How Walter Johnson's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Walter Johnson posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .223, below the starting pitcher average of .260 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1913, posting .184, well below the starting pitcher average of .251 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at .265, near the starting pitcher average of .275 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .246 in 1925 to .253 in 1926 and .265 in 1927. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 21 seasons.

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Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Walter Johnson's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average by Team

Walter Johnson's career Opposing Batting Average 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 Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Walter Johnson's career Opposing Batting Average 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 year-over-year waterfall chart

Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Walter Johnson's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 distribution box chart versus comparable players

Walter Johnson Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Walter Johnson's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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 season-by-season breakdown table