What years did Ellis Johnson play?

Ellis Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.

Was Ellis Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Ellis Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 18 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ellis Johnson hit?

Ellis Johnson hit 0 career home runs.

Ellis Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1917)

W–L 0–2

ERA 5.93

WHIP 1.50

SO 18

Pitcher PIV -15.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 12/8/1892 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Died: 1/14/1965 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-07-06
Last Game: 1917-05-15

Full name: Ellis Walter Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	2	8	2	0	0	0	27.3	29	18	0	12	18	5.93	-15.6

Career ERA 5.93 vs. league average 2.96 across their career seasons — 99.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	CHA	AL	0	3	0	11.7	11	5	7	7	3.86	3.36 (-15%)	-180.8
1915	CHA	AL	0	1	0	2.0	3	2	0	3	9.00	—	0.0
1917	PHA	AL	2	4	2	13.7	15	11	5	8	7.24	2.69 (-169%)	165.2
Career · 3 seasons			2	8	2	27.1	29	18	12	18	5.93	—	-16

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.429	.000	.429	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .429 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +33.2% above league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .659 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	CHA	AL	3	3	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	PHA	AL	4	1	1	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			8	4	1	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	6	2	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	14.0	7	3	8	7	1.93
Away	6	14.1	20	17	9	13	10.67

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1917-05-15	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1917-04-24	PHA	MIN	L	1	1	1	0
1917-04-21	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1917-04-16	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	2	0
1915-04-18	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1912-09-28	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1912-09-25	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0	1
1912-09-22	CHW	MIN	L	2	0	0	1
1912-07-06	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1917-05-15	PHA	CHW	L	1.1	5	5	5	3	1
1917-04-24	PHA	MIN	—	6.0	3	1	1	1	6
1917-04-21	PHA	MIN	L	0.1	3	5	5	2	0
1917-04-16	PHA	BOS	—	5.0	2	1	1	1	2
1915-04-18	CHW	DET	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	3
1912-09-28	CHW	SLA	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	1
1912-09-25	CHW	SLA	—	2.2	4	4	4	2	2
1912-09-22	CHW	MIN	—	7.0	5	2	2	4	4
1912-07-06	CHW	DET	—	2.0	0	0	0	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	0	0	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	A
1912	CHA	P	3	2
1915	CHA	P	1	0
1917	PHA	P	4	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Johnson

What years did Ellis Johnson play?: Ellis Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917.
Was Ellis Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Ellis Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 18 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ellis Johnson hit?: Ellis Johnson hit 0 career home runs.