How Paul Giel's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Paul Giel posted a career ERA of 5.39, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1955, posting 3.39, below the relief pitcher average of 3.94 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 14.09, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.85 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 14.09 in 1959 to 5.73 in 1960 and 12.0 in 1961. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.39 to 14.09 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Paul Giel Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Paul Giel
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ERA | Paul Giel
Component ERA | Paul Giel
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| Career | 5.39 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| Season Avg. | 5.39 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.39 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
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Paul Giel ERA Per Season
Paul Giel's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Paul Giel ERA by Team
Paul Giel's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Paul Giel ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Paul Giel'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.
Paul Giel ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Paul Giel'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.
Paul Giel ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Paul Giel'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.
