How Lamar Johnson's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Lamar Johnson posted a career Equivalent Average of .767, near the league average of .748 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1977, posting .850, above the league average of .761 that year. The lowest point came in 1975 at .629, below the league average of .732 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .753 in 1980 to .656 in 1981 and .695 in 1982. 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 9 seasons.

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Lamar Johnson Equivalent Average Per Season

Lamar Johnson's Equivalent Average 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 Equivalent Average per season line chart

Lamar Johnson Equivalent Average by Team

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

Lamar Johnson Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

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

Lamar Johnson Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Lamar Johnson Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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