How James Brown's ERA Compares to Similar Players
James Brown posted a career ERA of 5.38, well above the league average of 4.41 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1939, posting 3.2. The highest point came in 1941 at 8.08. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.05 in 1942 to 3.6 in 1943 and 6.52 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.2 to 8.08 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
James Brown Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for James Brown
| James Brown
ERA | James Brown
Component ERA | James Brown
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.38 | 4.1 | 4.18 |
| Season Avg. | 5.38 | 4.1 | 4.18 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.38 | 4.1 | 4.18 |
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James Brown ERA Per Season
James Brown's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Brown ERA by Team
James Brown's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Brown ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how James Brown'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.
James Brown ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Brown'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.
James Brown ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Brown'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.
