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: 15-20 / in Starts: 14-15

Days of Rest

1908 Pitching Game Log

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1908 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	15	47	Jun 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	GS-	L(0-1)	99	3.2	5	4		1	0	0	0	0.00	2.92	17					16
2	16	56	Jun 23	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-		11	8.0	7	2		0	5	0	0	0.00	1.50	24					24
3	17	61	Jun 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-4	GS-	L(0-2)	5	7.0	9	3		2	5	0	1	0.00	1.67	30					27
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
4	18	68	Jul 4(2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-2	CG	W(1-2)	4	9.0	4	2		1	7	0	0	0.00	1.41	34					31	0	0
5	19	72	Jul 9	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	L(1-3)	4	9.0	3	5		4	3	0	0	0.00	1.75	35					29	0	1
6	20	75	Jul 13(1)	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	L(1-4)	3	9.0	4	3		2	11	0	0	0.00	1.47	34					29	0	1
7	21	80	Jul 17	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	GS-	L(1-5)	3	1.1	4	1		1	1	0	0	0.00	1.51	10					9
8	22	85	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,2-4	CG	L(1-6)	5	9.0	10	4		1	3	0	0	0.00	1.55	39					38	0	2
9	23	87	Jul 26	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-8	GS-		2	1.0	3	3		1	0	0	0	0.00	1.61	5					4
10	24	89	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	W(2-6)	1	16.0	9	1		2	15	0	0	0.00	1.39	58					55	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
11	25	92	Aug 1	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	W(3-6)	3	9.0	4	3		5	2	0	1	0.00	1.64	38					30	0	0
12	26	96	Aug 6	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	L(3-7)	4	8.0	8	6		2	3	0	0	0.00	1.68	34					29	0	1
13	27	100	Aug 10	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-	W(4-7)	3	7.0	5	2		3	2	0	0	0.00	1.76	25					22
14	28	102	Aug 14(1)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	SHO	W(5-7)	3	9.0	2	0	0	4	10	0	0	0.00	1.71	30	89				26	0	0
15	29	105	Aug 17	WSH		CHW	T,4-4	CG		2	7.0	6	4		2	4	0	0	0.00	1.72	28					26	2	0
16	30	110	Aug 21	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	W(6-7)	3	9.0	5	1		2	4	0	1	0.00	1.76	34					31	0	0
17	31	111	Aug 22	WSH		DET	L,4-6			0	1.2	1	1		0	3	0	0	0.00	1.71	8					8
18	32	112	Aug 24	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	L(6-8)	1	9.0	10	1		3	6	0	0	0.00	1.72	36					33	0	1
19	33	114	Aug 28(2)	WSH		CLE	W,8-0	SHO	W(7-8)	3	9.0	9	0	0	2	5	0	0	0.00	1.71	38	72				36	2	0
20	34	117	Aug 31	WSH		BOS	L,3-7			2	4.2	5	7		2	3	0	1	0.00	1.75	22					19
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
21	35	121	Sep 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-0	SHO	W(8-8)	3	9.0	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	1.73	32	78				30	0	0
22	36	122	Sep 5	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-0	SHO	W(9-8)	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.72	31	82				31	0	0
23	37	123	Sep 7(1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-0	SHO	W(10-8)	1	9.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	0.00	1.70	31	88				30	0	0
24	38	128	Sep 11(1)	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	W(11-8)	3	9.0	9	1		1	5	0	1	0.00	1.70	37					35	1	0
25	39	130	Sep 12	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	W(12-8)	0	9.0	9	4		1	9	0	0	0.00	1.64	36					35	2	0
26	40	133	Sep 15	WSH		PHA	W,6-1		S(1)	2	3.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.64	13					12
27	41	135	Sep 18	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	L(12-9)	2	8.0	3	1		1	5	0	1	0.00	1.64	29					26	1	0
28	42	137	Sep 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	L(12-10)	1	9.1	8	2		3	3	0	1	0.00	1.69	39					35	0	1
29	43	140	Sep 24	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(13-10)	3	9.0	3	1		0	9	0	0	0.00	1.62	30					30	1	0
30	44	142	Sep 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5		L(13-11)	1	4.2	5	2		1	2	0	0	0.00	1.63	19					18
31	45	144	Sep 29(1)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4			2	1.0	3	2		0	0	0	0	0.00	1.63	4					4
32	46	145	Sep 29(2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-	L(13-12)	-1	2.0	6	4		0	2	0	0	0.00	1.61	11					11
33	47	147	Oct 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	L(13-13)	1	8.0	7	2		3	5	0	0	0.00	1.63	33					28	2	0
34	48	149	Oct 3(1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2			1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.62	3					3
35	49	150	Oct 3(2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(13-14)	-1	8.0	7	3		2	7	0	3	0.00	1.64	34					28	1	0
36	50	153	Oct 7(1)	WSH		NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(14-14)	3	11.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	1.60	38	95				38	0	1
							15-20		W-L:14-14,Sv:1	2.1	256.1	194	75	0	54	162	0	11	0.00	1.60	999	84				916	12	8

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