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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Walter Johnson |
Date of Birth | November 6, 1887 |
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MLB Debut | 1907 |
๐ 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:
GS | 666 (MLB Rank: 13) |
GF | 127 (MLB Rank: 560) |
W | 417 (MLB Rank: 2) |
L | 279 (MLB Rank: 4) |
SV | 34 (MLB Rank: 489) |
ERA | 2.17 (MLB Rank: 702) |
IP | 5914.1 (MLB Rank: 3) |
SHO | 110 (MLB Rank: 1) |
CG | 531 (MLB Rank: 5) |
SO | 3,509 (MLB Rank: 9) |
BB | 1363 (MLB Rank: 24) |
H | 4,913 (MLB Rank: 7) |
HR | 97 (MLB Rank: 987) |
SO9 | 5.34 (MLB Rank: 4,941) |
BB9 | 2.07 (MLB Rank: 10,532) |
H9 | 7.48 (MLB Rank: 10,522) |
HR9 | 0.15 (MLB Rank: 9,024) |
WHIP | 1.061 (MLB Rank: 11,190) |
WAR | 155.0 (MLB Rank: 2) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1927)
In his final season (1927), Walter Johnson recorded the following stats:
GS | 15 |
GF | 2 |
W | 5 |
L | 6 |
ERA | 5.1 |
IP | 107.2 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 7 |
SO | 48 |
BB | 26 |
H | 113 |
HR | 7 |
SO9 | 4.01 |
BB9 | 2.17 |
H9 | 9.45 |
HR9 | 0.59 |
WHIP | 1.291 |
WAR | โ0.4 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |