How Walter Johnson's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Walter Johnson posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .261, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1913, posting .222, well below the starting pitcher average of .279 that year. The highest point came in 1921 at .295, near the starting pitcher average of .295 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .274 in 1925 to .278 in 1926 and .285 in 1927. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 21 seasons.

Walter Johnson Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

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

Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Walter Johnson's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Walter Johnson's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Walter Johnson's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Walter Johnson's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table