How Chad Bettis's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chad Bettis posted a career ERA of 5.12, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2015, posting 4.23, near the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year. The highest point came in 2014 at 9.12, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.78 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.05 in 2017 to 5.01 in 2018 and 6.08 in 2019. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 4.23 to 9.12 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Chad Bettis Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chad Bettis
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| Career | 5.12 | 4.88 | 4.44 |
| Season Avg. | 5.12 | 4.88 | 4.44 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.12 | 4.88 | 4.44 |
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Chad Bettis ERA Per Season
Chad Bettis'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.
Chad Bettis ERA by Team
Chad Bettis's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chad Bettis ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chad Bettis'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.
Chad Bettis ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chad Bettis'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.
Chad Bettis ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chad Bettis'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.
