Syl Johnson
1922–1940 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
542G
.181AVG
.209OBP
.238SLG
More career statistics
127H
4HR
53RBI
1SB
112–117W–L
2,165.2IP
920K
4.06ERA
209GS
43SV
4Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 702 | 701 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 757 | 756 |
| Batting · RBI | 53 | 54 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,124 | 9,133 |
| Pitching · p er | 978 | 984 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,290 | 2,293 |
| Pitching · p hr | 172 | 178 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,497 | 6,495 |
| Pitching · p k | 920 | 925 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,100 | 1,102 |
| Pitching · p w | 488 | 490 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542 | 757 | 702 | 51 | 127 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 167 | .181 | .209 | .238 | .447 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,165.7 | 542 | 209 | 82 | 112 | 117 | 43 | 2,290 | 1,100 | 978 | 172 | 488 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 | 1.283 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1935-05-29 to 1935-06-30
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1935-05-19 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1929-07-12 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1924-09-16 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 267 | 345 | 63 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 100 | .197 | .214 | .263 |
| Away | 275 | 411 | 64 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 114 | .168 | .185 | .217 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .224 | .217 | .379 |
| May | 88 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 31 | .164 | .175 | .182 |
| June | 106 | 116 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 43 | .167 | .181 | .204 |
| July | 110 | 147 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | .168 | .224 | .221 |
| August | 109 | 180 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 50 | .186 | .194 | .234 |
| September | 82 | 134 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 32 | .197 | .201 | .279 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 80 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | .158 | .162 | .168 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 69 | 94 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 34 | .146 | .160 | .180 |
| boston-braves | 65 | 112 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 25 | .154 | .188 | .183 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 61 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .162 | .179 | .221 |
| cincinnati-reds | 61 | 99 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 | .255 | .263 | .330 |
| new-york-giants | 57 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .216 | .241 | .333 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .167 | .214 | .250 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 23 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .217 | .250 | .261 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  Detroit Tigers | 29 | 36 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .222 | 95 | 29 |
| 1923 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | .161 | 175 | 95 |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 34 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .206 | 105 | 56 |
| 1925 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 5 |
| 1926 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 49 | 10 |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 38 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .158 | 120 | 66 |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .117 | 182 | 80 |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 69 | 15 | – | 5 | 1 | .217 | 187 | 92 |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 60 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .233 | 185 | 82 |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 51 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .196 | 164 | 70 |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 21 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .238 | 84 | 28 |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .209 | 140 | 54 |
| 1935 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .241 | 174 | 89 |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 36 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 111 | 49 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 48 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .146 | 138 | 47 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | .034 | 83 | 21 |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 33 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .152 | 111 | 37 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 41 | 13 |