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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	WSH		PHA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 20	WSH		NYY	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	10 (4)	Apr 25	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (4)	May 1	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
5	18 (2)	May 4	WSH		PHA	W,3-2	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	0
6	22 (3)	May 8	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
7	25 (2)	May 14	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS	22	4.0	0	3	0	3	0
8	30 (4)	May 23	WSH		CHW	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
9	33 (2)	May 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,4-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	36 (2)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS	0	5.1	0	2	0	2	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	38 (1)	Jun 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	42 (3)	Jun 6	WSH	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
13	48 (5)	Jun 13	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	GS	22	4.2	0	1	0	1	0
14	51 (2)	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-9	GS	30	6.1	0	2	0	2	0
15	55 (3)	Jun 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	61 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
17	66 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	45	11.0	1	5	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	73 (6)	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
19	78 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	WSH		DET	L,10-12	GS	0	4.2	0	2	0	2	0
20	80 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
21	85 (4)	Jul 15	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
22	90 (4)	Jul 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
23	95 (4)	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,7-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	100 (4)	Jul 30	WSH	@	DET	W,7-4	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	102 (1)	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
26	109 (6)	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	113 (3)	Aug 12	WSH		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
28	117 (3)	Aug 17	WSH		DET	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	121 (3)	Aug 21	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
30	124 (2)	Aug 25	WSH		SLB	W,2-0	CG	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	129 (4)	Aug 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	134 (4)	Sep 4	WSH		BOS	W,12-5	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	137 (2)	Sep 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	141 (3)	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
35	145 (3)	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
36	148 (2)	Sep 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,14-15	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	150 (1)	Sep 22	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	153 (2)	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
							38gm		278.0	9	53	0	62	2