How Lamar Johnson's BABIP Compares to Similar Players

Lamar Johnson posted a career BABIP of .302, near the league average of .289 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best BABIP season came in 1974, posting .370, well above the league average of .281 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at .208, well below the league average of .280 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .284 in 1980 to .298 in 1981 and .278 in 1982. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 9 seasons.

Lamar Johnson Lifetime BABIP

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Lamar Johnson BABIP Per Season

Lamar Johnson's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lamar Johnson BABIP per season line chart

Lamar Johnson BABIP by Team

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

Lamar Johnson BABIP Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Lamar Johnson's career BABIP 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.
Lamar Johnson BABIP year-over-year waterfall chart

Lamar Johnson BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lamar Johnson's seasonal BABIP 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.
Lamar Johnson BABIP distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lamar Johnson BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lamar Johnson's MLB career with BABIP 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.
Lamar Johnson BABIP season-by-season breakdown table