How Ray Benge's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ray Benge posted a career ERA of 4.52, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1925, posting 1.54, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.49 that year. The highest point came in 1929 at 6.29, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.56 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.48 in 1935 to 5.49 in 1936 and 4.11 in 1938. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.54 to 6.29 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Ray Benge Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ray Benge
| Ray Benge
ERA | Ray Benge
Component ERA | Ray Benge
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.52 | 4.49 | 4.22 |
| Season Avg. | 4.52 | 4.49 | 4.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.52 | 4.49 | 4.22 |
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Ray Benge ERA Per Season
Ray Benge'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.
Ray Benge ERA by Team
Ray Benge's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ray Benge ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ray Benge'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.
Ray Benge ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ray Benge'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.
Ray Benge ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ray Benge'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.
