Walter Johnson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Walter Johnson
Nickname:
The Big Train
Birthdate:
Nov. 6, 1887 (109 y, 11 m, 24 d)
Born In:
Humboldt, TN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/200
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink146
Grey Ink391
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year G Rank
1909 40 5
1910 45 1
1911 40 5
1912 50 2
1913 48 2
1914 51 1
1915 47 5
1916 48 5
1917 47 5
1918 39 6
1919 39 9
1922 41 10
Year GS Rank
1909 36 2
1910 42 1
1911 37 2
1912 37 4
1913 36 2
1914 40 1
1915 39 1
1916 38 3
1917 34 7
1918 29 9
1921 32 9
1923 34 8
1924 38 1
1926 33 4
Year W Rank
1910 25 3
1911 25 3
1912 33 2
1913 36 1
1914 28 1
1915 27 1
1916 25 1
1917 23 3
1918 23 1
1919 20 5
1923 17 9
1924 23 1
1925 20 3
1926 15 8
Year L Rank
1909 25 2
1910 17 5
1914 18 2
1916 20 3
1917 16 6
1918 13 9
1919 14 9
1922 16 7
1926 16 3
Year Win % Rank
1911 0.658 7
1912 0.733 3
1913 0.837 1
1914 0.609 10
1915 0.675 7
1918 0.639 4
1924 0.767 1
1925 0.741 3
Year SV Rank
1908 1 10
1909 1 9
1910 1 9
1912 2 6
1915 4 2
1917 3 9
1918 3 5
1919 2 7
1920 3 4
1922 4 4
1923 4 8
Year IP Rank
1909 296.1 3
1910 370.0 1
1911 322.1 3
1912 369.0 2
1913 346.0 1
1914 371.2 1
1915 336.2 1
1916 369.2 1
1917 326.0 3
1918 326.0 2
1919 290.1 4
1922 280.0 6
1923 261.1 8
1924 277.2 6
1926 260.2 4
Year BF Rank
1909 1238 3
1910 1465 1
1911 1341 3
1912 1463 2
1913 1322 1
1914 1493 1
1915 1348 1
1916 1496 1
1917 1311 4
1918 1301 2
1919 1167 5
1922 1233 7
1923 1144 8
1924 1158 6
1926 1124 5
Year HR Rank
1911 8 2
1913 9 1
1917 3 9
1924 10 7
1926 13 2
Year BB Rank
1909 84 4
1910 76 10
1921 92 5
1922 99 3
1924 77 10
Year K Rank
1908 160 5
1909 164 2
1910 313 1
1911 207 3
1912 303 1
1913 243 1
1914 225 1
1915 203 1
1916 228 1
1917 188 1
1918 162 1
1919 147 1
1921 143 1
1922 105 5
1923 130 1
1924 158 1
1925 108 2
1926 125 4
Year WP Rank
1908 13 2
1909 12 2
1910 21 1
1911 17 1
1912 11 2
1914 14 1
1915 7 7
1916 9 3
1917 7 5
1918 8 3
1921 7 2
1924 4 9
Year ERA Rank
1908 1.650 5
1910 1.362 3
1911 1.899 2
1912 1.390 1
1913 1.145 1
1914 1.719 3
1915 1.551 1
1916 1.899 3
1918 1.270 1
1919 1.488 1
1921 3.511 8
1922 2.989 5
1924 2.723 1
1925 3.066 4
Year BABIP Rank
1912 0.242 2
1913 0.218 1
1914 0.241 6
1915 0.241 7
1917 0.236 10
1918 0.226 4
1919 0.244 5
1924 0.247 1
1925 0.265 7
Year WHIP Rank
1908 0.964 6
1910 0.914 3
1911 1.123 4
1912 0.908 1
1913 0.780 1
1914 0.971 3
1915 0.933 1
1916 1.006 2
1917 0.969 2
1918 0.954 1
1919 0.985 1
1921 1.352 9
1923 1.286 7
1924 1.116 1
1925 1.288 5
1926 1.274 3
Year H/9 Rank
1908 6.811 4
1910 6.373 4
1911 8.153 8
1912 6.317 1
1913 6.035 1
1914 6.950 4
1915 6.897 3
1916 7.060 6
1917 6.847 4
1918 6.653 2
1919 7.285 1
1921 9.034 5
1922 9.096 8
1924 7.552 1
1925 8.528 2
1926 8.943 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1908 1.861 10
1910 1.849 5
1911 1.955 6
1912 1.854 2
1913 0.988 1
1914 1.792 3
1915 1.497 1
1916 1.996 5
1917 1.877 4
1918 1.933 3
1919 1.581 2
1923 2.514 10
1924 2.496 8
1926 2.521 7
Year CG Rank
1909 27 4
1910 38 1
1911 36 1
1912 34 2
1913 29 1
1914 33 1
1915 35 1
1916 36 1
1917 30 2
1918 29 3
1919 27 2
1921 25 5
1922 23 3
1923 18 10
1924 20 6
1925 16 8
1926 22 3
Year SHO Rank
1908 6 3
1909 4 9
1910 8 2
1911 6 1
1912 7 2
1913 11 1
1914 9 1
1915 7 1
1916 3 7
1917 8 2
1918 8 1
1919 7 1
1920 4 4
1922 4 2
1923 3 4
1924 6 1
1925 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1908 53 9
1913 38 2
1915 56 5
1917 68 8
1919 51 6
Year Hits Rank
1909 247 4
1910 262 1
1911 292 3
1912 259 8
1914 287 1
1915 258 5
1916 290 1
1917 248 5
1918 241 6
1922 283 10
1926 259 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1924 233 10
1925 217 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
1908 0 1
1909 1 5
1910 1 4
1912 2 9
1915 1 2
1916 0 1
1919 0 1
1921 7 8
1925 7 6
Year WAR Rank
1908 7.3 5
1909 5.9 5
1910 15.1 1
1911 8.6 3
1912 13.2 1
1913 11.6 1
1914 11.0 1
1915 10.4 1
1916 11.1 1
1917 8.6 1
1918 8.6 1
1919 8.7 1
1921 5.8 4
1922 4.8 6
1923 5.4 4
1924 6.7 1
1925 5.2 1
1926 5.3 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1913 7 3
1924 7 4
1925 7 2