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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, 2,950th in major league history)
vs. DET 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, 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

164.8

417

279

ERA

2.17

802

666

5914.1

3509

WHIP

1.061

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1907	19	WSH	AL	5	9	.357	1.88	14	12	2	11	2	0	110.1	100	35	23	1	20		71	2	0	4	432	129	1.61	1.088	8.2	0.1	1.6	5.8	3.55
1908	20	WSH	AL	14	14	.500	1.65	36	30	6	23	6	1	256.1	194	75	47	0	53		160	11	1	13	985	138	1.60	0.964	6.8	*0.0*	1.9	5.6	3.02
1909	21	WSH	AL	13	25	.342	2.22	40	36	3	27	4	1	296.1	247	112	73	1	84		164	15	0	12	1219	111	2.16	1.117	7.5	0.0	2.6	5.0	1.95
1910	22	WSH	AL	25	17	.595	1.36	45	42	3	38	8	1	*370.0*	262	92	56	1	76		*313*	13	0	21	*1367*	183	*1.38*	0.914	6.4	0.0	1.8	*7.6*	4.12
1911	23	WSH	AL	25	13	.658	1.90	40	37	3	36	6	1	322.1	292	119	68	8	70		207	8	0	17	1306	173	2.53	1.123	8.2	0.2	2.0	5.8	2.96	MVP-5
1912	24	WSH	AL	33	12	.733	*1.39*	50	37	13	34	7	2	369.0	259	89	57	2	76		*303*	16	0	11	1413	*243*	*2.03*	*0.908*	*6.3*	0.0	1.9	*7.4*	*3.99*	MVP-3
1913	25	WSH	AL	36	7	*.837*	*1.14*	48	36	10	29	11	2	*346.0*	232	56	44	9	38		*243*	9	0	2	1281	*259*	*1.90*	*0.780*	*6.0*	0.2	1.0	*6.3*	*6.39*	MVP-1
1914	26	WSH	AL	28	18	.609	1.72	51	40	9	33	9	1	371.2	287	88	71	3	74		225	11	1	14	1406	164	2.02	0.971	6.9	0.1	1.8	5.4	3.04
1915	27	WSH	AL	27	13	.675	1.55	47	39	8	35	7	4	336.2	258	83	58	1	56		203	19	0	7	1280	191	1.91	0.933	6.9	0.0	1.5	5.4	3.63
1916	28	WSH	AL	25	20	.556	1.90	48	38	10	36	3	1	369.2	290	105	78	0	82		*228*	9	0	9	1410	147	*1.82*	1.006	7.1	*0.0*	2.0	5.6	2.78
1917	29	WSH	AL	23	16	.590	2.21	47	34	12	30	8	3	326.0	248	105	80	3	68		188	14	0	7	1255	120	1.98	0.969	6.8	0.1	1.9	5.2	2.76
1918	30	WSH	AL	23	13	.639	*1.27*	39	29	10	29	8	3	326.0	241	71	46	2	70		*162*	8	0	8	1261	*214*	2.03	*0.954*	6.7	0.1	1.9	4.5	2.31
1919	31	WSH	AL	20	14	.588	*1.49*	39	29	10	27	7	2	290.1	235	73	48	0	51		*147*	7	1	4	1131	*215*	*2.07*	0.985	7.3	*0.0*	1.6	4.6	2.88
1920	32	WSH	AL	8	10	.444	3.13	21	15	6	12	4	3	143.2	135	68	50	5	27		78	5	1	5	583	119	2.84	1.128	8.5	0.3	1.7	4.9	2.89
1921	33	WSH	AL	17	14	.548	3.51	35	32	2	25	1	1	264.0	265	122	103	7	92		*143*	2	0	7	1119	117	3.47	1.352	9.0	0.2	3.1	4.9	1.55
1922	34	WSH	AL	15	16	.484	2.99	41	31	9	23	4	4	280.0	283	115	93	8	99		105	7	0	3	1195	130	3.91	1.364	9.1	0.3	3.2	3.4	1.06	MVP-17
1923	35	WSH	AL	17	12	.586	3.48	42	34	8	18	3	4	261.0	263	112	101	9	73		130	20	0	2	1096	109	3.56	1.287	9.1	0.3	2.5	4.5	1.78	MVP-20
1924	36	WSH	AL	23	7	.767	2.72	38	38	0	20	6	0	277.2	233	97	84	10	77		158	10	0	4	1148	149	3.01	1.116	7.6	0.3	2.5	5.1	2.05	MVP-1
1925	37	WSH	AL	20	7	.741	3.07	30	29	1	16	3	0	229.0	217	95	78	7	78		108	7	0	1	967	138	2.76	1.288	8.5	0.3	3.1	4.2	1.38
1926	38	WSH	AL	15	16	.484	3.63	33	33	0	22	2	0	260.2	259	120	105	13	73		125	5	0	2	1101	107	3.61	1.274	8.9	0.4	2.5	4.3	1.71
1927	39	WSH	AL	5	6	.455	5.10	18	15	2	7	1	0	107.2	113	70	61	7	26		48	7	0	1	460	80	3.38	1.291	9.4	0.6	2.2	4.0	1.85
21 Yrs				417	279	.599	2.17	802	666	127	531	110	34	5914.1	4913	1902	1424	97	1363		3509	205	4	154	23415	147	2.38	1.061	7.5	0.1	2.1	5.3	2.57
162 Game Avg.				19	13	.599	2.17	37	31	6	25	5	2	274	228	88	66	4	63		163	9	0	7	1085	147	2.38	1.061	7.5	0.1	2.1	5.3	2.57
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards