How Dave Baldwin's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Baldwin posted a career ERA of 3.08, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1967, posting 1.7, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.32 that year. The highest point came in 1968 at 4.07, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.19 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.05 in 1969 to 2.55 in 1970 and 3.6 in 1973. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.7 to 4.07 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave Baldwin Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Dave Baldwin ERA Per Season

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

Dave Baldwin ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Baldwin'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.
Dave Baldwin ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Baldwin ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Baldwin'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.
Dave Baldwin ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Baldwin ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Baldwin'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.
Dave Baldwin ERA season-by-season breakdown table