How Tom Johnson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Tom Johnson posted a career ERA of 3.39, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1974, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The highest point came in 1978 at 5.51, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.73 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.61 in 1976 to 3.13 in 1977 and 5.51 in 1978. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 5.51 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Tom Johnson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Tom Johnson
| Tom Johnson
ERA | Tom Johnson
Component ERA | Tom Johnson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.39 | 3.83 | 3.81 |
| Season Avg. | 3.39 | 3.83 | 3.81 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.39 | 3.83 | 3.81 |
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Tom Johnson ERA Per Season
Tom Johnson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Johnson ERA by Team
Tom Johnson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Johnson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tom 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.
Tom Johnson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom 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.
Tom Johnson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom 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.
