How Bert Cole's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bert Cole posted a career ERA of 4.67, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1923, posting 4.14, near the starting pitcher average of 3.97 that year. The highest point came in 1925 at 6.03, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.49 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.69 in 1924 to 6.03 in 1925 and 4.73 in 1927. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 6 seasons.
Bert Cole Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bert Cole
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ERA | Bert Cole
Component ERA | Bert Cole
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.67 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Season Avg. | 4.67 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.67 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
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Bert Cole ERA Per Season
Bert Cole'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.
Bert Cole ERA by Team
Bert Cole's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bert Cole ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bert Cole'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.
Bert Cole ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bert Cole'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.
Bert Cole ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bert Cole'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.
