How Ken Clay's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ken Clay posted a career ERA of 4.68, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1978, posting 4.28, above the starting pitcher average of 3.66 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 5.4, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.4 in 1979 to 4.6 in 1980 and 4.63 in 1981. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Ken Clay Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ken Clay
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ERA | Ken Clay
Component ERA | Ken Clay
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.68 | 4.72 | 4.85 |
| Season Avg. | 4.68 | 4.72 | 4.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.68 | 4.72 | 4.85 |
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Ken Clay ERA Per Season
Ken Clay'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.
Ken Clay ERA by Team
Ken Clay's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Clay ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ken Clay'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.
Ken Clay ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ken Clay'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.
Ken Clay ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ken Clay'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.
