How Johnny Johnson's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Johnson posted a career Component ERA of 5.19, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1938, posting 2.43. The highest point came in 1939 at 11.21. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.4 in 1944 to 5.82 in 1945 and 6.91 in 1946. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 2.43 to 11.21 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Johnny Johnson Lifetime Component ERA

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Johnny Johnson Component ERA Per Season

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

Johnny Johnson Component ERA by Team

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

Johnny Johnson Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Johnny 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.
Johnny Johnson Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Johnson Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny 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.
Johnny Johnson Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Johnson Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny 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.
Johnny Johnson Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table