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Walter Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson (Barney or The Big Train)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.

Debut August 2, 1907
Final Game September 30, 1927
Born November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS
Died December 10, 1946 in Washington, DC

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators in 1907. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1907 19 WSH AL   5   9  14  12  11   2   2  0  110.3  100   35   23   1   20   71   2   4   442       0  1.88  2.41  129 1.088
 1908 20 WSH AL  14  14  36  30  23   6   6  1  256.3  194   75   47   0   53  160  11  13  1009       1  1.65  2.29  139 0.964
 1909 21 WSH AL  13  25  40  36  27   4   3  1  296.3  247  112   73   1   84  164  15  12  1257       0  2.22  2.42  109 1.117
 1910 22 WSH AL  25  17  45  42  38   8   3  1  370.0  262   92   56   1   76  313  13  21  1402       0  1.36  2.49  183 0.914
 1911 23 WSH AL  25  13  40  37  36   6   3  1  322.3  292  119   68   8   70  207   8  17  1335       0  1.90  3.27  172 1.123 MVP-5
 1912 24 WSH AL  33  12  50  37  34   7  13  2  369.0  259   89   57   2   76  303  16  11  1426       0  1.39  3.37  242 0.908 MVP-3
 1913 25 WSH AL  36   7  48  36  29  11  11  2  346.0  232   56   44   9   38  243   9   3  1305       0  1.14  2.96  259 0.780 MVP-1
 1914 26 WSH AL  28  18  51  40  33   9   9  1  371.7  287   88   71   3   74  225  11  14  1438       1  1.72  2.82  164 0.971
 1915 27 WSH AL  27  13  47  39  35   7   8  4  336.7  258   83   58   1   56  203  19   7  1305       0  1.55  2.96  191 0.933
 1916 28 WSH AL  25  20  48  38  36   3  10  1  369.7  290  105   78   0   82  228   9   9  1449       0  1.90  2.80  147 1.006
 1917 29 WSH AL  23  16  47  34  30   8  13  3  326.0  248  105   80   3   68  188  12   7  1284       0  2.21  2.63  119 0.969
 1918 30 WSH AL  23  13  39  29  29   8  10  3  326.0  241   71   46   2   70  162   8   8  1261       0  1.27  2.71  214 0.954
 1919 31 WSH AL  20  14  39  29  27   7  10  2  290.3  235   73   48   0   51  147   7   4  1155       1  1.49  3.19  214 0.985
 1920 32 WSH AL   8  10  21  15  12   4   6  3  143.7  135   68   50   5   27   78   5   5   594       1  3.13  3.71  118 1.128
 1921 33 WSH AL  17  14  35  32  25   1   2  1  264.0  265  122  103   7   92  143   2   7  1119       0  3.51  4.11  117 1.352
 1922 34 WSH AL  15  16  41  31  23   4   9  4  280.0  283  115   93   8   99  105   7   3  1195       0  2.99  3.87  129 1.364 MVP-17
 1923 35 WSH AL  17  12  42  34  18   3   8  4  261.3  263  112  101   9   73  130  20   2  1097       0  3.48  3.78  109 1.286 MVP-20
 1924 36 WSH AL  23   7  38  38  20   6   0  0  277.7  233   97   84  10   77  158  10   4  1148       0  2.72  4.06  149 1.116 MVP-1
 1925 37 WSH AL  20   7  30  29  16   3   1  0  229.0  217   95   78   7   78  108   7   1   967       0  3.07  4.21  137 1.288
 1926 38 WSH AL  15  16  33  33  22   2   0  0  260.7  259  120  105  13   73  125   5   2  1101       0  3.63  3.86  106 1.274
 1927 39 WSH AL   5   6  18  15   7   1   2  0  107.7  113   70   61   7   26   48   7   1   460       0  5.10  4.05   79 1.291
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 21 Yr WL% .599 417 279 802 666 531 110 129 34 5914.7 4913 1902 1424  97 1363 3509 203 155 23749       4  2.17  3.18  147 1.061
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  12  37  30  24   5   5  1  273.7  227   88   65   4   63  162   9   7  1100   0   0  2.17  3.18  147 1.061
 Career High     36  25  51  42  38  11  13  4  371.7  292  122  105  13   99  313  20  21  1449   0   1  1.14  4.21  259 0.780
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1907 19 WSH AL  14   36    3    4   0  1   0    1   0      1      .111  .135  .167   -0    6   0           0    
 1908 20 WSH AL  36   79    7   13   3  2   0    5   0      6      .165  .250  .253   69   20   5           3    
 1909 21 WSH AL  40  101    6   13   3  0   1    6   0      1      .129  .137  .188    5   19   3           0    
 1910 22 WSH AL  45  137   14   24   6  1   2   12   2      4      .175  .199  .277   52   38   1           0    
 1911 23 WSH AL  42  128   18   30   5  3   1   15   1      0      .234  .234  .344   62   44   6           0     MVP-5
 1912 24 WSH AL  55  144   16   38   6  4   2   20   2      7      .264  .298  .403   99   58   6           0     MVP-3
 1913 25 WSH AL  54  134   12   35   5  6   2   14   2      5  14  .261  .293  .433  110   58   1           1     MVP-1
 1914 26 WSH AL  55  136   23   30   4  1   3   16   2  1  10  27  .221  .274  .331   79   45   5           0    
 1915 27 WSH AL  64  147   14   34   7  4   2   17   0  2   8  34  .231  .276  .374   93   55   5           1    
 1916 28 WSH AL  58  142   13   32   2  4   1    7   0     11  28  .225  .286  .317   82   45   4           1    
 1917 29 WSH AL  57  130   15   33  12  1   0   15   1      9  30  .254  .312  .362  106   47   2           2    
 1918 30 WSH AL  65  150   10   40   4  4   1   18   2      9  18  .267  .321  .367  108   55   4           3    
 1919 31 WSH AL  56  125   13   24   1  3   1    8   1     12  17  .192  .263  .272   51   34   4           0    
 1920 32 WSH AL  33   64    6   17   1  3   1    7   0  0   3  10  .266  .299  .422   92   27   2           0    
 1921 33 WSH AL  38  111   10   30   7  0   0   10   0  0   6  14  .270  .308  .333   67   37   2           0    
 1922 34 WSH AL  43  108    8   22   3  0   1   15   0  0   2  12  .204  .218  .259   27   28   2           0     MVP-17
 1923 35 WSH AL  42   93   11   18   3  3   0   13   0  0   4  15  .194  .227  .290   38   27   6           0     MVP-20
 1924 36 WSH AL  39  113   18   32   9  0   1   14   0  0   3  11  .283  .308  .389   81   44   2           1     MVP-1
 1925 37 WSH AL  36   97   12   42   6  1   2   20   0  1   3   6  .433  .455  .577  163   56   6           1    
 1926 38 WSH AL  35  103    6   20   5  0   1   12   0  0   3  11  .194  .217  .272   28   28   3           0    
 1927 39 WSH AL  26   46    6   16   2  0   2   10   0  0   3   4  .348  .388  .522  135   24   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons     933 2324  241  547  94 41  24  255  13  4 110 251  .235  .274  .342   76  795  70   0   0  13   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        404   42   95  16  7   4   44   2  1  19  44  .235  .274  .342   76  138  12   0   0   2   0
 Career High     65  150   23   42  12  6   3   20   2  2  12  34                          58   6   0   0   3   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1907 19 WSH AL   37   32    1   0.8    66| .111  .245| .135  .299| .167  .306| .302  .605|  -0  .083  -4.1  -0.5     
 1908 20 WSH AL   93   71    4   1.5    63| .165  .237| .250  .293| .253  .301| .503  .594|  69  .228  -2.4  -0.3     
 1909 21 WSH AL  105   91    3   0.9    70| .129  .247| .137  .307| .188  .313| .325  .620|   5  .093 -11.0  -1.4     
 1910 22 WSH AL  142  114    8   1.9    71| .175  .244| .199  .310| .277  .316| .476  .625|  52  .276  -8.1  -1.0     
 1911 23 WSH AL  134  104   10   2.6    94| .234  .279| .234  .345| .344  .366| .578  .711|  62  .296  -7.7  -0.8     
 1912 24 WSH AL  157  112   17   4.0    92| .264  .274| .298  .343| .403  .360| .701  .703|  99  .513  -1.4  -0.2     
 1913 25 WSH AL  141  100   17   4.5    89| .261  .267| .293  .339| .433  .350| .726  .689| 110  .601   0.0   0.0     
 1914 26 WSH AL  151  112   12   2.9    85| .221  .261| .274  .335| .331  .342| .605  .676|  79  .441  -4.3  -0.5  66%
 1915 27 WSH AL  161  120   14   3.1    85| .231  .257| .276  .336| .374  .338| .650  .674|  93  .458  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1916 28 WSH AL  158  114   13   3.1    82| .225  .256| .286  .330| .317  .334| .603  .663|  82  .450  -4.1  -0.5     
 1917 29 WSH AL  143   99   14   3.8    79| .254  .254| .312  .324| .362  .328| .674  .653| 106  .556   1.0   0.1     
 1918 30 WSH AL  166  114   17   4.1    81| .267  .259| .321  .330| .367  .331| .688  .661| 108  .567   0.6   0.1     
 1919 31 WSH AL  141  105    9   2.3    94| .192  .275| .263  .341| .272  .370| .535  .710|  51  .262  -8.8  -0.9     
 1920 32 WSH AL   69   49    8   4.4   104| .266  .288| .299  .352| .422  .395| .721  .746|  92  .479  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1921 33 WSH AL  119   83   11   3.6   110| .270  .293| .308  .358| .333  .412| .641  .770|  67  .342  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1922 34 WSH AL  112   88    6   1.8   105| .204  .286| .218  .351| .259  .402| .477  .753|  27  .148 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1923 35 WSH AL  103   81    6   2.0   103| .194  .284| .227  .353| .290  .392| .517  .745|  38  .172  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1924 36 WSH AL  119   83   13   4.2   109| .283  .294| .308  .363| .389  .404| .697  .767|  81  .429  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1925 37 WSH AL  107   62   25  10.8   114| .433  .297| .455  .367| .577  .416|1.032  .784| 163  .796   8.9   0.8   0%
 1926 38 WSH AL  109   86    6   1.9   108| .194  .287| .217  .359| .272  .403| .489  .762|  28  .155 -11.3  -1.1   0%
 1927 39 WSH AL   50   31    9   7.7   110| .348  .292| .388  .360| .522  .410| .910  .769| 135  .702   2.2   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons     2517 1851  223   3.2    91| .235  .269| .274  .338| .342  .359| .616  .697|  76  .411 -84.1  -9.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1907 19 WSH AL   P   14      5   20    3    1  .893  .947  1.79  2.43  2.04  3.28   12  110.3
 1908 20 WSH AL   P   36      4   56    4    3  .938  .946  1.67  2.28  2.11  3.20   30  256.3
 1909 21 WSH AL   P   40     15   73    7    2  .926  .942  2.20  2.25  2.67  3.19   36  296.3
 1910 22 WSH AL   P   45     23   90    6    3  .950  .942  2.51  2.35  2.75  3.29   42  370.0
 1911 23 WSH AL   P   40     14   95    4    8  .965  .938  2.73  1.89  3.04  2.88   37  322.3
 1912 24 WSH AL   P   50     15   93    4    4  .964  .940  2.16  1.95  2.63  2.96   37  369.0
 1913 25 WSH AL   P   48     21   82    0    7 1.000  .937  2.15  1.83  2.68  3.01   36  346.0
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.00                            0    1    0
 1914 26 WSH AL   P   51     30  102    5    6  .964  .936  2.59  1.74  3.20  2.96   40  371.7
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1915 27 WSH AL   P   47     22   95    6    7  .951  .937  2.49  1.80  3.13  3.01   39  336.7
                 OF    4      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.25  1.98                            1    0    3
 1916 28 WSH AL   P   48     17   72    6    2  .937  .945  1.85  1.69  2.17  2.95   38  369.7
 1917 29 WSH AL   P   47     16   82    0    2 1.000  .947  2.09  1.83  2.71  3.04   34  326.0
 1918 30 WSH AL   P   39     15   70    1    4  .988  .952  2.18  1.85  2.35  2.82   29  326.0
                 OF    4      7    1    1    0  .889  .964  2.00  2.17                            0    4    0
 1919 31 WSH AL   P   39     16   69    1    5  .988  .948  2.18  1.76  2.64  2.83   29  290.3
                 OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .959  2.33  2.17                            0    2    1
 1920 32 WSH AL   P   21      5   28    1    0  .971  .948  1.57  1.66  2.07  2.70   15  143.7
 1921 33 WSH AL   P   35      4   51    1    1  .982  .957  1.57  1.56  1.88  2.70   32  264.0
 1922 34 WSH AL   P   41     11   69    0    2 1.000  .963  1.95  1.48  2.57  2.60   31  280.0
 1923 35 WSH AL   P   42     13   51    2    7  .970  .960  1.52  1.49  2.20  2.72   34  261.3
 1924 36 WSH AL   P   38      9   53    0    2 1.000  .958  1.63  1.32  2.01  2.53   38  277.7
 1925 37 WSH AL   P   30      5   37    0    2 1.000  .959  1.40  1.40  1.65  2.66   29  229.0
 1926 38 WSH AL   P   33     11   38    1    1  .980  .957  1.48  1.39  1.69  2.66   33  260.7
 1927 39 WSH AL   P   18      5   25    0    3 1.000  .958  1.67  1.40  2.51  2.62   15  107.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1913 25 WSH AL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.00                            0    1    0
 1914 26 WSH AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1915 27 WSH AL  OF    4      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.25  1.98                            1    0    3
 1918 30 WSH AL  OF    4      7    1    1    0  .889  .964  2.00  2.17                            0    4    0
 1919 31 WSH AL  OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .959  2.33  2.17                            0    2    1

 1907 19 WSH AL   P   14      5   20    3    1  .893  .947  1.79  2.43  2.04  3.28   12  110.3
 1908 20 WSH AL   P   36      4   56    4    3  .938  .946  1.67  2.28  2.11  3.20   30  256.3
 1909 21 WSH AL   P   40     15   73    7    2  .926  .942  2.20  2.25  2.67  3.19   36  296.3
 1910 22 WSH AL   P   45     23   90    6    3  .950  .942  2.51  2.35  2.75  3.29   42  370.0
 1911 23 WSH AL   P   40     14   95    4    8  .965  .938  2.73  1.89  3.04  2.88   37  322.3
 1912 24 WSH AL   P   50     15   93    4    4  .964  .940  2.16  1.95  2.63  2.96   37  369.0
 1913 25 WSH AL   P   48     21   82    0    7 1.000  .937  2.15  1.83  2.68  3.01   36  346.0
 1914 26 WSH AL   P   51     30  102    5    6  .964  .936  2.59  1.74  3.20  2.96   40  371.7
 1915 27 WSH AL   P   47     22   95    6    7  .951  .937  2.49  1.80  3.13  3.01   39  336.7
 1916 28 WSH AL   P   48     17   72    6    2  .937  .945  1.85  1.69  2.17  2.95   38  369.7
 1917 29 WSH AL   P   47     16   82    0    2 1.000  .947  2.09  1.83  2.71  3.04   34  326.0
 1918 30 WSH AL   P   39     15   70    1    4  .988  .952  2.18  1.85  2.35  2.82   29  326.0
 1919 31 WSH AL   P   39     16   69    1    5  .988  .948  2.18  1.76  2.64  2.83   29  290.3
 1920 32 WSH AL   P   21      5   28    1    0  .971  .948  1.57  1.66  2.07  2.70   15  143.7
 1921 33 WSH AL   P   35      4   51    1    1  .982  .957  1.57  1.56  1.88  2.70   32  264.0
 1922 34 WSH AL   P   41     11   69    0    2 1.000  .963  1.95  1.48  2.57  2.60   31  280.0
 1923 35 WSH AL   P   42     13   51    2    7  .970  .960  1.52  1.49  2.20  2.72   34  261.3
 1924 36 WSH AL   P   38      9   53    0    2 1.000  .958  1.63  1.32  2.01  2.53   38  277.7
 1925 37 WSH AL   P   30      5   37    0    2 1.000  .959  1.40  1.40  1.65  2.66   29  229.0
 1926 38 WSH AL   P   33     11   38    1    1  .980  .957  1.48  1.39  1.69  2.66   33  260.7
 1927 39 WSH AL   P   18      5   25    0    3 1.000  .958  1.67  1.40  2.51  2.62   15  107.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 802    276 1351   52   72  .969  .946  2.03  1.78              666 5914.7
                 OF   13     16    1    1    0  .944  .966  1.31  2.08                            2    7    4
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       815    292 1352   53   72  .969  .946  2.02  1.79
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1924   WS    WSH NYG     W   3   2   2.25  1  2  0  2  24    30   6  11  20 
 1925   WS    WSH PIT     L   3   3   2.08  2  1  0  3  26    26   6   4  15 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   5   2.16  3  3  0  5  50    56  12  15  35 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1924   WS    WSH NYG     W   3   9   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .111  .111  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
 1925   WS    WSH PIT     L   3  11   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .091  .091  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6  20   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   3  .100  .100  .100   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1913-AL-MVP
1913-AL-Triple Crown
1918-AL-Triple Crown
1924-AL-MVP
1924-AL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1911-AL-5-0.30
1912-AL-3-0.44
1913-AL-1-0.84
1922-AL-17-0.08
1923-AL-20-0.02
1924-AL-1-0.86
Car-49-2.54 shares

ERA
1908 AL-1.65-5
1910 AL-1.36-3
1911 AL-1.90-2
1912 AL-1.39-1
1913 AL-1.14-1
1914 AL-1.72-3
1915 AL-1.55-2
1916 AL-1.90-3
1918 AL-1.27-1
1919 AL-1.49-1
1921 AL-3.51-8
1922 AL-2.99-6
1924 AL-2.72-1
1925 AL-3.07-4
Car-2.17-11

Wins
1910 AL-25-3
1911 AL-25-3
1912 AL-33-2
1913 AL-36-1
1914 AL-28-1
1915 AL-27-1
1916 AL-25-1
1917 AL-23-3
1918 AL-23-1
1919 AL-20-5
1923 AL-17-9
1924 AL-23-1
1925 AL-20-3
1926 AL-15-8
Car-417-2

Won-Loss %
1911 AL-.658-8
1912 AL-.733-3
1913 AL-.837-1
1915 AL-.675-7
1918 AL-.639-4
1924 AL-.767-1
1925 AL-.741-3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1908 AL-.964-6
1910 AL-.914-3
1911 AL-1.123-4
1912 AL-.908-1
1913 AL-.780-1
1914 AL-.971-3
1915 AL-.933-1
1916 AL-1.006-2
1917 AL-.969-2
1918 AL-.954-1
1919 AL-.985-1
1921 AL-1.352-9
1923 AL-1.286-7
1924 AL-1.116-1
1925 AL-1.288-5
1926 AL-1.274-3
Car-1.061-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1908 AL-6.81-4
1910 AL-6.37-4
1911 AL-8.15-8
1912 AL-6.32-1
1913 AL-6.03-1
1914 AL-6.95-4
1915 AL-6.90-4
1916 AL-7.06-6
1917 AL-6.85-4
1918 AL-6.65-2
1919 AL-7.28-1
1921 AL-9.03-5
1922 AL-9.10-9
1924 AL-7.55-1
1925 AL-8.53-2
1926 AL-8.94-8
Car-7.48-33

Bases on Balls/9IP
1908 AL-1.86-10
1910 AL-1.85-5
1911 AL-1.95-6
1912 AL-1.85-2
1913 AL-.99-1
1914 AL-1.79-3
1915 AL-1.50-1
1916 AL-2.00-5
1917 AL-1.88-4
1918 AL-1.93-5
1919 AL-1.58-2
1923 AL-2.51-10
1924 AL-2.50-8
1926 AL-2.52-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1908 AL-5.62-3
1909 AL-4.98-6
1910 AL-7.61-1
1911 AL-5.78-4
1912 AL-7.39-1
1913 AL-6.32-1
1914 AL-5.45-4
1915 AL-5.43-4
1916 AL-5.55-1
1917 AL-5.19-1
1918 AL-4.47-3
1919 AL-4.56-3
1921 AL-4.88-1
1922 AL-3.38-7
1923 AL-4.48-2
1924 AL-5.12-1
1925 AL-4.24-2
1926 AL-4.32-4

Games
1909 AL-40-5
1910 AL-45-1
1911 AL-40-5
1912 AL-50-2
1913 AL-48-2
1914 AL-51-1
1915 AL-47-5
1916 AL-48-5
1917 AL-47-5
1918 AL-39-6
1919 AL-39-9
1922 AL-41-10
Car-802-40

Saves
1908 AL-1-10
1909 AL-1-9
1910 AL-1-9
1912 AL-2-6
1915 AL-4-2
1917 AL-3-9
1918 AL-3-5
1919 AL-2-7
1920 AL-3-4
1922 AL-4-4
1923 AL-4-8

Innings
1909 AL-296.3-3
1910 AL-370.0-1
1911 AL-322.3-3
1912 AL-369.0-2
1913 AL-346.0-1
1914 AL-371.7-1
1915 AL-336.7-1
1916 AL-369.7-1
1917 AL-326.0-3
1918 AL-326.0-2
1919 AL-290.3-4
1922 AL-280.0-6
1923 AL-261.3-8
1924 AL-277.7-6
1926 AL-260.7-4
Car-5914.7-3

Strikeouts
1908 AL-160-5
1909 AL-164-2
1910 AL-313-1
1911 AL-207-3
1912 AL-303-1
1913 AL-243-1
1914 AL-225-1
1915 AL-203-1
1916 AL-228-1
1917 AL-188-1
1918 AL-162-1
1919 AL-147-1
1921 AL-143-1
1922 AL-105-5
1923 AL-130-1
1924 AL-158-1
1925 AL-108-2
1926 AL-125-4
Car-3509-9

Games Started
1909 AL-36-2
1910 AL-42-1
1911 AL-37-2
1912 AL-37-4
1913 AL-36-2
1914 AL-40-1
1915 AL-39-1
1916 AL-38-3
1917 AL-34-7
1918 AL-29-9
1921 AL-32-9
1923 AL-34-8
1924 AL-38-1
1926 AL-33-4
Car-666-13

Comp. Games
1909 AL-27-4
1910 AL-38-1
1911 AL-36-1
1912 AL-34-2
1913 AL-29-1
1914 AL-33-1
1915 AL-35-1
1916 AL-36-1
1917 AL-30-2
1918 AL-29-3
1919 AL-27-2
1921 AL-25-5
1922 AL-23-3
1923 AL-18-10
1924 AL-20-6
1925 AL-16-8
1926 AL-22-3
Car-531-4

Shutouts
1908 AL-6-3
1909 AL-4-9
1910 AL-8-2
1911 AL-6-1
1912 AL-7-2
1913 AL-11-1
1914 AL-9-1
1915 AL-7-1
1916 AL-3-7
1917 AL-8-2
1918 AL-8-1
1919 AL-7-1
1920 AL-4-4
1922 AL-4-2
1923 AL-3-4
1924 AL-6-1
1925 AL-3-4
Car-110-1

Home Runs Allow.
1911 AL-8-2
1913 AL-9-1
1917 AL-3-9
1924 AL-10-7
1926 AL-13-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1909 AL-84-4
1910 AL-76-10
1921 AL-92-5
1922 AL-99-3
1924 AL-77-10
Car-1363-24

Hits Allowed
1909 AL-247-4
1910 AL-262-1
1911 AL-292-3
1912 AL-259-8
1914 AL-287-1
1915 AL-258-5
1916 AL-290-1
1917 AL-248-5
1918 AL-241-6
1922 AL-283-10
1926 AL-259-8
Car-4913-6

SO to Walk
1908 AL-3.02-5
1910 AL-4.12-2
1911 AL-2.96-3
1912 AL-3.99-1
1913 AL-6.39-1
1914 AL-3.04-1
1915 AL-3.63-1
1916 AL-2.78-1
1917 AL-2.76-1
1918 AL-2.31-2
1919 AL-2.88-1
1921 AL-1.55-2
1923 AL-1.78-3
1924 AL-2.05-1
1925 AL-1.38-1
1926 AL-1.71-3
Car-2.57-65

Losses
1909 AL-25-2
1910 AL-17-5
1914 AL-18-2
1916 AL-20-3
1917 AL-16-6
1918 AL-13-9
1919 AL-14-9
1922 AL-16-7
1926 AL-16-3
Car-279-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1909 AL-73-7
1916 AL-78-9
1917 AL-80-5
1926 AL-105-3
Car-1424-53

Wild Pitches
1908 AL-13-2
1909 AL-12-2
1910 AL-21-1
1911 AL-17-1
1912 AL-11-2
1914 AL-14-1
1915 AL-7-7
1916 AL-9-3
1917 AL-7-5
1918 AL-8-3
1921 AL-7-2
1924 AL-4-9
Car-155-23

Hit Batsmen
1908 AL-11-7
1909 AL-15-4
1910 AL-13-6
1912 AL-16-2
1914 AL-11-4
1915 AL-19-2
1916 AL-9-5
1917 AL-12-3
1918 AL-8-5
1923 AL-20-1
1924 AL-10-5
1925 AL-7-8
1927 AL-7-10
Car-203-1

Batters Faced
1909 AL-1257-2
1910 AL-1402-1
1911 AL-1335-3
1912 AL-1426-2
1913 AL-1305-1
1914 AL-1438-1
1915 AL-1305-1
1916 AL-1449-1
1917 AL-1284-3
1918 AL-1261-2
1919 AL-1155-3
1922 AL-1195-8
1923 AL-1097-9
1924 AL-1148-6
1926 AL-1101-5
Car-23749-3

Games Finished
1912 AL-13-4
1913 AL-11-9
1918 AL-10-8

Adjusted ERA+
1908 AL-139-5
1910 AL-183-2
1911 AL-172-2
1912 AL-242-1
1913 AL-259-1
1914 AL-164-2
1915 AL-191-1
1916 AL-147-3
1918 AL-214-1
1919 AL-214-1
1921 AL-117-9
1922 AL-129-6
1924 AL-149-1
1925 AL-137-5
Car-147-4

Oldest Player
1924 AL-36-8
1925 AL-37-10
1926 AL-38-6
1927 AL-39-6

Youngest Player
1907 AL-19-4
1908 AL-20-10

  

Black Ink: Pitching - 150 (1) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 420 (2) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 82.0 (2) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 365.0 (1) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

July, 1907: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

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