How Joe Johnson's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Joe Johnson posted a career ERA of 4.48, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. Across 3 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 3 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Joe Johnson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Joe Johnson ERA Per Season

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

Joe Johnson ERA by Team

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

Joe Johnson ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Johnson's career 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.
Joe Johnson ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Johnson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Johnson's seasonal 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.
Joe Johnson ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Johnson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Johnson's MLB career with 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.
Joe Johnson ERA season-by-season breakdown table