How Dave Hamilton's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Dave Hamilton posted a career ERA of 3.85, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1972, posting 2.93, below the relief pitcher average of 3.32 that year. The highest point came in 1980 at 11.4, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.58 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.46 in 1978 to 3.7 in 1979 and 11.4 in 1980. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.93 to 11.4 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

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Dave Hamilton ERA Per Season

Dave Hamilton'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.
Dave Hamilton ERA per season line chart

Dave Hamilton ERA by Team

Dave Hamilton's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave Hamilton career ERA by team bar chart

Dave Hamilton ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave Hamilton'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 Hamilton ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave Hamilton ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave Hamilton'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 Hamilton ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave Hamilton ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave Hamilton'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 Hamilton ERA season-by-season breakdown table