How Christian Friedrich's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Christian Friedrich posted a career ERA of 5.37, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 4 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 4 seasons of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 4 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.

Christian Friedrich Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Defense Independent ERA
Career5.374.934.13
Season Avg.5.374.934.13
162 Game Avg.5.374.934.13
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Christian Friedrich ERA Per Season

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

Christian Friedrich ERA by Team

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

Christian Friedrich ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Christian Friedrich'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.
Christian Friedrich ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Christian Friedrich ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Christian Friedrich'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.
Christian Friedrich ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Christian Friedrich ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Christian Friedrich'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.
Christian Friedrich ERA season-by-season breakdown table