How Johnny Pesky's Equivalent Average Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Pesky posted a career Equivalent Average of .798, near the league average of .748 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Equivalent Average season came in 1950, posting .848, near the league average of .776 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at .637, below the league average of .727 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .677 in 1952 to .747 in 1953 and .637 in 1954. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Equivalent Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.

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Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average Per Season

Johnny Pesky's Equivalent Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SS, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average per season line chart

Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average by Team

Johnny Pesky's career Equivalent Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Johnny Pesky's career Equivalent 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.
Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Pesky's seasonal Equivalent 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.
Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Pesky's MLB career with Equivalent 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.
Johnny Pesky Equivalent Average season-by-season breakdown table