How Howard Johnson's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Howard Johnson posted a career Batting Average of .249, near the league average of .263 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1982, posting .316, well above the league average of .261 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at .195, well below the league average of .266 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .223 in 1992 to .238 in 1993 and .195 in 1995. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 13 seasons.

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Howard Johnson Batting Average Per Season

Howard Johnson's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Howard Johnson Batting Average per season line chart

Howard Johnson Batting Average by Team

Howard Johnson's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Howard Johnson Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Howard Johnson's career Batting Average 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.
Howard Johnson Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Howard Johnson Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Howard Johnson's seasonal Batting Average 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.
Howard Johnson Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Howard Johnson Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Howard Johnson's MLB career with Batting Average 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.
Howard Johnson Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table