How John Hiller's ERA Compares to Similar Players

John Hiller posted a career ERA of 2.83, 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 .000, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.38 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at 9.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.44 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.34 in 1978 to 5.22 in 1979 and 4.4 in 1980. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .000 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

John Hiller Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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John Hiller ERA Per Season

John Hiller'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.
John Hiller ERA per season line chart

John Hiller ERA by Team

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

John Hiller ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Hiller'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.
John Hiller ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

John Hiller ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Hiller'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.
John Hiller ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Hiller ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Hiller'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.
John Hiller ERA season-by-season breakdown table