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Uncommon card · History
Walter Johnson, an Uncommon card
Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "the Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Walter Johnson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Walter Johnson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the ______ Indians from 1933 through 1935.
Answer
Cleveland. He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935. From the Walter Johnson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Romantic music. Romantic music 78 · Walter Johnson 74 · Oleg Cassini 71 · Alfonso de Portago 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927.
- He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and of the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
- Generally regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Johnson established several records, some of which remain unbroken.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Walter Johnson article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Walter Johnson
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Walter Johnson in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Oleg CassiniUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 75
- Romantic musicUncommon · Arts · ATK 78 DEF 68
- Stephen E. AmbroseUncommon · Science · ATK 75 DEF 71
- Wolfgang PauliUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 73
- Alfonso de PortagoUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 78
- ElectrolysisUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 70
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Walter Johnson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
