How Ernie Johnson's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Johnson posted a career Component ERA of 4.24, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1954, posting 2.87, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.21 that year. The highest point came in 1950 at 9.55, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.95 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.44 in 1957 to 7.74 in 1958 and 4.94 in 1959. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 2.87 to 9.55 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Ernie Johnson Lifetime Component ERA

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Ernie Johnson Component ERA Per Season

Ernie Johnson's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Ernie Johnson Component ERA by Team

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

Ernie Johnson Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ernie Johnson's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Johnson Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ernie Johnson's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ernie Johnson Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ernie Johnson's MLB career with Component 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 Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table