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.

What was Ellis Johnson's career batting average?

Ellis Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Ellis Johnson's career ERA?

Ellis Johnson finished with a 5.93 career ERA, going 0-2 with 18 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ellis Johnson have?

Ellis Johnson recorded 18 career strikeouts.

Ellis Johnson

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

Ellis Johnson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 6 seasons. Across 8 career appearances, he went 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA and 18 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Ellis Johnson — 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	27.1	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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Ellis Johnson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	CHA	AL	0	3	0	11.2	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	13.2	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

Ellis Johnson — 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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Ellis Johnson — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Ellis Johnson — 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

Ellis Johnson — 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

Ellis Johnson — 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

Ellis Johnson — 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

Ellis Johnson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	0	0	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ellis Johnson — 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.

Ellis Johnson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Ellis Johnson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ellis Johnson debuted on July 6, 1912 and played a final game on May 15, 1917. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago White Sox (1912 to 1915) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1917). Johnson played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 8, 1892, in Minneapolis, MN, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on January 14, 1965, in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Johnson's full given name, per the bio, is Ellis Walter Johnson.

Johnson went 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA in 8 games, 2 of them starts. Also on Johnson's record: 18 strikeouts. Against a 2.96 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.93 mark was 99.9% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.86 in 1912, when the league's was 3.36.

The position breakdown shows 9 games, all at pitcher.

The game-log section draws on 18 games of Retrosheet box scores for Johnson.

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.
What was Ellis Johnson's career batting average?: Ellis Johnson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Ellis Johnson's career ERA?: Ellis Johnson finished with a 5.93 career ERA, going 0-2 with 18 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ellis Johnson have?: Ellis Johnson recorded 18 career strikeouts.