How Dave Goltz's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Goltz posted a career ERA of 3.69, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1978, posting 2.49, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.66 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 6.22, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.09 in 1981 to 4.12 in 1982 and 6.22 in 1983. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.49 to 6.22 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Dave Goltz Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Dave Goltz ERA Per Season

Dave Goltz'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.
Dave Goltz ERA per season line chart

Dave Goltz ERA by Team

Dave Goltz's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Dave Goltz ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Goltz'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.
Dave Goltz ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Goltz ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Goltz'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.
Dave Goltz ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Goltz ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Goltz'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.
Dave Goltz ERA season-by-season breakdown table