How Joe Blanton's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Joe Blanton posted a career ERA of 4.38, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2016, posting 2.48, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.29 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 6.04, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.84 in 2015 to 2.48 in 2016 and 5.68 in 2017. 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 13 seasons.
Joe Blanton Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Joe Blanton
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| Career | 4.38 | 4.18 | 4.05 |
| Season Avg. | 4.38 | 4.18 | 4.05 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.38 | 4.18 | 4.05 |
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Joe Blanton ERA Per Season
Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton ERA by Team
Joe Blanton's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Blanton ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Blanton'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.
Joe Blanton ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Blanton'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.
