How Ben Johnson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ben Johnson posted a career ERA of 3.91, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.16 to 4.91 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Ben Johnson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

Stats similar to ERA for Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
ERA
Ben Johnson
Component ERA
Ben Johnson
Defense Independent ERA
Career3.915.194.52
Season Avg.3.915.194.52
162 Game Avg.3.915.194.52
More InfoSee MoreSee MoreSee More

Ben Johnson ERA Per Season

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

Ben Johnson ERA by Team

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

Ben Johnson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ben Johnson'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.
Ben Johnson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Johnson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Johnson'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.
Ben Johnson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Johnson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Johnson'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.
Ben Johnson ERA season-by-season breakdown table