Si Johnson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1947)

W–L 101–165
ERA 4.09
WHIP 1.40
SO 840
Pitcher PIV 10190.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
10/5/1906 in Danway, IL, USA
Died
5/12/1994 in Sheridan, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1928-09-11
Last Game
1947-09-25

Full name: Silas Kenneth Johnson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
101 165 492 272 108 13 15 2281.3 2,510 1,036 120 687 840 4.09 10190.6

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.14 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
1928 CIN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.3 9 5 5 1 4.35 4.13 (-5%) -56.4
1929 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 4.50 — 0.0
1930 CIN NL 3 1 35 3 0 0 0 78.3 86 43 31 47 4.94 4.80 (-3%) 443.0
1931 CIN NL 11 19 42 33 14 0 0 262.3 273 110 74 95 3.77 4.10 (+8%) 3621.1
1932 CIN NL 13 15 42 27 14 2 2 245.0 246 89 57 94 3.27 4.13 (+21%) 3999.1
1933 CIN NL 7 18 34 28 14 4 1 211.3 212 82 54 51 3.49 3.86 (+9%) 1037.9
1934 CIN NL 7 22 46 31 9 0 3 215.7 264 125 84 89 5.22 4.29 (-22%) -1476.2
1935 CIN NL 5 11 30 20 4 1 0 130.0 155 90 59 40 6.23 4.35 (-43%) -3440.3
1936 CIN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 0 2 13.50 — 0.0
1936 SLN NL 5 3 12 9 3 1 0 61.7 82 30 11 21 4.38 4.59 (+5%) 754.8
1937 SLN NL 12 12 38 21 12 1 1 192.3 222 71 43 64 3.32 4.34 (+23%) 845.5
1938 SLN NL 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 15.7 27 13 6 4 7.47 4.35 (-72%) 242.2
1940 PHI NL 5 14 37 14 5 0 1 138.3 145 75 42 58 4.88 4.21 (-16%) -440.8
1941 PHI NL 5 12 39 21 6 1 2 163.3 207 82 54 80 4.52 3.94 (-15%) 1962.1
1942 PHI NL 8 19 39 26 10 1 0 195.3 198 80 72 78 3.69 3.57 (-3%) 1372.5
1943 PHI NL 8 3 21 14 9 1 2 113.0 110 41 25 46 3.27 3.50 (+7%) 1567.8
1946 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 1 0 2 3.00 — 0.0
1946 BSN NL 6 5 28 12 5 1 1 127.0 134 39 35 41 2.76 3.59 (+23%) -285.6
1947 BSN NL 6 8 36 10 3 0 2 112.7 124 53 34 27 4.23 3.97 (-7%) 44.0
Career · 19 seasons 101 165 492 272 108 13 15 2,281.1 2,510 1,036 687 840 4.09 — 10,191

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
492 709 29 87 4 1 0 20 0 20 213 .123 .147 .131 .278 -4,353

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Career OPS .278 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 CIN NL 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1929 CIN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 CIN NL 35 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .235 — — — — 0.0
1931 CIN NL 42 87 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 2 25 .149 .276 (-46%) .338 (-50%) .388 (-59%) .726 (-55%) -761.7
1932 CIN NL 42 80 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 15 .125 .275 (-55%) .335 (-53%) .391 (-68%) .726 (-61%) -779.9
1933 CIN NL 34 72 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 .042 .270 (-85%) .329 (-83%) .377 (-85%) .707 (-84%) -951.4
1934 CIN NL 46 72 3 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 24 .139 .278 (-50%) .340 (-52%) .392 (-58%) .733 (-55%) -649.4
1935 CIN NL 30 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 .024 — — — — 0.0
1936 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 SLN NL 12 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 .190 — — — — 0.0
1937 SLN NL 38 65 5 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 20 .138 .276 (-50%) .342 (-52%) .398 (-61%) .740 (-57%) -606.6
1938 SLN NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 PHI NL 37 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 .140 — — — — 0.0
1941 PHI NL 39 47 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .149 — — — — 0.0
1942 PHI NL 39 58 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .103 .253 (-59%) .323 (-68%) .349 (-70%) .672 (-69%) -603.7
1943 PHI NL 21 33 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 .182 — — — — 0.0
1946 PHI NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1946 BSN NL 28 37 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 14 .135 — — — — 0.0
1947 BSN NL 36 30 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 .033 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 492 709 29 87 4 1 0 20 0 20 213 .123 — — — — -4,353

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home247319114009.125
Away2453901847011.121

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2471130.112384883024133.89
Away2451148.212735573884314.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-25 BSNNY1L 000000000
1947-09-17 BSNSTLW 000000000
1947-09-13 BSNPITW 300000012
1947-09-04 BSNPHIW 000000000
1947-08-31 BSNPHIL 300000001
1947-08-28 BSNCINW 201000100
1947-08-24 BSNSTLL 000000000
1947-08-22 BSNCHCL 000000000
1947-08-15 BSNNY1W 000000000
1947-08-13 BSNBROL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-09-25 BSNNY1 — 1.0111001
1947-09-17 BSNSTL SV 0.2000000
1947-09-13 BSNPIT W 9.0711211
1947-09-04 BSNPHI W 2.0200010
1947-08-31 BSNPHI L 8.01677411
1947-08-28 BSNCIN W 4.2622241
1947-08-24 BSNSTL — 2.2311011
1947-08-22 BSNCHC — 1.0100000
1947-08-15 BSNNY1 — 1.1200000
1947-08-13 BSNBRO L 3.0222200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 492 0 56 404 14 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 CIN P 3 0 0 4 0 0
1929 CIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 CIN P 35 0 4 12 1 1
1931 CIN P 42 0 2 34 0 0
1932 CIN P 42 0 7 55 7 1
1933 CIN P 34 0 3 44 3 3
1934 CIN P 46 0 6 32 0 1
1935 CIN P 30 0 3 24 0 2
1936 CIN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1936 SLN P 12 0 1 8 0 1
1937 SLN P 38 0 5 36 1 2
1938 SLN P 6 0 0 4 0 0
1940 PHI P 37 0 5 16 0 1
1941 PHI P 39 0 4 27 0 1
1942 PHI P 39 0 3 30 0 2
1943 PHI P 21 0 4 21 1 1
1946 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 BSN P 28 0 6 21 1 2
1947 BSN P 36 0 3 36 0 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 492

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Si Johnson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tommy Thomas
    117-128, 4.11 ERA
  2. 95
    Ed Brandt
    121-146, 3.86 ERA
  3. 91
    Larry Benton
    127-128, 4.03 ERA
  4. 88
    Danny MacFayden
    132-159, 3.96 ERA
  5. 87
    Dave Roberts
    103-125, 3.78 ERA
  6. 84
    Jack Fisher
    86-139, 4.06 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Si Johnson

What years did Si Johnson play?
Si Johnson played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1947.
Was Si Johnson a pitcher?
Yes. Si Johnson pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 840 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Si Johnson hit?
Si Johnson hit 0 career home runs with 87 hits.