Walter Johnson Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Walter Johnson
NameWalter Johnson
Date of BirthNovember 6, 1887
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1907
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Walter Johnson Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 564)
W417 (MLB Rank: 2)
L279 (MLB Rank: 4)
SV34 (MLB Rank: 494)
ERA2.17 (MLB Rank: 709)
IP5914.1 (MLB Rank: 3)
SHO110 (MLB Rank: 1)
CG531 (MLB Rank: 5)
SO3,509 (MLB Rank: 10)
BB1363 (MLB Rank: 24)
H4,913 (MLB Rank: 7)
HR97 (MLB Rank: 1,008)
SO95.34 (MLB Rank: 5,080)
BB92.07 (MLB Rank: 10,696)
H97.48 (MLB Rank: 10,671)
HR90.15 (MLB Rank: 9,180)
WHIP1.061 (MLB Rank: 11,357)
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