How Johnny Williams's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Johnny Williams posted a career ERA of 4.84, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1947, posting 3.58. The highest point came in 1943 at 10.8. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.61 in 1946 to 3.58 in 1947 and 6.25 in 1948. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.58 to 10.8 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Johnny Williams Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Johnny Williams ERA Per Season

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

Johnny Williams ERA by Team

Johnny Williams's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Johnny Williams career ERA by team bar chart

Johnny Williams ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Johnny Williams's career ERA 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 Williams ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Johnny Williams ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Johnny Williams's seasonal ERA 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 Williams ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Johnny Williams ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Johnny Williams's MLB career with ERA 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 Williams ERA season-by-season breakdown table