How Lefty Hoerst's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Lefty Hoerst posted a career ERA of 5.17, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 1946, posting 4.61, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.52 that year. The highest point came in 1947 at 7.94, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.86 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.2 in 1942 to 4.61 in 1946 and 7.94 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 5 seasons.
Lefty Hoerst Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Lefty Hoerst
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ERA | Lefty Hoerst
Component ERA | Lefty Hoerst
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 5.17 | 4.82 | 4.83 |
| Season Avg. | 5.17 | 4.82 | 4.83 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 5.17 | 4.82 | 4.83 |
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Lefty Hoerst ERA Per Season
Lefty Hoerst'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.
Lefty Hoerst ERA by Team
Lefty Hoerst's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lefty Hoerst ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lefty Hoerst'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.
Lefty Hoerst ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lefty Hoerst'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.
Lefty Hoerst ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lefty Hoerst'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.
