How Buddy Groom's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Buddy Groom posted a career ERA of 4.64, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 2002, posting 1.6, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.06 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 7.44, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.4 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.36 in 2003 to 4.78 in 2004 and 4.83 in 2005. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.6 to 7.44 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Buddy Groom Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Buddy Groom
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ERA | Buddy Groom
Component ERA | Buddy Groom
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| Career | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Season Avg. | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
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Buddy Groom ERA Per Season
Buddy Groom'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.
Buddy Groom ERA by Team
Buddy Groom's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buddy Groom ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Buddy Groom'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.
Buddy Groom ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buddy Groom'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.
Buddy Groom ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buddy Groom'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.
