Ernie Johnson
1950–1959 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves
273G
.180AVG
.217OBP
.230SLG
More career statistics
18H
1HR
14RBI
0SB
40–23W–L
574.2IP
319K
3.77ERA
19GS
19SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,494 | 2,499 |
| Pitching · p er | 241 | 244 |
| Pitching · p hr | 57 | 58 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | 118 | 100 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .180 | .217 | .230 | .447 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 574.7 | 273 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 19 | 587 | 283 | 241 | 57 | 231 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 1.423 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1957-06-05 to 1957-06-30
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1957-06-05 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | 1955-06-05 | 1 in 74 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1952-09-12 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Boston Braves | 16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 20 | 15 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 29 | 22 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .091 | 92 | 45 |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 36 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | .071 | 81 | 36 |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 40 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .231 | 99 | 68 |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 40 | 20 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .100 | 92 | 43 |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 36 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 51 | 26 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | – | .353 | 65 | 44 |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 15 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 23 | 13 |
| 1959 |  Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 50 | 29 |