How Earl Johnson's WHIP Compares to Similar Players

Earl Johnson posted a career WHIP of 1.52, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1947, posting 1.34, near the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The highest point came in 1951 at 1.94, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.4 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.91 in 1949 to 1.9 in 1950 and 1.94 in 1951. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 8 seasons.

Earl Johnson Lifetime WHIP

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Earl Johnson
WHIP
Career1.516
Season Avg.1.516
162 Game Avg.1.516
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Earl Johnson WHIP Per Season

Earl Johnson's WHIP 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 WHIP per season line chart

Earl Johnson WHIP by Team

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

Earl Johnson WHIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Earl Johnson's career WHIP 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.
Earl Johnson WHIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Earl Johnson WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Earl Johnson's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Earl Johnson WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Earl Johnson's MLB career with WHIP 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 WHIP season-by-season breakdown table