SJ
1922–1940 · P
Syl Johnson
5' 11", 180 lbs·Lived to 85·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
3.00
Best ERA · 1931
13
Most W · 1929
93
Most K · 1923
1.105
Best WHIP · 1934
Career Arc · ERA
19 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | DET | 29 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .222 | — | — |
| 1923 | DET | 37 | 62 | 1 | 5 | .161 | — | — |
| 1924 | DET | 29 | 34 | 0 | 3 | .206 | — | — |
| 1925 | DET | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1926 | STL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1927 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | STL | 34 | 38 | 0 | 1 | .158 | — | — |
| 1929 | STL | 42 | 60 | 1 | 5 | .117 | — | — |
| 1930 | STL | 32 | 70 | 0 | 5 | .214 | — | — |
| 1931 | STL | 32 | 60 | 0 | 7 | .233 | — | — |
| 1932 | STL | 32 | 51 | 0 | 5 | .196 | — | — |
| 1933 | STL | 35 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .238 | — | — |
| 1934 | PHI | 44 | 43 | 1 | 5 | .209 | — | — |
| 1935 | PHI | 37 | 58 | 1 | 7 | .241 | — | — |
| 1936 | PHI | 39 | 36 | 0 | 3 | .250 | — | — |
| 1937 | PHI | 32 | 48 | 0 | 3 | .146 | — | — |
| 1938 | PHI | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .034 | — | — |
| 1939 | PHI | 22 | 33 | 0 | 2 | .152 | — | — |
| 1940 | PHI | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| Career | 542 | 702 | 4 | 53 | .181 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | DET | 29 | 97.0 | 7 | 3 | 3.71 | 113 | 29 | 1.330 |
| 1923 | DET | 37 | 176.3 | 12 | 7 | 3.98 | 101 | 93 | 1.293 |
| 1924 | DET | 29 | 104.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.93 | 84 | 55 | 1.529 |
| 1925 | DET | 6 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.46 | 132 | 5 | 1.615 |
| 1926 | STL | 19 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.22 | 97 | 10 | 1.408 |
| 1927 | STL | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 68 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | STL | 34 | 120.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 106 | 66 | 1.250 |
| 1929 | STL | 42 | 182.3 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 128 | 80 | 1.327 |
| 1930 | STL | 32 | 187.7 | 12 | 10 | 4.65 | 103 | 92 | 1.348 |
| 1931 | STL | 32 | 186.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 137 | 82 | 1.156 |
| 1932 | STL | 32 | 164.7 | 5 | 14 | 4.92 | 84 | 70 | 1.421 |
| 1933 | STL | 35 | 84.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.29 | 90 | 28 | 1.250 |
| 1934 | PHI | 44 | 140.3 | 5 | 9 | 3.46 | 124 | 54 | 1.105 |
| 1935 | PHI | 37 | 174.7 | 10 | 8 | 3.56 | 122 | 89 | 1.219 |
| 1936 | PHI | 39 | 111.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 107 | 48 | 1.423 |
| 1937 | PHI | 32 | 138.0 | 4 | 10 | 5.02 | 86 | 46 | 1.283 |
| 1938 | PHI | 22 | 83.0 | 2 | 7 | 4.23 | 103 | 21 | 1.181 |
| 1939 | PHI | 22 | 111.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.81 | 112 | 37 | 1.144 |
| 1940 | PHI | 17 | 40.7 | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 100 | 13 | 1.033 |
| Career | 542 | 2165.7 | 112 | 117 | — | — | 920 | — | |
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