How Ben Bowden's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ben Bowden has posted a career ERA of 6.02, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc has shown a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc has been below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average has remained well below league norms across 2 seasons.

Ben Bowden Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career6.025.874.88
Season Avg.6.025.874.88
162 Game Avg.6.025.874.88
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Ben Bowden ERA Per Season

Ben Bowden'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.
Ben Bowden ERA per season line chart

Ben Bowden ERA by Team

Ben Bowden's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ben Bowden career ERA by team bar chart

Ben Bowden ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ben Bowden'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.
Ben Bowden ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ben Bowden ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ben Bowden'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.
Ben Bowden ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ben Bowden ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ben Bowden'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.
Ben Bowden ERA season-by-season breakdown table