How Dave Boswell's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Boswell posted a career ERA of 3.52, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1966, posting 3.14, below the starting pitcher average of 3.54 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at 6.42, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.23 in 1969 to 6.42 in 1970 and 4.66 in 1971. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.14 to 6.42 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Dave Boswell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Dave Boswell ERA Per Season

Dave Boswell'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.
Dave Boswell ERA per season line chart

Dave Boswell ERA by Team

Dave Boswell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Dave Boswell ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Boswell'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.
Dave Boswell ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Boswell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Boswell'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.
Dave Boswell ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Boswell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Boswell'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.
Dave Boswell ERA season-by-season breakdown table