How Jeremy Affeldt's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Jeremy Affeldt posted a career ERA of 3.97, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2009, posting 1.73, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.18 that year. The highest point came in 2006 at 6.2, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.24 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.74 in 2013 to 2.28 in 2014 and 5.86 in 2015. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.73 to 6.2 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Jeremy Affeldt Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Jeremy Affeldt ERA Per Season

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

Jeremy Affeldt ERA by Team

Jeremy Affeldt's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Jeremy Affeldt ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jeremy Affeldt'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.
Jeremy Affeldt ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Jeremy Affeldt ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jeremy Affeldt'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.
Jeremy Affeldt ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jeremy Affeldt ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jeremy Affeldt'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.
Jeremy Affeldt ERA season-by-season breakdown table