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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Team Record in Appearances: 35-13 / in Starts: 27-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 47, Entered with runners on base: 9

1912 Pitching Game Log

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1912 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	176	1	Apr 11	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(0-1)	99	8.0	6	4	2	3	4	0	0	2.25	2.98	35	59	1	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.61	-0.15%
2	177	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(1-1)	3	9.0	4	0	0	4	6	0	1	1.06	3.09	31	81	1	4	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.14	0.98%
3	178	5	Apr 19	WSH		PHA	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-1)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	8	0	0	0.69	2.62	33	87	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.63	0.52%
4	179	8	Apr 24	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	8	2	0	3	6	0	0	0.51	2.59	37	70	1	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	2.42	0.61%
5	180	12	Apr 29	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-1)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	0.41	2.49	32	83	1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.03	0.89%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
6	181	15	May 3	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	W(5-1)	3	9.0	4	1	1	5	11	0	0	0.51	2.42	35	81	1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	0.57%
7	182	18	May 8	WSH		CHW	L,6-7	GS-5	L(5-2)	4	5.0	8	6	6	1	5	2	1	1.40	2.83	23	31	0	2	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	-0.55%
8	183	21	May 11	WSH		CLE	W,8-0	SHO	W(6-2)	2	9.0	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	1.21	2.51	29	94	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	.80	0.30%
9	184	25	May 17	WSH		SLB	W,6-2	CG	W(7-2)	5	9.0	7	2	2	1	7	0	0	1.30	2.40	34	71	1	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.30%
10	185	28	May 21	WSH		DET	L,0-2	CG	L(7-3)	3	9.0	2	2	0	3	6	0	1	1.16	2.45	35	82	0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.96	0.24%
11	186	32	May 25(1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG(8)	L(7-4)	3	8.0	8	6	3	3	5	0	3	1.35	2.57	36	50	1	2	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	-0.28%
12	187	35	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	W(8-4)	2	9.0	13	3	3	0	10	0	1	1.50	2.43	38	59	0	2	0	37	2	1	0	1	0	0	.45	0.13%
13	188	39	May 30(2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(9-4)	1	9.0	5	0	0	4	13	0	0	1.38	2.34	36	86	1	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.77	0.20%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	189	43	Jun 4	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	W(10-4)	4	9.0	6	2	1	1	5	0	0	1.35	2.32	34	73	0	1	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	1	2.36	0.46%
15	190	45	Jun 6	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-1	6-GF	W(11-4)	1	4.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.31	2.34	14		0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.16	0.47%
16	191	47	Jun 8	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	W(12-4)	1	9.0	7	1	0	2	9	0	1	1.22	2.31	36	78	0	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.94	0.36%
17	192	50	Jun 11	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	9-GF	S(1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.21	2.32	3		0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.11	0.42%
18	193	51	Jun 12	WSH	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	W(13-4)	0	9.0	3	1	1	2	5	0	1	1.20	2.35	33	80	3	1	1	29	2	0	0	0	0	2	4.42	0.80%
19	194	64	Jun 26(2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-3	CG	L(13-5)	13	9.0	4	3	2	2	10	0	0	1.24	2.29	32	77	0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.68	-0.01%
20	195	67	Jun 28(2)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	9-GF(10)	L(13-6)	1	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.29	2.30	6		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	10.73	-0.37%
21	196	68	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	CG	L(13-7)	0	9.0	5	2	1	1	7	0	0	1.28	2.26	33	77	1	0	1	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.29	0.39%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
22	197	72	Jul 3(2)	WSH		NYY	W,10-2	GS-6	W(14-7)	3	6.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	1	1.28	2.23	25	64	1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.14%
23	198	75	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	4-GF(16)	W(15-7)	1	12.2	3	2	0	3	5	0	1	1.19	2.29	46		0	0	0	42	1	0	1	0	0	3	4.85	1.90%
24	199	78	Jul 9(2)	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	W(16-7)	3	9.0	8	3	3	2	9	0	0	1.28	2.25	36	66	0	2	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	1	4.78	0.66%
25	200	82	Jul 13	WSH		CHW	W,4-2	CG	W(17-7)	3	9.0	7	2	2	1	11	0	0	1.31	2.18	35	75	0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.00	0.70%
26	201	84	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	W,7-2	CG(8)	W(18-7)	2	8.0	7	2	2	1	10	0	0	1.35	2.13	34	69	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.88	0.44%
27	202	89	Jul 20	WSH		SLB	T,3-3	9-GF(11)		3	2.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.33	2.13	7		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.38	0.75%
28	203	90	Jul 22	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	W(19-7)	1	9.0	7	3	2	0	10	0	1	1.36	2.08	36	73	1	0	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	1	2.53	0.49%
29	204	93	Jul 25(2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	CG	W(20-7)	2	9.0	8	5	3	3	6	0	0	1.43	2.10	37	58	1	0	1	34	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.01	0.14%
30	205	96	Jul 28(1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	W(21-7)	2	9.0	8	1	1	0	5	0	0	1.41	2.09	32	72	0	1	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	3.27	0.92%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
31	206	100	Aug 2	WSH	@	DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(22-7)	4	9.0	7	0	0	1	8	0	0	1.36	2.06	33	80	0	2	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.91%
32	207	102	Aug 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.39	2.05	3		1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	15.04	0.69%
33	208	103	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	8-GF(10)	W(23-7)	0	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.38	2.05	8		0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.98	0.81%
34	209	105	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-1	GS-6	W(24-7)	1	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1.34	2.03	19	73	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.09	0.44%
35	210	108	Aug 10(2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.34	2.02	3		0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.04%
36	211	109	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	W(25-7)	0	9.0	4	2	1	5	7	0	0	1.33	2.05	35	75	2	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.20	0.54%
37	212	112	Aug 15	WSH		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	W(26-7)	3	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	2.06	6		0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	0.20%
38	213	113	Aug 16	WSH		CHW	W,4-0	SHO	W(27-7)	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	1.27	2.03	29	90	1	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	.60	0.19%
39	214	115	Aug 20(1)	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	1-GF	W(28-7)	3	8.2	10	2	2	0	3	0	0	1.30	2.03	33		0	1	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.26%
40	215	119	Aug 23(1)	WSH		DET	W,8-1	CG	W(29-7)	2	9.0	6	1	1	2	8	0	0	1.29	2.03	35	77	4	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	.84	0.19%
41	216	122	Aug 26(2)	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	7-GF	L(29-8)	2	2.2	2	2	2	0	5	0	0	1.34	2.00	10		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	-0.11%
42	217	124	Aug 28	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	L(29-9)	1	9.0	5	3	2	4	12	0	1	1.36	1.99	35	75	0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.31	0.05%
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
43	218	129	Sep 2(2)	WSH		PHA	L,7-9	CG(10)	L(29-10)	4	10.0	14	9	8	6	7	0	1	1.54	2.04	50	31	0	1	0	40	1	1	0	0	0	1	.19	-0.05%
44	219	133	Sep 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(29-11)	3	8.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	1.53	2.04	29	72	0	1	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
45	220	136	Sep 11	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(29-12)	4	8.0	9	3	1	0	7	0	1	1.52	2.03	35	63	2	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
46	221	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG(8)	W(30-12)	3	8.0	6	3	2	0	8	0	0	1.54	2.00	28	68	0	1	0	28	1	1	0	2	0	0	.00	0.00%
47	222	145	Sep 22(1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	W(31-12)	6	9.0	12	3	2	0	4	0	0	1.55	2.00	38	57	1	1	0	38	2	2	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
48	223	147	Sep 26	WSH	@	PHA	T,3-3	7-GF	BS(1)	3	2.2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	1.54	1.99	12		0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
49	224	148	Sep 27	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	10-GF(19)	W(32-12)	0	10.0	8	0	0	3	7	0	0	1.50	2.00	37		2	1	0	33	1	1	1	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
50	225	152	Oct 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	W(33-12)	5	9.0	8	3	0	1	2	0	0	1.46	2.02	35	66	1	0	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							35-13		W-L:33-12,Sv:2,BSv:1	2.4	369.1	260	89	60	77	306	2	16	1.46	2.02	1426	71	29	32	4	1318	36	10	3	12	3	28	2.13	16.55%

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