How Tyler Clippard's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Tyler Clippard posted a career ERA of 3.16, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 2011, posting 1.83, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.75 that year. The highest point came in 2022 at 7.2, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.9 in 2019 to 3.2 in 2021 and 7.2 in 2022. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.83 to 7.2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Tyler Clippard Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Tyler Clippard ERA Per Season

Tyler Clippard's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tyler Clippard ERA per season line chart

Tyler Clippard ERA by Team

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

Tyler Clippard ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Tyler Clippard ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tyler Clippard ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tyler Clippard'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.
Tyler Clippard ERA season-by-season breakdown table