How Ernie Johnson's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Johnson posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.44, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1953, posting 3.68, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.72 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 5.57, above the relief pitcher average of 4.71 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.69 in 1957 to 5.53 in 1958 and 4.71 in 1959. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 9 seasons.

Ernie Johnson Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Season Avg.4.44
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Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Ernie Johnson's Defense Independent 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.
Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA by Team

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

Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ernie Johnson's career Defense Independent 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.
Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Johnson's seasonal Defense Independent 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.
Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Johnson's MLB career with Defense Independent 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.
Ernie Johnson Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table