How Brian Anderson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Brian Anderson posted a career ERA of 4.74, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2003, posting 3.78, below the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 2005 at 6.75, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.78 in 2003 to 5.64 in 2004 and 6.75 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 12 seasons.
Brian Anderson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Brian Anderson
| Brian Anderson
ERA | Brian Anderson
Component ERA | Brian Anderson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.74 | 4.64 | 4.98 |
| Season Avg. | 4.74 | 4.64 | 4.98 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.74 | 4.64 | 4.98 |
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Brian Anderson ERA Per Season
Brian Anderson's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brian Anderson ERA by Team
Brian Anderson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brian Anderson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Brian Anderson'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.
Brian Anderson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brian Anderson'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.
Brian Anderson ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brian Anderson'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.
