How Walter Johnson's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players

Walter Johnson posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .274, below the league average of .330 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1925, posting .455, well above the league average of .360 that year. The lowest point came in 1907 at .135, well below the league average of .303 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .455 in 1925 to .217 in 1926 and .388 in 1927. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the On Base Percentage (OBP) profile — ranging from .135 to .455 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Walter Johnson Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)

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Walter Johnson
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Career0.274
Season Avg.0.274
162 Game Avg.0.274
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Walter Johnson On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season

Walter Johnson's On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) per season line chart

Walter Johnson On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team

Walter Johnson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Walter Johnson career On Base Percentage (OBP) by team bar chart

Walter Johnson On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Walter Johnson's career On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) year-over-year waterfall chart

Walter Johnson On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Walter Johnson's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Walter Johnson On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Walter Johnson's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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 On Base Percentage (OBP) season-by-season breakdown table