How Bud Black's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bud Black posted a career ERA of 4.22, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 3 seasons, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 3 seasons of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.29 to 10.13 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bud Black Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bud Black
| Bud Black
ERA | Bud Black
Component ERA | Bud Black
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.22 | 5.35 | 4.81 |
| Season Avg. | 4.22 | 5.35 | 4.81 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.22 | 5.35 | 4.81 |
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Bud Black ERA Per Season
Bud Black'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.
Bud Black ERA by Team
Bud Black's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bud Black ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bud Black'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.
Bud Black ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bud Black'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.
Bud Black ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bud Black'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.
