Syl Johnson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 542 career appearances, with a 4.06 ERA and 920 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | DET | 7 | 3 | 3.71 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 97.0 | 99 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 1923 | DET | 12 | 7 | 3.98 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 176.1 | 181 | 78 | 47 | 93 | 1.29 |
| 1924 | DET | 5 | 4 | 4.93 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 104.0 | 117 | 57 | 42 | 55 | 1.53 |
| 1925 | DET | 0 | 2 | 3.46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1.62 |
| 1926 | STL | 0 | 3 | 4.22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 49.0 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 1.41 |
| 1927 | STL | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1928 | STL | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 120.0 | 117 | 52 | 33 | 66 | 1.25 |
| 1929 | STL | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 182.1 | 186 | 73 | 56 | 80 | 1.33 |
| 1930 | STL | 12 | 10 | 4.65 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 187.2 | 215 | 97 | 38 | 92 | 1.35 |
| 1931 | STL | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 186.0 | 186 | 62 | 29 | 82 | 1.16 |
| 1932 | STL | 5 | 14 | 4.92 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 164.2 | 199 | 90 | 35 | 70 | 1.42 |
| 1933 | STL | 3 | 3 | 4.29 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 84.0 | 89 | 40 | 16 | 28 | 1.25 |
| 1934 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
| 1934 | PHI | 5 | 9 | 3.50 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 133.2 | 122 | 52 | 24 | 54 | 1.09 |
| 1935 | PHI | 10 | 8 | 3.56 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 174.2 | 182 | 69 | 31 | 89 | 1.22 |
| 1936 | PHI | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 111.0 | 129 | 53 | 29 | 48 | 1.42 |
| 1937 | PHI | 4 | 10 | 5.02 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 138.0 | 155 | 77 | 22 | 46 | 1.28 |
| 1938 | PHI | 2 | 7 | 4.23 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 83.0 | 87 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 1.18 |
| 1939 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 3.81 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 111.0 | 112 | 47 | 15 | 37 | 1.14 |
| 1940 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 40.2 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1.03 |
| Career Totals | — | 112 | 117 | 4.06 | 542 | 210 | 43 | 2165.2 | 2290 | 977 | 488 | 920 | 1.28 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | DET | 29 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
| 1923 | DET | 37 | 62 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .161 | .188 | .290 | .478 |
| 1924 | DET | 29 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .206 | .250 | .265 | .515 |
| 1925 | DET | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1926 | STL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1927 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | STL | 34 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .158 | .238 | .184 | .422 |
| 1929 | STL | 42 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .117 | .131 | .233 | .364 |
| 1930 | STL | 32 | 70 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | .214 | .257 | .271 | .528 |
| 1931 | STL | 32 | 60 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .233 | .270 | .300 | .570 |
| 1932 | STL | 32 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .196 | .196 | .216 | .412 |
| 1933 | STL | 35 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 |
| 1934 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 1934 | PHI | 42 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .195 | .250 | .220 | .470 |
| 1935 | PHI | 37 | 58 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .241 | .267 | .328 | .594 |
| 1936 | PHI | 39 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .250 | .278 | .528 |
| 1937 | PHI | 32 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .146 | .146 | .167 | .313 |
| 1938 | PHI | 22 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .034 | .097 | .034 | .131 |
| 1939 | PHI | 22 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .152 | .200 | .152 | .352 |
| 1940 | PHI | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 542 | 702 | 51 | 127 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 23 | 214 | .181 | .209 | .238 | .447 |