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Walter Johnson
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Walter Johnson
Full name Walter Perry Johnson
Born November 6, 1887, Humboldt, Kansas
Died December 10, 1946, Washington, D.C.
Buried at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Maryland (coordinates 39.05.100N 77.07.521W)
First Game: August 2, 1907 ; Final Game: September 30, 1927
Managed First Game: April 17, 1929 ; Managed Final Game: August 4, 1935
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1936
Won Chalmers Award as AL Most Valuable Player (1913)
Won League Award as AL Most Valuable Player (1924)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1925)
SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1907 WAS A Daily Splits 14 36 3 4 0 1 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 .111 .135 .167 0.0 1907 WAS A
1908 WAS A Daily Splits 36 79 7 13 3 2 0 5 6 23 3 5 0 0 .165 .250 .253 0.0 1908 WAS A
1909 WAS A Daily Splits 40 101 6 13 3 0 1 6 1 21 0 3 0 0 .129 .137 .188 0.0 1909 WAS A
1910 WAS A Daily Splits 45 137 14 24 6 1 2 12 4 34 0 1 0 2 .175 .199 .277 0.0 1910 WAS A
1911 WAS A Daily Splits 42 128 18 30 5 3 1 15 0 39 0 6 0 1 .234 .234 .344 0.0 1911 WAS A
1912 WAS A Daily Splits 55 144 16 38 6 4 2 20 7 0 41 0 6 0 13 2 2 0 .264 .298 .403 0.0 1912 WAS A
1913 WAS A Daily Splits 55 134 12 35 5 6 2 14 5 0i 14 1 1 0 3i 0i 2 1i .261 .293 .433 0.0 1913 WAS A
1914 WAS A Daily Splits 55 136 23 30 4 1 3 16 10 0i 27 0 5 0 4i 0i 2 0i .221 .274 .331 0.1 1914 WAS A
1915 WAS A Daily Splits 64 147 14 34 7 4 2 17 8 0 34 1 5 0 3 4 0 2 .231 .276 .374 0.1 1915 WAS A
1916 WAS A Daily Splits 58 142 13 32 2 4 1 7 11 1 28 1 4 0 5 0 0 1 .225 .286 .317 0.0 1916 WAS A
1917 WAS A Daily Splits 57 130 15 33 12 1 0 15 9 0 30 2 2 0 5 2 1 1 .254 .312 .362 0.0 1917 WAS A
1918 WAS A Daily Splits 65 150 10 40 4 4 1 18 9 0 18 3 4 0 5 4 2 1 .267 .321 .367 -0.2 1918 WAS A
1919 WAS A Daily Splits 56 125 13 24 1 3 1 8 12 2 17 0 4 0 5 3 1 2 .192 .263 .272 -0.1 1919 WAS A
1920 WAS A Daily Splits 33 64 6 17 1 3 1 7 3 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .299 .422 0.0 1920 WAS A
1921 WAS A Daily Splits 38 111 10 30 7 0 0 10 6 0 14 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 .270 .308 .333 0.0 1921 WAS A
1922 WAS A Daily Splits 43 108 8 22 3 0 1 15 2 0 12 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 .204 .218 .259 0.0 1922 WAS A
1923 WAS A Daily Splits 42 93 11 18 3 3 0 13 4 0 15 0 6 0 4 3 0 0 .194 .227 .290 0.0 1923 WAS A
1924 WAS A Daily Splits 39 113 18 32 9 0 1 14 3 0 11 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .283 .308 .389 0.0 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 36 97 12 42 6 1 2 20 3 0 6 1 4 2 0 2 4 0 1 .433 .447 .577 0.0 1925 WAS A
1926 WAS A Daily Splits 35 103 6 20 5 0 1 12 3 0 11 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 .194 .215 .272 0.0 1926 WAS A
1927 WAS A Daily Splits 26 46 6 16 2 0 2 10 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .348 .388 .522 0.0 1927 WAS A
Total (21 Years) Splits 934 2324 241 547 94 41 24 255 110 3i 419 13 67 3 0 62i 31i 13 9i .235 .273 .342 -0.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1924 WAS A Daily Splits 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 1925 WAS A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 6 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .100 .100 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1907 WAS A Daily Splits 14 12 11 2 2 0 110.1 100 386i 1 35 23 20 71 8i 4 2 0 12i 5i 5 9 1.88 2.08 0.5 1907 WAS A
1908 WAS A Daily Splits 36 30 23 6 6 1 256.1 194 985 0 75 47 53 160 18i 13 11 1 12i 8i 14 14 1.65 2.63 2.1 1908 WAS A
1909 WAS A Daily Splits 40 36 27 4 3 1 296.1 247 1219 1 112 73 84 164 27i 12 15 0 28i 12i 13 25 2.22 1.81 0.1 1909 WAS A
1910 WAS A Daily Splits 45 42 38 8 3 1 370 262 1367 1 92 56 76 313 32i 21 13 0 31 i 15 i 25 17 1.36 3.86 5.5 1910 WAS A
1911 WAS A Daily Splits 40 37 36 6 3 1 322.1 292 1306 8 119 68 70 207 22i 17 8 0 39 i 17 i 25 13 1.90 4.81 5.4 1911 WAS A
1912 WAS A Daily Splits 50 37 34 7 13 2 369 259 1413 2 89 57 76 3 303 15 11 16 0 36 10 12 35 33 12 1.39 4.59 10.6 1912 WAS A
1913 WAS A Daily Splits 48 36 29 11 10 2 346 232 1281 9 56 44 38 0i 243 17i 2 9 0 29i 9i 4i 6i 36 7 1.14 3.86 10.9 1913 WAS A
1914 WAS A Daily Splits 51 40 33 9 9 1 371.2 287 1406 3 88 71 74 2i 225 32i 14 11 1 25i 9i 10i 18i 28 18 1.72 3.45 7.2 1914 WAS A
1915 WAS A Daily Splits 47 39 35 7 8 4 336.2 258 1280 1 83 58 56 2 203 26 7 19 0 34 9 14 40 27 13 1.55 3.85 7.3 1915 WAS A
1916 WAS A Daily Splits 48 38 36 3 10 1 369.2 290 1410 0 105 78 82 2 228 41 9 9 0 42 14 8 36 25 20 1.90 3.24 5.2 1916 WAS A
1917 WAS A Daily Splits 47 34 30 8 12 3 326 248 1255 3 105 80 68 5 188 35 7 14 0 41 16 14 36 23 16 2.21 3.74 3.1 1917 WAS A
1918 WAS A Daily Splits 39 29 29 8 10 3 326 241 1261 2 71 46 70 3 162 34 8 8 0 30 11 13 27 23 13 1.27 3.34 7.6 1918 WAS A
1919 WAS A Daily Splits 39 29 27 7 10 2 290.1 235 1131 0 73 48 51 2 147 20 4 7 1 46 6 13 31 20 14 1.49 3.69 6.7 1919 WAS A
1920 WAS A Daily Splits 21 15 12 4 6 3 143.2 135 583 5 68 50 27 0 78 16 5 5 1 18 13 3 21 8 10 3.13 3.13 1.3 1920 WAS A
1921 WAS A Daily Splits 35 32 25 1 2 1 264 265 1119 7 122 103 92 5 143 18 7 2 0 47 21 12 24 17 14 3.51 5.06 2.3 1921 WAS A
1922 WAS A Daily Splits 41 31 23 4 9 4 280 283 1195 8 115 93 99 4 105 29 3 7 0 55 8 25 20 15 16 2.99 3.52 2.8 1922 WAS A
1923 WAS A Daily Splits 42 34 18 3 8 4 261 263 1096 9 112 101 73 5 130 27 2 20 0 44 27 21 15 17 12 3.48 4.29 1.4 1923 WAS A
1924 WAS A Daily Splits 38 38 20 6 0 0 277.2 233 1148 10 97 84 77 10 158 20 4 10 0 37 17 6 19 23 7 2.72 5.58 4.9 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 30 29 16 3 1 0 229 217 967 7 95 78 78 17 108 15 1 7 0 48 12 11 16 20 7 3.07 6.34 4.6 1925 WAS A
1926 WAS A Daily Splits 33 33 22 2 0 0 260.2 259 1101 13 120 105 73 2 125 37 2 5 0 59 12 10 19 15 16 3.63 4.94 0.7 1926 WAS A
1927 WAS A Daily Splits 18 15 7 1 2 0 107.2 113 460 7 70 61 26 0 48 20 1 7 0 24 12 9 10 5 6 5.10 4.67 -0.4 1927 WAS A
Total (21 Years) Splits 802 666 531 110 127 34 5914.1 4913 23369 97 1902 1424 1363 62 3509 509 154 205 4 737 263 185 373i417 279 2.17 3.98 89.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1924 WAS A Daily Splits 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 30 106 3 10 8 11 3 20 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 2 1 2 3.00 2.50 1924 WAS A
1925 WAS A Daily Splits 3 3 3 1 0 0 26 26 106 1 10 6 4 0 15 1 0 0 2 0 8 1 3 3 2 1 2.08 5.00 1925 WAS A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 6 5 5 1 1 0 50 56 212 4 20 14 15 3 35 6 0 1 3 0 11 3 6 5 3 3 2.52 4.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1907 WAS A Daily Splits P 14 12 11 110.1 5 20 3 1 0 0 11i 0 .893
1908 WAS A Daily Splits P 36 30 23 256.1 4 56 4 3 0 0 28i 0 .938
1909 WAS A Daily Splits P 40 36 27 296.1 15 73 7 2 0 0 35i 0 .926
1910 WAS A Daily Splits P 45 42 38 370 23 90 6 3 0 0 41 i 0 .950
1911 WAS A Daily Splits P 40 37 36 322.2 14 95 4 8 0 0 43 0 .965
1912 WAS A Daily Splits P 50 37 34 369.1 15 93 4 4 0 13 29 32 5 .964
1913 WAS A Daily Splits P 48 36 29 346.1 21 82 0 7 0 3 14i 4 1i1.000
1913 WAS A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1913 WAS A CF 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
1913 WAS A OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1914 WAS A Daily Splits P 51 40 33 371.2 30 102 5 6 0 3 26i 15 0i .964
1914 WAS A LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1914 WAS A OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1915 WAS A Daily Splits P 47 39 35 336.2 22 95 6 7 0 5 32 36 3 .951
1915 WAS A OF 4 1 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 3
1915 WAS A RF 3 1 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1915 WAS A LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1916 WAS A Daily Splits P 48 38 36 369.2 17 72 6 2 0 10 30 30 2 .937
1917 WAS A Daily Splits P 47 34 30 327.2 16 82 0 2 0 5 36 20 1 1.000
1918 WAS A Daily Splits P 39 29 29 326 15 70 1 5 0 8 17 20 3 .988
1918 WAS A CF 4 2 2 28 7 1 1 0 0 .889
1918 WAS A OF 4 2 2 28 7 1 1 0 0 .889 0 4 0
1919 WAS A Daily Splits P 39 29 27 290.2 16 69 1 6 0 4 19 16 1 .988
1919 WAS A OF 3 2 1 21 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 1
1919 WAS A CF 2 2 1 16 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1919 WAS A RF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1920 WAS A Daily Splits P 21 15 12 143.2 5 28 1 0 0 1 9 6 2 .971
1921 WAS A Daily Splits P 35 32 25 264 4 51 1 2 0 6 19 13 2 .982
1922 WAS A Daily Splits P 41 31 23 280 11 69 0 2 0 2 15 9 0 1.000
1923 WAS A Daily Splits P 42 34 18 260.2 13 51 2 7 0 0 10 15 2 .970
1924 WAS A Daily Splits P 38 38 20 277.2 9 53 0 2 0 1 8 9 0 1.000
1925 WAS A Daily Splits P 30 29 16 229 5 37 0 2 0 1 17 10 1 1.000
1926 WAS A Daily Splits P 33 33 22 260.2 11 38 1 1 0 2 11 9 2 .980
1927 WAS A Daily Splits P 18 15 7 107.2 5 25 0 3 0 0 5 3 1 1.000
Total (21 Years) Splits P 802 666 531 5917 276 1351 52 75 0 64 455i 247 26i .969
Total ( 5 Years) OF 13 6 4 70 i 16 1 1 0 0 .944 2 7 4
Total ( 3 Years) CF 7 5 3 44 i 16 4 1 0 0 .952
Total ( 2 Years) RF 4 1 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1924 WAS A Daily Splits P 3 2 2 24 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 .833
1925 WAS A Daily Splits P 3 3 3 26 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 6 5 5 50 1 8 1 2 0 0 6 3 0 .900
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1929 WAS A 153 71 81 .467 730 776 5
1930 WAS A 99 59 40 .596 580 438 7-31 2 2
1930 WAS A 53 33 20 .623 294 243 8- 3 2 2
1931 WAS A 156 92 62 .597 843 690 3
1932 WAS A 154 93 61 .604 840 716 3
1933 CLE A 99 48 51 .485 444 482 6-11 5 4
1934 CLE A 154 85 69 .552 814 763 3
1935 CLE A 96 46 48 .489 461 492 8- 4 5 3
Total ( 7 Years) 964 527 432 .550 5006 4600
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Washington Senators (July, 1907).
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