How Don Black's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Don Black posted a career ERA of 4.35, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1947, posting 3.92, near the starting pitcher average of 3.86 that year. The highest point came in 1948 at 5.37, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.97 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.53 in 1946 to 3.92 in 1947 and 5.37 in 1948. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.
Don Black Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Don Black
| Don Black
ERA | Don Black
Component ERA | Don Black
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.35 | 4.28 | 4.57 |
| Season Avg. | 4.35 | 4.28 | 4.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.35 | 4.28 | 4.57 |
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Don Black ERA Per Season
Don 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.
Don Black ERA by Team
Don Black's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Black ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don 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.
Don Black ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don 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.
Don Black ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don 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.
