How Ches Buchanan's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ches Buchanan posted a career ERA of 4.88, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1940, posting 3.89. The highest point came in 1944 at 11.37, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.39 in 1942 to 5.0 in 1943 and 11.37 in 1944. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.89 to 11.37 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Ches Buchanan Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ches Buchanan
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ERA | Ches Buchanan
Component ERA | Ches Buchanan
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.88 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| Season Avg. | 4.88 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.88 | 4.14 | 4.09 |
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Ches Buchanan ERA Per Season
Ches Buchanan'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, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ches Buchanan ERA by Team
Ches Buchanan's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ches Buchanan ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ches Buchanan'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.
Ches Buchanan ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ches Buchanan'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.
Ches Buchanan ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ches Buchanan'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.
