How Ed Crane's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Ed Crane posted a career ERA of 3.99, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1888, posting 2.43, below the relief pitcher average of 2.92 that year. The highest point came in 1886 at 7.2, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.19 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.97 in 1891 to 3.8 in 1892 and 6.89 in 1893. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.43 to 7.2 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Ed Crane Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Ed Crane
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ERA | Ed Crane
Component ERA | Ed Crane
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.99 | 4.18 | 4.32 |
| Season Avg. | 3.99 | 4.18 | 4.32 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.99 | 4.18 | 4.32 |
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Ed Crane ERA Per Season
Ed Crane's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Union Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Crane ERA by Team
Ed Crane's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Crane ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Crane'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.
Ed Crane ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Crane'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.
Ed Crane ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Crane'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.
