How Jim Crawford's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Jim Crawford posted a career ERA of 4.4, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1975, posting 3.63, near the relief pitcher average of 3.59 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 4.79, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.82 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.53 in 1976 to 4.79 in 1977 and 4.35 in 1978. 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.
Jim Crawford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Jim Crawford
| Jim Crawford
ERA | Jim Crawford
Component ERA | Jim Crawford
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.4 | 4.43 | 3.85 |
| Season Avg. | 4.4 | 4.43 | 3.85 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.4 | 4.43 | 3.85 |
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Jim Crawford ERA Per Season
Jim Crawford's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Crawford ERA by Team
Jim Crawford's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Crawford ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Crawford'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.
Jim Crawford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Jim Crawford'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.
Jim Crawford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Jim Crawford'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.
