Walter Johnson
1907–1927 · bats R / throws R · Washington Senators (1901-60)
937G
.235AVG
.274OBP
.342SLG
More career statistics
547H
24HR
255RBI
13SB
417–279W–L
5,914.1IP
3,508K
2.17ERA
666GS
34SV
24Rare 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 | 2,324 | 2,329 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 4 | 11 |
| Batting · Doubles | 94 | 92 |
| Batting · Hits | 547 | 548 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 251 | 431 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,517 | 2,534 |
| Batting · Runs | 241 | 238 |
| Batting · RBI | 255 | 251 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 13 | 16 |
| Batting · Walks | 110 | 113 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 23,420 | 23,657 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,424 | 1,439 |
| Pitching · p h | 4,913 | 4,920 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 17,743 | 17,752 |
| Pitching · p k | 3,508 | 3,537 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,902 | 1,901 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,363 | 1,376 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 937 | 2,517 | 2,324 | 241 | 547 | 94 | 41 | 24 | 255 | 110 | 251 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 795 | .235 | .274 | .342 | .616 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,914.3 | 802 | 666 | 531 | 417 | 279 | 34 | 4,913 | 1,902 | 1,424 | 97 | 1,363 | 3,508 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 1.061 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1925-04-18 to 1925-05-21
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1913-07-25 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1913-06-10 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Four Wild Pitches | 1909-06-19 | 1 in 2,630 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 468 | 1254 | 269 | 5 | 114 | 58 | 210 | .234 | .261 | .325 |
| Away | 469 | 1280 | 279 | 19 | 137 | 55 | 221 | .237 | .261 | .356 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 210 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 41 | .199 | .229 | .306 |
| May | 164 | 428 | 101 | 4 | 49 | 20 | 68 | .258 | .283 | .370 |
| June | 166 | 451 | 84 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 86 | .205 | .248 | .300 |
| July | 187 | 502 | 113 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 88 | .244 | .265 | .343 |
| August | 187 | 495 | 112 | 8 | 56 | 20 | 81 | .246 | .267 | .355 |
| September | 143 | 385 | 86 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 57 | .243 | .257 | .345 |
| October | 20 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | .228 | .254 | .404 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 155 | 406 | 93 | 7 | 49 | 24 | 61 | .255 | .288 | .397 |
| chicago-white-sox | 150 | 386 | 87 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 70 | .244 | .259 | .340 |
| cleveland-guardians | 133 | 349 | 81 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 52 | .248 | .266 | .333 |
| st-louis-browns | 129 | 353 | 74 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 64 | .230 | .261 | .332 |
| boston-red-sox | 127 | 341 | 78 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 51 | .249 | .267 | .374 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 123 | 348 | 71 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 58 | .221 | .256 | .321 |
| new-york-yankees | 120 | 351 | 64 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 75 | .197 | .225 | .283 |
