How Paul Byrd's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Paul Byrd posted a career ERA of 4.41, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1995, posting 2.05, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.44 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 6.51, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.78 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.59 in 2007 to 4.6 in 2008 and 5.82 in 2009. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.05 to 6.51 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Paul Byrd Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Paul Byrd
| Paul Byrd
ERA | Paul Byrd
Component ERA | Paul Byrd
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.41 | 4.39 | 4.62 |
| Season Avg. | 4.41 | 4.39 | 4.62 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.41 | 4.39 | 4.62 |
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Paul Byrd ERA Per Season
Paul Byrd'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.
Paul Byrd ERA by Team
Paul Byrd's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Paul Byrd ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Paul Byrd'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.
Paul Byrd ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Paul Byrd'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.
Paul Byrd ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Paul Byrd'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.
