Walter Johnson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Walter Johnson
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Nickname:
The Big Train
Birthdate:
Nov. 6, 1887 (93 y, 0 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Humboldt, TN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/199
Entry:
1906 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Washington Senators
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1919 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1917 (2nd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
1916 (3rd) Washington (MLB)
1914 (2nd) Washington (MLB)
1913 (2nd) Washington (MLB)
1912 Washington (MLB)
1911 Washington (MLB)
1910 Washington (MLB)
1909 Washington (MLB)
1908 (3rd) Washington (MLB)
1907 Washington (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1907 (2nd) Washington (MLB)
League Champ 1930 New York (MLB)
1921 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1920 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1918 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1917 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1912 Washington (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1927 - P Chicago (MLB)
1917 - P Pittsburgh (MLB)
1912 - P Washington (MLB)
1911 - P Washington (MLB)
1910 - P Washington (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Aug 1922 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Oct 1921 Pittsburgh (MLB)
May 1920 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Aug 1917 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Oct 1916 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1916 Washington (MLB)
Oct 1915 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1914 Washington (MLB)
Jun 1914 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1913 Washington (MLB)
May 1912 Washington (MLB)
Oct 1911 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1911 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1910 Washington (MLB)
Jul 1909 Washington (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1907 Washington (MLB)
Sep 1907 Washington (MLB)
Jun 1907 Washington (MLB)
May 1907 Washington (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 20, 1923 New York (MLB)
Oct 1, 1917 Pittsburgh (MLB)
May 11, 1914 Washington (MLB)
May 20, 1912 Washington (MLB)
Jul 29, 1907 Washington (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink83
Grey Ink433
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Player Score
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Roosevelt Davis 386
Willie Foster 351
Early Wynn 345
Bullet Rogan 341
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1910 20 4
1911 20 7
1918 19 6
1919 20 6
1920 21 6
1923 23 1
1924 18 8
1926 20 3
Year G Rank
1907 50 2
1908 51 1
1909 49 2
1910 52 1
1911 51 1
1912 54 1
1913 47 3
1914 64 1
1915 64 1
1916 61 2
1917 44 7
1918 43 7
1919 40 4
1921 43 9
1924 45 7
1926 44 4
Year GS Rank
1907 43 6
1908 43 6
1909 42 5
1910 44 5
1911 45 2
1912 42 8
1913 45 1
1914 43 6
1915 42 7
1916 42 7
1917 44 4
1918 43 4
1919 40 1
1920 40 10
1921 43 4
1923 44 3
1924 45 1
1926 44 1
1927 42 8
Year W Rank
1907 21 9
1908 28 1
1909 29 1
1910 26 2
1911 29 1
1912 32 1
1913 28 2
1914 29 2
1915 28 2
1916 27 2
1917 27 2
1919 22 1
1920 23 3
1921 21 4
1923 22 3
1926 19 8
1927 19 8
Year L Rank
1907 23 5
1915 18 10
1923 16 10
1924 25 1
1925 18 9
1926 21 5
1927 22 5
Year Win % Rank
1908 0.667 2
1909 0.707 1
1910 0.605 5
1911 0.674 3
1912 0.711 2
1913 0.636 7
1914 0.674 4
1915 0.609 7
1916 0.659 2
1917 0.628 4
1919 0.595 4
1920 0.657 2
1921 0.553 9
1923 0.579 7
Year SV Rank
1907 1 7
1909 2 8
1910 3 5
1912 3 10
1914 6 7
1915 4 7
1916 8 5
Year IP Rank
1907 384.2 6
1908 374.0 6
1909 376.1 5
1910 388.2 1
1911 399.0 1
1912 386.1 2
1913 383.0 2
1914 400.2 1
1915 389.0 3
1916 384.2 1
1917 375.0 3
1918 367.2 6
1919 346.1 2
1920 331.2 10
1921 346.2 3
1923 345.2 4
1924 332.0 6
1926 365.1 2
1927 344.1 6
Year BF Rank
1907 1537 8
1908 1498 9
1909 1498 6
1910 1558 7
1911 1621 1
1912 1589 3
1913 1581 2
1914 1626 1
1915 1602 2
1916 1592 1
1917 1538 5
1918 1540 4
1919 1421 2
1921 1517 3
1922 1349 10
1923 1489 4
1924 1535 3
1926 1588 1
1927 1489 4
Year HR Rank
1909 5 3
1910 9 2
1913 11 2
1914 5 7
1915 9 4
1916 8 2
1917 5 8
1918 6 4
1919 6 7
1921 16 6
1924 15 8
1926 32 2
Year BB Rank
1918 97 10
1920 90 8
1921 122 2
1922 107 7
1923 125 2
1924 146 1
1926 144 4
1927 134 4
Year K Rank
1907 206 4
1908 228 3
1909 219 3
1910 276 1
1911 276 1
1912 278 1
1913 236 1
1914 244 2
1915 223 4
1916 226 2
1917 199 3
1918 147 4
1919 159 4
1920 120 7
1921 107 8
1922 121 7
1923 125 6
1924 109 8
1926 146 9
1927 160 8
Year WP Rank
1907 9 6
1908 7 9
1909 16 1
1910 13 2
1914 10 6
1916 11 2
1919 5 7
1923 4 9
1927 8 4
Year ERA Rank
1907 1.614 1
1908 2.094 7
1909 1.674 2
1910 2.015 1
1911 2.617 4
1912 2.702 3
1913 2.420 4
1914 2.201 2
1915 2.568 9
1917 2.280 4
1919 2.495 4
1920 3.066 8
1923 3.229 7
1927 3.738 9
Year BABIP Rank
1907 0.233 1
1909 0.245 4
1910 0.258 3
1911 0.292 10
1920 0.280 6
1926 0.271 10
Year WHIP Rank
1907 0.946 1
1908 1.027 5
1909 0.981 2
1910 0.978 1
1911 1.113 2
1912 1.149 1
1913 1.115 2
1914 1.078 2
1915 1.144 6
1916 1.175 9
1917 1.115 7
1919 1.164 6
1920 1.227 6
Year H/9 Rank
1907 6.481 1
1908 7.508 9
1909 6.696 2
1910 7.040 1
1911 8.053 3
1912 8.340 3
1913 8.225 9
1919 8.524 10
1920 8.602 2
1923 9.217 10
1927 8.782 7
Year BB/9 Rank
1907 2.036 8
1908 1.733 5
1909 2.128 10
1910 1.760 4
1911 1.962 3
1912 2.004 2
1913 1.809 2
1914 1.707 1
1915 2.129 3
1916 1.919 4
1917 1.704 3
1919 1.949 3
Year CG Rank
1907 39 1
1908 32 5
1909 35 2
1910 35 4
1911 35 1
1912 34 2
1913 32 2
1914 30 2
1915 29 1
1916 31 3
1917 36 1
1919 28 2
1920 22 10
1921 25 3
1922 23 8
1923 22 5
1926 28 3
1927 23 8
Year SHO Rank
1908 7 1
1909 9 2
1910 5 4
1911 5 3
1912 5 1
1913 4 4
1914 6 2
1919 3 10
1921 5 1
1922 2 8
1923 5 1
1924 2 8
1925 2 7
1926 2 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1910 76 7
1913 77 10
1914 76 9
1919 75 10
1929 65 3
Year Hits Rank
1908 312 8
1911 357 6
1912 358 5
1913 350 4
1914 356 3
1915 353 2
1916 370 1
1917 347 3
1918 366 2
1919 328 3
1921 378 7
1922 345 10
1923 354 5
1924 420 1
1926 367 2
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1925 219 6
1929 188 5
Year HR (Low) Rank
1907 2 6
1908 2 3
1912 3 3
1925 11 6
1929 9 4
Year WAR Rank
1907 8.2 5
1908 9.7 4
1909 8.4 4
1910 10.3 1
1911 11.7 1
1912 12.6 1
1913 10.2 1
1914 10.6 1
1915 7.9 2
1916 9.3 2
1917 9.3 2
1918 6.6 5
1919 7.4 2
1920 5.8 6
1922 4.8 8
1923 5.3 6
1927 5.4 9
Year W (Low) Rank
1924 13 7
1925 9 4
1929 9 2
Year L (Low) Rank
1908 14 9
1909 12 3
1912 13 9
1929 7 1