How Walter Johnson's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Walter Johnson totaled 4,913 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1907, posting 100, well below the starting pitcher average of 139.4 that year. The highest point came in 1911 at 292, well above the starting pitcher average of 114.5 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 217 in 1925 to 259 in 1926 and 113 in 1927, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 21 seasons.
Walter Johnson Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Walter Johnson
| Walter Johnson
Hits | Walter Johnson
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 4913 | 7.48 |
| Season Avg. | 233.95 | 7.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 992.4 | 7.48 |
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Walter Johnson Hits Per Season
Walter Johnson's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Walter Johnson's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Walter Johnson Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Walter Johnson's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Walter Johnson Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Walter Johnson's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Walter Johnson's MLB career with Hits 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.
