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	14-25 / in Starts: 12-23
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games

RBI Opportunities

1909 Batting Game Log

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1909 Batting Game Log
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	51	8 (7)	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-17	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	52	11 (2)	May 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
3	53	15 (3)	May 7	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
4	54	17 (1)	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9			P
5	55	19 (1)	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	0-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.333	.583	9			P
6	56	20	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	T,1-1	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.214	.214	.286	.500	9			P
7	57	23 (2)	May 16	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.167	.222	.389	9			P
8	58	26 (2)	May 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.182	.227	.409	9			P
9	59	28 (1)	May 22	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-1	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.174	.174	.217	.391	9			P
10	60	34 (5)	May 29	WSH		NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.154	.154	.192	.346	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
11	61	39 (4)	Jun 5	WSH		CLE	L,3-6	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.172	.172	.207	.379	9			P
12	62	41 (1)	Jun 11	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.156	.156	.188	.344	9			P
13	63	44 (2)	Jun 15	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.143	.171	.314	9			P
14	64	48 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.128	.128	.154	.282	9			P
15	65	50 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-4	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.122	.122	.146	.268	9			P
16	66	55 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.114	.114	.136	.250	9			P
17	67	58 (2)	Jun 28	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.114	.114	.136	.250	9			P
18	68	59	Jun 29 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.128	.128	.149	.277	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
19	69	63 (3)	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.122	.122	.143	.265	9			P
20	70	67 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.137	.154	.176	.330	9			P
21	71	70 (2)	Jul 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.132	.148	.170	.318	9			P
22	72	73 (2)	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.127	.143	.164	.306	9			P
23	73	75 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,5-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.125	.140	.161	.301	9			P
24	74	79 (3)	Jul 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.121	.136	.155	.291	9			P
25	75	82 (2)	Jul 21	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.117	.131	.150	.281	9			P
26	76	86 (3)	Jul 25	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.125	.143	.268	9			P
27	77	91 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.104	.118	.134	.252	9			P
28	78	95 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.100	.113	.129	.241	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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
29	79	99 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.096	.108	.123	.231	9			P
30	80	103 (3)	Aug 6	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.105	.117	.132	.248	9			P
31	81	105 (1)	Aug 9	WSH		SLB	L,7-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.104	.115	.130	.245	9			P
32	82	108 (2)	Aug 12	WSH		DET	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.100	.111	.125	.236	9			P
33	83	111 (2)	Aug 16	WSH		PHA	L,1-6	GS-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.122	.173	.295	9			P
34	84	112	Aug 17	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG(12)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.119	.129	.190	.320	9			P
35	85	116 (3)	Aug 22	WSH	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.115	.125	.184	.309	9			P
36	86	119 (2)	Aug 25	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.121	.130	.187	.317	9			P
37	87	123 (3)	Aug 29	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.120	.129	.185	.314	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
38	88	145 (21)	Sep 21 (2)	WSH		DET	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.116	.125	.179	.304	9			P
39	89	149 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.113	.122	.175	.298	9			P
40	90	155 (5)	Oct 2 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.129	.137	.188	.325	9			P
							14-25		106	101	6	13	3	0	1	6	1		15	0	4		0		0		.129	.137	.188	.325

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