How Trevor Bauer's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Trevor Bauer posted a career ERA of 3.79, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 2018, posting 2.21, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.12 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 6.06, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.11 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.21 in 2018 to 4.48 in 2019 and 2.59 in 2021. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.21 to 6.06 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Trevor Bauer Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Trevor Bauer ERA Per Season

Trevor Bauer'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.
Trevor Bauer ERA per season line chart

Trevor Bauer ERA by Team

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

Trevor Bauer ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Trevor Bauer'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.
Trevor Bauer ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Trevor Bauer ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Trevor Bauer'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.
Trevor Bauer ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Trevor Bauer ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Trevor Bauer'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.
Trevor Bauer ERA season-by-season breakdown table