How Ernie Johnson's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Ernie Johnson totaled 19 career Saves, near the relief pitcher average of 19.4 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Saves season came in 1956, posting 6, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1950 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 4 in 1957 to 1 in 1958 and 1 in 1959, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Ernie Johnson Lifetime Saves

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Ernie Johnson Saves Per Season

Ernie Johnson's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Ernie Johnson Saves by Team

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

Ernie Johnson Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

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

Ernie Johnson Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Ernie Johnson Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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