How Bob Feller's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Bob Feller posted a career ERA of 3.25, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1946, posting 2.18, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.52 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 4.97, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.09 in 1954 to 3.47 in 1955 and 4.97 in 1956. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 18 seasons.

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Bob Feller ERA Per Season

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

Bob Feller ERA by Team

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

Bob Feller ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Feller'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.
Bob Feller ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Feller ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Feller'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.
Bob Feller ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Feller ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Feller'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.
Bob Feller ERA season-by-season breakdown table