Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 21 | DET | AL | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.71 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97.0 | 99 | 52 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 407 | 105 | 4.54 | 1.330 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.97 | ||
| 1923 | 22 | DET | AL | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.98 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.1 | 181 | 82 | 78 | 12 | 47 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 734 | 97 | 3.72 | 1.293 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1.98 | ||
| 1924 | 23 | DET | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.93 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104.0 | 117 | 63 | 57 | 8 | 42 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 467 | 83 | 4.04 | 1.529 | 10.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.31 | ||
| 1925 | 24 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.46 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 128 | 4.73 | 1.615 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 0.50 | ||
| 1926 | 25 | STL | NL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 54 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 93 | 4.46 | 1.408 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.67 | ||
| 1927 | 26 | STL | NL | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 76 | 5.50 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 1928 | 27 | STL | NL | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.90 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 120.0 | 117 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 504 | 104 | 3.51 | 1.250 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.00 | |
| 1929 | 28 | STL | NL | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.60 | 42 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 182.1 | 186 | 88 | 73 | 11 | 56 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 780 | 132 | 3.74 | 1.327 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.43 | |
| 1930 | 29 | STL | NL | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.65 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 187.2 | 215 | 105 | 97 | 13 | 38 | 6 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 793 | 109 | 3.45 | 1.348 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 2.42 | |
| 1931 | 30 | STL | NL | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.00 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 186.0 | 186 | 73 | 62 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 766 | 133 | 3.38 | 1.156 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 2.83 | |
| 1932 | 31 | STL | NL | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.92 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 164.2 | 199 | 103 | 90 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 720 | 81 | 3.76 | 1.421 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2.00 | |
| 1933 | 32 | STL | NL | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.29 | 35 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84.0 | 89 | 45 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 354 | 81 | 4.00 | 1.250 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.75 | |
| 1934 | 33 | TOT | NL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.46 | 44 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 140.1 | 131 | 64 | 54 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 566 | 136 | 4.43 | 1.105 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | |
| 1934 | 33 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 157 | 7.08 | 1.350 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1934 | 33 | PHI | NL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.50 | 42 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 133.2 | 122 | 58 | 52 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 537 | 135 | 4.30 | 1.092 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.25 | |
| 1935 | 34 | PHI | NL | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.56 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 174.2 | 182 | 79 | 69 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 128 | 3.86 | 1.219 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.87 | |
| 1936 | 35 | PHI | NL | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.30 | 39 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 111.0 | 129 | 60 | 53 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 485 | 106 | 4.49 | 1.423 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.66 | |
| 1937 | 36 | PHI | NL | 4 | 10 | .286 | 5.02 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 138.0 | 155 | 81 | 77 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 574 | 87 | 4.85 | 1.283 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 2.09 | |
| 1938 | 37 | PHI | NL | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 87 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 94 | 3.57 | 1.181 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.91 | |
| 1939 | 38 | PHI | NL | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.81 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 111.0 | 112 | 50 | 47 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 103 | 3.53 | 1.144 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 2.47 | |
| 1940 | 39 | PHI | NL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.20 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40.2 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 93 | 4.64 | 1.033 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.60 | |
| 19 Yrs | 112 | 117 | .489 | 4.06 | 542 | 209 | 206 | 82 | 11 | 43 | 2165.2 | 2290 | 1099 | 977 | 172 | 488 | 57 | 920 | 48 | 3 | 22 | 9124 | 105 | 3.92 | 1.283 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.89 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 10 | 11 | .489 | 4.06 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 196 | 207 | 100 | 88 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 826 | 105 | 3.92 | 1.283 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.89 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| STL (8 yrs) | 52 | 50 | .510 | 4.05 | 228 | 102 | 79 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 976.2 | 1049 | 496 | 439 | 64 | 222 | 32 | 430 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 4137 | 106 | 3.65 | 1.301 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.94 | ||||
| PHI (7 yrs) | 36 | 51 | .414 | 4.05 | 211 | 72 | 86 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 792.0 | 824 | 393 | 356 | 78 | 137 | 25 | 308 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3293 | 108 | 4.16 | 1.213 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.25 | ||||
| DET (4 yrs) | 24 | 16 | .600 | 4.15 | 101 | 35 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 390.1 | 408 | 204 | 180 | 28 | 129 | 182 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1665 | 95 | 4.04 | 1.376 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.41 | |||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 157 | 7.08 | 1.350 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| NL (15 yrs) | 88 | 101 | .466 | 4.04 | 441 | 174 | 165 | 70 | 11 | 39 | 1775.1 | 1882 | 895 | 797 | 144 | 359 | 57 | 738 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 7459 | 107 | 3.89 | 1.262 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.06 | ||||
| AL (4 yrs) | 24 | 16 | .600 | 4.15 | 101 | 35 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 390.1 | 408 | 204 | 180 | 28 | 129 | 182 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1665 | 95 | 4.04 | 1.376 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.41 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Syl Johnson born?
Syl Johnson was born on December 31, 1900.
Where was Syl Johnson born?
Syl Johnson was born in Portland, OR.
How tall was Syl Johnson?
Syl Johnson was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.
How much did Syl Johnson weigh when playing?
Syl Johnson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Syl Johnson play?
Syl Johnson played 19 seasons.
Is Syl Johnson in the Hall of Fame?
Syl Johnson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Syl Johnson play?
Syl Johnson was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Syl Johnson have?
Syl Johnson had 920 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Syl Johnson played for?
Syl Johnson played for 4 teams; the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies.
How many World Series has Syl Johnson won?
Syl Johnson won 2 World Series.
When did Syl Johnson retire?
Syl Johnson last played in 1940.
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