345	.429	.773	9	P
Jun		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	Pos
11	811	38 (1)	Jun 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.333	.353	.424	.777	9	P
12	812	42 (3)	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.343	.378	.429	.807	9	P
13	813	48 (5)	Jun 13	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.351	.385	.432	.817	9	P
14	814	51 (2)	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.333	.366	.410	.776	9	P
15	815	55 (3)	Jun 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0	0	.333	.364	.405	.768	9	P
16	816	61 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.311	.340	.378	.718	9	P
17	817	66 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.327	.353	.408	.761	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	Pos
18	818	73 (6)	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.327	.352	.404	.756	9	P
19	819	78 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	WSH		DET	L,10-12	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.315	.339	.389	.728	9	P
20	820	80 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		DET	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.316	.339	.386	.725	9	P
21	821	85 (4)	Jul 15	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.295	.317	.361	.678	9	P
22	822	89 (3)	Jul 19	WSH		SLB	L,9-10	0-GF(16)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.290	.313	.355	.667	2	PH
23	823	90	Jul 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.281	.313	.344	.657	9	P
24	824	95 (4)	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,7-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.273	.304	.333	.638	9	P
25	825	100 (4)	Jul 30	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	GS-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.284	.314	.388	.702	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	Pos
26	826	102 (1)	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.282	.311	.394	.705	9	P
27	827	109 (6)	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	9	P
28	828	113 (3)	Aug 12	WSH		CLE	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.278	.305	.392	.697	9	P
29	829	117 (3)	Aug 17	WSH		DET	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.289	.314	.410	.724	9	P
30	830	121 (3)	Aug 21	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.279	.303	.395	.699	9	P
31	831	124 (2)	Aug 25	WSH		SLB	W,2-0	CG(7)	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0	0	.284	.308	.398	.705	9	P
32	832	129 (4)	Aug 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.275	.298	.385	.682	9	P
Sept		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	Pos
33	833	134 (4)	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,12-5	GS-0	4	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.295	.316	.411	.727	9	P
34	834	137 (2)	Sep 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.303	.324	.414	.738	9	P
35	835	141 (3)	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-0	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0	0	.301	.321	.417	.738	9	P
36	836	145 (3)	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.299	.318	.411	.729	9	P
37	837	148 (2)	Sep 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,14-15	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.318	.411	.729	9	P
38	838	150 (1)	Sep 22	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0	0	.286	.304	.393	.697	9	P
39	839	153 (2)	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0	0	.283	.308	.389	.697	9	P
							27-12		119	113	18	32	9	0	1	14	3		12	1	2		0		0	0	.283	.308	.389	.697

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