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	23-32 / in Starts: 18-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 142 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	90 (43-38-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 142 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (42-29-16)

Most Driven In
V Picinich	2
H Shanks	1
H Janvrin	1
Self	1
B Murphy	1
C Milan	1
S Agnew	1
R Grover	0

Most Driven In By
J Judge	3
E Foster	3
C Milan	3
Self	1
P Gharrity	1
J Leonard	1
V Picinich	0

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 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	589	1	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.66	-0.133	4.23	-0.20%	-0.84	P
2	590	2	Apr 24	WSH		PHA	L,5-6	8-GF(13)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	4	4.40	-0.373	12.51	-0.64%	-1.37	PH RF
3	591	4 (1)	Apr 28	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9	2.18	0.106	4.98	0.15%	1.11	P
4	592	6 (1)	Apr 30	WSH		BOS	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	7	.05	0.002	.12	0.00%	1.06	PH
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
5	593	7	May 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-2	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.33	0.006	.65	0.01%	0.01	P
6	594	9 (1)	May 4	WSH		PHA	W,12-6	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.235	.278	.235	.513	9	.57	0.138	1.41	0.20%	2.52	P
7	595	12 (2)	May 8	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.238	.200	.438	9	1.36	-0.099	3.81	-0.17%	-0.83	P
8	596	13	May 11	WSH	@	NYY	T,0-0	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.231	.200	.431	9	1.54	-0.124	3.80	-0.18%	-0.42	P
9	597	18 (4)	May 18	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.241	.267	.241	.508	9	.50	0.022	1.06	0.03%	0.33	P
10	598	21 (2)	May 22	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0		0		.233	.303	.233	.536	9	.98	-0.022	1.92	-0.03%	-0.02	P
11	599	22	May 24	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.297	.235	.533	6	1.38	-0.131	2.27	-0.13%	-1.01	CF
12	600	23	May 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.289	.229	.518	9	1.35	-0.034	2.43	-0.04%	-0.10	P
13	601	24	May 26	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.211	.286	.211	.496	6	1.70	-0.094	2.76	-0.09%	-0.34	CF
14	602	25	May 27	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.205	.279	.205	.484	9	.79	-0.020	1.08	-0.02%	-0.10	P
15	603	27 (1)	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,2-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.30	-0.032	.96	-0.01%	-0.09	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	604	30 (2)	Jun 1	WSH		NYY	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.209	.277	.209	.486	9	.55	-0.006	.22	0.00%	-0.31	P
17	605	34 (3)	Jun 5	WSH		SLB	W,6-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.200	.280	.200	.480	9	.51	0.037	.19	0.01%	0.65	P
18	606	37 (2)	Jun 8	WSH		SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.191	.269	.191	.461	9	2.00	-0.048	.80	-0.01%	-0.41	P
19	607	38	Jun 10	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.188	.264	.188	.452	9	1.68	-0.042	.52	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
20	608	41 (2)	Jun 13	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.176	.250	.176	.426	9	1.55	-0.112	.30	-0.01%	-0.70	P
21	609	45 (3)	Jun 17	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.185	.254	.185	.439	9	.82	-0.014	.12	0.00%	-0.14	P
22	610	49 (3)	Jun 21	WSH		CHW	W,6-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.196	.262	.196	.459	9	1.09	0.046	.10	0.00%	0.84	P
23	611	54 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.183	.246	.183	.429	6	1.41	-0.144	.16	-0.01%	-0.81	P
24	612	58 (3)	Jun 29	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.175	.235	.175	.410	9	1.01	-0.075	.16	-0.01%	-0.82	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
25	613	62 (3)	Jul 3	WSH		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.239	.182	.421	9	.86	0.017	.14	0.00%	0.24	P
26	614	65 (2)	Jul 5 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.194	.250	.194	.444	7	1.76	0.061	.18	0.00%	0.38	PH
27	615	67 (1)	Jul 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.186	.240	.186	.426	9	.30	-0.022	.03	0.00%	-0.28	P
28	616	71 (3)	Jul 10 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0		.178	.241	.178	.419	9	.89	0.054	.04	0.00%	0.12	P
29	617	75 (3)	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.189	.250	.189	.439	9	1.39	0.042	.08	0.00%	0.12	PH
30	618	76	Jul 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.187	.247	.187	.434	9	.17	0.007	.01	0.00%	1.06	PH
31	619	77	Jul 15	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.192	.250	.218	.468	9	.95	0.067	.02	0.00%	0.13	P
32	620	80 (2)	Jul 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.190	.247	.215	.462	9	.56	-0.016	.05	0.00%	-0.21	PH
33	621	81	Jul 19	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.190	.244	.226	.471	9	1.18	-0.100	.08	0.00%	-0.98	P
34	622	86 (4)	Jul 24	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.184	.237	.218	.455	9	.63	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
35	623	87	Jul 25	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.182	.234	.216	.450	9	4.55	-0.096	.04	0.00%	-0.39	PH
36	624	90 (2)	Jul 27	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.178	.229	.211	.440	9	3.24	-0.200	.02	0.00%	-0.64	P
37	625	93 (2)	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.181	.230	.213	.443	9	2.26	-0.082	.01	0.00%	0.13	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
38	626	96 (2)	Aug 3	WSH		CLE	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.181	.230	.213	.443	9						P
39	627	97	Aug 5	WSH		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.177	.233	.208	.441	9	2.02	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
40	628	98	Aug 6	WSH		DET	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.175	.231	.206	.437	9	.82	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
41	629	100 (1)	Aug 9	WSH		CHW	W,11-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.198	.250	.248	.498	9	.18	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.54	P
42	630	102 (1)	Aug 11	WSH		CHW	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.196	.248	.245	.493	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
43	631	104 (1)	Aug 15	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.194	.245	.243	.488	9	1.84	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
44	632	105	Aug 17	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		0		0		.189	.252	.236	.488	8	1.69	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
45	633	112 (6)	Aug 24	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.187	.250	.234	.484	9	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
46	634	113	Aug 25	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.187	.250	.234	.484	9						P
47	635	114	Aug 28 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(14)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.186	.246	.230	.476	9	1.45	-0.269	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
48	636	118 (3)	Aug 31	WSH		BOS	W,6-2	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.186	.252	.230	.482	9	.70	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
Sept		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
49	637	121 (2)	Sep 2	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.184	.250	.228	.478	9	1.17	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
50	638	123 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.188	.258	.256	.514	9	.23	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.91	P
51	639	127 (3)	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.185	.260	.252	.512	9	1.07	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
52	640	129 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,0-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.183	.258	.250	.508	9	.30	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
53	641	131 (1)	Sep 13	WSH		DET	W,9-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.182	.256	.248	.504	8	.88	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
54	642	132	Sep 14	WSH		DET	L,4-9	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.180	.254	.246	.500	9	1.75	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
55	643	133	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.192	.263	.272	.535	9	.82	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.23	P
56	644	138 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.190	.261	.270	.531	9	1.55	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
							23-32		142	126	13	24	1	3	1	8	12	2	17	0	3		5		1		.190	.261	.270	.531		1.24	-1.954	1.14	-1.16%	-4.23

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