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	26-16 / in Starts: 24-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

RBI Opportunities

1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	136	3 (2)	Apr 15	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	137	7 (3)	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
3	138	11 (3)	Apr 28	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	139	14 (2)	May 2	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
5	140	18 (3)	May 6	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9			P
6	141	19	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9			P
7	142	32 (12)	May 23	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.125	.125	.125	.250	9			P
8	143	34 (1)	May 25	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9			P
9	144	39 (4)	May 30 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.091	.091	.091	.182	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	145	43 (3)	Jun 3	WSH		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.154	.154	.269	.423	9			P
11	146	47 (3)	Jun 8	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	1				0		.143	.143	.250	.393	9			P
12	147	51 (3)	Jun 14	WSH		SLB	W,13-0	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.156	.156	.250	.406	9			P
13	148	54 (2)	Jun 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-6	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.171	.171	.257	.429	9			P
14	149	58 (3)	Jun 23	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.211	.211	.316	.526	9			P
15	150	62 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0		2	0	0				0		.214	.214	.357	.571	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	151	68 (5)	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	L,8-13	GS-0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	0				0		.196	.196	.326	.522	9			P
17	152	72 (3)	Jul 5	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0		1	0	1				0		.204	.204	.388	.592	9			P
18	153	75 (2)	Jul 9	WSH	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.208	.377	.585	9			P
19	154	79 (3)	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.211	.211	.368	.579	9			P
20	155	83 (3)	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.200	.350	.550	9			P
21	156	87 (3)	Jul 22	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-6	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.213	.213	.361	.574	9			PH
22	157	88	Jul 23	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.200	.338	.538	9			P
23	158	91 (2)	Jul 27	WSH		DET	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.232	.232	.362	.594	9			P
24	159	94 (2)	Jul 31	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.247	.370	.616	9			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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
25	160	98 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.234	.234	.351	.584	9			P
26	161	103 (4)	Aug 8	WSH		SLB	W,10-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.222	.222	.333	.556	9			P
27	162	106 (2)	Aug 11 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.214	.214	.321	.536	9			P
28	163	111 (4)	Aug 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.239	.239	.341	.580	9			P
29	164	113 (1)	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.239	.239	.341	.580	9			P
30	165	115 (1)	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.239	.239	.348	.587	9			P
31	166	117 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,16-2	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				1		.250	.250	.354	.604	9			P
32	167	120 (2)	Aug 27	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.247	.247	.351	.598	8			PH
33	168	121	Aug 29	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.238	.238	.337	.574	9			P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
34	169	124 (2)	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.245	.245	.358	.604	9			P
35	170	126 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.252	.364	.617	2			P
36	171	129 (2)	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.261	.261	.387	.649	9			P
37	172	132 (2)	Sep 11	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.252	.252	.374	.626	9			P
38	173	137 (4)	Sep 18	WSH		SLB	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.254	.254	.373	.627	9			P
39	174	142 (4)	Sep 23	WSH		CLE	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.248	.248	.364	.612	9			P
40	175	146 (3)	Sep 28	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.244	.244	.358	.602	9			P
41	176	150 (3)	Oct 3 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,2-0	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.240	.240	.352	.592	9			P
42	177	153 (2)	Oct 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.234	.344	.578	9			P
							26-16		134	128	18	30	5	3	1	14	0		29	0	6		0		1		.234	.234	.344	.578

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