How Victor Cruz's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Victor Cruz posted a career ERA of 3.09, 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 1983, posting 1.44, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.68 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 4.23, near the relief pitcher average of 3.86 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.45 in 1980 to 2.65 in 1981 and 1.44 in 1983. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.44 to 4.23 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Victor Cruz Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Victor Cruz ERA Per Season

Victor Cruz'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, Caribbean, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Victor Cruz ERA per season line chart

Victor Cruz ERA by Team

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

Victor Cruz ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Victor Cruz'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.
Victor Cruz ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Victor Cruz ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Victor Cruz'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.
Victor Cruz ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Victor Cruz ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Victor Cruz'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.
Victor Cruz ERA season-by-season breakdown table