How Marty Bystrom's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Marty Bystrom posted a career ERA of 4.26, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1980, posting 1.5, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.91 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 5.71, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.6 in 1983 to 4.22 in 1984 and 5.71 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.5 to 5.71 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Marty Bystrom Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Marty Bystrom
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| Career | 4.26 | 4 | 3.84 |
| Season Avg. | 4.26 | 4 | 3.84 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.26 | 4 | 3.84 |
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Marty Bystrom ERA Per Season
Marty Bystrom's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Marty Bystrom ERA by Team
Marty Bystrom's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Marty Bystrom ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Marty Bystrom'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.
Marty Bystrom ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Marty Bystrom'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.
Marty Bystrom ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Marty Bystrom'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.
