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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