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: 26-14 / in Starts: 24-13

Days of Rest

1911 Pitching Game Log

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1911 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	136	3	Apr 15	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	L(0-1)	99	9.0	11	6		4	8	0	0	0.00	2.32	45					40	3	0
2	137	7	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	L(0-2)	8	8.0	11	5		4	1	0	1	0.00	3.30	39					33	2	4
3	138	11	Apr 28	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	W(1-2)	3	9.0	5	1		2	5	1	0	0.00	3.46	32					29	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
4	139	14	May 2	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(2-2)	3	9.0	8	0	0	1	3	0	1	0.00	3.28	33	73				30	2	0
5	140	18	May 6	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	W(3-2)	3	9.0	6	6		6	8	1	0	0.00	3.52	43					36	2	0
6	141	19	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS-		3	0.1	4	2		1	0	0	1	0.00	3.65	6					4
7	142	32	May 23	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9		L(3-3)	12	0.2	2	3		2	1	0	0	0.00	3.72	5					3
8	143	34	May 25	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	W(4-3)	1	9.0	8	2		1	9	0	0	0.00	3.29	35					34	2	1
9	144	39	May 30(2)	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	CG	L(4-4)	4	9.0	13	5	5	4	3	0	0	0.71	3.31	41	40				36	3	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
10	145	43	Jun 3	WSH		DET	L,2-7	CG	L(4-5)	3	9.0	14	7		1	4	0	0	0.63	3.17	39					37	2	2
11	146	47	Jun 8	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	W(5-5)	4	9.0	8	2		0	5	0	0	0.56	3.00	32					31	0	0
12	147	51	Jun 14	WSH		SLB	W,13-0	SHO	W(6-5)	5	9.0	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.50	2.92	36	72				35	0	0
13	148	54	Jun 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	L(6-6)	4	8.0	5	6		1	4	0	1	0.46	2.89	34					31	0	0
14	149	58	Jun 23	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	L(6-7)	3	8.0	8	3		0	2	0	0	0.42	2.84	31					30	1	0
15	150	62	Jun 27(1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	W(7-7)	3	9.0	8	2	2	1	6	0	0	0.55	2.76	33	68				32	1	1
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
16	151	68	Jul 1	WSH		PHA	L,8-13	CG	L(7-8)	3	9.0	15	13		5	9	1	0	0.51	2.84	48					40	1	1
17	152	72	Jul 5	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(8-8)	3	9.0	6	2		4	7	0	2	0.47	2.86	37					31	1	0
18	153	75	Jul 9	WSH	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	W(9-8)	3	9.0	12	6		2	5	1	0	0.44	2.92	37					34	4	0
19	154	79	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	L(9-9)	3	8.0	11	7		1	8	0	0	0.42	2.83	37					36	2	2
20	155	83	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(10-9)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.40	2.77	33	82				32	0	0
21	156	88	Jul 23	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	W(11-9)	5	9.0	5	1		3	6	0	1	0.38	2.77	34					29	0	0
22	157	91	Jul 27	WSH		DET	L,1-7	CG	L(11-10)	3	9.0	8	7		3	8	0	0	0.36	2.73	39					36	0	1
23	158	94	Jul 31	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	W(12-10)	3	9.0	8	2		2	8	0	0	0.34	2.68	36					33	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
24	159	98	Aug 4(1)	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	SHO	W(13-10)	3	11.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	0.32	2.67	38	89				34	0	0
25	160	103	Aug 8	WSH		SLB	W,10-5	CG	W(14-10)	3	9.0	10	5		0	3	0	0	0.31	2.65	37					36	3	2
26	161	106	Aug 11(1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-1	CG	W(15-10)	2	9.0	4	1		1	11	0	1	0.29	2.58	33					31	1	0
27	162	111	Aug 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-0	SHO	W(16-10)	5	9.0	4	0	0	4	7	0	0	0.28	2.58	37	82				33	0	0
28	163	113	Aug 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-7		S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.28	2.59	2					1
29	164	115	Aug 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	W(17-10)	1	9.0	10	4		1	12	0	0	0.27	2.51	38					37	0	1
30	165	117	Aug 25(1)	WSH	@	DET	W,16-2	CG	W(18-10)	3	9.0	10	2	2	1	4	1	0	0.33	2.55	36	62				35	0	0
31	166	121	Aug 29	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	W(19-10)	3	9.0	4	1		0	6	1	0	0.32	2.56	31					31	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
32	167	124	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	W(20-10)	3	9.0	7	1		1	5	0	0	0.31	2.54	34					32	1	0
33	168	126	Sep 4(2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-5		W(21-10)	1	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.31	2.53	15					15
34	169	129	Sep 7	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	CG	L(21-11)	2	9.0	8	5		1	8	1	0	0.30	2.54	36					35	1	1
35	170	132	Sep 11	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	W(22-11)	3	9.0	6	1		1	4	0	1	0.29	2.54	37					35	0	0
36	171	137	Sep 18	WSH		SLB	W,6-1	CG	W(23-11)	6	9.0	7	1		0	2	0	1	0.28	2.54	35					34	2	0
37	172	142	Sep 23	WSH		CLE	L,1-6	CG	L(23-12)	4	9.0	13	6		0	5	1	0	0.27	2.56	38					37	3	1
38	173	146	Sep 28	WSH		DET	W,2-1	CG	W(24-12)	4	9.0	5	1		2	4	0	1	0.26	2.57	31					28	1	0
39	174	150	Oct 3(2)	WSH		PHA	W,2-0	SHO	W(25-12)	4	6.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.26	2.54	19	74				19	0	0
40	175	153	Oct 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	L(25-13)	2	8.0	7	3		1	8	0	1	0.25	2.52	31					28	1	0
							26-14		W-L:25-13,Sv:1	3.2	322.2	293	119	9	66	209	8	12	0.25	2.52	1313	71				1213	39	17

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