How Willie Ferrell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Willie Ferrell posted a career ERA of 4.5, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1943, posting .000. The highest point came in 1937 at 5.98. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.87 in 1941 to 5.1 in 1942 and .000 in 1943. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 5.98 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Willie Ferrell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Willie Ferrell
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| Career | 4.5 | 4.02 | 3.98 |
| Season Avg. | 4.5 | 4.02 | 3.98 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.5 | 4.02 | 3.98 |
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Willie Ferrell ERA Per Season
Willie Ferrell's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Ferrell ERA by Team
Willie Ferrell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Ferrell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Willie Ferrell'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.
Willie Ferrell ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Ferrell'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.
Willie Ferrell ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Ferrell'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.
