What years did Hank Johnson play?

Hank Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1939.

Was Hank Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Hank Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 568 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Hank Johnson hit?

Hank Johnson hit 2 career home runs with 81 hits.

Hank Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1939)

W–L 63–56

ERA 4.75

WHIP 1.57

SO 568

Pitcher PIV -17263.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 5/21/1906 in Bradenton, FL, USA
Died: 8/20/1982 in Bradenton, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-04-17
Last Game: 1939-09-19

Full name: Henry Ward Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
63	56	249	116	45	4	11	1066.3	1,107	563	89	567	568	4.75	-17263.2

Career ERA 4.75 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 10.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	NYA	AL	1	3	24	4	2	1	0	67.0	88	51	37	25	6.85	4.55 (-51%)	-1509.2
1926	NYA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	18.00	—	0.0
1928	NYA	AL	14	9	31	22	10	1	0	199.0	188	95	104	110	4.30	4.13 (-4%)	-3227.2
1929	NYA	AL	3	3	12	8	2	0	0	42.7	37	24	39	24	5.06	4.60 (-10%)	-2010.2
1930	NYA	AL	14	11	44	15	7	1	2	175.3	177	91	104	115	4.67	4.80 (+3%)	-872.2
1931	NYA	AL	13	8	40	23	8	0	4	196.3	176	103	102	106	4.72	4.10 (-15%)	-1933.8
1932	NYA	AL	2	2	5	4	2	0	0	31.3	34	17	15	27	4.88	4.13 (-18%)	-1267.0
1933	BOS	AL	8	6	25	21	7	0	1	155.3	156	70	74	65	4.06	3.86 (-5%)	-3080.5
1934	BOS	AL	6	8	31	14	7	1	1	124.3	162	74	53	66	5.36	4.29 (-25%)	-1621.4
1935	BOS	AL	2	1	13	2	0	0	1	31.0	41	19	14	14	5.52	4.35 (-27%)	-428.5
1936	PHA	AL	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	11.7	16	10	10	6	7.71	4.59 (-68%)	-1466.5
1939	CIN	NL	0	3	20	0	0	0	1	31.3	30	7	13	10	2.01	4.28 (+53%)	153.2
Career · 12 seasons			63	56	249	116	45	4	11	1,066.1	1,107	563	567	568	4.75	—	-17,263

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
259	376	48	81	16	5	2	32	0	20	49	.215	.255	.301	.556	-858

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OBP .255 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Career SLG .301 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career OPS .556 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 25.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	NYA	AL	24	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	NYA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	NYA	AL	31	79	10	19	2	0	1	8	0	12	.241	.280 (-14%)	.342 (-30%)	.395 (-23%)	.737 (-26%)	-347.4
1929	NYA	AL	13	14	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	NYA	AL	51	64	14	17	2	3	1	9	4	6	.266	.293 (-10%)	.354 (-13%)	.429 (+2%)	.784 (-5%)	-78.0
1931	NYA	AL	40	77	7	15	5	0	0	6	6	7	.195	.276 (-29%)	.338 (-25%)	.388 (-33%)	.726 (-29%)	-367.9
1932	NYA	AL	6	13	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	BOS	AL	26	52	6	12	3	2	0	1	5	6	.231	.270 (-15%)	.329 (-10%)	.377 (-3%)	.707 (-6%)	-64.5
1934	BOS	AL	31	43	4	10	2	0	0	3	2	6	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BOS	AL	13	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	PHA	AL	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CIN	NL	20	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			259	376	48	81	16	5	2	32	20	49	.215	—	—	—	—	-858

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	116	179	24	42	2	19	.235
Away	143	199	23	39	0	14	.196

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	114	544.0	536	234	256	305	3.87
Away	135	521.1	572	330	316	263	5.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1939-09-19	CIN	PHI	L	2	2
1939-09-18	CIN	BSN	L	0	0
1939-09-15	CIN	NY1	L	0	0
1939-09-07	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1939-09-06	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1939-09-04	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1939-09-04	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1939-09-02	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1939-08-28	CIN	NY1	L	0	0
1939-08-22	CIN	PHI	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1939-09-19	CIN	PHI	—	4.2	7	4	4	3	1
1939-09-18	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1939-09-15	CIN	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
1939-09-07	CIN	PIT	L	1.1	3	2	1	1	0
1939-09-06	CIN	PIT	L	0.1	1	1	0	1	0
1939-09-04	CIN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1939-09-04	CIN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1939-09-02	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2
1939-08-28	CIN	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-08-22	CIN	PHI	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	249	0	29	184	7	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	NYA	P	24	0	21	1	1
1926	NYA	P	1	0	0	0	0
1928	NYA	P	31	9	42	2	2
1929	NYA	P	12	1	5	1	0
1930	NYA	P	44	5	40	2	3
1931	NYA	P	40	4	24	0	0
1932	NYA	P	5	1	5	0	0
1933	BOS	P	25	3	25	0	2
1934	BOS	P	31	3	18	0	1
1935	BOS	P	13	2	1	0	0
1936	PHA	P	3	1	1	1	0
1939	CIN	P	20	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	249

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Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Johnson

What years did Hank Johnson play?: Hank Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1939.
Was Hank Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Hank Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 568 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hank Johnson hit?: Hank Johnson hit 2 career home runs with 81 hits.