How Art Decatur's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Art Decatur posted a career ERA of 4.51, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1923, posting 2.58, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.46 that year. The highest point came in 1927 at 7.42, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.31 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.37 in 1925 to 6.0 in 1926 and 7.42 in 1927. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.58 to 7.42 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Art Decatur Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Art Decatur ERA Per Season

Art Decatur's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Art Decatur ERA per season line chart

Art Decatur ERA by Team

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

Art Decatur ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Art Decatur ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Art Decatur ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Art Decatur'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.
Art Decatur ERA season-by-season breakdown table