How Chris Carpenter's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Chris Carpenter totaled 927 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2008, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 52.2 that year. The highest point came in 2000 at 122, well above the starting pitcher average of 61.8 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 84 in 2010 to 91 in 2011 and 7 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 3 to 122 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Chris Carpenter Lifetime Earned Runs

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Chris Carpenter Earned Runs Per Season

Chris Carpenter's Earned Runs 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.
Chris Carpenter Earned Runs per season line chart

Chris Carpenter Earned Runs by Team

Chris Carpenter's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Carpenter career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Chris Carpenter Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Carpenter's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Chris Carpenter Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Carpenter Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Carpenter's seasonal Earned Runs 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.
Chris Carpenter Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Carpenter Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Carpenter's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
Chris Carpenter Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table