How James Baldwin's ERA Compares to Similar Players
James Baldwin posted a career ERA of 5.01, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2005, posting 3.81, below the starting pitcher average of 4.35 that year. The highest point came in 2004 at 15.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.54 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.4 in 2003 to 15.0 in 2004 and 3.81 in 2005. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.81 to 15.0 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Baldwin Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for James Baldwin
| James Baldwin
ERA | James Baldwin
Component ERA | James Baldwin
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.01 | 5.01 | 4.94 |
| Season Avg. | 5.01 | 5.01 | 4.94 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.01 | 5.01 | 4.94 |
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James Baldwin ERA Per Season
James 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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Baldwin ERA by Team
James Baldwin's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Baldwin ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how James 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.
James Baldwin ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James 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.
James Baldwin ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James 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.
