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Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

1907–1927  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 200 lb  ·  b. 1887 Humboldt, KS

Career 417–279 · 2.17 ERA · 3,509 SO · 5914.2 IP · 933 G · 547 H · 24 HR · 255 RBI · .235 AVG

Seasons leading his league
54
28 best in baseball 26 league only
116 Top-5 finishes
13 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1913 Best season

Spanning 1910–1924, peaking at 8 titles in 1913.

1913 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 36 W, 1.14 ERA, 243 SO
1918 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 23 W, 1.27 ERA, 162 SO
1924 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 23 W, 2.72 ERA, 158 SO
Led in Strikeouts for 8 straight seasons (1912–1919) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 9th League titles 54
  • 8th Best in baseball 28
  • 10th Top-5 finishes 116

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Strikeouts 12 1st 8 yrs (1912–1919) 1910 313 1912 303 1913 243 1916 228 1918 162 1919 147 1921 143 1914 AL 225 1915 AL 203 1917 AL 188 1923 AL 130 1924 AL 158 1909 #2 1911 #3 1925 #2
Shutouts 7 1st 3 yrs (1913–1915) 1913 11 1914 9 1918 8 1924 6 1911 AL 6 1915 AL 7 1919 AL 7 1908 #3 1910 #2 1912 #2 1917 #2 1922 #2
Strikeouts / 9 7 1st 2 yrs (1912–1913) 1910 7.61 1912 7.39 1913 6.32 1916 AL 5.55 1917 AL 5.19 1921 AL 4.88 1924 AL 5.12 1908 #3 1918 #3 1919 #3 1923 #2 1925 #2
Complete Games 6 1st 4 yrs (1913–1916) 1910 38 1911 36 1913 29 1914 AL 33 1915 AL 35 1916 AL 36 1912 #2 1917 #2 1918 #3 1919 #2 1922 #3 1926 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 6 1st 2 yrs (1912–1913) 1912 0.91 1913 0.78 1918 0.95 1915 AL 0.93 1919 AL 0.99 1924 AL 1.12 1910 #3 1914 #3 1916 #2 1917 #2 1926 #3
Wins 6 1st 4 yrs (1913–1916) 1913 36 1918 23 1914 AL 28 1915 AL 27 1916 AL 25 1924 AL 23 1910 #3 1911 #3 1912 #2 1917 #3 1925 #3
Innings Pitched 5 1st 4 yrs (1913–1916) 1910 370.0 1913 346.0 1914 AL 371.2 1915 AL 336.2 1916 AL 369.2 1909 #3 1911 #3 1912 #2 1917 #3 1918 #2
Earned Run Average 5 1st 2 yrs (1912–1913) 1912 1.39 1913 1.14 1918 1.27 1919 1.49 1924 AL 2.72 1910 #3 1911 #2 1914 #3 1915 #2 1916 #3
Saves — #2 — 1915 #2

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1924 6 ERA 2.72 W 23 SO 158 WHIP 1.12 K/9 5.12 SHO 6
1923 1 SO 130
1921 2 SO 143 K/9 4.88
1919 4 ERA 1.49 SO 147 WHIP 0.99 SHO 7
1918 5 ERA 1.27 W 23 SO 162 WHIP 0.95 SHO 8
1917 2 SO 188 K/9 5.19
1916 5 W 25 SO 228 IP 369.2 K/9 5.55 CG 36
1915 6 W 27 SO 203 WHIP 0.93 IP 336.2 SHO 7 CG 35
1914 5 W 28 SO 225 IP 371.2 SHO 9 CG 33
1913 8 ERA 1.14 W 36 SO 243 WHIP 0.78 IP 346.0 K/9 6.32 SHO 11 CG 29
1912 4 ERA 1.39 SO 303 WHIP 0.91 K/9 7.39
1911 2 SHO 6 CG 36
1910 4 SO 313 IP 370.0 K/9 7.61 CG 38

Pitching

21 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1907 WS1 AL 5 9 1.88 14 12 0 110.1 100 23 1 20 71 1.09
1908 WS1 AL 14 14 1.65 36 30 1 256.1 194 47 0 53 160 0.96
1909 WS1 AL 13 25 2.22 40 36 1 296.1 247 73 1 84 164 1.12
1910 WS1 AL 25 17 1.36 45 42 1 370.0 262 56 1 76 313 0.91
1911 WS1 AL 25 13 1.90 40 37 1 322.1 292 68 8 70 207 1.12
1912 WS1 AL 33 12 1.39 50 37 2 369.0 259 57 2 76 303 0.91
1913 WS1 AL 36 7 1.14 48 36 2 346.0 232 44 9 38 243 0.78
1914 WS1 AL 28 18 1.72 51 40 1 371.2 287 71 3 74 225 0.97
1915 WS1 AL 27 13 1.55 47 39 4 336.2 258 58 1 56 203 0.93
1916 WS1 AL 25 20 1.90 48 38 1 369.2 290 78 0 82 228 1.01
1917 WS1 AL 23 16 2.21 47 34 3 326.0 248 80 3 68 188 0.97
1918 WS1 AL 23 13 1.27 39 29 3 326.0 241 46 2 70 162 0.95
1919 WS1 AL 20 14 1.49 39 29 2 290.1 235 48 0 51 147 0.99
1920 WS1 AL 8 10 3.13 21 15 3 143.2 135 50 5 27 78 1.13
1921 WS1 AL 17 14 3.51 35 32 1 264.0 265 103 7 92 143 1.35
1922 WS1 AL 15 16 2.99 41 31 4 280.0 283 93 8 99 105 1.36
1923 WS1 AL 17 12 3.48 42 34 4 261.1 263 101 9 73 130 1.29
1924 WS1 AL 23 7 2.72 38 38 0 277.2 233 84 10 77 158 1.12
1925 WS1 AL 20 7 3.07 30 29 0 229.0 217 78 7 78 108 1.29
1926 WS1 AL 15 16 3.63 33 33 0 260.2 259 105 13 73 125 1.27
1927 WS1 AL 5 6 5.10 18 15 0 107.2 113 61 7 26 48 1.29
Career — — 417 279 2.17 802 666 34 5914.2 4,913 1,424 97 1,363 3,509 1.06

Batting

21 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1907 WS1 AL 14 36 3 4 0 1 0 1 1 10 0 .111 .135 .167 .302
1908 WS1 AL 36 79 7 13 3 2 0 5 6 23 0 .165 .250 .253 .503
1909 WS1 AL 40 101 6 13 3 0 1 6 1 21 0 .129 .137 .188 .325
1910 WS1 AL 45 137 14 24 6 1 2 12 4 34 2 .175 .199 .277 .476
1911 WS1 AL 42 128 18 30 5 3 1 15 0 39 1 .234 .234 .344 .578
1912 WS1 AL 55 144 16 38 6 4 2 20 7 41 2 .264 .298 .403 .701
1913 WS1 AL 54 134 12 35 5 6 2 14 5 14 2 .261 .293 .433 .726
1914 WS1 AL 55 136 23 30 4 1 3 16 10 27 2 .221 .274 .331 .605
1915 WS1 AL 64 147 14 34 7 4 2 17 8 34 0 .231 .276 .374 .650
1916 WS1 AL 58 142 13 32 2 4 1 7 11 28 0 .225 .286 .317 .603
1917 WS1 AL 57 130 15 33 12 1 0 15 9 30 1 .254 .312 .362 .674
1918 WS1 AL 65 150 10 40 4 4 1 18 9 18 2 .267 .321 .367 .688
1919 WS1 AL 56 125 13 24 1 3 1 8 12 17 1 .192 .263 .272 .535
1920 WS1 AL 33 64 6 17 1 3 1 7 3 10 0 .266 .299 .422 .720
1921 WS1 AL 38 111 10 30 7 0 0 10 6 14 0 .270 .308 .333 .641
1922 WS1 AL 43 108 8 22 3 0 1 15 2 12 0 .204 .218 .259 .478
1923 WS1 AL 42 93 11 18 3 3 0 13 4 15 0 .194 .227 .290 .517
1924 WS1 AL 39 113 18 32 9 0 1 14 3 11 0 .283 .308 .389 .697
1925 WS1 AL 36 97 12 42 6 1 2 20 3 6 0 .433 .455 .577 1.033
1926 WS1 AL 35 103 6 20 5 0 1 12 3 11 0 .194 .217 .272 .489
1927 WS1 AL 26 46 6 16 2 0 2 10 3 4 0 .348 .388 .522 .910
Career — — 933 2,324 241 547 94 41 24 255 110 419 13 .235 .274 .342 .616

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 802 276 1,351 52 72 .969
OF 13 16 1 1 0 .944