How Don Hood's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Don Hood posted a career ERA of 3.79, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1983, posting 2.27, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.68 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 4.87, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.46 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.39 in 1980 to 3.51 in 1982 and 2.27 in 1983. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 10 seasons.
Don Hood Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Don Hood
| Don Hood
ERA | Don Hood
Component ERA | Don Hood
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.79 | 3.97 | 4.35 |
| Season Avg. | 3.79 | 3.97 | 4.35 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.79 | 3.97 | 4.35 |
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Don Hood ERA Per Season
Don Hood'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.
Don Hood ERA by Team
Don Hood's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Hood ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Hood'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.
Don Hood ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Hood'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.
Don Hood ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Hood'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.
