How Bill Fischer's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Bill Fischer posted a career ERA of 4.34, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1957, posting 3.48, near the starting pitcher average of 3.73 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 21.6, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.95 in 1962 to 3.57 in 1963 and 7.36 in 1964. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.48 to 21.6 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Bill Fischer Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Bill Fischer ERA Per Season

Bill Fischer'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.
Bill Fischer ERA per season line chart

Bill Fischer ERA by Team

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

A waterfall chart tracking how Bill Fischer'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.
Bill Fischer ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Fischer ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Fischer'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.
Bill Fischer ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Fischer ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Fischer'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.
Bill Fischer ERA season-by-season breakdown table