How Rich Gossage's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rich Gossage posted a career ERA of 3.01, 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 1981, posting .770, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.53 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 7.43, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.57 in 1991 to 2.84 in 1992 and 4.53 in 1993. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .770 to 7.43 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Rich Gossage Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Rich Gossage
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ERA | Rich Gossage
Component ERA | Rich Gossage
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.01 | 2.98 | 3.49 |
| Season Avg. | 3.01 | 2.98 | 3.49 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.01 | 2.98 | 3.49 |
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Rich Gossage ERA Per Season
Rich Gossage'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.
Rich Gossage ERA by Team
Rich Gossage's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rich Gossage ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rich Gossage'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.
Rich Gossage ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rich Gossage'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.
Rich Gossage ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rich Gossage'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.
