How Walter Johnson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Walter Johnson posted a career ERA of 2.17, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1913, posting 1.14, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.02 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at 5.1, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.08 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.07 in 1925 to 3.63 in 1926 and 5.1 in 1927. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.14 to 5.1 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Walter Johnson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Walter Johnson
| Walter Johnson
ERA | Walter Johnson
Component ERA | Walter Johnson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.82 |
| Season Avg. | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.82 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.82 |
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Walter Johnson ERA Per Season
Walter 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Walter Johnson ERA by Team
Walter Johnson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Walter Johnson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Walter 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.
Walter Johnson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Walter 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.
Walter Johnson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Walter 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.
