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Walter Johnson

Biographical Data:
Born Name: Walter Perry Johnson
Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS
Died: December 10, 1946 in Washington D.C.
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Debut: August 2, 1907
Nickname: The Big Train
 
 
PITCHING:

Team

W

L

PCT

ERA

G

GS

GF

CG

SHO

SV

IP

BFP

H

ER

R

HR

BB

IBB

SO

WP

HBP

BK

1907 Nationals

5

9

.357

1.88

14

12

2

11

2

0

110.1

442

100

23

35

1

20

-

71

4

2

0

1908 Nationals

14

14

.500

1.65

36

30

6

23

6

1

256.1

1,009

194

47

75

0

53

-

160

13

11

1

1909 Nationals

13

25

.342

2.22

40

36

3

27

4

1

296.1

1,257

247

73

112

1

84

-

164

12

15

0

1910 Nationals

25

17

.595

1.36

45

42

3

38

8

1

370.0

1,402

262

56

92

1

76

-

313

21

13

0

1911 Nationals

25

13

.658

1.90

40

37

3

36

6

1

322.1

1,335

292

68

119

8

70

-

207

17

8

0

1912 Nationals

33

12

.733

1.39

50

37

13

34

7

2

369.0

1,426

259

57

89

2

76

-

303

11

16

0

1913 Nationals

36

7

.837

1.14

48

36

11

29

11

2

346.0

1,305

232

44

56

9

38

-

243

3

9

0

1914 Nationals

28

18

.609

1.72

51

40

9

33

9

1

371.2

1,438

287

71

88

3

74

-

225

14

11

1

1915 Nationals

27

13

.675

1.55

47

39

8

35

7

4

336.2

1,305

258

58

83

1

56

-

203

7

19

0

1916 Nationals

25

20

.556

1.90

48

38

10

36

3

1

369.2

1,449

290

78

105

0

82

-

228

9

9

0

1917 Nationals

23

16

.590

2.21

47

34

13

30

8

3

326.0

1,284

248

80

105

3

68

-

188

7

12

0

1918 Nationals

23

13

.639

1.27

39

29

10

29

8

3

326.0

1,261

241

46

71

2

70

-

162

8

8

0

1919 Nationals

20

14

.588

1.49

39

29

10

27

7

2

290.1

1,155

235

48

73

0

51

-

147

4

7

1

1920 Nationals

8

10

.444

3.13

21

15

6

12

4

3

143.2

594

135

50

68

5

27

-

78

5

5

1

1921 Nationals

17

14

.548

3.51

35

32

2

25

1

1

264.0

1,119

265

103

122

7

92

-

143

7

2

0

1922 Nationals

15

16

.484

2.99

41

31

9

23

4

4

280.0

1,195

283

93

115

8

99

-

105

3

7

0

1923 Nationals

17

12

.586

3.48

42

34

8

18

3

4

261.0

1,097

263

101

112

9

73

-

130

2

20

0

1924 Nationals

23

7

.767

2.72

38

38

0

20

6

0

277.2

1,148

233

84

97

10

77

-

158

4

10

0

1925 Nationals

20

7

.741

3.07

30

29

1

16

3

0

229.0

967

217

78

95

7

78

-

108

1

7

0

1926 Nationals

15

16

.484

3.63

33

33

0

22

2

0

260.2

1,101

259

105

120

13

73

-

125

2

5

0

1927 Nationals

5

6

.455

5.10

18

15

2

7

1

0

107.2

460

113

61

70

7

26

-

48

1

7

0

Career

W

L

PCT

ERA

G

GS

GF

CG

SHO

SV

IP

BFP

H

ER

R

HR

BB

IBB

SO

WP

HBP

BK

21 Years

417

279

.599

2.17

802

666

129

531

110

34

5,914.1

23,749

4,913

1,424

1,902

97

1,363

-

3,509

155

203

4

*Team also was credited as the Washington Senators

Awards:
 
1913 AL MVP
1924 AL MVP
Also won the Pitchers Triple Crown in 1913,1918, & 1924
 
How He Ranks Among Players:
 
ERA: 2.17 (11th All-Time)
Wins: 417 (2nd All-Time)
Innings Pitched: 5914.7 (3rd All-Time)
Strikeouts: 3509 (9th All-Time)
Games Started: 666 (10th All-Time)
Complete Games: 531 (4th All-Time)
Shutouts: 110 (1st All-Time)
 
Other Career Goals:
  • Won the E.R.A Title 5 times (Was in the Top 10 of leaders in ERA 14 times)
  • Had the most Wins in the league 6 times (was in the Top 10 of leaders in Wins 14 times)
  • Had the most Innings Pitched 5 times(was in the Top 10 of Leaders 15 times)
  • Lead the league in strikeouts 12 times (Was in the Top 5 of leaders in Strikeouts 18 times; only years he wasn't in the top 5 were 1907,1920, and 1927...3 years out of his career.)
  • Lead the league in Complete Games 6 times (was in the top 10 of leaders 17 times; only years he wasn't in the top 10 were 1907, 1908, 1920, and 1927...4 years out of his career)
  • Lead the league in Shutouts 7 times (was in the top 10 of leaders 17 times; only years he wasn't in the top 10 were 1907,1921, 1926, and 1927....4 years out of his career)
 

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