How Steve Hamilton's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Steve Hamilton posted a career ERA of 3.05, 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 1965, posting 1.39, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.38 that year. The highest point came in 1972 at 4.76, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.32 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.98 in 1970 to 3.02 in 1971 and 4.76 in 1972. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.39 to 4.76 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Steve Hamilton ERA Per Season

Steve 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.
Steve Hamilton ERA per season line chart

Steve Hamilton ERA by Team

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

Steve Hamilton ERA Year-Over-Year Change

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

Steve Hamilton ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Steve Hamilton ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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