How Jose Contreras's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jose Contreras posted a career ERA of 4.57, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2003, posting 3.3, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 2013 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.86 in 2011 to 5.27 in 2012 and 9.0 in 2013. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.3 to 9.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Jose Contreras Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jose Contreras
| Jose Contreras
ERA | Jose Contreras
Component ERA | Jose Contreras
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.19 |
| Season Avg. | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.19 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.57 | 4.21 | 4.19 |
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Jose Contreras ERA Per Season
Jose Contreras'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jose Contreras ERA by Team
Jose Contreras's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jose Contreras ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jose Contreras'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.
Jose Contreras ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jose Contreras'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.
Jose Contreras ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jose Contreras'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.
