How Ernie Johnson's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Johnson totaled 19 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1952, posting 10, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.4 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 1957 to 0 in 1958 and 1 in 1959, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ernie Johnson Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Career196.96
Season Avg.2.116.96
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Ernie Johnson Starts Per Season

Ernie Johnson's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Ernie Johnson Starts by Team

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

Ernie Johnson Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Ernie Johnson's career Starts, 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.
Ernie Johnson Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Ernie Johnson Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ernie Johnson Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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