Ernie Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: June 16, 1924 in Brattleboro, VT us

Died: August 12, 2011 in Cumming, GA

Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, GA

High School: Union HS (Brattleboro, VT)

Last Game: September 12, 1959 (Age 35-088d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Ernest Thorwald Johnson

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1957 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

3.77

273

574.2

319

WHIP

1.423

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1942	18	-8.0	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	2	2	.500	2.84	3.32	8						38.0	35	14	12		10							1.184	8.3		2.4

1946	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	BSN	4	7	.364			16	7	5	2	0		73.0	75	34	32		25		40	3	1	2
1946	22	-3.5	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	0	0				1
1946	22	-3.5	Pawtucket	NENL	B	BSN	4	7	.364	3.95	4.19	15	7	5	2	0		73.0	75	34	32		25		40	3	1	2		1.370	9.2		3.1	4.9	1.60
1947	23	-2.2	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	9	8	.529	4.37	5.20	30			6	2		142.0	156	82	69		47		70		0	5		1.430	9.9		3.0	4.4	1.49
1948	24	0.0	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	12	6	.667	3.74	4.34	25	25		12	6		166.0	176	80	69		71		110	4	0	1		1.488	9.5		3.8	6.0	1.55
1949	25	1.7	Denver	WL	A	BSN	15	5	.750	2.37	3.66	20			18	0		167.0	138	68	44		51		134	5	0	3		1.132	7.4		2.7	7.2	2.63
1950	26	2.2	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	5	1	.833	2.53	3.00	7			6	0		57.0	53	19	16		17		42	2	0	0		1.228	8.4		2.7	6.6	2.47
1950	26	-2.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	2	0	1.000	6.97	9.15	16	1	7	0	0	0	20.2	37	21	16	1	13	0	15	0	0	1	110	2.419	16.1	0.4	5.7	6.5	1.15
1951	27	0.4	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	15	4	.789	2.62	2.85	32	23		14	3		196.0	168	62	57		63		133	4	1	2		1.179	7.7		2.9	6.1	2.11
1952	28	-0.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	6	3	.667	4.11	5.18	29	10	10	2	1	1	92.0	100	53	42	8	31	2	45	2	1	2	405	1.424	9.8	0.8	3.0	4.4	1.45
1953	29	0.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	4	3	.571	2.67	3.78	36	1	10	0	0	0	81.0	79	34	24	4	22	7	36	3	1	2	331	1.247	8.8	0.4	2.4	4.0	1.64
1954	30	1.5	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	5	2	.714	2.81	3.08	40	4	13	1	0	2	99.1	77	34	31	11	34	8	68	1	1	2	392	1.117	7.0	1.0	3.1	6.2	2.00
1955	31	3.0	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	5	7	.417	3.42	3.72	40	2	18	0	0	4	92.0	81	38	35	5	55	8	43	2	0	3	404	1.478	7.9	0.5	5.4	4.2	0.78
1956	32	3.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	4	3	.571	3.71	3.71	36	0	23	0	0	5	51.0	54	21	21	9	21	2	26	1	0	1	224	1.471	9.5	1.6	3.7	4.6	1.24
1957	33	5.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	7	3	.700	3.88	4.02	30	0	16	0	0	4	65.0	67	29	28	9	26	5	44	1	0	2	284	1.431	9.3	1.2	3.6	6.1	1.69
1958	34	7.0	Wichita	AA	AAA	MLN	7	2	.778	2.90	3.19	12	7		3	1		62.0	52	22	20	5	12	2	39	2	0	0		1.032	7.5	0.7	1.7	5.7	3.25
1958	34	6.3	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	3	1	.750	8.10	8.10	15	0	6	0	0	1	23.1	35	21	21	4	10	3	13	1	0	1	114	1.929	13.5	1.5	3.9	5.0	1.30
1959	35	6.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	4	1	.800	4.11	5.72	31	1	16	0	0	1	50.1	57	32	23	6	19	2	29	3	1	2	230	1.510	10.2	1.1	3.4	5.2	1.53
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		40	23	.635	3.77	4.43	273	19	119	3	1	18	574.2	587	283	241	57	231	37	319	14	4	16	2494	1.423	9.2	0.9	3.6	5.0	1.38
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		69	35	.663			150	62	5	61	12		901.0	853	381	319	5	296	2	568	20	2	13
All Levels (15 Seasons)							109	58	.653			423	81	124	64	13	18	1475.2	1440	664	560	62	527	39	887	34	6	29	2494

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		22	6	.786	2.69	2.93	44	30		17	4		258.0	220	84	77	5	75	2	172	6	1	2		1.143	7.7		2.6	6.0	2.29
A (6 seasons)					Minors		43	22	.662			91	25		42	8		570.0	558	263	210		196		356	11	0	9
B (1 season)					Minors		4	7	.364	3.95	4.19	15	7	5	2	0		73.0	75	34	32		25		40	3	1	2		1.370	9.2		3.1	4.9	1.60