How Joey Hamilton's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Joey Hamilton posted a career ERA of 4.44, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1995, posting 3.08, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.44 that year. The highest point came in 2003 at 12.66, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.93 in 2001 to 5.27 in 2002 and 12.66 in 2003. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.08 to 12.66 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Joey Hamilton Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Joey Hamilton ERA Per Season

Joey Hamilton's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joey Hamilton ERA per season line chart

Joey Hamilton ERA by Team

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

Joey Hamilton ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Joey 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.
Joey Hamilton ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Joey Hamilton ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joey 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.
Joey Hamilton ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joey Hamilton ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joey 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.
Joey Hamilton ERA season-by-season breakdown table