How Steve Barber's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Steve Barber posted a career ERA of 3.36, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1966, posting 2.3, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.54 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 6.2, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.81 in 1972 to 3.53 in 1973 and 5.27 in 1974. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.3 to 6.2 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Steve Barber Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Steve Barber
| Steve Barber
ERA | Steve Barber
Component ERA | Steve Barber
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.36 | 3.65 | 3.99 |
| Season Avg. | 3.36 | 3.65 | 3.99 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.36 | 3.65 | 3.99 |
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Steve Barber ERA Per Season
Steve Barber'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.
Steve Barber ERA by Team
Steve Barber's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Barber ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Barber'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.
Steve Barber ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Barber'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.
Steve Barber ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Barber'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.
