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	3-3 / in Starts: 2-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1924	WS g1	Oct 4	WSH		NYG	L,3-4	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.64	-0.333	138.00	-10.64%	-1.80	P
2	1924	WS g5	Oct 8	WSH	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.35	-0.107	111.38	-4.86%	-0.83	P
3	1924	WS g7	Oct 10	WSH		NYG	W,4-3	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	2.52	-0.038	420.00	-3.51%	0.06	P
1925 Postseason			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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1925	WS g1	Oct 7	WSH	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.111	64.20	-3.79%	-1.32	P
5	1925	WS g4	Oct 11	WSH		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.47	-0.044	30.20	-1.53%	-1.54	P
6	1925	WS g7	Oct 15	WSH	@	PIT	L,7-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.86	-0.099	142.92	-10.75%	-1.53	P
									20	20	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0				0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200

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