How J. J. Hardy's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

J. J. Hardy posted a career Equivalent Average of .725, near the league average of .748 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Equivalent Average season came in 2008, posting .827, near the league average of .774 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at .581, well below the league average of .750 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .581 in 2015 to .731 in 2016 and .586 in 2017. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Equivalent Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.

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J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average Per Season

J. J. Hardy's Equivalent Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average per season line chart

J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average by Team

J. J. Hardy's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how J. J. Hardy's career Equivalent Average 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.
J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes J. J. Hardy's seasonal Equivalent Average 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.
J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of J. J. Hardy's MLB career with Equivalent Average 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.
J. J. Hardy Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table