Syl Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 31, 1900 in Portland, OR us

Died: February 20, 1985 in Portland, OR

Buried: Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Portland HS (Portland, OR)

Last Game: September 14, 1940 (Age 39-258d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Sylvester W. Johnson

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

112

117

ERA

4.06

542

209

2165.2

920

WHIP

1.283

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1920	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		12	16	.429		0.88	37			17			234.2	53	23	19		88		127	9	1	3		0.601			3.4
1920	19	-8.2	Portland	PCL	AA		1	4	.200	3.83	4.63	10						44.2	53	23	19		16							1.545	10.7		3.2
1920	19	-6.3	Vancouver	PCIL	B		11	12	.478			27			17			190.0					72		127	9	1	3					3.4	6.0	1.76
1921	20	-7.3	Portland	PCL	AA		12	26	.316	3.82	5.18	52						304.0	324	175	129		97							1.385	9.6		2.9
1922	21	-6.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	3	.700	3.71	4.82	29	8	13	3	0	1	97.0	99	52	40	7	30		29	4	0	2	407	1.330	9.2	0.6	2.8	2.7	0.97
1923	22	-5.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	12	7	.632	3.98	4.19	37	18	11	7	0	0	176.1	181	82	78	12	47		93	3	0	3	734	1.293	9.2	0.6	2.4	4.7	1.98
1924	23	-5.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	4	.556	4.93	5.45	29	9	12	2	0	3	104.0	117	63	57	8	42		55	5	0	1	467	1.529	10.1	0.7	3.6	4.8	1.31
1925	24	-4.5	Vernon	PCL	AA		3	17	.150	4.66	5.57	24						168.0	186	104	87		53							1.423	10.0		2.8
1925	24	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	2	.000	3.46	4.85	6	0	5	0	0	0	13.0	11	7	5	1	10		5	0	0	1	57	1.615	7.6	0.7	6.9	3.5	0.50
1926	25	-4.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	3	.000	4.22	4.96	19	6	5	1	0	0	49.0	54	27	23	3	15		10	2	0	0	208	1.408	9.9	0.6	2.8	1.8	0.67
1927	26	-1.6	Syracuse	IL	AA	STL	18	13	.581	3.31	3.78	36						250.0	231	105	92		36							1.068	8.3		1.3
1927	26	-4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		6.00	6.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	0		2	0	0	0	12	1.000	9.0	3.0	0.0	6.0
1928	27	-3.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	4	.667	3.90	3.98	34	6	15	2	0	4	120.0	117	53	52	6	33	8	66	4	1	1	504	1.250	8.8	0.5	2.5	5.0	2.00
1929	28	-2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	7	.650	3.60	4.34	42	19	16	12	3	3	182.1	186	88	73	11	56	4	80	7	1	0	780	1.327	9.2	0.5	2.8	3.9	1.43
1930	29	-0.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	12	10	.545	4.65	5.04	32	24	6	9	2	2	187.2	215	105	97	13	38	6	92	4	0	2	793	1.348	10.3	0.6	1.8	4.4	2.42
1931	30	-0.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	11	9	.550	3.00	3.53	32	24	6	12	2	2	186.0	186	73	62	9	29	4	82	2	0	3	766	1.156	9.0	0.4	1.4	4.0	2.83
1932	31	1.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	14	.263	4.92	5.63	32	22	6	7	0	2	164.2	199	103	90	14	35	6	70	4	0	3	720	1.421	10.9	0.8	1.9	3.8	2.00
1933	32	2.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	3	.500	4.29	4.82	35	1	24	0	0	3	84.0	89	45	40	7	16	4	28	3	0	2	354	1.250	9.5	0.8	1.7	3.0	1.75
1934	33		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-PHI	5	9	.357	3.46	4.10	44	10	21	4	3	3	140.1	131	64	54	16	24	2	54	1	1	1	566	1.105	8.4	1.0	1.5	3.5	2.25
1934	33	3.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		2.70	8.10	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	1.350	12.2	2.7	0.0	0.0
1934	33	3.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	9	.357	3.50	3.91	42	10	21	4	3	3	133.2	122	58	52	14	24	2	54	1	1	1	537	1.092	8.2	0.9	1.6	3.6	2.25
1935	34	5.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	10	8	.556	3.56	4.07	37	18	12	8	1	6	174.2	182	79	69	15	31	5	89	3	0	0	737	1.219	9.4	0.8	1.6	4.6	2.87
1936	35	6.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	7	.417	4.30	4.86	39	8	19	1	0	7	111.0	129	60	53	10	29	3	48	3	0	1	485	1.423	10.5	0.8	2.4	3.9	1.66
1937	36	6.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	10	.286	5.02	5.28	32	15	10	4	0	3	138.0	155	81	77	19	22	5	46	2	0	1	574	1.283	10.1	1.2	1.4	3.0	2.09
1938	37	7.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	7	.222	4.23	4.66	22	6	6	2	0	0	83.0	87	43	39	4	11	5	21	0	0	0	342	1.181	9.4	0.4	1.2	2.3	1.91
1939	38	8.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	8	.500	3.81	4.05	22	13	5	6	0	2	111.0	112	50	47	10	15	4	37	1	0	0	453	1.144	9.1	0.8	1.2	3.0	2.47
1940	39	9.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	2	.500	4.20	4.87	17	2	13	2	0	2	40.2	37	22	19	6	5	1	13	0	0	1	165	1.033	8.2	1.3	1.1	2.9	2.60
1941	40	10.7	Seattle	PCL	AA		13	7	.650	2.80	3.10	30	16		9	1		151.0	132	52	47		13		59	1	0	9		0.960	7.9		0.8	3.5	4.54
1942	41	11.6	Seattle	PCL	AA		1	3	.250			11	1		0	0		26.0	30				1		10					1.192	10.4		0.3	3.5	10.00
1943	42	11.9	Seattle	PCL	AA		8	7	.533	2.51	2.94	21			8	2		104.0	87	34	29		7		38	1	0	0		0.904	7.5		0.6	3.3	5.43
1944	43	13.3	Seattle	PCL	AA		2	1	.667			13						32.0
1945	44	14.7	Seattle	PCL	AA		6	3	.667	3.05	4.02	23			3	0		65.0	67	29	22		8		24	3		1		1.154	9.3		1.1	3.3	3.00
1946	45	19.1	Vancouver	WINT	B	BSN	0	0				1						1.0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		112	117	.489	4.06	4.57	542	209	206	82	11	43	2165.2	2290	1099	977	172	488	57	920	48	3	22	9124	1.283	9.5	0.7	2.0	3.8	1.89
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		75	93	.446		3.52	248	17		37	3		1335.2	1110	522	425		303		258	14	1	13
All Levels (27 Seasons)							187	210	.471		4.17	790	226	206	119	14	43	3501.1	3400	1621	1402	172	791	57	1178	62	4	35	9124

AA (9 seasons)					Minors		64	81	.441		4.10	220	17		20	3		1144.2	1110	522	425		231		131	5	0	10
B (2 seasons)					Minors		11	12	.478			28			17			191.0					72		127	9	1	3