How Carl Edwards's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Carl Edwards has posted a career ERA of 3.56, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that has kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 2018, posting 2.6, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.1 that year. The highest point came in 2021 at 11.12, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.17 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The figure has moved from 3.69 in 2023 to 4.5 in 2025. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.6 to 11.12 — though the career average has remained above league norms.
Carl Edwards Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Carl Edwards
| Carl Edwards
ERA | Carl Edwards
Component ERA | Carl Edwards
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.56 | 2.9 | 3.59 |
| Season Avg. | 3.56 | 2.9 | 3.59 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.56 | 2.9 | 3.59 |
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Carl Edwards ERA Per Season
Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards ERA by Team
Carl Edwards's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Carl Edwards ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Carl Edwards'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.
Carl Edwards ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Carl Edwards'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.
