Bio
- Debut
- 1922
Bio
- Debut
- 1922
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 542
- W
- 112
- L
- 117
- ERA
- 4.06
- IP
- 2165.2
- K
- 920
- BB
- 488
- WHIP
- 1.28
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | DET | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3.71 | 97.0 | 29 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 1923 | DET | 37 | 12 | 7 | 3.98 | 176.1 | 93 | 47 | 1.29 |
| 1924 | DET | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4.93 | 104.0 | 55 | 42 | 1.53 |
| 1925 | DET | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3.46 | 13.0 | 5 | 10 | 1.62 |
| 1926 | STL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4.22 | 49.0 | 10 | 15 | 1.41 |
| 1927 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1928 | STL | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 120.0 | 66 | 33 | 1.25 |
| 1929 | STL | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 182.1 | 80 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 1930 | STL | 32 | 12 | 10 | 4.65 | 187.2 | 92 | 38 | 1.35 |
| 1931 | STL | 32 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 186.0 | 82 | 29 | 1.16 |
| 1932 | STL | 32 | 5 | 14 | 4.92 | 164.2 | 70 | 35 | 1.42 |
| 1933 | STL | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4.29 | 84.0 | 28 | 16 | 1.25 |
| 1934 |  CIN/PHI | 44 | 5 | 9 | 3.46 | 140.1 | 54 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 1935 | PHI | 37 | 10 | 8 | 3.56 | 174.2 | 89 | 31 | 1.22 |
| 1936 | PHI | 39 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 111.0 | 48 | 29 | 1.42 |
| 1937 | PHI | 32 | 4 | 10 | 5.02 | 138.0 | 46 | 22 | 1.28 |
| 1938 | PHI | 22 | 2 | 7 | 4.23 | 83.0 | 21 | 11 | 1.18 |
| 1939 | PHI | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3.81 | 111.0 | 37 | 15 | 1.14 |
| 1940 | PHI | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 40.2 | 13 | 5 | 1.03 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 16.0
- K
- 11
- BB
- 5
- WHIP
- 1.44
What were Syl Johnson's career stats?
Syl Johnson played 19 seasons for the Tigers, the Cardinals and the Phillies. He had 112 wins and 920 strikeouts with a 4.06 ERA over 2,165.2 innings. His best season was 1929: 13 wins, a 3.60 ERA and 80 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1922 to 1940
Championships ×2
- 1926 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
- 1931 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
More on Syl Johnson
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