How Walter Johnson's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Walter Johnson totaled 279 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1927, posting 6, near the starting pitcher average of 6.6 that year. The highest point came in 1909 at 25, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 7 in 1925 to 16 in 1926 and 6 in 1927, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 6 to 25 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Walter Johnson Lifetime Losses

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Walter Johnson Losses Per Season

Walter Johnson's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Walter Johnson Losses by Team

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

Walter Johnson Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Walter Johnson's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Walter Johnson Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Walter Johnson's seasonal Losses 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 Losses distribution box chart versus comparable players

Walter Johnson Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Walter Johnson's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table