What years did Rankin Johnson play?

Rankin Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1918.

Was Rankin Johnson a pitcher?

Yes. Rankin Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 169 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rankin Johnson hit?

Rankin Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Rankin Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1918)

W–L 22–30

ERA 2.92

WHIP 1.23

SO 169

Pitcher PIV -2088.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 2/4/1888 in Burnet, TX, USA
Died: 7/2/1972 in Williamsport, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1914-04-20
Last Game: 1918-07-16

Full name: Adam Rankin Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	30	72	53	31	6	2	450.0	401	146	12	151	169	2.92	-2088.7

Career ERA 2.92 vs. league average 2.89 across their career seasons — near 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
1914	BOS	AL	3	9	16	13	4	2	0	99.3	92	34	34	24	3.08	2.93 (-5%)	-1067.2
1914	CHF	FL	9	5	16	14	12	2	0	120.0	88	21	29	60	1.57	2.93 (+46%)	307.2
1915	CHF	FL	2	4	11	6	3	0	1	57.0	58	28	23	19	4.42	2.90 (-53%)	-892.1
1915	BLF	FL	7	11	23	19	12	2	1	150.7	143	56	58	62	3.35	2.90 (-15%)	-419.9
1918	SLN	NL	1	1	6	1	0	0	0	23.0	20	7	7	4	2.74	2.83 (+3%)	-16.8
Career · 5 seasons			22	30	72	53	31	6	2	450.0	401	146	151	169	2.92	—	-2,089

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
72	144	7	18	2	0	0	10	1	5	32	.125	.160	.139	.299	-292

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Career SLG .139 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career OPS .299 vs. league average .654 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1914	BOS	AL	16	30	2	4	0	2	0	0	13	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CHF	FL	16	37	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CHF	FL	11	22	1	1	0	1	0	1	6	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BLF	FL	23	51	3	8	2	6	1	3	11	.157	.250 (-37%)	.318 (-36%)	.332 (-41%)	.651 (-39%)	0.0
1918	SLN	NL	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			72	144	7	18	2	10	1	5	32	.125	—	—	—	—	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	32	64	2	6	0	3	.094
Away	40	78	4	12	0	6	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	32	213.0	180	53	57	69	2.24
Away	40	238.0	225	93	95	103	3.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1918-07-16	STL	BSN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-07-13	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-07-11	STL	PHI	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1918-07-05	STL	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-07-02	STL	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1918-06-29	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1915-09-27	BLF	KCF	L	2	0	1	1	0	0
1915-09-23	BLF	SLF	L	2	1	1	1	0	0
1915-09-19	BLF	SLF	W	2	0	1	0	2	0
1915-09-15	BLF	PTF	W	3	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1918-07-16	STL	BSN	W	1.0	2	1	0	0	0
1918-07-13	STL	PHI	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	1
1918-07-11	STL	PHI	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	0
1918-07-05	STL	CHC	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	1
1918-07-02	STL	CHC	—	7.0	7	3	2	0	1
1918-06-29	STL	PIT	L	8.0	5	4	3	4	1
1915-09-27	BLF	KCF	L	7.0	10	6	4	3	3
1915-09-23	BLF	SLF	L	6.0	10	5	5	2	0
1915-09-19	BLF	SLF	—	3.1	8	6	6	3	2
1915-09-15	BLF	PTF	W	9.0	3	0	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	72	0	8	103	4	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1914	BOS	P	16	1	24	2	1
1914	CHF	P	16	5	26	0	3
1915	CHF	P	11	0	8	0	0
1915	BLF	P	23	2	32	0	2
1918	SLN	P	6	0	13	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	72

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rankin Johnson

What years did Rankin Johnson play?: Rankin Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1918.
Was Rankin Johnson a pitcher?: Yes. Rankin Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 169 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rankin Johnson hit?: Rankin Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.