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: 7-11 / in Starts: 6-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 16, Entered with runners on base: 0

1927 Pitching Game Log

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1927 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	785	37	May 30(1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.28	30	82	0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.48%
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
2	786	43	Jun 4	WSH		SLB	L,3-5	CG	L(1-1)	4	9.0	9	5	5	2	6	1	1	2.50	2.95	37	53	1	0	0	32	2	1	0	1	1	0	.73	-0.11%
3	787	47	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,1-7	GS-5	L(1-2)	4	5.0	6	5	5	1	2	0	1	3.91	2.94	23	36	0	0	0	19	1	2	0	0	1	1	.80	-0.14%
4	788	57	Jun 21(2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG(8)	L(1-3)	11	8.0	9	8	7	4	3	0	0	4.94	3.02	36	33	0	0	0	32	2	2	0	3	0	2	1.11	-0.14%
5	789	63	Jun 26	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	GS-6	W(2-3)	4	5.2	10	6	4	0	2	1	0	5.15	3.18	28	31	0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	2	1	.88	-0.14%
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
6	790	71	Jul 4(1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-12	5-GF(8)		7	4.0	8	4	4	0	7	1	0	5.53	3.09	18		0	2	0	18	2	1	0	0	0	0	.08	0.01%
7	791	77	Jul 9(2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	W(3-3)	4	9.0	5	2	2	2	8	1	0	4.89	3.05	34	75	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.37%
8	792	84	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	W(4-3)	7	9.0	12	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.76	2.98	37	47	0	0	1	35	2	2	0	1	0	0	.59	0.09%
9	793	90	Jul 22(1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-3	L(4-4)	4	3.0	7	7	7	1	2	1	2	5.55	3.25	19	18	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	.66	-0.18%
10	794	97	Jul 28	WSH		CHW	W,12-2	CG	W(5-4)	5	9.0	6	2	1	3	1	0	0	4.97	3.25	37	67	0	0	0	33	1	2	0	0	1	1	.18	0.02%
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
11	795	101	Aug 2	WSH		DET	L,6-7	GS-9		4	8.1	8	6	6	1	6	0	1	5.13	3.10	34	48	2	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.05%
12	796	107	Aug 8	WSH		CLE	L,1-6	GS-6	L(5-5)	5	5.1	6	5	5	2	4	0	1	5.34	3.07	25	38	0	0	0	21	2	1	0	1	0	0	.79	-0.10%
13	797	115	Aug 18	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	GS-6		9	6.0	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	5.28	3.06	24	48	0	0	0	21	0	1	0	1	1	0	.08	0.01%
14	798	121	Aug 22(2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	CG(8)	L(5-6)	3	8.0	7	7	3	5	1	2	0	5.13	3.41	36	44	1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
15	799	126	Aug 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-3		5	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	3.38	10	57	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				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
16	800	131	Sep 5(2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.93	3.40	4		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
17	801	138	Sep 11	WSH		CHW	W,6-5			5	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.83	3.44	9					7					0
18	802	147	Sep 22	WSH		SLB	W,10-7	GS-4		10	3.1	9	6	5	0	2	0	0	5.10	3.38	19	22	1	0	0	18	3	0	0	1	1	1	.00	0.00%
							7-11		W-L:5-6	5.1	107.2	113	70	61	26	48	7	7	5.10	3.38	460	47	5	3	1	407	23	12	0	9	8	7	.62	0.11%

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