Walter Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson
(Barney,The Big Train)
 
Born: November 6, 1887 in Humboldt, KS
Died: December 10, 1946 - 59 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 200
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1936
- Signed by the Washington Senators as a Free Agent in 1907
- High School: Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
- Visit Johnson's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
WS1
AL
19.7
SP
37
110.3
 
2.5
-0.2
0.0
2.7
0.0
4.6
0.0
0.0
4.6
0.9
-0.2
0.0
1.1
WS1
AL
20.7
SP
93
256.3
 
5.6
0.5
0.0
5.1
0.0
18.5
0.2
0.0
18.4
9.7
-0.1
0.0
9.9
WS1
AL
21.7
SP
105
296.3
 
3.7
-0.2
-0.0
4.0
0.0
14.1
0.0
0.0
14.1
4.2
-0.2
0.0
4.4
WS1
AL
22.7
SP
142
370.0
 
11.4
0.2
-0.0
11.2
-0.0
33.2
0.0
0.0
33.2
20.3
-0.6
0.0
20.9
WS1
AL
23.7
SP
134
322.3
 
8.8
0.3
0.0
8.5
-0.0
30.7
0.2
0.0
30.5
18.4
-0.4
0.0
18.7
WS1
AL
24.7
SP
157
369.0
 
14.6
1.1
0.0
13.5
-0.0
47.3
3.0
0.0
44.3
33.8
2.3
0.0
31.5
WS1
AL
25.7
SP
141
346.0
 
16.0
1.4
-0.0
14.6
-0.0
51.3
3.5
0.0
47.8
38.5
3.1
-0.0
35.5
WS1
AL
26.7
SP
151
371.7
 
13.0
1.1
-0.0
11.9
0.0
35.5
1.6
0.0
33.9
22.7
1.4
-0.0
21.3
WS1
AL
27.7
SP
161
336.7
 
12.1
1.0
-0.0
11.2
-0.0
39.3
2.2
0.0
37.2
27.3
1.4
-0.0
26.0
WS1
AL
28.7
SP
158
369.7
 
10.7
1.1
-0.0
9.7
0.0
34.3
1.5
0.0
32.9
21.6
1.0
0.0
20.6
WS1
AL
29.7
SP
143
326.0
 
8.0
1.2
0.0
6.8
0.0
27.3
3.0
0.0
24.3
14.9
2.4
0.0
12.5
WS1
AL
30.7
SP
166
326.0
 
11.5
1.4
-0.0
10.2
0.0
36.5
3.2
0.1
33.2
24.2
2.4
-0.0
21.8
WS1
AL
31.7
SP
141
290.3
 
10.8
0.3
0.0
10.5
0.0
25.7
0.0
0.1
25.6
16.0
-0.4
-0.0
16.4
WS1
AL
32.7
SP
69
143.7
 
3.0
0.4
0.0
2.5
0.0
10.3
1.1
0.0
9.1
5.0
0.9
0.0
4.1
WS1
AL
33.7
SP
119
264.0
 
5.3
0.5
0.0
4.8
-0.0
22.4
1.0
0.0
21.4
12.4
0.5
0.0
12.0
WS1
AL
34.7
SP
112
280.0
 
5.5
0.0
-0.0
5.5
-0.0
20.8
0.0
0.0
20.8
10.3
-0.4
0.0
10.7
WS1
AL
35.7
SP
103
261.3
 
4.6
0.1
-0.0
4.5
0.0
16.8
0.0
0.0
16.8
7.0
-0.3
0.0
7.3
WS1
AL
36.7
SP
119
277.7
 
7.4
0.7
0.0
6.8
0.0
28.6
1.6
0.0
27.0
18.2
1.1
0.0
17.1
WS1
AL
37.7
SP
107
229.0
 
6.9
1.8
0.0
5.1
0.0
25.9
4.7
0.0
21.2
17.5
4.3
0.0
13.2
WS1
AL
38.7
SP
109
260.7
 
3.8
-0.0
0.0
3.8
0.0
15.1
0.0
0.0
15.1
6.5
-0.1
0.0
6.6
WS1
AL
39.7
SP
50
107.7
 
0.3
0.7
0.0
-0.4
0.0
4.8
1.8
0.0
3.0
0.9
1.6
0.0
-0.7
21
1
SP
2517
5914.7
  
165.6
13.3
-0.1
152.3
-0.0
543.1
28.6
0.2
514.3
330.4
19.6
-0.1
310.9
162 Game Average
112
264.1
  
7.4
0.6
-0.0
6.8
-0.0
  
24.2
1.3
0.0
23.0
  
14.8
0.9
-0.0
13.9
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James