How Russ Ford's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Russ Ford posted a career ERA of 2.59, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1910, posting 1.65, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.73 that year. The highest point came in 1909 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.49 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.66 in 1913 to 1.82 in 1914 and 4.52 in 1915. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.65 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Russ Ford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Russ Ford
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ERA | Russ Ford
Component ERA | Russ Ford
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.59 | 2.65 | 3.26 |
| Season Avg. | 2.59 | 2.65 | 3.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.59 | 2.65 | 3.26 |
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Russ Ford ERA Per Season
Russ Ford'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.
Russ Ford ERA by Team
Russ Ford's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Russ Ford ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Russ Ford'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.
Russ Ford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Russ Ford'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.
Russ Ford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Russ Ford'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.
