How Chris Bootcheck's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chris Bootcheck posted a career ERA of 6.55, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2005, posting 3.38, below the relief pitcher average of 4.11 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 11.05, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.18 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 10.13 in 2008 to 11.05 in 2009 and 9.0 in 2013. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.38 to 11.05 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Chris Bootcheck Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chris Bootcheck
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| Career | 6.55 | 5.82 | 4.69 |
| Season Avg. | 6.55 | 5.82 | 4.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.55 | 5.82 | 4.69 |
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Chris Bootcheck ERA Per Season
Chris Bootcheck's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chris Bootcheck ERA by Team
Chris Bootcheck's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Bootcheck ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Bootcheck'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.
Chris Bootcheck ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Bootcheck'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.
Chris Bootcheck ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Bootcheck'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.
