How Bronson Arroyo's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Bronson Arroyo posted a career ERA of 4.28, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2003, posting 2.08, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 7.35, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.46 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.79 in 2013 to 4.08 in 2014 and 7.35 in 2017. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.08 to 7.35 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Bronson Arroyo Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Bronson Arroyo ERA Per Season

Bronson Arroyo'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.
Bronson Arroyo ERA per season line chart

Bronson Arroyo ERA by Team

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

Bronson Arroyo ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bronson Arroyo'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.
Bronson Arroyo ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Bronson Arroyo ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bronson Arroyo'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.
Bronson Arroyo ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bronson Arroyo ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bronson Arroyo'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.
Bronson Arroyo ERA season-by-season breakdown table