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	40-14 / in Starts: 30-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 144 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	29 (12-12-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 144 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	87 (40-30-17)

Most Driven In
G McBride	1
E Ainsmith	1
H Shanks	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Milan	3
C Gandil	1
Self	1
D Moeller	1
E Foster	0

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	234	1	Apr 10	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.98	-0.231	4.96	-0.35%	-1.23	P
2	235	4 (2)	Apr 19	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.429	.571	9	.61	0.055	1.90	0.10%	0.49	P
3	236	7 (2)	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.300	.300	.700	1.000	9						P
4	237	9 (1)	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.300	.300	.700	1.000	9						P
5	238	11 (1)	Apr 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1		0		.231	.231	.538	.769	9	.95	-0.039	3.36	-0.08%	-0.23	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	239	12	May 1	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.214	.214	.500	.714	9						PH
7	240	14 (1)	May 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,2-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.200	.467	.667	9						P
8	241	15	May 5	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	0-GF(12)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
9	242	19 (3)	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.18	-0.124	4.15	-0.26%	-1.12	P
10	243	23 (3)	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-5	GS-0	3	3	2	2	1	1	0		0		1	0	0				0		.261	.261	.565	.826	9						P
11	244	26 (2)	May 18	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.269	.538	.808	9						P
12	245	29 (2)	May 21	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.269	.269	.538	.808	9						P
13	246	30	May 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
14	247	33 (2)	May 26 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-2	GS-0	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0		1	0	0				1		.313	.313	.625	.938	9						P
15	248	38 (4)	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.314	.314	.600	.914	9						P
16	249	39	May 31	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.333	.611	.944	9						PH
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	250	40	Jun 2 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.324	.324	.595	.919	9						PH
18	251	41	Jun 2 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.300	.300	.550	.850	9						P
19	252	45 (3)	Jun 6	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.286	.302	.524	.826	9						P
20	253	48 (2)	Jun 10	WSH		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.267	.283	.489	.771	9	.62	-0.050	.53	-0.03%	-0.84	P
21	254	52 (3)	Jun 14	WSH		CHW	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.271	.300	.521	.821	9	.32	0.067	.24	0.03%	1.85	P
22	255	54 (1)	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.314	.531	.844	2	.67	0.030	.73	0.02%	0.26	PH
23	256	56 (1)	Jun 18	WSH		CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.269	.296	.500	.796	9						P
24	257	59 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,3-9	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.269	.296	.500	.796	9						PH
25	258	61 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.255	.281	.473	.753	9						P
26	259	63 (1)	Jun 25	WSH		PHA	L,2-14	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.276	.464	.740	9						P
27	260	66 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.237	.262	.441	.703	9						P
28	261	69 (2)	Jun 30	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-1	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.233	.258	.433	.691	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	262	72 (2)	Jul 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG(15)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.231	.254	.431	.685	9						P
30	263	78 (5)	Jul 9 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,9-0	GS-7	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.250	.282	.441	.723	9	1.09	0.062	.35	0.01%	0.75	P
31	264	82 (3)	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.264	.293	.444	.738	9						P
32	265	84 (1)	Jul 16	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.264	.293	.444	.738	9						P
33	266	86 (1)	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-1	0-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.270	.299	.446	.745	9						P
34	267	89 (2)	Jul 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.256	.284	.423	.707	9	1.12	-0.140	.77	-0.06%	-1.60	P
35	268	92 (2)	Jul 25	WSH		SLB	T,8-8	0-GF(15)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.241	.267	.398	.665	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	269	99 (6)	Aug 2	WSH		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.244	.270	.395	.665	9	.72	-0.030	.33	-0.01%	-0.06	P
37	270	102 (2)	Aug 6	WSH		CHW	W,11-2	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.250	.275	.409	.684	9	.64	0.098	.15	0.01%	1.50	P
38	271	104 (1)	Aug 8	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.242	.266	.396	.662	9						P
39	272	107 (2)	Aug 11	WSH		CLE	L,1-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.263	.391	.654	9						PH
40	273	109 (1)	Aug 15	WSH	@	DET	W,9-7	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.240	.263	.385	.648	9	.29	-0.027	.06	0.00%	-0.82	P
41	274	113 (3)	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.260	.282	.430	.712	9						P
42	275	117 (3)	Aug 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.262	.290	.447	.736	9	.83	0.137	.29	0.03%	0.80	P
43	276	120 (2)	Aug 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.262	.288	.439	.728	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	277	124 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.279	.304	.477	.782	9	1.97	0.462	.35	0.05%	2.57	P
45	278	126 (1)	Sep 3	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.277	.302	.473	.775	9	2.12	-0.052	.21	0.00%	-0.21	PH P
46	279	128 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.277	.302	.473	.775	9						P
47	280	129	Sep 5 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.303	.470	.772	9						P
48	281	133 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,8-2	GS-0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.280	.309	.466	.775	9						P
49	282	136 (2)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.281	.310	.463	.772	9						P
50	283	137	Sep 13	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.279	.307	.459	.766	9	.51	-0.013	.08	0.00%	-0.09	PH
51	284	139 (1)	Sep 16	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.272	.300	.448	.748	9	1.75	-0.092	.08	0.00%	-0.48	P
52	285	144 (4)	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	W,6-3	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.272	.300	.448	.748	9						P
53	286	147 (2)	Sep 25	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.264	.291	.434	.725	9	.92	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
54	287	150 (2)	Sep 29	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.258	.285	.424	.709	9						P
55	288	155 (4)	Oct 4	WSH		BOS	W,10-9	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0		1		1	0	0				2		.267	.298	.437	.735	4						P 2B CF
							40-14		144	135	12	36	5	6	2	12	5	0	31	1	3		2		4		.267	.298	.437	.735		.99	0.015	1.07	-0.54%	0.86

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