How Johnny Davis's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Davis posted a career ERA of 5.48, well above the league average of 4.41 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1943, posting 2.84. The highest point came in 1945 at 33.75. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 33.75 in 1945 to 4.5 in 1946 and 4.68 in 1947. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.84 to 33.75 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Johnny Davis Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

Stats similar to ERA for Johnny Davis
Johnny Davis
ERA
Johnny Davis
Component ERA
Johnny Davis
Defense Independent ERA
Career5.484.83.84
Season Avg.5.484.83.84
162 Game Avg.5.484.83.84
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Johnny Davis ERA Per Season

Johnny Davis's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Davis ERA per season line chart

Johnny Davis ERA by Team

Johnny Davis's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Davis career ERA by team bar chart

Johnny Davis ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Johnny Davis's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Johnny Davis ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Davis ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Davis's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Johnny Davis ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Davis ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Davis's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Johnny Davis ERA season-by-season breakdown table