How Davey Johnson's BABIP Compares to Similar Players

Davey Johnson posted a career BABIP of .277, near the league average of .289 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best BABIP season came in 1975, posting 1.0, well above the league average of .280 that year. The lowest point came in 1965 at .191, well below the league average of .270 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.0 in 1975 to .321 in 1977 and .262 in 1978. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the BABIP profile — ranging from .191 to 1.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Davey Johnson Lifetime BABIP

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Davey Johnson BABIP Per Season

Davey Johnson's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Davey Johnson BABIP per season line chart

Davey Johnson BABIP by Team

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

Davey Johnson BABIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Davey Johnson's career BABIP 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.
Davey Johnson BABIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Davey Johnson BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Davey Johnson's seasonal BABIP 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.
Davey Johnson BABIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Davey Johnson BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Davey Johnson's MLB career with BABIP 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.
Davey Johnson BABIP season-by-season breakdown table