How Emerson Dickman's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Emerson Dickman posted a career ERA of 5.33, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1939, posting 4.43, near the relief pitcher average of 4.34 that year. The highest point came in 1936 at 9.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 5.36 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.43 in 1939 to 6.03 in 1940 and 6.39 in 1941. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.

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Emerson Dickman ERA Per Season

Emerson Dickman'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.
Emerson Dickman ERA per season line chart

Emerson Dickman ERA by Team

Emerson Dickman's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Emerson Dickman ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Emerson Dickman'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.
Emerson Dickman ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Emerson Dickman ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Emerson Dickman'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.
Emerson Dickman ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Emerson Dickman ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Emerson Dickman'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.
Emerson Dickman ERA season-by-season breakdown table