How Ralph Caldwell's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Ralph Caldwell posted a career ERA of 4.2, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a consistent if unspectacular start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 seasons of data, the ERA arc was in line with league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. One of the more consistent ERA producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 2 seasons.

Ralph Caldwell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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162 Game Avg.4.24.052.85
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Ralph Caldwell ERA Per Season

Ralph Caldwell'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.
Ralph Caldwell ERA per season line chart

Ralph Caldwell ERA by Team

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

Ralph Caldwell ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ralph Caldwell'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.
Ralph Caldwell ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Ralph Caldwell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ralph Caldwell'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.
Ralph Caldwell ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ralph Caldwell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ralph Caldwell'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.
Ralph Caldwell ERA season-by-season breakdown table