How Don Black's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players
Don Black posted a career Component ERA of 4.28, above the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1944, posting 3.75, near the starting pitcher average of 3.48 that year. The highest point came in 1948 at 6.17, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.99 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.85 in 1946 to 3.87 in 1947 and 6.17 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 Component ERA
Stats similar to Component ERA for Don Black
| Don Black
Component ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.28 |
| Season Avg. | 4.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.28 |
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Don Black Component ERA Per Season
Don Black's Component 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 Component ERA by Team
Don Black's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Black Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Black's career Component 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 Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Black's seasonal Component 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 Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Black's MLB career with Component 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.
