How Vern Bickford's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Vern Bickford posted a career ERA of 3.71, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1951, posting 3.12, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.97 that year. The highest point came in 1954 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.84 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.74 in 1952 to 5.28 in 1953 and 9.0 in 1954. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.12 to 9.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Vern Bickford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Vern Bickford
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ERA | Vern Bickford
Component ERA | Vern Bickford
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| Career | 3.71 | 3.92 | 4.45 |
| Season Avg. | 3.71 | 3.92 | 4.45 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.71 | 3.92 | 4.45 |
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Vern Bickford ERA Per Season
Vern Bickford'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.
Vern Bickford ERA by Team
Vern Bickford's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vern Bickford ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Vern Bickford'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.
Vern Bickford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vern Bickford'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.
Vern Bickford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vern Bickford'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.
