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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Team Record in Appearances: 31-15 / in Starts: 25-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 1

1915 Pitching Game Log

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1915 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	325	1	Apr 14	WSH		NYY	W,7-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0.00	2.74	33	83	2	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.08	0.50%
2	326	4	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,5-7			2	0.1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.73	1					1					0
3	327	5	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	W(2-0)	1	9.0	6	2	1	1	5	0	0	0.49	2.19	33	73				29	3	0			0
4	328	9	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG(8)	L(2-1)	4	8.0	11	4	2	1	6	0	0	1.03	1.92	33	53	0	2	1	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	2.18	-0.24%
5	329	12	Apr 28	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-1)	3	9.0	7	0	0	1	4	0	1	0.76	1.98	32	76				30	0	0			0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
6	330	15	May 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	L(3-2)	5	8.0	4	2	2	1	3	0	0	1.04	1.99	28	68				26	0	2			0
7	331	20	May 9	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	L(3-3)	4	8.0	6	1	1	5	6	0	0	1.05	2.12	33	67				27	0	0			0
8	332	23	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	L(3-4)	3	8.0	9	4	3	1	5	0	0	1.37	2.04	34	54	1	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.68%
9	333	26	May 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	W(4-4)	3	9.0	7	2	2	1	7	0	2	1.45	2.01	36	71				33	0	1			0
10	334	28	May 23	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	W(5-4)	5	9.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	0	1.40	1.90	33	79	1	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.31	0.45%
11	335	32	May 27	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	W(6-4)	3	9.0	12	2	2	1	3	0	0	1.46	1.92	36	57				34	2	0			0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
12	336	35	Jun 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	W(7-4)	4	9.0	6	3	3	3	2	0	0	1.60	2.02	36	62	0	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.80	0.18%
13	337	37	Jun 5	WSH		CLE	L,4-5	CG	L(7-5)	3	9.0	10	5	2	0	2	0	1	1.64	2.04	40	55	1	1	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	3	3.24	-0.45%
14	338	41	Jun 10	WSH		SLB	W,8-2	CG	W(8-5)	4	9.0	8	2	2	3	5	0	0	1.67	2.06	33	65				30	0	2			0
15	339	45	Jun 16	WSH		CHW	W,5-2	CG	W(9-5)	5	9.0	4	2	2	0	8	0	1	1.69	1.98	32	79	1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	1	1	2.50	0.47%
16	340	48	Jun 19	WSH		DET	W,7-0	GS-	W(10-5)	2	7.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.60	1.95	22	77				22					0
17	341	52	Jun 23	WSH		BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(11-5)	3	9.0	8	0	0	2	7	0	1	1.50	1.94	38	76				35	0	0			0
18	342	56	Jun 28	WSH		PHA	W,2-0	SHO	W(12-5)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	7	0	1	1.40	1.89	34	82	2	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.26%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	343	61	Jul 3(1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-7		S(1)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.40	1.87	3					3					0
20	344	62	Jul 3(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	L(12-6)	-1	7.0	6	4	1	3	4	0	1	1.39	1.92	32	56	2	1	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	2	.65	-0.09%
21	345	66	Jul 6(2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	L(12-7)	2	8.0	12	4	2	3	1	0	0	1.43	1.99	36	44				31	0	0			0
22	346	70	Jul 10	WSH	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG(5)		3	5.0	2	1	1	2	4	0	0	1.44	1.99	17	61	1	1	0	15	0	1	0	1	0	0	.18	0.01%
23	347	73	Jul 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-3		S(2)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	1.99	4					4					0
24	348	75	Jul 13(2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	L(12-8)	0	8.0	4	3	2	0	5	0	1	1.47	1.97	28	69				27	0	0			0
25	349	79	Jul 16	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	W(13-8)	2	9.0	6	2	1	0	2	0	1	1.45	1.99	35	71				33	2	0			0
26	350	83	Jul 18(2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3		W(14-8)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	1.99	4					4					0
27	351	84	Jul 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS-	W(15-8)	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	2.00	20	68				20					0
28	352	87	Jul 24(1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	L(15-9)	4	8.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	1.43	2.04	30	63				27	1	0			0
29	353	89	Jul 25	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2		S(3)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.42	2.01	4					4					0
30	354	92	Jul 29	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(16-9)	3	10.0	8	1	0	0	6	0	1	1.35	1.99	38	80				36	0	0			0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
31	355	95	Aug 2	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	W(17-9)	3	9.0	6	1	0	4	5	0	0	1.30	2.01	36	74				32	1	0			0
32	356	99	Aug 6(1)	WSH		CHW	W,8-6	CG	W(18-9)	3	9.0	9	6	3	2	7	0	1	1.37	2.01	39	56	0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	1	0	.63	-0.11%
33	357	103	Aug 10	WSH		DET	L,2-8	GS-	L(18-10)	3	6.0	11	8	8	2	5	1	2	1.64	2.08	30	21				26					0
34	358	105	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3			2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	2.08	0					0					0
35	359	106	Aug 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(18-11)	0	8.0	8	4	4	1	5	0	0	1.73	2.06	32	54	0	1	0	29	3	0	1	0	1	0	.12	-0.02%
36	360	108	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	L(18-12)	3	8.0	5	3	2	2	12	0	0	1.75	2.00	32	72				30	2	0			0
37	361	111	Aug 22(1)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	W(19-12)	3	9.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	1.72	2.01	32	79				30	0	0			0
38	362	114	Aug 25	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4		W(20-12)	2	2.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.71	1.99	9					8					0
39	363	115	Aug 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	12-GF(13)	S(4)	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.73	1.98	8		0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
40	364	118	Aug 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	L(20-13)	2	8.0	7	2	0	0	6	0	1	1.68	1.96	29	70				26	0	0			0
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
41	365	123	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	SHO	W(21-13)	4	9.0	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	1.62	1.93	31	86	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
42	366	129	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(22-13)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	10	0	1	1.57	1.91	33	83	2	2	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
43	367	136	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,8-2	CG	W(23-13)	7	9.0	5	2	2	0	4	0	1	1.59	1.90	32	73				31	3	0			0
44	368	140	Sep 21	WSH		CHW	W,7-1	CG	W(24-13)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	2	0	0	1.57	1.92	34	69	1	2	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	2	.00	0.00%
45	369	143	Sep 24	WSH		DET	W,11-4	CG	W(25-13)	2	9.0	12	4	3	2	3	0	0	1.61	1.94	37	50				35	1	0			0
46	370	147	Sep 28	WSH		DET	W,3-0	SHO	W(26-13)	3	9.0	4	0	0	2	10	0	0	1.57	1.91	35	87				33	0	1			0
47	371	151	Oct 2(1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(27-13)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	8	0	2	1.55	1.91	39	77	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	.00	0.00%
							31-15		W-L:27-13,Sv:4,BSv:1	2.7	336.2	259	83	58	56	203	1	19	1.55	1.91	1306	68	14	12	1	1207	31	9	1	7	3	15	1.19	0.29%

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