Walter Johnson Career Pitching Summary

Walter Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1927, appearing in 802 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 417 W and 279 L, an ERA of 2.17, 3,509 SO, a WHIP of 1.061, and a WAR of 155.0.

Walter Johnson Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Walter Johnson.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Walter Johnson
    NameWalter Johnson
    Date of BirthNovember 6, 1887
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1907

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Walter Johnson appeared in 802 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1907 to 1927. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS666 (MLB Rank: 13)
    GF127 (MLB Rank: 560)
    W417 (MLB Rank: 2)
    L279 (MLB Rank: 4)
    SV34 (MLB Rank: 489)
    ERA2.17 (MLB Rank: 702)
    IP5914.1 (MLB Rank: 3)
    SHO110 (MLB Rank: 1)
    CG531 (MLB Rank: 5)
    SO3,509 (MLB Rank: 9)
    BB1363 (MLB Rank: 24)
    H4,913 (MLB Rank: 7)
    HR97 (MLB Rank: 987)
    SO95.34 (MLB Rank: 4,941)
    BB92.07 (MLB Rank: 10,532)
    H97.48 (MLB Rank: 10,522)
    HR90.15 (MLB Rank: 9,024)
    WHIP1.061 (MLB Rank: 11,190)
    WAR155.0 (MLB Rank: 2)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1927)

    In his final season (1927), Walter Johnson recorded the following stats:

    GS15
    GF2
    W5
    L6
    ERA5.1
    IP107.2
    SHO1
    CG7
    SO48
    BB26
    H113
    HR7
    SO94.01
    BB92.17
    H99.45
    HR90.59
    WHIP1.291
    WARโˆ’0.4

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1913, 36 W
    • Most SO: 1910, 313 SO
    • Most IP: 1914, 371.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1913, 15.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1913, 1.14 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Walter Johnson appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.52, pitched 50 IP, struck out 35 batters, with 3 W and 3 L.

    Walter Johnson Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1907
    5
    9
    1.88
    0.357
    0
    71
    110.1
    2.8
    1.088
    1
    100
    20
    35
    23
    129
    1.61
    5.8
    3.55
    12
    14
    2
    11
    2
    0.1
    8.2
    1.6
    0
    2
    0
    4
    432
    1908
    14
    14
    1.65
    0.5
    1
    160
    256.1
    4.8
    0.964
    0
    194
    53
    75
    47
    138
    1.6
    5.6
    3.02
    30
    36
    6
    23
    6
    0
    6.8
    1.9
    1
    11
    0
    13
    985
    1909
    13
    25
    2.22
    0.342
    1
    164
    296.1
    4.1
    1.117
    1
    247
    84
    112
    73
    111
    2.16
    5
    1.95
    36
    40
    3
    27
    4
    0
    7.5
    2.6
    0
    15
    0
    12
    1219
    1910
    25
    17
    1.36
    0.595
    1
    313
    370
    10.4
    0.914
    1
    262
    76
    92
    56
    183
    1.38
    7.6
    4.12
    42
    45
    3
    38
    8
    0
    6.4
    1.8
    0
    13
    0
    21
    1367
    1911
    25
    13
    1.9
    0.658
    1
    207
    322.1
    8.5
    1.123
    8
    292
    70
    119
    68
    173
    2.53
    5.8
    2.96
    37
    40
    3
    36
    6
    0.2
    8.2
    2
    0
    8
    0
    17
    1306
    1912
    33
    12
    1.39
    0.733
    2
    303
    369
    14.3
    0.908
    2
    259
    76
    89
    57
    243
    2.03
    7.4
    3.99
    37
    50
    13
    34
    7
    0
    6.3
    1.9
    0
    16
    0
    11
    1413
    1913
    36
    7
    1.14
    0.837
    2
    243
    346
    15.2
    0.78
    9
    232
    38
    56
    44
    259
    1.9
    6.3
    6.39
    36
    48
    10
    29
    11
    0.2
    6
    1
    0
    9
    0
    2
    1281
    1914
    28
    18
    1.72
    0.609
    1
    225
    371.2
    12
    0.971
    3
    287
    74
    88
    71
    164
    2.02
    5.4
    3.04
    40
    51
    9
    33
    9
    0.1
    6.9
    1.8
    1
    11
    0
    14
    1406
    1915
    27
    13
    1.55
    0.675
    4
    203
    336.2
    11.9
    0.933
    1
    258
    56
    83
    58
    191
    1.91
    5.4
    3.63
    39
    47
    8
    35
    7
    0
    6.9
    1.5
    0
    19
    0
    7
    1280
    1916
    25
    20
    1.9
    0.556
    1
    228
    369.2
    10.3
    1.006
    0
    290
    82
    105
    78
    147
    1.82
    5.6
    2.78
    38
    48
    10
    36
    3
    0
    7.1
    2
    0
    9
    0
    9
    1410
    1917
    23
    16
    2.21
    0.59
    3
    188
    326
    7.2
    0.969
    3
    248
    68
    105
    80
    120
    1.98
    5.2
    2.76
    34
    47
    12
    30
    8
    0.1
    6.8
    1.9
    0
    14
    0
    7
    1255
    1918
    23
    13
    1.27
    0.639
    3
    162
    326
    10.5
    0.954
    2
    241
    70
    71
    46
    214
    2.03
    4.5
    2.31
    29
    39
    10
    29
    8
    0.1
    6.7
    1.9
    0
    8
    0
    8
    1261
    1919
    20
    14
    1.49
    0.588
    2
    147
    290.1
    10.8
    0.985
    0
    235
    51
    73
    48
    215
    2.07
    4.6
    2.88
    29
    39
    10
    27
    7
    0
    7.3
    1.6
    1
    7
    0
    4
    1131
    1920
    8
    10
    3.13
    0.444
    3
    78
    143.2
    2.5
    1.128
    5
    135
    27
    68
    50
    119
    2.84
    4.9
    2.89
    15
    21
    6
    12
    4
    0.3
    8.5
    1.7
    1
    5
    0
    5
    583
    1921
    17
    14
    3.51
    0.548
    1
    143
    264
    4.8
    1.352
    7
    265
    92
    122
    103
    117
    3.47
    4.9
    1.55
    32
    35
    2
    25
    1
    0.2
    9
    3.1
    0
    2
    0
    7
    1119
    1922
    15
    16
    2.99
    0.484
    4
    105
    280
    5.4
    1.364
    8
    283
    99
    115
    93
    130
    3.91
    3.4
    1.06
    31
    41
    9
    23
    4
    0.3
    9.1
    3.2
    0
    7
    0
    3
    1195
    1923
    17
    12
    3.48
    0.586
    4
    130
    261
    4.4
    1.287
    9
    263
    73
    112
    101
    109
    3.56
    4.5
    1.78
    34
    42
    8
    18
    3
    0.3
    9.1
    2.5
    0
    20
    0
    2
    1096
    1924
    23
    7
    2.72
    0.767
    0
    158
    277.2
    6.8
    1.116
    10
    233
    77
    97
    84
    149
    3.01
    5.1
    2.05
    38
    38
    0
    20
    6
    0.3
    7.6
    2.5
    0
    10
    0
    4
    1148
    1925
    20
    7
    3.07
    0.741
    0
    108
    229
    4.9
    1.288
    7
    217
    78
    95
    78
    138
    2.76
    4.2
    1.38
    29
    30
    1
    16
    3
    0.3
    8.5
    3.1
    0
    7
    0
    1
    967
    1926
    15
    16
    3.63
    0.484
    0
    125
    260.2
    3.8
    1.274
    13
    259
    73
    120
    105
    107
    3.62
    4.3
    1.71
    33
    33
    0
    22
    2
    0.4
    8.9
    2.5
    0
    5
    0
    2
    1101