How Herbert Gay's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Herbert Gay posted a career ERA of 6.14, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 2 seasons, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 2 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 — 2 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Herbert Gay Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Herbert Gay
| Herbert Gay
ERA | Herbert Gay
Component ERA | Herbert Gay
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 6.14 | 6.53 | 5.6 |
| Season Avg. | 6.14 | 6.53 | 5.6 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.14 | 6.53 | 5.6 |
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Herbert Gay ERA Per Season
Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay ERA by Team
Herbert Gay's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Herbert Gay ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Herbert Gay'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.
Herbert Gay ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Herbert Gay'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.
