How Earl Johnson's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players

Earl Johnson totaled 14 career Hit By Pitch, well below the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1948, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.6 that year. The highest point came in 1949 at 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The Hit By Pitch trended upward through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 4 in 1949 to 1 in 1950 and 0 in 1951, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Earl Johnson Lifetime Hit By Pitch

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Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch Per Season

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

Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch by Team

Earl Johnson's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Earl Johnson career Hit By Pitch by team bar chart

Earl Johnson Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression

A running total of Earl Johnson's career Hit By Pitch, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch year-over-year waterfall chart

Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Earl Johnson's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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.
Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch distribution box chart versus comparable players

Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Earl Johnson's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
Earl Johnson Hit By Pitch season-by-season breakdown table