How Willie Jefferson's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Willie Jefferson posted a career Equivalent Average of .598, below the league average of .726 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1938, posting .833. The lowest point came in 1944 at .419. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .419 in 1944 to .423 in 1945. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Equivalent Average profile — ranging from .419 to .833 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Willie Jefferson Lifetime Equivalent Average

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Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average Per Season

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

Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average by Team

Willie Jefferson's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Jefferson career Equivalent Average by team bar chart

Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Jefferson'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.
Willie Jefferson Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table