How James Field's ERA Compares to Similar Players

James Field posted a career ERA of 7.57, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1918, posting 4.15. The highest point came in 1926 at 13.2. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 9.96 in 1924 to 13.2 in 1926 and 5.14 in 1932. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 4.15 to 13.2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

James Field Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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James Field ERA Per Season

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

James Field ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how James Field'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.
James Field ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

James Field ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Field'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.
James Field ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Field ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Field'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.
James Field ERA season-by-season breakdown table