How Fred Gladding's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Fred Gladding posted a career ERA of 3.13, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1962, posting .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 that year. The highest point came in 1968 at 14.54, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.19 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.1 in 1971 to 2.77 in 1972 and 4.5 in 1973. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 14.54 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Fred Gladding Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Fred Gladding
| Fred Gladding
ERA | Fred Gladding
Component ERA | Fred Gladding
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.13 | 3.46 | 3.76 |
| Season Avg. | 3.13 | 3.46 | 3.76 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.13 | 3.46 | 3.76 |
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Fred Gladding ERA Per Season
Fred Gladding's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fred Gladding ERA by Team
Fred Gladding's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Gladding ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Fred Gladding'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.
Fred Gladding ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Fred Gladding'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.
Fred Gladding ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Fred Gladding'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.
