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.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

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

    📊 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)

    📊 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
    WAR−0.4

    📈 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

    🎯 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