How Jim Bouton's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton totaled 492 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1978, posting 16, well below the starting pitcher average of 55.8 that year. The highest point came in 1964 at 91, well above the starting pitcher average of 49.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 54 in 1969 to 44 in 1970 and 16 in 1978, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 16 to 91 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Bouton Lifetime Earned Runs

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Jim Bouton
Earned Runs
Career492
Season Avg.49.2
162 Game Avg.262.18
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Jim Bouton Earned Runs Per Season

Jim Bouton's Earned Runs 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.
Jim Bouton Earned Runs per season line chart

Jim Bouton Earned Runs by Team

Jim Bouton's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Bouton career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Jim Bouton Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Bouton's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Bouton Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Bouton Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Bouton's seasonal Earned Runs 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.
Jim Bouton Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Bouton Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Bouton's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Jim Bouton Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table